Common Goldeneye Sounds

Overview
ID info
Life History
Maps
Sounds

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Alberta, April 22, 1982Recorded by William W. H. Gunn | Macaulay Library
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Colorado, March 01, 2009Recorded by Nathan Pieplow
Female calls
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Alaska, July 10, 2007Recorded by Gerrit Vyn | Macaulay Library
Female calls
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Minnesota, June 07, 2012Recorded by Andrew Spencer
Male calls
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Colorado, January 11, 2013Recorded by Nathan Pieplow
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Minnesota, June 07, 2012Recorded by Andrew Spencer
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Colorado, March 01, 2009Recorded by Nathan Pieplow

Sounds provided by Macaulay Library.
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Calls

Despite their scientific species name (clangula, or “screaming”) Common Goldeneyes are usually silent. Males give a single, short, faint peent as part of several courtship displays and a grunting sound following copulation. Females give a harsh, croaking gack when disturbed. When circling a lake or prospecting for nest sites, females sometimes make a series of short cuk calls.

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