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Red-breasted Merganser Sounds

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Manitoba, June 12, 1979Recorded by William W. H. Gunn | Macaulay Library
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Recorded by Sture Palmér | Macaulay Library

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When displaying, females give a raspy or croaking call while males give a catlike meow. In flight females make a harsh gruk. Otherwise Red-breasted Mergansers are generally silent.

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