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Laysan Albatross Sounds

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© Benjamin Clock / Macaulay Library Hawaii, January 23, 2014

Calls and bill clap
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Midway Islands, June 03, 1959Recorded by Ernest S. Booth / Macaulay Library

Sounds provided by Macaulay Library.
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Calls

Laysan Albatrosses make a variety of whining, squeaking, grunting, and moaning calls on the breeding grounds, particularly during courtship.

Other Sounds

These birds snap their bills during courtship and to show aggression.

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Species in This Family

Albatrosses(Order: Procellariiformes, Family: Diomedeidae)

Laysan Albatross

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