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Costa's Hummingbird Sounds

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Life History
Maps
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Arizona, March 02, 1997Recorded by Greg Clark / Macaulay Library
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Arizona, February 27, 1995Recorded by Gregory Budney / Macaulay Library
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California, June 09, 2011Recorded by Paul Marvin / Macaulay Library
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California, April 04, 2015Recorded by Paul Marvin / Macaulay Library

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Songs

Males sing a thin, high-pitched whistle when perched and when performing a looping dive. From a perch, a male whistles 4 short and thin notes less than 1 second long. During his looping dive, his whistle rises and falls in pitch for about 2.5 seconds.

Calls

Females call with a sharp, dry tic when foraging or flying, but males rarely call. They call singly or give a series of tics.

Other Sounds

Males make gentle humming noises with their wings during their looping dive display.

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Species in This Family

Hummingbirds(Order: Caprimulgiformes, Family: Trochilidae)

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Black-chinned Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

Costa's Hummingbird

Calliope Hummingbird

Rufous Hummingbird

Allen's Hummingbird

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