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Spruce Grouse - Falcipennis canadensis

Photo: Pierre Belhumeur; 2014 Aug 17; Canada, Québec; Baie James; Adult; Male;
Song: Males engaged in "flutter-flight" display produce a non-vocal fluttering clatter sound audible over short distances. Females produce a long cackling call/song, particularly at dawn and dusk, an imitation of which can attract individuals of either sex.
Sound: Macaulay Library (Macaulay Library, Cornell); Adult; Primary Sound;

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