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Bird call
Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps) call
Sharp chip notes and a loud, clear tsee-tsee-tsee whistle from desert brush.
Listen to the Verdin call
A field recording of the Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps) by Tero Linjama, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Verdin in desert and scrub habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Verdin
These birds share a course and a habitat with the Verdin, so you may hear them in the same places.
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Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
Thin, constant sit sit contact notes from a moving flock; no real song.
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Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
A rising, catlike mewww and a buzzy trilled song from deep cover.
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California Towhee Melozone crissalis
A metallic chink note, often accelerating into a bouncing squeal duet.
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Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
Buzzy introductory notes then a clear trill; a dry scolding rasp.
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Wrentit Chamaea fasciata
An accelerating series of pit notes like a bouncing ping-pong ball; heard far more than seen.
Questions
Questions about the Verdin
What does the Verdin sound like?
Sharp chip notes and a loud, clear tsee-tsee-tsee whistle from desert brush. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Verdin?
Bushtit, Spotted Towhee, California Towhee, Bewick's Wren and Wrentit sound similar.
Where can I hear the Verdin?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of California course.
How can I learn the Verdin call?
In SongLark's Birds of California course, it comes in Level 10: The Deserts. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
Courses
Learn this call in
SongLark teaches the Verdin in its Birds of California course. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of California, the Verdin comes in Level 10: The Deserts. That Level is about creosote flats, desert washes and the Colorado River.
Learn it with these birds in Level 10 of Birds of California
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Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
A harsh, low chuh-chuh-chuh-chuh, like a car that will not start.
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Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens
A soft, liquid, rising wurp from the top of a mistletoe-laden shrub.
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Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata
Two clear notes then a tinkling trill, from creosote and rocky desert slopes.
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Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae
A thin, very high, rising-and-falling whistle, zing-zwiiing.
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Lucy's Warbler Leiothlypis luciae
A bright, quick trill that changes pitch partway through, from mesquite along desert rivers.
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Gila Woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis
A rolling, nasal churr and a sharp, repeated pit-pit-pit.
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Ladder-backed Woodpecker Dryobates scalaris
A sharp pik and a descending, whinnying rattle.
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Common Raven Corvus corax
A deep, hoarse, croaking gronk, much lower than a crow, plus knocks and bell-like notes.
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Learn Verdin in SongLark
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