Pacific Golden-Plover Sounds

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Sounds

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Norfolk Island, November 14, 1972Recorded by William V. Ward / Macaulay Library
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Yap, April 14, 2007Recorded by Doug Pratt / Macaulay Library
Flock calls
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Beijing, September 21, 2019Recorded by (Ai)Tao Liu / Macaulay Library
Alarm calls
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Alaska, July 09, 2015Recorded by Lucas DeCicco / Macaulay Library
Alarm calls
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Alaska, June 27, 2018Recorded by Maureen Chambrone / Macaulay Library
Song
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Alaska, June 12, 2013Recorded by Andrew Spencer / Macaulay Library
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Alaska, May 28, 2007Recorded by Gerrit Vyn / Macaulay Library

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Songs

The male’s song is a repeated, plaintive pee-chew-ee (very different from American Golden-Plover’s) given at varying rates but usually delivered rapidly and rhythmically during the aerial butterfly display or just after a territorial confrontation. At the end of this display, the male gives a longer wit-weeyou-wit (similar to American’s but with more warbling quality in Pacific), which the female returns, while both birds bob the head. Males courting on the ground give trilled teeree teeree calls.

Calls

The calls of Pacific Golden-Plover are numerous, and some differ notably from American. Flying birds give a mellow, chu-it, chu-EET, or chu-WEE, with emphasis on second syllable (emphasis on first syllable in American). Birds that are agitated or alarmed, especially on breeding grounds, give a sharp peee or deek-leek. Birds showing aggression, both on wintering and breeding grounds, give a melodious pseer or similar.