Brown Booby Sounds

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Calls (Atlantic)
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Florida, March 16, 2007Recorded by Gerrit Vyn / Macaulay Library
Calls (Atlantic)
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Florida, March 16, 2007Recorded by Gerrit Vyn / Macaulay Library

Sounds provided by Macaulay Library.
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Calls

Both sexes are largely silent at sea; they make most vocalizations only at colonies. Males give a high-pitched, wheezy, descending whistle, females a rapid, staccato kaak-kaak-kaak in courtship and a loud roaring scream when defending territory.

Other Sounds

Bill snapping and rattling serves as a threat display.

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Species in This Family

Boobies and Gannets(Order: Suliformes, Family: Sulidae)

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