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American Wigeon Sounds

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Male calls
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Alaska, June 08, 2006Recorded by Mike Andersen / Macaulay Library
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Arizona, January 01, 2019Recorded by Parker Davis / Macaulay Library
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New York, March 23, 2017Recorded by Jay McGowan / Macaulay Library
Female calls
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Alaska, July 12, 2007Recorded by Gerrit Vyn / Macaulay Library
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New York, April 10, 2016Recorded by Jay McGowan / Macaulay Library

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Calls

American Wigeons are one of the more vocal dabbling ducks. Males give slow, high-pitched whistles year-round: during courtship, when sensing danger or disturbance, and as contact calls. Their 3-parted nasal whistle sounds a bit like someone softly blowing through a kazoo. Females don't whistle, but instead give a harsh, grating grunt or growl during courtship.

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