Sounds · coming soonHow the forest sounds
At dawn the Tucumán forest fills with voices: birds, frogs, insects, water and wind. We are gathering real recordings from the Yungas so you can listen to them here.
Coming soonEvery recording will be published with its author, licence and a link to the source. In the meantime you can hear the birds for real on Xeno-canto, an open collection of recordings from around the world. What we will be listening to
19 voices of the forest. The links lead to each species’ recordings on Xeno-canto.
Toco toucan
Ramphastos tocoA deep, rough croak, more frog than bird.
MorningListen on Xeno-canto ↗Tucumán amazon
Amazona tucumanaLoud, hoarse screeches, almost always in flight and in groups.
Morning and eveningListen on Xeno-canto ↗Plush-crested jay
Cyanocorax chrysopsA rattle of dry clicks and a harsh cry to alert the group.
All dayListen on Xeno-canto ↗Sparkling violetear
Colibri coruscansVery thin squeaks and a barely audible hum of wings.
MiddayListen on Xeno-canto ↗Rufous-bellied thrush
Turdus rufiventrisMelodious, flute-like phrases that open the morning.
DawnListen on Xeno-canto ↗Rufous hornero
Furnarius rufusA laugh that speeds up and fades: chi-chi-chi-chi.
MorningListen on Xeno-canto ↗Lineated woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatusA dry drum roll on a hollow trunk to mark its territory.
MorningListen on Xeno-canto ↗Common potoo
Nyctibius griseusA sad, ghostly wail that falls, from a dead branch.
NightListen on Xeno-canto ↗Great horned owl
Bubo virginianusA deep three-note hoot: hoo, hoo, hooooo.
NightListen on Xeno-canto ↗Common toad
Rhinella arenarumA long, even trill, like a distant little motor.
Night, after rainListen on Xeno-canto ↗Tree frog
BoanaDry, repeated notes, like a ticking tap.
NightListen on Xeno-canto ↗Crickets
GryllidaeA chorus of high chirps that never stops until dawn.
NightComing soonCicada
CicadidaeAn electric buzz that swells and fades among the trees.
Hot middayComing soonNative bee
MeliponiniA buzz that travels from one ear to the other.
MiddayComing soonLowland tapir
Tapirus terrestrisA short, sharp whistle, surprising from such a big animal.
NightComing soonStream
Water tumbling over stones, the background of the whole forest.
AlwaysComing soonRain
Drops on thousands of leaves. The Yungas get most of their rain in summer.
SummerComing soonWind
Gusts that move the canopy and sweep the fog away.
AltitudeComing soonDistant thunder
A deep rumble rolling over the hills.
Summer stormsComing soon