Re: Newbie request for identification

["Tom Williams" pterodax]

Hi Graham,

Possibly - I honestly don't know how much greenfinch calls vary with
gender. As far as I know in most bird species only the male sings, but
contact and alarm calls tend to be less gender-specific.

Regards,

Tom

On 25 June 2012 11:50, Graham Meadows <> wrote:

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> Hi Tom,
>
> I did hear this call again this morning, I couldn't see the bird calling
> but
> there was a male Greenfinch at the top of the tree.
> Could this be a female calling?
>
> Graham
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>
> On Monday 25 Jun 2012 10:48:11 you wrote:
> > Hi Graham,
> >
> > To me this sounds like a slightly unusual variant of a Greenfinch call:
> > http://www.xeno-canto.org/85095 although the slight drop in pitch at th=
e
> > beginning isn't something I've noticed before.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Tom
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