Common Ground Dove Sounds

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Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, October 18, 2000Recorded by Davis Finch | Macaulay Library
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Baja California Sur, July 13, 2008Recorded by Nathan Pieplow
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Sinaloa, August 15, 2019Recorded by Isain Contreras | Macaulay Library

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Songs

Both males and females make a repeated, high-pitched coo, heard year-round at all hours of the day. Each sequence of coos contains 1–13 rising notes, and a sequence may be repeated 4–5 times per minute for many minutes on end. Ground-doves use variations of this song while courting, while waiting for a mate to return, and when flushing from a nest.

Calls

Males give a short guttural squawk during the courtship display. Males and females may squawk when jockeying for position at food or water sources.

Other Sounds

The ground-dove’s wings make whirring or whistling sounds, probably produced by a notched seventh primary feather, during takeoff and short flights.

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