Summer Tanager Sounds

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Arizona, May 28, 1987Recorded by Geoffrey A. Keller | Macaulay Library
Calls
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Texas, May 13, 1993Recorded by Geoffrey A. Keller | Macaulay Library
Flight calls
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Texas, May 29, 2009Recorded by Andrew Spencer

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Songs

Males sing a series of slurred whistles separated by short pauses that can sound quite similar to (but shorter than) American Robin, typically lasting 2–4 seconds.

Calls

Both males and females give a dry, clicking pit-ti-tuck, adding extra syllables if agitated. During territorial disputes they may give a whining chew.

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