Hi Yesterday I visited Buderroo NP early in the morning. I heard a bird call that I then checked against the calls I had on my phone. The call exactly matched the call of a Wonga pigeon in terms of notes sung and duration of the call ( the call I listened to was from a cd by Dave Stewart). I noted at the time that the call that that the recording of the pigeon seemed to be a bit higher than the call of the bird, which seemed a bit lower. At the time I put this down to the recording, but I wonder if I did hear the Wonga pigeon, or another bird mimicking it? They were plenty of lyrebirds in the area at the time, which may have also made that call. When a lyrebird mimics another birds call, is it exactly the same, or slightly different? Is there anyway to tell if the call you hear was made by the species that should make it, or it’s being mimicked? — Sent from Gmail Mobile =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org ===============================
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If you want a clear example of close but definitely different male/female calls just listen to barking owls in duet. One high, one distinctly lower. I’ve heard this many times. However, I’ve never known which was which and as you get under or near the tree they are in they stop calling. Not that I could tell male from female anyway. Tony. —–Original Message—– [mailto:birding-aus-bounces@lists.vicnet.net.au] On Behalf Of Greg and Val Clancy Sent: Wednesday, 11 September 2013 1:51 PM Hi Mark, Often males and females of the one species have slightly different calls, such as with the Powerful Owl and Pheasant Coucal. You can tell the sex by the call. Regional variation or the age of the bird can also lead to slight differences. Greg Regards Greg Dr Greg. P. Clancy Ecologist and Birding-wildlife Guide | PO Box 63 Coutts Crossing NSW 2460 | 02 6649 3153 | 0429 601 960 http://www.gregclancyecologistguide.com —–Original Message—– Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 1:54 PM Hi Yesterday I visited Buderroo NP early in the morning. I heard a bird call that I then checked against the calls I had on my phone. The call exactly matched the call of a Wonga pigeon in terms of notes sung and duration of the call ( the call I listened to was from a cd by Dave Stewart). I noted at the time that the call that that the recording of the pigeon seemed to be a bit higher than the call of the bird, which seemed a bit lower. At the time I put this down to the recording, but I wonder if I did hear the Wonga pigeon, or another bird mimicking it? They were plenty of lyrebirds in the area at the time, which may have also made that call. When a lyrebird mimics another birds call, is it exactly the same, or slightly different? Is there anyway to tell if the call you hear was made by the species that should make it, or it’s being mimicked? — Sent from Gmail Mobile =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org =============================== =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org =============================== =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org ===============================
Hi Mark, Often males and females of the one species have slightly different calls, such as with the Powerful Owl and Pheasant Coucal. You can tell the sex by the call. Regional variation or the age of the bird can also lead to slight differences. Greg Regards Greg Dr Greg. P. Clancy Ecologist and Birding-wildlife Guide | PO Box 63 Coutts Crossing NSW 2460 | 02 6649 3153 | 0429 601 960 http://www.gregclancyecologistguide.com —–Original Message—– Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 1:54 PM Hi Yesterday I visited Buderroo NP early in the morning. I heard a bird call that I then checked against the calls I had on my phone. The call exactly matched the call of a Wonga pigeon in terms of notes sung and duration of the call ( the call I listened to was from a cd by Dave Stewart). I noted at the time that the call that that the recording of the pigeon seemed to be a bit higher than the call of the bird, which seemed a bit lower. At the time I put this down to the recording, but I wonder if I did hear the Wonga pigeon, or another bird mimicking it? They were plenty of lyrebirds in the area at the time, which may have also made that call. When a lyrebird mimics another birds call, is it exactly the same, or slightly different? Is there anyway to tell if the call you hear was made by the species that should make it, or it’s being mimicked? — Sent from Gmail Mobile =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org =============================== =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org ===============================