Lesser Goldfinch Sounds

Overview
ID info
Life History
Maps
Sounds

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California, April 16, 1955Recorded by William R. Fish / Macaulay Library
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California, February 15, 2020Recorded by Bob Hasenick / Macaulay Library
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Arizona, July 29, 2016Recorded by Jay McGowan / Macaulay Library
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California, March 26, 2009Recorded by Nathan Pieplow
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Arizona, January 25, 2019Recorded by Parker Davis / Macaulay Library
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California, July 22, 2020Recorded by Bruce Rideout / Macaulay Library
Juvenile calls
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San Salvador, September 03, 1971Recorded by Walter A. Thurber / Macaulay Library
Flight calls
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California, November 12, 2018Recorded by Paul Marvin / Macaulay Library

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Songs

The male’s breeding song is a jumble of clear notes mixed in with wheezes, trills, and stutters, lasting up to 10 seconds. Males incorporate snippets of the songs of many other species, including Ash-throated Flycatchers, Verdins, Curve-billed Thrashers, American Kestrels, scrub-jays, and many more.

Calls

When mingling in a flock, Lesser Goldfinches make a very common contact call that’s wheezy and descending, given one or two notes at a time. They also give a couple of chit notes in flight. Males give a descending tee-yer call to females during courtship.