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Pied-billed Grebe Sounds

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Wail
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South Carolina, June 02, 1994Recorded by Geoffrey A. Keller | Macaulay Library
Greeting rattle
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Florida, March 10, 2007Recorded by Martha Fischer | Macaulay Library

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Calls

Pied-billed Grebes have an extremely variable vocal repertoire. Among the most commonly heard sounds are a long, loud, rhythmic series of bleating whoops, coos, and gulping kuk-kuk-kuk notes; also a rippling, chuckling chatter.

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Grebes(Order: Podicipediformes, Family:Podicipedidae)

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