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Little Grassbird vs Clamorous Reed-Warbler again

To: "'John Layton'" <>
Subject: Little Grassbird vs Clamorous Reed-Warbler again
From: "Philip Veerman" <>
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:53:37 +1100
John,
 
Yes its sound is a very weak whistle.” and yes also it is more often heard than seen. But these are not opposites. The bird is normally secretive (mostly unlike the Reed-Warbler). Sometimes one can look for ages into a patch of reeds where it is heard from and not see it. The sound is the best way to be aware of its presence (I expect some - mainly older - people probably can't hear it).
 
And yes many species will give different calls depending on the geographical area - but usually fundamentally similar. That is a whole different question.
 
Philip
 
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From: John Layton [
Sent: Monday, 20 December 2010 6:17 PM
To: Canberra Birds
Subject: [canberrabirds] Little Grassbird vs Clamorous Reed-Warbler

Lidell’s photo generated much debate/argument at our place, finally everyone settled for a juvenile Little Grassbird, but were surprised to read. “Its sound is a very weak whistle.” In our experience it’s quite the opposite and more often heard than seen. However this reminds me that I’ve sometimes thought the same species will give different calls depending on the geographical area. Anyone?

And I thought Clamorous Reed-Warbler was now Australian Reed-Warbler, or have the taxonomists changed it?

John Layton

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