Strange bird-call in Victoria

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Whilst driving to the summit of Mt Donna Buang near Warburton, Vic on Sunday 14 September I saw a bird making this call in response to a ‘Feral’ cat, it becomes obvious what species it is near the end but (I think) it sounds remarkably similar to a ‘Tyto’ Owl. What do you think? http://www.aviceda.org/audio/?p=347 Tom — ******************************** Tom Tarrant Hawthorn East 3123 Victoria http://www.aviceda.org ********************************

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  1. Hi all, It’s a Superb Lyrebird, but I think you know that already. By the way, after 16 years of researching koalas I have never heard a koala do that call. Female koalas do make some screech-type calls but their tone is quite different. Thanks Tom for uploading it! Janine — JANINE DUFFY Director Marketing ECHIDNA WALKABOUT PO Box 370 Port Melbourne, Victoria 3207 AUSTRALIA E: [1]janine@echidnawalkabout.com.au Web: [2]www.echidnawalkabout.com.au Ph: +61 (0)3 9646 8249 Mob: +61 (0)427 808 747 Fax: +61 (0)3 9681 9177 OPERATIONS & GROUP enquiries contact: [3]Roger [4]Smith Director Operations A.B.N. 72 716 985 505 [5]martin cachard Monday, 15 September 2014 7:40 AM hi all, I’ve been trying in vain to send a message here for over an hour but such is internet reception in Cairns at times!!! I was about to say that it sounds somewhere between a Sooty & Masked Owl, but i’m with Greg & leaning more towards a Masked – I definitely don’t think that it’s a Koala at all, but definitely a Tyto owl… cheers, martin cachard, cairns

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    [7]http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org [8]Tom Tarrant Sunday, 14 September 2014 6:16 PM Whilst driving to the summit of Mt Donna Buang near Warburton, Vic on Sunday 14 September I saw a bird making this call in response to a ‘Feral’ cat, it becomes obvious what species it is near the end but (I think) it sounds remarkably similar to a ‘Tyto’ Owl. What do you think? [9]http://www.aviceda.org/audio/?p=347 Tom References 1. mailto:janine@echidnawalkabout.com.au 2. http://www.echidnawalkabout.com.au/ 3. mailto:roger@echidnawalkabout.com.au 4. mailto:roger@echidnawalkabout.com.au 5. mailto:mcachard@hotmail.com 6. mailto:Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org 7. http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org 8. mailto:aviceda@gmail.com 9. http://www.aviceda.org/audio/?p=347

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  3. hi all, I’ve been trying in vain to send a message here for over an hour but such is internet reception in Cairns at times!!! I was about to say that it sounds somewhere between a Sooty & Masked Owl, but i’m with Greg & leaning more towards a Masked – I definitely don’t think that it’s a Koala at all, but definitely a Tyto owl… cheers, martin cachard, cairns

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  5. I think the ‘Tyto’ type call sounds more like a Masked Owl than a Sooty. 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 http://gregswildliferamblings.blogspot.com.au/ —–Original Message—– Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2014 6:22 PM Speaking of Tytos, a few years ago I visited Lone Pine in Brisbane and was surprised to hear Koalas repeatedly giving calls which sounded remarkably like Masked Owls! I think they were females which were being harassed by males. Cheers, Chris. On 9/14/2014 11:16 AM, Tom Tarrant wrote: — Chris Corben.

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  6. Speaking of Tytos, a few years ago I visited Lone Pine in Brisbane and was surprised to hear Koalas repeatedly giving calls which sounded remarkably like Masked Owls! I think they were females which were being harassed by males. Cheers, Chris. On 9/14/2014 11:16 AM, Tom Tarrant wrote: — Chris Corben.

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