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Indiana, May 25, 1995Recorded by Geoffrey A Keller | Macaulay Library

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Male and female Belted Kingfishers give strident, mechanical rattles in response to the slightest disturbance. When threatened they may give screams, which males sometimes combine with harsh calls.

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