Acorn Woodpecker Sounds

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Sounds

Calls (Acorn) (Northern vocal group)
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California, April 07, 2012Recorded by Bob McGuire / Macaulay Library
Calls (Acorn) (Northern vocal group)
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Arizona, May 20, 1977Recorded by Randolph Little / Macaulay Library
Calls (Acorn) (Northern vocal group)
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Texas, July 25, 2016Recorded by Jay McGowan / Macaulay Library
Calls (Acorn) (Northern vocal group)
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California, May 21, 1961Recorded by Robert C. Stein / Macaulay Library
Calls (Acorn) (Northern vocal group)
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California, January 16, 2017Recorded by Lance Benner / Macaulay Library
Drum (Acorn) (Northern vocal group)
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Arizona, May 07, 2013Recorded by Bob McGuire / Macaulay Library
Calls (Acorn) (Southern vocal group)
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Cartago, April 19, 1996Recorded by David L. Ross, Jr. / Macaulay Library
Calls (Acorn) (Southern vocal group)
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February 06, 1987Recorded by Dolly Minis / Macaulay Library
Calls (Acorn) (Southern vocal group)
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Cartago, May 31, 1993Recorded by David L. Ross, Jr. / Macaulay Library

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Calls

Their most common call is a loud, squeaky waka-waka-waka, used for greeting family members, disputing territory boundaries, and squabbling in groups. They also give noisy trills, harsh repeated notes, chatters, and other calls.

Other Sounds

Acorn Woodpeckers drum on special drumming posts, typically dead limbs chosen for their resonance. Both males and females drum, giving 2–20 evenly spaced taps. They drum throughout the year but more frequently during the spring, as a territorial behavior. As with other woodpeckers, the drumming sound functions like a song, and is not associated with feeding.