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Lucifer Hummingbird Sounds

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Texas, July 26, 2016Recorded by Jay McGowan / Macaulay Library
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Texas, July 26, 2016Recorded by Jay McGowan / Macaulay Library
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Texas, July 26, 2016Recorded by Jay McGowan / Macaulay Library
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Texas, August 22, 1986Recorded by Greg Lasley / Macaulay Library

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Calls

Chip notes, often strung together in pairs or series. Also a quiet "brzhee-brzhee."

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Hummingbirds(Order: Caprimulgiformes, Family: Trochilidae)

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