Sounds and Vocal Behavior

The standard call of Hooded Grosbeak is described as "a ringing note, usually doubled, beehn beehn or beenk beenk" (Howell and Webb 1995) or as bree-bink, bre-bruk, or a sharp beet beet (Clement 1993). Other calls include "a nasal whew or kew" (Howell and Webb 1995) or "a single clee and a harsh jerr" (Clement 1993).

The song of Hooded Grosbeak is a variation on the call with one to two clipped, slightly metallic, burry rolling phrases often preceded by calls, described as beenk beenk eihrr-r, wheirr whrr, beehn beehn bee-beihr, be-be jerr chee, be-be chee, a buzzing wij-ee-er-tee, or bee-bink-beeaw; the last syllable is of a higher pitch than the preceding two (Clement 1993, Howell and Webb 1995).

For a representative audio recording with sonogram, see audio

Additional audio recordings of vocalizations of Hooded Grosbeak can be heard at Macaulay Library, at xeno-canto, and at Internet Bird Collection.

None reported.