More videos on YouTube XC340124 This first recording features typical song from a male Australian Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis youngi) – a series of near identical short phrases, each containing 7-9 clear alternating whistled notes which build in volume and end with two sharper, louder notes.
Northern Mockingbird
One of its most impressive tricks is sounding like it's whistling. This bird is about 10 inches in length with greyish-brown upper parts and white under parts. You'll also notice long white wing bars and a long tail.
Willie Wagtails often sing through the night, especially in spring and summer and on moonlit nights. Recorded in Wollemi National Park, New South Wales. Willie Wagtail Calls & Song. The sounds of a Willie Wagtail singing in the Australian bush.
The main call is a loud "currawong", which gives the bird its name. Other frequent sounds include deep croaks and a wolf whistle.
In the cool, damp forests of the Werrikimbe region in New South Wales, the local Superb Lyrebirds have an extraordinary accent and are sometimes referred to as 'flute lyrebirds'. The whistle song of birds in parts of this region is a complex, melodic phrase which sounds like a scale played on a flute.
The Wood Thrush's easily recognized, flute-like ee-oh-lay is actually only the middle phrase of a three-part song. It learns the phrase from other Wood Thrushes and sings several variants with 2 to 10 loud, clear notes.
Carolina Wren (loud and clear)”tea kettle, tea kettle, tea kettle!” or “cheeseburger, cheeseburger, cheeseburger!”
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.
kookaburra, also called laughing kookaburra or laughing jackass, (species Dacelo novaeguineae), eastern Australian bird of the kingfisher family (Alcedinidae), whose call sounds like fiendish laughter.
White cockatoos
Four of the Australian species are predominantly white in colour including the very familiar and spectacular Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. These noisy birds feed on berries, seeds, nuts and roots. They're equally at home in the city and in the bush.
Cedar Waxwings have two common calls: a high-pitched, trilled bzeee and a sighing whistle, about a half-second long, often rising in pitch at the beginning.
This night-time whistler's a Northern Saw-whet Owl [http://macaulaylibrary.org/audio/130470, 0.14 – 20]. We like to think that owls only hoot, but these sound a lot like human whistles and are easy to copy.
It might look demure, but the bush stone-curlew has a call that would make just about anyone's blood run cold. Nicknamed the 'screaming woman bird', their high-pitched, drawn-out shrieks can be heard across the night as they try to contact each other.
Though occasionally linked to witches or other demonic entities, the seven whistlers were generally believed to be a group of mysterious birds, flying together at night, whose unearthly calls were considered a portent of impending disaster. Coal miners were particularly susceptible to these supposed messengers of doom.
Hoots and coos are low-pitched whistles
The hooting of owls and the cooing of doves are just whistles that are lower than about 1 kHz. Similar low whistles can be made by blowing across the top of a large bottle.
The cassowary is usually considered to be the world's most dangerous bird, at least where humans are concerned, although ostriches and emus can also be dangerous. Cassowary (Queensland, Australia).
The laughing kookaburra of Australia is known for its call, which sounds like a cackling laugh.
Birds are not usually this loud and harsh. The flowers provide one reason why. Far more nectar is available to birds in Australia than on other continents; it's a rich resource, worth fighting over, and harsh cries assert possession.
The Limpkin - this bird is known for its noisy cry which sounds like a loud scream.
Bird Song Id is a great tool to help you quickly and easily identify birds of Australia by their Songs and Calls. It's great fun to use, too. SUNBIRD IMAGES field guides are the only products on the market that use the KUSAM species identification methodology.
Brazilian Hummingbird Makes the Highest-Pitched Call Of Any Bird. The black Jacobin hummingbird lives in a diverse forest alongside 40 other hummingbird species.
Also known as a "water pipe" or "water warble," these bird whistles are a classic novelty. Bird whistles were popular with 18th-century children and adults. To use, simply fill the whistle with water and then blow gently through it.
If you take a walk in the woods on a summer evening, you may be treated to the ethereal, flute-like song of the hermit thrush, often the only bird still singing at dusk (and the first bird to sing in the morning).
Unlike other wren species such as the Canyon Wren, in which both sexes have distinctive songs, only the male Carolina Wren sings, belting out a loud "tea-kettle tea-kettle tea-kettle" or "cheery-cheery-cheery." But listen closely and sometimes you'll hear his mate chime in with an enthusiastic, drawn-out trill ...