Named for the often-heard “curra-wong” call,
Starlings are especially astute imitators of bird sounds that have a whistled feel — like the sound of a Killdeer or quail. They can duplicate a car alarm or phone ring, too.
Which bird makes this distinctive sound? It's a Kookaburra! The loud distinctive call of the laughing kookaburra is widely used as a stock sound effect in situations that involve an Australian bush setting or tropical jungle, especially in older movies.
The repeated, sad-sounding trill of Fan-tailed Cuckoos is one of the most distinctive sounds of the Australian bush in Spring. Sometimes males sit and sing for long periods, particularly just after dawn or towards dusk and like most cuckoos, during the night as well.
By rubbing its special club-shaped secondary wing feathers against one another at the dizzying speed of 107 times per second — the fastest limb movement yet observed in a vertebrate — the Club-winged Manakin is able to produce a bizarre electronic-like sound.
Have you ever heard their call notes? Their “tew-tew-tew” call sounds like they are communicating in morse code. Want to try and attract them to your yard? Juncos are primarily ground feeders and are drawn to the millet and mixed seeds around the base of feeders or ground-tray feeders.
If your computer modem sounds a little odd - try checking the tree outside. According to a new CD released by the British Library today, what sounds like the search for a connection may, in fact, be a blackbird in full voice.
Lewin's Honeyeaters are perhaps best known for their main territorial song, a loud machine-gun like rattle which carries quite along way, so they are more often heard than seen.
The lyrebird even has an Australian accent. Lyrebirds are one of nature's most impressive (and petty) mimickers and have been recorded copying sounds of construction, car alarms, other bird-folk like kookaburras, and now, the sound that will continue to send shivers down zoo handlers' backs for years to come.
Australian Owlet-nightjars make a variety of sounds, the most commonly heard calls include a series of soft churring notes. The calls of this species are one of the most commonly heard sounds of the Australian bush at night.
Barn Owls don't hoot the way most owls do; instead, they make a long, harsh scream that lasts about 2 seconds. It's made mostly by the male, who often calls repeatedly from the air. Females give the call infrequently.
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In fact, the White Bellbird has the loudest bird call ever documented, according to a paper published today in the journal Current Biology. Its short, booming, two-part call is three times the sound pressure level—a measure of sound intensity—of the Screaming Piha's call, the previous record-holder.
Introduction. The Barking Owl is a medium-sized, robust owl with a rounded head and no ear-tufts. It is named for its remarkably dog-like barking call. It is also known as the Winking Owl.
Common Ravens make many different kinds of calls varying from a low, gurgling croak to harsh grating sounds and shrill alarm calls.
Blue-winged Warblers sing a raspy bee-buzz that sounds like an inhale (bee) and an exhale (buzz). Males also sing a longer high-pitched buzz with twittering notes at the start and finish. The primary song acts to acquire a mate, while the secondary song acts to defend territories against rival males.
Absurd Creature of the Week: The Bird That Does Unbelievable Impressions of Chainsaws, Car Alarms. Behold the superb lyrebird, whose calls are surely the most impressive in the animal kingdom.
The lyrebird is considered one of Australia's best-known birds — you might recognise them from our 10 cent coin — but do we really know them? Famed for their spectacular courtship display, you may have seen footage of lyrebirds mimicking human noises such as chainsaws and camera clicks.
Fast Facts. The Barking Owl is named for its harsh 'barking' call but can also make a much louder, wailing cry, which has given rise to another name, the 'screaming-woman bird'.
A Curl-crested Jay reveals its hidden talent for mimicking cyber sounds.
Many birds can mimic sounds but lyrebirds are the masters. They are nature's living tape recorders, and sometimes their songs can be troubling.
For example, a seet is the universal danger call made by birds and small mammals. Chickadees, it turns out, chirp about predators a lot. In fact, their name comes from the warning call they make when they see a suspicious character lurking around the neighborhood: Chickadee-dee-dee-dee-dee.
Brown-headed Cowbird Sounds.
I listened to it and heard the distinct voice of our old friend, the cardinal, and it really was singing “weirdo, weirdo, weirdo.” I had heard cardinals singing this same song plenty of times before, but never once thought they were saying “weirdo,” until this lady pointed it out.