Hi
My husband & I have just moved to the Sunshine Coast. There is a beautiful singing bird in the area with a loud melodic and soulful whistle (sometimes about 5-8 single notes). Have never seen it. We've been trying to identify it but are not having much success. The closest I've found to the song we've heard is the Little Grassbird, but not sure.
I have made and edited a recording of this, amongst some other bird chatter around it. I noticed that you can't upload an audio file. Is there anyone out there that would like to have a go at identifying it for us, I can email it direct if that is easier.
Regards, Kerri
Sorry, would love to help, but need more info first...
What habitat do you have around you where you hear the bird? Can you describe the call more... How long does it last. Is it descending / ascending? Is it loud?
I grew up in Gympie, not far... My first thought was White-throated Gerygone for a lovely, descending, whistling song... But could be lots of things. Various butcherbirds for example if flute-like...
I'm no technophile so I'm not sure I can help with the audio file situation.
Sorry I can't be of more help! If it's not the Gerygone, keep an ear out for them anyway. Would love more info to help you further if/when this guess is wrong!
Cheers,
Scott.
Reading that again... Look into Grey Shrike-Thrush maybe??
Scott.
Hi Scott,
Thanks, but not either of those. I listened to the calls and not the same. We live in Cooroibah, lots of properties 2-3 acres, so bits of bush and gardens. My bird sounds more like the Little Grassbird, maybe lower in tone, louder and sometimes it sings more of a variety of notes. It's like a clear human whistle of about 3-8 notes (ascending and descending). It sounds quite haunting sometimes early in the morning before the other birds are awake.
Thanks for your help. Maybe I should get up early and try to find it ...
I'll keep them coming...
How about Golden Whistler?!!
Scott.
If you upload your audio file of the bird song to youtube then you could link to it here so we could hear it. Sorry, otherwise I have no suggestions as I am not very good at visual ids let alone audio for other than the most common natives.
Alison
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Thanks for that. Dopey me, just thought of it !! Will try and do that today.
Hi,
I've loaded up a sample birdsong onto Youtube (hey learning all sorts of things!!). If someone could have a listen and see if they can identify the bird for me, it would be much appreciated.
You'll have to try and ignore the twittering of other birds, but the one I am interested is in the background with a strong, long, soulful and melodic whistle.
The photos as of the bush next door and some of ours where I think the call is coming from.
Any help would be much appreciated.
http://youtu.be/n0OcMZ01Y50Try this link
HI there, without even listening I would immediately thnk the Pied Bitucher bird ... is it like a flute with the same 5 notes in perfect pitch?
Sunshine Coast Queensland
Hi again ....just listened to your recording and definitely a Pied Butcher Bird. They are quite unique and probably the best songbird in Australia, nad yes they do like to start before the rest particualrly if there has been a full moon as in recent nights.
Sunshine Coast Queensland
Ha, yes, unmistakably a Pied Butcherbird.
All of my pre-YouTube-clip guesses were way off sorry!
Cheers,
Scott.
Whereabouts on the Coast are you by the way Kerri?
Cheers
Adrienne
Sunshine Coast Queensland
Thanks guys & gals,
Would never of thought of it as we've got lots of grey butcherbirds around and it didn't sound like them. Being a newbie, I didn't realise their call would be so different to the pied. I've listened to a couple of other calls of the pied on the internet and it does sound similar. I guess they can be all a bit different from other areas.
So thanks for your help, we're so pleased to finally know. Now we know what to look out for too.
By the way, Adrienne, we're in Cooroibah. Lovely spot.
Regards
Kerri
Yeah the calls are quite different aren' they? I have heps of Pied Bucher birds around my home and a few greys too. It was the PBB that got me into this forum first off 3 years ago. I couldn't believe how beautiful the haunting call was.and could hardly believe when people on here told me it was that B & W bird I had seen LOL
The more time you spend listening to the calls and identifying them then the more you actually hear when you go outside. It takes a while to "get your ear in " too when you go to a new spot even if it is just for a days outing. There are some incredibly pretty sounds once you start :)
Sunshine Coast Queensland
I share your experience with identifying bird calls, birdie. There's a whole lot in store for new posters!
I hear pied butcherbirds a bit around my place but I rarely see them, I think they are sometimes fairly shy and territorial. They often sound like a person whistling a tune.