Sounds and Vocal Behavior

The song is described as "cuh kwao or cuh kwao kwao, uttered rather slowly and carrying for considerable distances" (1 Wetmore, A., and B. H. Swales (1931). The birds of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. United States National Museum Bulletin 155. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA. Close ), or as "Toca-loro; coc, ca-rao, or cock-craow" (14 Raffaele, H. A., J. Wiley, O. Garrido, A. Keith, and J. Raffaele (1998). A Guide to the Birds of the West Indies. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, USA. Close ). Also has a low rattle (1 Wetmore, A., and B. H. Swales (1931). The birds of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. United States National Museum Bulletin 155. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA. Close ) and "cooing and puppy-like whimpering sounds" (14 Raffaele, H. A., J. Wiley, O. Garrido, A. Keith, and J. Raffaele (1998). A Guide to the Birds of the West Indies. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, USA. Close , 1 Wetmore, A., and B. H. Swales (1931). The birds of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. United States National Museum Bulletin 155. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA. Close ).

A loud rattle of wings sometimes is heard in flight (1 Wetmore, A., and B. H. Swales (1931). The birds of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. United States National Museum Bulletin 155. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA. Close ).