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Dickcissel

Overview
ID Info
Life History
Maps
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Dickcissel Sounds

Overview
ID info
Life History
Maps
Sounds

Song
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Kansas, August 09, 1984Recorded by Gregory Budney | Macaulay Library
Calls
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Maryland, June 13, 1998Recorded by Wil Hershberger | Macaulay Library
Flight calls
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Aragua, February 04, 1988Recorded by Paul Coopmans | Macaulay Library

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Songs

While there can be a fair amount of variation among Dickcissel songs, the basic song is a simple, buzzy dick-dick-see-see-see, from whence the bird gets its name.

Calls

The typical Dickcissel call note is a dry chek. The distinctive flight call is a buzzer-like pzzzt.

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