Hi Don,
The sulphur-crested cockatoos on Magnetic Island, near Townsville, have the
usual bunch of screeches etc, but they also have a descending, five note call
that I've not heard anywhere else, including on the nearby mainland. It's so
obvious and common, that even some non-birdo mates have asked about it,
wondering what it was and why they're different.
Similarly, year-round the resident currawongs have a duet style that is rare or
absent elsewhere.
Cheers,
Eric
> On 22 May 2015, at 2:44 pm, Donald G. Kimball <> wrote:
>
> Hi folks:
>
> Last Sept when I was filming Major Mitchells at Wyperfeld National Park in
> Western Victoria I was very surprised to take note of their calls. It
> wasnt just one but several I heard calling that sounded dramatically
> different than the ones I had filmed previously at Bowra Station. So much
> so that I knew it was a cockatoo but didnt even recognize the Victoria
> birds as Majors at all.
>
> Once I got used to this regional accent I was good to go and able to
> identify them from a long distance. Has anyone else noticed regional
> differences in cockatoos calls?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Don Kimball
> Avian Discovery Tours
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