Black-capped Petrel Sounds

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February 09, 1980Recorded by George B. Reynard / Macaulay Library
Calls
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February 09, 1980Recorded by George B. Reynard / Macaulay Library

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Calls

Pairs and small groups deliver haunting calls at night in flight over nesting colonies: a low growl or moan ending with a high-pitched squeak. These unearthly calls are thought to be the inspiration for this bird’s local name, "diablotín," meaning “little devil.” Usually silent at sea.

Other Sounds

A flutelike sound, apparently made by air passing over the wings when birds fly over breeding colonies at night.

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Shearwaters and Petrels(Order: Procellariiformes, Family: Procellariidae)

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