I've recently moved to Narrogin in W.A.'s wheatbelt to work for the DEC.
Yesterday I went out to Yornaning Dam near Cuballing for a look around and
while hunting a female fairy-wren I heard a call which I immediately thought
was a fan-tailed cuckoo.
I whistled back and it replied, this happened multiple times. A
chestnut-rumped thornbill popped into view but that wasn't responsible for
the sound. I caught a flash of blue and figured maybe this was the call of
the blue-breasted fairy-wren, which I'm not too familiar with yet.
After a few more minutes the culprit flew into full view. A gorgeous male
Splendid fairy-wren in full breeding plumage. He opened his beak and out
poured this bizarre fan-tailed cuckoo like call, not the usual high pitched
reel you'd expect from the species.
I have never heard a splendid fairy-wren make a call like that before!
Belinda
Narrogin
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