I suggest you are right that it is a Figbird. Listen also to some of the
calls on xeno-canto, here is the link.
http://www.xeno-canto.org/species/Sphecotheres-vieilloti
Philip
From: Dr David Rosalky [
Sent: Saturday, 11 November, 2017 6:48 PM
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Subject: [canberrabirds] Sound ID
The bird making the beautiful sound in the attached file has me uncertain as to ID.
When I first saw it, I thought it was an immature Olive-backed Oriole. But I also heard a sound nearby that suggested Figbird.
A look at my phone app tells me that a female Figbird is rather similar to a female OBO.
Today I’m being serenaded by the bird in a tree outside my window. I am in Maroubra in southern Sydney.
Can someone verify for me that it is a Figbird, or if not, what it is please?
David Rosalky
