Ecotasia's video: Being Heard in the Jungle: Rainforest Animal Sounds

The vegetation of the rainforest is thick and seeing through the impenetrable green is impractical; so for animals, communicating through sound is often the only way to send a message. The roaring call of howler monkeys rolls over the canopy, carrying for nearly 5 kilometers. It is one of the loudest noises produced by a terrestrial animal. The loud double rap of Pale-billed woodpeckers tell other woodpeckers to stay out of the area. Male long-tailed manakins work in male pairs to attract females, which is accomplished with a loud duet of toledo calls that rings through the forests, and can be heard over 250 meters away. The matting call of the three-wattled bellbird is one of the loudest sounds made by any bird in the world. This strange noise can be heard from about 800 meters away on the forested slopes. For the three-wattled bellbird, howler monkeys, toucans and other canopy animals the key to sending a clear signal is volume, belting out as loud as they can for both tertiary and love in this sea of green, high above the ground. Sources Jones, R. and C. S. Griffiths (2011). Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus), version 1.0. In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/nb.kebtou1.01 "Black howler monkey". Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2019. Cunha, R. G. T. D., & Jalles-Filho, E. (2007). The Roaring of Southern Brown Howler Monkeys (Alouatta guariba clamitans) as a Mechanism of Active Defence of Borders. Folia Primatologica, 78(4), 259–271. doi: 10.1159/000105545 Kowalewski Martín M., Garber, P. A., Cortés-Ortiz Liliana, Urbani, B., & Youlatos, D. (2015). Howler monkeys: adaptive radiation, systematics, and morphology. New York: Springer. Rodriguez, A., Gasc, A., Pavoine, S., Grandcolas, P., Gaucher, P., & Sueur, J. (2014). Temporal and spatial variability of animal sound within a neotropical forest. Ecological Informatics, 21, 133–143. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2013.12.006 Wynia, A. L., Rolland, V., & Jiménez, J. E. (2019). Improved Campephiline detection: An experiment conducted with the Magellanic Woodpecker. Ecology and Evolution, 9(20), 11724–11733. doi: 10.1002/ece3.5671 Kanaksi, A., C. Stuligross, J. I. Pareja, and W. Tori (2012). Long-tailed Manakin (Chiroxiphia linearis), version 1.0. In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/nb.lotman1.01 Three-wattled bellbird. (2019, July 17). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-wattled_bellbird. Snow, B. K. (1977). Territorial Behavior and Courtship of the Male Three-Wattled Bellbird. The Auk, 94(4), 623–645. doi: 10.2307/4085260 If you like animals and nature Please Subscribe and Like This is Backyard Expeditions. Here you can find wildlife footage and short documentaries on the natural world. Nature is full of surprises, often amazing things are happening just feet from you door. I am a biology student who was inspired by the likes of the BBC natural history unit, PBS, and animal planet as a Child. I have also long been a hobbyist photographer, filming interesting things over time. My goal is to document interesting behavior and highlight interesting species I encounter both in exotic locations, and on backyard expeditions. Underwater Worlds https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYx5OP7sbAZAJNusnxcNoHUx_sNDYT92k Journey through the Undergrowth (Macro footage of insects and Arachnids) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYx5OP7sbAZC-4h2hpK09I-FF563TQzlc Bird Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZqNM9k7OoY&list=PLYx5OP7sbAZACa11LD1wDQhn0SI2-SV1f Birding Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYx5OP7sbAZAYjq78IuGJI4wc0GXDRHTd Conservation Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYx5OP7sbAZAIUm5UCl84q2KU2nI3YLpx also Check Out my Photography Adventure Blog https://johnjacksonphoto.blogspot.com/