While on a conference call in the office in Sydney between a
work colleague and my boss (who were both working at home), we were disrupted as
we were speaking by a very noisy Channel-billed Cuckoo in the background (it
sounded as if it was inside my bosses house in Epping). This has now prompted
me to question what is the loudest bird in Australia? I have
been disrupted before in the past in exam time by noisy Koels just outside the
room and numerous times woken up at dawn by Channel-billed Cuckoos (my alarm
clock) outside my bedroom. I would think both the Koel and the Channel-billed
Cuckoo are definitely contenders but maybe somebody else has a different
opinion? Also what is the quietest bird in Australia (to normal
hearing)?
Edwin Vella
