Evan and all,
I don't agree that the Western Gerygone's call is like an unfinished
version of the White-throated. They are definitely quite distinct and
recognisable. They start similarly, but the Western sort of goes off
on a tangent and as Paul Taylor described, rambles upwards and
downwards without the long descending section.
The White-throated does sometimes "not finish" their call, at least
I've sometimes heard them do just the first few notes and then stop.
Cheers,
Carol
On Thu, Oct 04, 2007 at 09:40:17AM +1000, Evan Beaver wrote:
Carol,
Interesting that you record a Western Gerygone by call. My (limited)
understanding is that the Western is the truncated 'falling leaf'
call; White Throated the one that goes on and on. In your experience
> is the White Throated pretty reliable? I may have heard a WeGe
recently, but was nervous about it being a lazy White Throat, giving
> up before they were finished.
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