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Common Ground Dove Sounds

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Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, October 18, 2000Recorded by Davis Finch / Macaulay Library
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Baja California Sur, July 13, 2008Recorded by Nathan Pieplow
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Sinaloa, August 15, 2019Recorded by Isain Contreras / Macaulay Library

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Songs

Both males and females make a repeated, high-pitched coo, heard year-round at all hours of the day. Each sequence of coos contains 1–13 rising notes, and a sequence may be repeated 4–5 times per minute for many minutes on end. Ground doves use variations of this song while courting, while waiting for a mate to return, and when flushing from a nest.

Calls

Males give a short guttural squawk during the courtship display. Males and females may squawk when jockeying for position at food or water sources.

Other Sounds

The ground dove’s wings make whirring or whistling sounds, probably produced by a notched seventh primary feather, during takeoff and short flights.

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