Slightly filtered for wind noise, but the metallic, hollow-sounding quality of the widowbird appears to be realistic.

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A nice song sequence from a male with his ridiculous tail. Perched just above grass-level on a small bush.

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display flight

Single and rapid short note calls from a male Long-tailed Widowbird in full breeding plumage while sitting on a stalk surrounded by coarse grass and reed-like plants at the edge of a dry pan in spring.

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song of displaying males

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Singing from small bushes in original grassland patch

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Male bird seen singing from a small shrub surrounded by coarse grass at the edge of a dry pan in spring. The male was in full breeding plumage with the very long tail. Single note chirps in this clip, as well as the rapid short sequence of little chirps.

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Male bird in full breeding plumage with very long tail seen sitting and singing and displaying from a dry branch of a low bush surrounded by mountain grasslands. Towards the end of the soundclip you can hear the soft 'paper crumpling' sound that he makes as he puffs himself up whilst displaying for nearby females.

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Calling in display flight over open tall grass.

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Perched on top of bush calling to females

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Male bird seen calling and displaying from a low shrub in the early morning in early spring. The swizzling part of the call is soft but can be heard towards the end of this clip.

The video of this bird calling and displaying can be seen on my Youtube video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6E7X_cttQk

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bird-seen:yes

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bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no