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Vaux's Swift Sounds

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Calls (Vaux's)
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Oregon, July 25, 1992Recorded by Dave Herr | Macaulay Library
Calls (Vaux's)
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Oregon, May 29, 2008Recorded by Gregory Budney | Macaulay Library
Calls (Richmond's)
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Cayo, November 27, 2015Recorded by Kaija Gahm | Macaulay Library

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Calls

A high-pitched twittering similar to Chimney Swift but higher in pitch, more rapid and insectlike.

Other Sounds

In the nest cavity, both adults and fledglings make an odd “booming” sound by rapidly fluttering their wings.

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Swifts(Order: Caprimulgiformes, Family: Apodidae)

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