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Broad-billed Hummingbird Sounds

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Arizona, June 04, 2005Recorded by Curtis Marantz / Macaulay Library
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Arizona, March 27, 1976Recorded by Ted Parker / Macaulay Library

Sounds provided by Macaulay Library.
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Songs

Males deliver a series of short chip notes when courting females.

Calls

A clipped je-dit, rather similar to the call of a Ruby-crowned Kinglet.

Other Sounds

During the male’s display, the wings vibrate to create a noticeable high-pitched “zing” sound.

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