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Smew — Alarm call, call

By Viralagain June 14, 2026 1 min read

Smew — Photo: Andreas Trepte / CC BY-SA 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)

The Smew.

Recorded by Jarek Matusiak · via xeno-canto · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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