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Erckel's Spurfowl Sounds

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Hawaii, August 16, 1976Recorded by Doug Pratt / Macaulay Library
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Hawaii, August 16, 1976Recorded by Doug Pratt / Macaulay Library

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Songs

Males deliver a loud song that begins with a long, nasal note followed by an accelerating series of progressively shorter, softer notes.

Calls

Calls include a monotonous barking given by both sexes before nesting and a soft clucking used to keep family groups together.

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Species in This Family

Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies(Order: Galliformes, Family: Phasianidae)

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White-tailed Ptarmigan

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Ring-necked Pheasant

Erckel's Spurfowl

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