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Violet-green Swallow Sounds

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Song
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California, June 07, 2006Recorded by Dave Herr | Macaulay Library
Dawn song
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Colorado, June 29, 2012Recorded by Andrew Spencer
Calls
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Nevada, June 02, 1991Recorded by Randolph Little | Macaulay Library
Calls
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Colorado, May 29, 2008Recorded by Nathan Pieplow
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Oregon, April 29, 2012Recorded by Bob McGuire | Macaulay Library
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California, June 22, 2013Recorded by Justin Hite | Macaulay Library
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Colorado, June 01, 2012Recorded by Andrew Spencer

Sounds provided by Macaulay Library.
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Songs

Although the Violet-green Swallow is a member of the songbird group, its song is a simple series of chirps and is only heard during the pre-dawn hours.

Calls

Their calls are the most frequently heard sounds. In flight they give a short chee-chee, which they often string together for several seconds as they interact with other swallows. They twitter during courtship and territory establishment or in combination with other calls. When defending the nest site, they sometimes give a sharp zwark.

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Swallows(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Hirundinidae)

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