Unidentified Chick song and calls

Birdsong and calls are often the easiest way to identify the Unidentified Chick, especially when the bird is hidden in dense foliage. Below is what to listen for.

Song

Chicks typically produce soft peeping or chirping sounds. Adult Indian Rollers have harsh, grating calls. Adult Red-wattled Lapwings have loud, distinctive 'did-he-do-it' calls. Adult Domestic Fowl have a variety of clucking, crowing (males), and alarm calls.

Calls

Chicks typically produce soft peeping or chirping sounds for communication with parents or distress. Adult calls are species-specific.

When they vocalize

Chicks vocalize when hungry, cold, or distressed. Adult vocalizations are species-specific and occur throughout the day, often more frequently during breeding season or when alarmed.

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