Hi Peter,
Can't hep you with a Barbary Dove call, I'm afraid, but Laughing (Turtle-)doves
are quite different to Barbary Doves, so I don't think that call would help.
Laughing Doves (used to be called LaughingTurtledove) are quite well
established in South west WA.
Good luck with the strange call.
John Tongue
Ulverstone, Tas.
On 21/01/2010, at 10:38 PM, Peter Shute wrote:
> No responses about the call yet, but it has been suggested that Barbary Doves
> are sometimes called Laughing Doves. These look different in Pizzey &
> Knight, but I do have a recording of that call and it could be a candidate.
> I also found a recording for a Eurasian Collared-Dove, which at least looks
> similar. Quite a different call, but could also be a candidate:
> http://whatbird.wbu.com/obj/887/_/Eurasian_Collared-Dove.aspx
>
> I guess the next step is to find out if it's caged. If I don't hear it again
> tomorrow, then I suppose it was wild. If I do hear it, then it could be wild
> and hanging around the same area. And I could always knock on the door and
> ask.
>
> Peter Shute
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> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Barbary Dove call? - Altona (Vic)
>
> Can anyone tell me where I could find a recording of a Barbary Dove online?
> It isn't on the BOCA CDs.
>
> I heard an unusual dove call near Westona station this morning, and
> considering how close this is to the population at Maddox Rd in Williamstown
> (2.5km to the east), I thought I should check it out. It could be a captive
> bird, but I haven't heard it there before.
>
> It sounded a bit like a Spotted Dove, but higher pitched, although I couldn't
> hear it properly over a nearby airconditioner.
>
> Peter Shute
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