Grey-winged Trumpeter (Psophia crepitans)
About the Grey-winged Trumpeter
The grey-winged trumpeter (Psophia crepitans) is a member of a small family of birds, the Psophiidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, northern Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, north of the Amazon River. The grey-winged trumpeter was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under current the binomial name Psophia crepitans. Linnaeus based his account on the earlier description by the French naturalist Pierre Barrère. Linnaeus specified the type locality as "America meridionali" but this is now restricted to Cayenne in French Guiana based on Barrère. The specific epithet is Latin meaning "breaking wind" or "resounding".
A real field recording of the Grey-winged Trumpeter. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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1 recording on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela · xeno-canto lists 45 recordings for this species in total.
Similar species
- Dark-winged TrumpeterPsophia viridisprofile
- Pale-winged TrumpeterPsophia leucopteraprofile
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.