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Ivory Gull Sounds

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© Gerrit Vyn / Macaulay Library Nunavut, June 09, 2008

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Nunavut, June 10, 2008Recorded by Gerrit Vyn / Macaulay Library
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Nunavut, July 08, 1970Recorded by Stewart D. MacDonald / Macaulay Library
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Nunavut, July 08, 1970Recorded by Stewart D. MacDonald / Macaulay Library
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Nunavut, July 08, 1970Recorded by Stewart D. MacDonald / Macaulay Library

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Calls

A very harsh, grating, high-pitched keeuur is the most commonly heard call. On the breeding grounds and at the nest, also gives a longer version as a “long call,” a much longer version as a distress call, and a variety of softer calls during courtship.

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