Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Sounds

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Calls (Yellow-crowned)
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North Carolina, June 05, 2018Recorded by Forrest Baublitz | Macaulay Library
Calls (Yellow-crowned)
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Louisiana, June 14, 2019Recorded by Robert Dobbs | Macaulay Library
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New Mexico, August 28, 2020Recorded by Bob Nieman | Macaulay Library
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California, July 14, 2019Recorded by Paul Marvin | Macaulay Library
Display (Yellow-crowned)
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Nayarit, June 01, 2015Recorded by Nathan Pieplow
Juvenile calls (Yellow-crowned)
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California, July 07, 2019Recorded by Paul Marvin | Macaulay Library

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Calls

Yellow-crowned Night-Herons give a harsh squawk that may be repeated a few times per second. They call when disturbed, and also have call variations specific to the breeding season.

Other Sounds

Both males and females may clap their bills, usually when on or near the nest, before the eggs are laid. Their courtship flights include exaggerated wingbeats that produce a womp womp sound.

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Species in This Family

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

Black-crowned Night-Heron

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