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 Greater Flamingo  Phoenicopterus roseus

 

  Sonogram of Greater Flamingo calls

Kalloni Saltpans, Lesvos, Greece  39° 13' 00.7" N  26° 14' 30.2" E  18 May 2017

Hoarse, goose-like calls, with occasionally more musical Whooper Swan-like elements (e.g. at 21 secs) from a non-breeding flock of birds feeding in salt pans. (Avocets in the background).

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  Sonogram of Greater Flamingo calls in flight

Marismas del Barbate, Andalucia, Spain  36° 10' 28.6" N  05° 53' 34.6" W  18 April 2019

Grunt calls from a Greater Flamingo in flight.

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