Bell's Vireo Sounds

Overview
ID info
Life History
Maps
Sounds

Song
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California, August 13, 2020Recorded by Paul Marvin | Macaulay Library
Song
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Texas, May 03, 2013Recorded by Bob McGuire | Macaulay Library
Complex song
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California, July 03, 2020Recorded by Paul Marvin | Macaulay Library
Song and calls
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Arizona, May 18, 1977Recorded by Randolph Little | Macaulay Library
Calls
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California, July 03, 2020Recorded by Paul Marvin | Macaulay Library
Calls
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Oaxaca, April 05, 2019Recorded by Jay McGowan | Macaulay Library
Calls
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Arizona, May 18, 1977Recorded by Randolph Little | Macaulay Library

Sounds provided by Macaulay Library.
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Songs

The primary song is a hurried, scratchy cheedle cheedle chee? cheedle cheedle chew! —easily remembered by its two-part structure, a rising question followed by a definitive answer. Males sing incessantly during the breeding season, females very rarely. Young male Bell’s Vireos also give a quiet, rambling version of the song late in the breeding season, almost as if practicing their singing. This is true of many vireo species.

Calls

Bell’s Vireo has numerous calls. Most often heard is a fast, nasal, scolding alarm call, which sounds wrenlike. Other calls associated with conflict or contact include zip, churt, chim, and a high, piercing squeal.