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Bronzed Cowbird Sounds

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Song (Bronzed)
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Texas, April 23, 1998Recorded by Matthew D. Medler | Macaulay Library
Song (Bronzed)
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Arizona, May 13, 1987Recorded by Geoffrey A. Keller | Macaulay Library
Calls (Bronzed)
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Oaxaca, April 03, 2019Recorded by Jay McGowan | Macaulay Library
Calls (Bronzed)
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Oaxaca, April 03, 2019Recorded by Jay McGowan | Macaulay Library

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Songs

Displaying males sing much like Brown-headed Cowbirds but with a burrier quality: a halting series of liquid, rising whistles. They also give a liquid flight-whistle, similar to Brown-headed.

Calls

A harsh, low, jay-like tchuk.

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