Hooded Oriole Sounds

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Sounds

Song (cucullatus/sennetti)
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Texas, May 12, 1993Recorded by Geoffrey A. Keller | Macaulay Library
Calls (cucullatus/sennetti)
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Texas, April 26, 1995Recorded by Geoffrey A. Keller | Macaulay Library
Calls (cucullatus/sennetti)
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Texas, April 23, 1995Recorded by Geoffrey A. Keller | Macaulay Library
Song (nelsoni Group)
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Arizona, May 29, 1987Recorded by Geoffrey A. Keller | Macaulay Library
Subsong (nelsoni Group)
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Arizona, May 11, 1979Recorded by William W. H. Gunn | Macaulay Library
Calls (nelsoni Group)
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Arizona, April 17, 1979Recorded by William W. H. Gunn | Macaulay Library
Calls (nelsoni Group)
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Arizona, May 20, 1977Recorded by Deborah Tippins | Macaulay Library
Calls (nelsoni Group)
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Arizona, May 29, 1987Recorded by Geoffrey A. Keller | Macaulay Library
Calls (igneus)
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Quintana Roo, February 21, 1998Recorded by Mark Robbins | Macaulay Library

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Songs

As with other orioles, both male and female Hooded Orioles sing. The female’s song tends to be less complicated than the male’s. They sing a scratchy, abrupt warble interspersed with catlike cries, chatters, and sometimes mimicked parts of the songs of other species. Songs last about 1 to 4 seconds. Their song is highly variable and lacks the sweet melodies of other orioles.

Calls

Their call is a sharp and nasal sounding wheet that sounds a bit like a House Finch call. They also give a harsh chuck. Like most orioles, they string together their calls with nearly nonstop chatter. Their chatter is soft, dry, and throaty sounding, perhaps a bit weaker sounding than Baltimore Oriole chatter.