Sounds and Vocal Behavior

The song (dawn song of Lanyon 1982) of Flammulated Flycatcher is described as a plaintive whistle followed by a short, quick roll, chuu wi’ti-li-liu, or, less often, a roll followed by a short series of distinct notes, tew, wee-dee-dee-dee (Howell and Webb 1995). The song also is described as a long drawn out note followed by a second weaker, shorter, jumbled one, churrreeee urweba (Davis 1972).

For a representative audio recording with sonogram, see audio

Calls of Flammulated Flycatcher include a plaintive, slurred teeuu or chew, often three to five times in descending series, and variations, such as tew 'i-chu-chu or tew 'i-chu (Howell and Webb 1995); also a squeaking, spluttering chatter (Howell and Webb 1995); and a variety of pulsed notes, rolls, sustained whistles, isolated melancholic whistles, and combinations (Lanyon 1982). A rattle, we-we-we-we-we, also has been reported (Davis 1972).

Additional audio recordings of vocalizations of Flammulated Flycatcher can be heard at Macaulay Library and at xeno-canto.

None reported.