White-rumped Shama Sounds

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Hawaii, January 30, 1978Recorded by Doug Pratt / Macaulay Library
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March 04, 1999Recorded by Linda Macaulay / Macaulay Library

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Songs

Male sings throughout the year, delivering melodious songs that often include mimicry of other birds. Female delivers a shorter song, only during the breeding season when a male is present.

Calls

Alarm call is a harsh tshak, often repeated 2–4 times.

Other Sounds

Snaps bill during aggressive encounters. Male makes a clicking sound, thought to be wing clapping, during twilight flights across clearings.

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Old World Flycatchers(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Muscicapidae)

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