Anthea,
The Kunwinjku names for this bird are Wirrirwirriyowk and Widjik, both of which
refer to its call.
Denise
On 18 May 2018, at 1:25 pm, Brian Fleming <> wrote:
> The first time we ever saw and heard Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike, we thought it
> made an extraordinary sound - almost a squelching sound. They were sailing
> around us at Canberra Botanic Garden in its very early days. I now describe
> its call as a 'Cheee-urk'. Better spoken than written - it needs a dropping
> tone on the first syllable.
>
> Around Melbourne I believe them to be partial migrants - I think one of its
> old names is Summer Bird. In spring I have seen them in what I believe to be
> slow circling display flights, with much calling and exaggerated
> wing-shuffles on landing. I don't think I have ever seen this described.
>
> By far the best way to distinguish the calls of Pied and Grey Currawongs is
> to remember that Pied says "Come on Geelong!' I agree that human phrases
> are not ideal - but they are at least memorable.
>
> Anthea Fleming
>
>
>
> On 18/05/2018 10:35 AM, Graeme Chapman wrote:
>> Try to describe the call of a Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike. I did once in my
>> book "Common City Birds". When I read it now I think it's awful!
>>
>> The bird call descriptions in the field guides are so subjective. That's why
>> we have the apps.
>>
>> According to my stats page, about a third of the visits to my website are
>> people listening to the sound.
>>
>> Unfortunately, unaided , iPods and phones don't reproduce the very low or
>> very high frequencies very well - you need to use earphones or a good
>> quality speaker.
>>
>> For most people, particularly males, what you hear is age related. I can
>> only hear now up to about 6 kHz. So much for grasswrens!
>>
>> With human speech, I have difficulty with people who gabble - speak really
>> fast - I hear them OK but maybe the processor in my brain is also getting
>> old.
>>
>> Anybody know where to have neurons renovated??
>>
>> Graeme Chapman
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