Tricolored Heron Sounds

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Florida, March 12, 2007Recorded by Gerrit Vyn / Macaulay Library
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Florida, May 20, 2012Recorded by Andrew Spencer
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Florida, May 20, 2012Recorded by Andrew Spencer
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Florida, May 13, 2007Recorded by Martha Fischer / Macaulay Library

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Calls

Male and female Tricolored Herons give a quivering, scratchy, nasal call. During aggressive interactions or when flushed they give a short guttural call.

Other Sounds

Males make an audible snap with their bill during courtship. Males and females also rattle their bills with their necks intertwined. During their circular display flight around the nest, males fly with deep wingbeats that create a deep whomp sound.

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Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns(Order: Pelecaniformes, Family: Ardeidae)

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