Hi Nikolas,
You raise an interesting point. I'd be keen to hear what your definitions
of bird song and bird call are, and why they are so distinctly different. I
was recently asked this question and struggled to come up with a good
answer.
Regards,
Chris
On 10/4/07, Nikolas Haass <> wrote:
>
> There is a distict difference between "calls" and "songs"! Sounds like you
> are talking about songs and not calls?
>
> Nikolas
>
>
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> Nikolas Haass
>
> Sydney, NSW
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Carol Probets <>
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> Sent: Thursday, October 4, 2007 12:19:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Gerygone calls
>
>
> 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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