Hello,
There is a bird here now that is piping constantly the opening notes of the advert for 'one ton rodeo'
what bird would that be? I havent heard it here before. I am in Coburg, Melbourne. It is also making other notes but mostly only repeatedly calling those ones.. I think the song that that ad is based on is something in spanish.. quant a la mayo or something like that, from the sixties or seveties.
cheers
Julieanne
ps I have another ID here as Julieanne but I cant figure out how to get into it so have made a new membership
I just saw the bird. Its about as big as a kookaburra with the same sort of shape and beak. Its an olivie dull greenish color and grey brownish. Light colors. A sort of robust bird. Ive never seen one here before
When you explained shape and colours it reminded me of a Dollarbird, and I have no idea what "one ton rodeo" is.
Hi Tomothy! Thanks for your repsonse. The One Ton Rodeo advert ( Its a holden Ute, called truck in America) was based on the song GUANTANAMERA
Here is a version of it and I will find the ad too, because the bird sounded more like the advert
song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm1anurhbeg sounds like the first time they sing guantanamera but in pips
ad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTQ7VcgT2ug
a I will go look up the dollar bird!
Just checked, it wasnt a dollar bird but it might have been an immature grey butcher bird, going to look that up now here and see if I can find a sound file for it
Yes it might have been an immature grey butcher bird. I listened to the sound file and although none of it sounds like the same five notes the bird sang over and over, it did intersperse this with things that sounded like the sound file on this site for this species. Maybe it was mimicing that song, which I do sing a lot around here lol. I also read that they mimic sounds they hear?
Thankyou for your help, it gave me a place to start looking, and led me to where I needed to go. I think, maybe I found the bird.
Yes, my first impression was a grey butcherbird from your description (I haven't watched the advert). There is a nice collection of recordings here: http://www.xeno-canto.org/species/Cracticus-torquatus
Ryu
Canberra
Aiming for DSLR-quality shots with a bridge camera
Thankyou so much Ryu! I will go listen tomorrow! delighted to have some sounds to listen to. Cant wait to hear them... just had a go but can't get them to play, will try when I am fresh in the morning. :)
JulieanneB, hi. Butcherbirds are really great mimics. Grey Butcherbirds moved on from my area some time ago now but still get the ocassional Pied Butcherbird. Just one bit of info between both Butcherbird species when juveniles. The Grey Butcherbird doesn't have the markings of the bib down it's front whether juvenile or adult. It's front will basically be the same colour as the rest of the bird. The Pied Butcherbird juvenile will have, depending upon it's age, a light brown, a light grey, or a black bib. The colour, seems to go in that order too, as it ages. If it's a really young bird and has a light brown bib you may not notice the bib at all so try taking a photo or video of it. Video would be better if possible.
Also, if indeed it turns out to be a Butcherbird, then it was probably born in the area where you live, or very closeby, because it is mimicking your singing. An older and non local butcherbird won't do that - at least Pied Butcherbirds don't do that anyway.
I'm at Tenterfield, NSW. (Formerly known as "Hyperbirds".)