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Sooty Grouse Sounds

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California, May 29, 2001Recorded by Gregory Budney | Macaulay Library
Calls
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British Columbia, May 07, 1961Recorded by Harry G. Lumsden | Macaulay Library
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California, June 14, 2018Recorded by Wil Hershberger | Macaulay Library
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California, June 14, 2018Recorded by Ana Luiza Camargo Catalano | Macaulay Library

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Songs

Male makes very deep hooting.

Calls

Males advertise their territory with a low-pitched, loud hoot or series of them. They give this vocalization to mark territory and to attract females, so some authors refer to this as “song.” Males also give a growling gugugug or more staccato cak-cak-cak when confronting rivals or other intruders, including mammals. Females give a quavering cackle or whinny to show interest to advertising males. In aggressive encounters, they give a hiss or chicken-like cluck. Females stay in contact with chicks using a quiet tu, sometimes repeated. If separated from her brood, hens give loud, high-pitched skree, kweer-kweer, and kwa-kwa calls.

Other Sounds

Males in display flight or chases often make audible wing noise.

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