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Red-breasted Merganser Sounds

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New York, March 31, 2020Recorded by Jay McGowan / Macaulay Library
Female calls
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New York, March 31, 2020Recorded by Jay McGowan / Macaulay Library
Female calls
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SwedenRecorded by Sture Palmér / Macaulay Library
Female calls
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Alaska, June 05, 2007Recorded by Gerrit Vyn / Macaulay Library
Female calls
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Alaska, June 05, 2007Recorded by Gerrit Vyn / Macaulay Library

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Calls

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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