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Rose-throated Becard Sounds

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Sonora, July 22, 2019Recorded by Rose Ann Rowlett / Macaulay Library
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Guanacaste, April 03, 1996Recorded by David L. Ross, Jr. / Macaulay Library
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Colima, May 30, 2015Recorded by Andrew Spencer / Macaulay Library
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Guanacaste, April 01, 1996Recorded by David L. Ross, Jr. / Macaulay Library
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Guanacaste, April 03, 1996Recorded by David L. Ross, Jr. / Macaulay Library
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Colima, May 30, 2015Recorded by Andrew Spencer / Macaulay Library

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Songs

Male gives a high-pitched, repetitive song at dawn, consisting of a very short ascending note followed immediately by a longer descending call, or a pair of ascending and descending notes of about equal length.

Calls

The most common call is a high-pitched, descending squeal. Other calls include a frenetic twittering series—sometimes lasting several seconds—that often ends with a squealing flourish.

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