--- On Sun, 11/30/08, Peter Shute <> wrote:
> The call isn't as loud as I remember it, presumably
> because it's almost drowned out by closer birds. I can
> hear it call six times on that recording.
> Could that call be a Common Koel, and if not, what is it?
This only other thing I can think of that sounds vaguely similar is an over
excited male Crested Pigeon. Your recording sounds like a distant Koel to me,
but if you were quite close it seems odd, because they are very loud.
Speaking of bird calls, I saw an Olive Backed Oriole today, calling busily and
realised that I have heard the call very frequently, particularly around the
Sydney region. I heard it before I saw it, and thought at first that it was a
Black Faced Cuckoo-Shrike, but then realised the call was wrong - and much too
loud! I think it was immature, because it wasn't as colourful as other Orioles
I've seen.
> Also, what should I be calling this species now - Common,
> Eastern or Australian Koel?
In my Simpson & Day 7th edition Field Guide it's called a Common Koel.
Rob
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