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Bohemian Waxwing Sounds

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Alaska, May 30, 2006Recorded by Gerrit Vyn | Macaulay Library
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New York, March 21, 2012Recorded by Matthew D. Medler | Macaulay Library
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Alaska, June 07, 2006Recorded by Mike Andersen | Macaulay Library
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New York, March 21, 2012Recorded by Matthew D. Medler | Macaulay Library
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Alaska, June 10, 2014Recorded by Andrew Spencer | Macaulay Library
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Alaska, July 10, 2014Recorded by Andrew Spencer

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Songs

Many songbirds have a song that serves to attract mates and defend territories, but not Bohemian Waxwings, they have no true song.

Calls

The primary call given by Bohemian Waxwings is a high-pitched, rapid, and vibrato trill that sounds similar to a rapid sputtering from a toy laser. Flocks commonly give this call when interacting with each other while perched or in flight. Bohemian Waxwings also give a high-pitched whistled call and a shorter and higher-pitched contact call.

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Waxwings(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Bombycillidae)

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