The Ordinary Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) is a bird in the Rallidae family with an nearly worldwide distribution. The North and South American Committees of the AOU and the IOC have voted on or before July 2011 to split the American forms into a new species Ordinary Gallinule, but, no other committee has voted to change taxonomy yet.
Gallinula_chloropus.mp3 (252 downloads)
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Whooper Swan ringtone
The Whooper Swan (pronounced hooper), Cygnus cygnus, is a large Northern Hemisphere swan. It is the Eurasian counterpart of the North American Trumpeter Swan.
Cygnus_cygnus.mp3 (158 downloads)
Brant Goose ringtone
The Brant or Brent Goose, Branta bernicla, is a species of goose of the genus Branta. The Black Brant is an American subspecies. The specific descriptor bernicla is from the same source as “barnacle” in Barnacle Goose, which looks similar but is not a close family member.
Branta_bernicla.mp3 (143 downloads)
