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• Song and calls

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  Maryland, March 29, 1998Recorded by Wil Hershberger Macaulay Library
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  Maryland, March 29, 1998Recorded by Wil Hershberger Macaulay Library
• Calls

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  California, June 04, 1994Recorded by Randolph Little Macaulay Library
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  Alaska, June 04, 2007Recorded by Michael Andersen Macaulay Library
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  New York, April 02, 2006Recorded by Michael Andersen Macaulay Library
• Alarm calls

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  New York, July 30, 2019Recorded by Jay McGowan Macaulay Library
• Song (San Lucas)

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  Baja California Sur, May 16, 2016Recorded by Nick Roth Macaulay Library
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Listen to more sounds of this species from the ML archive.

Our 'Top 40 Chart' lists the most curious or distinctive bird calls in urban areas (mostly around Sydney). All audio files provided by Fred Van Gessel. Full details available here

Top 40 Song List

Why do birds make sound?

Many species of bird are more often heard than seen. Most birds have some kind of sound-making ability and they vocalise for a variety of reasons, including:

• advertising territories
• attracting a mate
• deterring predators
• making alarm calls

How do they do it?

Birds generate sounds from a structure called the 'syrinx', which is located at the junction of the two bronchi (air passages) in the respiratory tract (breathing organs). The syrinx is controlled by pairs of muscles. Generally, bird species with more muscle-pairs produce more complex calls. The songbirds, also know as passerines (of the order Passeriformes), possess between four and nine of these muscle pairs and make the longest and most elaborate calls.

The Ornithology.com website has more information about how and why birds make sounds.