Brazil | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/brazil/RSS feed for BrazilenFri, 09 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000These South American Birds Can Match a Jackhammer's Ear-Splitting Volume, Making Them Some of the World's Loudest Known Avianshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-south-american-birds-can-match-a-jackhammers-ear-splitting-volume-making-them-some-of-the-worlds-loudest-known-avians-180989629/The bare-throated bellbird and the red-legged seriema can produce sounds at amplitudes that exceed 120 decibels, which puts them on par with a trumpeting elephant or a chainsawFri, 09 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-south-american-birds-can-match-a-jackhammers-ear-splitting-volume-making-them-some-of-the-worlds-loudest-known-avians-180989629/