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Black-footed Albatross Sounds

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Midway Islands, January 21, 1964Recorded by William V. Ward / Macaulay Library
Calls and bill clap
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HawaiiRecorded by Chandler Robbins / Macaulay Library
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Recorded by Richard Borden / Macaulay Library

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Calls

A low, nasal, braying eh-eh is the most commonly heard call during courtship displays, which also feature vocalizations described as mooing, moaning, whining, whinnying, grunting, growling, and yammering. Birds squabbling over food at sea often give loud squealing, even screeching calls.

Other Sounds

Both sexes snap and clatter their bills during courtship displays.

Compare with Similar Species

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Compare the Laysan Albatross Adult/immature to the Black-footed Albatross

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Compare the Short-tailed Albatross Immature to the Black-footed Albatross

Short-tailed Albatross

Compare the Sooty Shearwater Adult/immature to the Black-footed Albatross

Sooty Shearwater

Compare the Northern Fulmar Dark morph to the Black-footed Albatross

Northern Fulmar

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Species in This Family

Albatrosses(Order: Procellariiformes, Family: Diomedeidae)

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