Yellow-breasted Chat Sounds

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Life History
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Sounds

Song (virens)
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New Jersey, May 31, 2018Recorded by Tom Johnson | Macaulay Library
Song (virens)
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Maryland, May 24, 2000Recorded by Wil Hershberger | Macaulay Library
Flight song (virens)
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Maryland, June 19, 1998Recorded by Wil Hershberger | Macaulay Library
Song (virens)
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Maryland, June 01, 1996Recorded by Wil Hershberger | Macaulay Library
Song (auricollis)
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Arizona, June 27, 1998Recorded by Curtis Marantz | Macaulay Library
Song (auricollis)
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California, May 03, 1989Recorded by Thomas G. Sander | Macaulay Library
Flight song (auricollis)
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Colorado, June 08, 2018Recorded by Tayler Brooks | Macaulay Library
Calls
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Texas, July 24, 2016Recorded by Jay McGowan | Macaulay Library
Calls
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Veracruz, October 01, 2006Recorded by Mike Andersen | Macaulay Library
Calls
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Veracruz, October 01, 2006Recorded by Mike Andersen | Macaulay Library

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Songs

Males have a large repertoire of songs made up of whistles, cackles, mews, catcalls, caw notes, chuckles, rattles, squawks, gurgles, and pops, which they repeat and string together with great variety. Songs of Western birds may be higher in pitch and more rapid than those of eastern birds. They sing in morning and evening (and even at night during the height of the breeding season), either concealed in thickets or exposed on prominent perches within their breeding territories.

Calls

They have a variety of calls, including a distinctive harsh scolding. Females also make a gargling growl when disturbed at the nest. Wintering males and females give a “chuck” call to defend winter territories.

Other Sounds

Males produce a hollow, thumping sound during display flights, probably made with their wings. Females may also make this sound while flying, and may clap their bills with a soft, snapping sound when at the nest.

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