I think that may be it. I had thought it might be a Black Butcherbird, but
listened to a few call audios and got confused. I just listened to a few more
on xeno-canto, and some are definitely similar. Very variable calls.
Thanks.
DN
> On 25 Jun 2017, at 11:56 am, Geoffrey Dabb <> wrote:
>
> Black Butcherbird?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Nicholls
> Sent: Sunday, 25 June 2017 10:24 AM
> To: Canberra Birds
> Subject: [canberrabirds] Out of area recording ID
>
> I'm in Cairns at the moment, and there are a lot of new bird calls I'm
> trying to identify. Here's one from this morning. Sitting in a tree top
> calling, sometimes with a nearby one responding. Medium size bird a bit
> bigger than a blackbird, but hard to see against the sky. Also a dove and
> occasional lorikeets in the recording background. ID advice appreciated!
>
> Here's the URL (size 430K): http://www.dcnicholls.com/misc/squawk-hiq.mp3
>
> DN
>
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