Red Crossbill Sounds

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Life History
Maps
Sounds

Flight calls (Appalachian or type 1)
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New York, August 05, 2006Recorded by Gregory Budney / Macaulay Library
Flight calls (Ponderosa Pine or type 2)
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Oregon, April 20, 1990Recorded by Thomas G. Sander / Macaulay Library
Flight calls (Western Hemlock or type 3)
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New York, August 25, 2012Recorded by Matthew Young / Macaulay Library
Flight calls (Douglas-fir or type 4)
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Idaho, July 15, 2018Recorded by Tom Johnson / Macaulay Library
Flight calls (Lodgepole Pine or type 5)
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Colorado, July 03, 2012Recorded by Andrew Spencer / Macaulay Library
Flight calls (Sierra Madre or type 6)
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Arizona, November 14, 2014Recorded by Timothy Spahr / Macaulay Library
Flight calls (Newfoundland or type 8)
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Newfoundland and Labrador, June 27, 2015Recorded by Chris Benesh / Macaulay Library
Flight calls (Sitka Spruce or type 10)
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Maine, July 16, 1998Recorded by Charles Duncan / Macaulay Library
Flight calls (Central American or type 11)
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Francisco Morazán, March 11, 2017Recorded by John van Dort / Macaulay Library
Flight calls (Northeastern or type 12)
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New York, August 06, 2017Recorded by Matthew Young / Macaulay Library
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California, June 11, 1994Recorded by Randolph Little / Macaulay Library
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New York, July 22, 2017Recorded by Andrew Spencer / Macaulay Library
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New York, August 06, 2006Recorded by James Goetz / Macaulay Library
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British Columbia, April 01, 2019Recorded by Lance Benner / Macaulay Library
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Washington, August 03, 2018Recorded by Dave Slager / Macaulay Library
Calls
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New York, August 06, 2006Recorded by Gregory Budney / Macaulay Library
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Colorado, July 22, 2014Recorded by Andrew Spencer / Macaulay Library
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Oregon, June 01, 1990Recorded by Thomas G. Sander / Macaulay Library
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Washington, September 20, 2012Recorded by Andrew Spencer / Macaulay Library
Calls (North African)
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Constantine, December 22, 2018Recorded by Jay McGowan / Macaulay Library
Calls (Cyprus)
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Lemesos, September 22, 2018Recorded by Peter Kaestner / Macaulay Library
Calls (Himalayan)
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Sichuan, June 01, 2016Recorded by Ian Davies / Macaulay Library
Calls (Da Lat)
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Lam Dong, December 10, 2018Recorded by Doug Gochfeld / Macaulay Library
Calls (Da Lat)
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Vietnam, February 25, 1994Recorded by Ben F. King / Macaulay Library
Calls (Wandering or type A)
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Sachsen, July 14, 2017Recorded by Patrick Franke / Macaulay Library
Calls (Glip or type C)
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Jihočeský kraj, February 17, 2015Recorded by Patrick Franke / Macaulay Library
Calls (Phantom or type D)
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Sachsen, March 18, 2014Recorded by Patrick Franke / Macaulay Library
Calls (Parakeet or type X)
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Sachsen, July 14, 2017Recorded by Patrick Franke / Macaulay Library
Calls (Parakeet or type X)
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Sachsen, March 07, 2014Recorded by Patrick Franke / Macaulay Library

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Songs

Males (and rarely females) sing a variably sweet, loose trill or warble, usually preceded by several notes or paired notes that resemble flight calls.

Calls

Variation in calls is one of the most prominent features of the many “types” of Red Crossbill. The calls are fairly similar, but they look different with sound analysis software, and practiced listeners can tell some of the call types apart. The most often heard calls are those given in flight, which range from a short, dry jip to a lower, slower, richer toop. Here’s more on the fascinating variation in crossbill call types.