Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Sounds

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California, May 28, 1961Recorded by Robert C. Stein | Macaulay Library
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January 01, 1970Recorded by Paul C. Mundinger | Macaulay Library
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Alaska, June 16, 1968Recorded by William W. H. Gunn | Macaulay Library
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California, May 28, 1961Recorded by Robert C. Stein | Macaulay Library
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California, June 14, 1992Recorded by Randolph Little | Macaulay Library
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California, June 14, 1992Recorded by Randolph Little | Macaulay Library

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Songs

Males court females with a twittering, buzzy carol, a series of chew notes that vary in pitch and loudness and are interspersed with other calls. In the Aleutian Islands, females occasionally sing as well.

Calls

An incisive, rising, buzzy chew is the most commonly heard call, given in flight and many different interactions. Alarm calls include chirping and squawking sounds.

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Species in This Family

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Fringillidae)

Evening Grosbeak

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Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch

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Brown-capped Rosy-Finch

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