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Male scissor-tailed nightjars make many strange noises in the dark, South American night. One of them seems to be from turning their wing bones into cymbals. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/nightjar-birds-crack-wings-together
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During courtship, male scissor-tailed nightjars crack their wings together to make a sharp snapping sound. It's the result of colliding arm bones.
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These birds clack their wing bones together to woo mates at night
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