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Blue-throated Mountain-gem Sounds

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San Luis Potosí, June 07, 2016Recorded by Andrew Spencer | Macaulay Library
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San Luis Potosí, June 07, 2016Recorded by Andrew Spencer | Macaulay Library
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Texas, May 04, 1961Recorded by Robert B. Angstadt | Macaulay Library
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San Luis Potosí, June 07, 2016Recorded by Andrew Spencer | Macaulay Library

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Songs

During courtship, males give a very quiet “whisper” song lasting up to 8 seconds in the presence of a female. Females respond with a similar song, often as the male is singing. Males’ songs differ throughout the species’ range and even from canyon to canyon. Males also mark territory for feeding with a long series of loud tseep calls, all on the same pitch, repeated every 1–2 seconds for long periods, usually from an elevated perch. They give this simple, monotonous song for much of the year but especially from March through August in the morning. It is common to be able to hear more than one singing male at a time.

Calls

Males often give a clipped chip call, females less often and usually only when defending nest.

Other Sounds

Wing noise is sometimes audible in this large species. Fighting males sometimes strike their bills together, making a surprisingly loud snapping or cracking sound.

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