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White-tailed Tropicbird Sounds

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Calls (Indian Ocean)
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February 08, 2010Recorded by Jon Erickson / Macaulay Library
Long calls (Indian Ocean)
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January 29, 2010Recorded by Jon Erickson / Macaulay Library
Calls (Atlantic)
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July 01, 1961Recorded by Rodman Ward / Macaulay Library
Calls (Pacific)
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June 04, 1976Recorded by Doug Pratt / Macaulay Library

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Calls

Calls include short kek notes, given singly or in longer series, and a loud, raspy screech given as an alarm call.

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Species in This Family

Tropicbirds(Order: Phaethontiformes, Family: Phaethontidae)

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