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Black-footed Albatross Sounds

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Midway Islands, January 21, 1964Recorded by William V. Ward | Macaulay Library
Calls and bill clap
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HawaiiRecorded by Chandler Robbins | Macaulay Library
Calls and bill clap
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Recorded by Richard Borden | Macaulay Library

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Calls

A low, nasal, braying eh-eh is the most commonly heard call during courtship displays, which also feature vocalizations described as mooing, moaning, whining, whinnying, grunting, growling, and yammering. Birds squabbling over food at sea often give loud squealing, even screeching calls.

Other Sounds

Both sexes snap and clatter their bills during courtship displays.

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Species in This Family

Albatrosses(Order: Procellariiformes, Family: Diomedeidae)

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