Melampous / Birds

Melampous / Birds

Usually silent, in breeding season male has deep booming call which has been likened to a lion ́s roar A great variety of harsh, metallic call-notes and clear whistles Crowned lapwing or plover A noisy, scolding whistle, frequently repeated Harsh, croaking squarks at carrion It is a wild, almost gull-like cry Generally silent, but sometimes utters a harsh croak A soft, twittering whistle of three or four notes A variety of deep, musical whistles and high pitched chattering notes A loud, deep „arrk“, usually uttered when flushed Usually completely silent, but sometimes utters a short whistle, -reputed to quack A loud honking call „ah, aahow, ah, aahow,“ which has been likened to the honking of geese A series of loud, shrill cackles and a loud „kak, kak, kak, kak A series of shrill, piping whistles: at times when several birds are present the noise is considerable A loud, deep „arrk“, usually uttered when flushed A wave of gruntings and murmurations, with an occasional gooselike honk Usually silent: at nest sometimes utters low croaking grunts Generally silent, except for bill rattling, but utters a variety of croaks and grunts at breeding colony Generally silent, but sometimes utters a harsh croak The same general murmurations as the Greater Flaming Silent A harsh, loud „raark“ when flushed, -utters various croaking calls at nest Generally silent but utters various harsh guttural calls at nesting colony Generally silent, but sometimes noisy at nesting colonies, uttering series of guttural croaks Usually completely silent bird, but sometimes utters a short whistle, -reputed to quack The far carrying call is one of the characteristic sounds of the African wilds It is a wild, almost gull-like cry A double „aark-ark“, but usually silent A great variety of harsh, metallic call-notes and clear whistles A harsh, parrot-like call and a series of chattering notes Usually silent,-in breeding season male has deep booming call which has been likened to a lion ́s roar Various load whistling and chattering calls A yelping, piping note, „ke, ke, ke, ke, ke, ke,“ repeated over and over again Generally silent, but in breeding season produces remarkable croaks and even a lion-like cough at nest, often at night Less vocal than many others bustards, but at times gives a loud, far carrying „kah, kah, kah“ Sometimes, in flocks, utters a weak peeping call, but generally a silent bird A raucous yelping cry

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