Canto de tiziu para esquentar

The tiziu, whose scientific name is Volatinia jacarina, belongs to the Thraupidae family, being known in English as Blue-black Grassquit.

It is also known as pile driver, sawmill, saw saw and tizil.

Tiziu song:

Many like to hear the tiziu singing, despite its short, high-pitched and stereotypical song.

When it opens its beak, it ends up emitting its characteristic song “ti” “ti” “tiziu” it is believed to be to attract the attention of the female and delimit its territory.

The female tiziu does not sing, it only vocalizes a hoot, and this female tiziu hoot is often used to warm up the males.