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Least Grebe Sounds

Overview
ID info
Life History
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Sounds

Duet
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La Altagracia, January 09, 2019Recorded by Jay McGowan / Macaulay Library
Duet
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TexasRecorded by James Goetz
Calls
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January 01, 2007Recorded by James Goetz
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January 01, 2007Recorded by James Goetz
Juvenile calls
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Quintana Roo, December 30, 2017Recorded by Jay McGowan / Macaulay Library

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Songs

Pairs give a rapid trill in duet. Though not technically a song, this duet serves many of the same functions.

Calls

Males in courtship give a high-pitched gamp when courting females and a nasal nye-nye-nye-nye during the rushing ceremony, part of courtship. Various other quiet calls are heard only around the nest.

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Species in This Family

Grebes(Order: Podicipediformes, Family: Podicipedidae)

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