California Condor Sounds

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California, April 02, 2003Recorded by Vincent Gerwe / Macaulay Library

Sounds provided by Macaulay Library.
Listen to more sounds of this species from the ML archive.

Calls

Condors are usually silent, but can issue a variety of hisses and snorts particularly when defending nest sites. Newborn chicks hiss, wheeze, and grunt at adults.

Other Sounds

Wing movements by these giant birds can generate sounds heard over a half-mile away.

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New World Vultures(Order: Cathartiformes, Family: Cathartidae)

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