Five-striped Sparrow Sounds

Overview
ID info
Life History
Maps
Sounds

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Arizona, May 21, 2009Recorded by Andrew Spencer / Macaulay Library
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Arizona, May 22, 2009Recorded by Andrew Spencer / Macaulay Library
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Arizona, July 23, 2019Recorded by Paul Marvin / Macaulay Library
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Arizona, June 04, 2009Recorded by Andrew Spencer / Macaulay Library
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Arizona, June 04, 2009Recorded by Andrew Spencer / Macaulay Library
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Arizona, May 21, 2009Recorded by Andrew Spencer / Macaulay Library
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Arizona, April 26, 2017Recorded by Tom Johnson / Macaulay Library
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Arizona, May 21, 2009Recorded by Andrew Spencer / Macaulay Library
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Arizona, May 21, 2009Recorded by Andrew Spencer / Macaulay Library

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Songs

Males sing short, unmusical songs that usually last around one second or less. A typical song consists of an introductory note followed by two “note complexes” (a note or group of notes consistently sung together). Males have large repertoires, with some individuals singing more than 200 different songs.

Calls

Five-striped Sparrows give both single-noted and multisyllabic calls. Short calls include a thin “tick” or “pip,” a low “chuck,” and a high-pitched “seet” flight call. Both sexes deliver low-pitched chatter calls while foraging, and the female also uses this call during nest building. Birds involved in territorial disputes give an up-and-down twittering series. Pair members that reunite after being temporarily separated deliver coordinated, overlapping calls known as “call duets.”