I think the quality of the recording is hiding the true nature of the call. It
was fairly loud and confident, but I agree it isn't typical. I tried to edit
the file to mask out the other calls, but it didn't really help - not really
knowing how to do that didn't help either.
If it was a Spotted Dove then it was a hyperactive one, moving often to
locations all around me.
One reply I got mentioned that it sounded like they do often in Thailand out of
peak breeding season, so perhaps that call is uncommon down here.
Peter Shute
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From: Andrew Taylor
Sent: Thursday, 4 December 2008 1:33 PM
To:
Cc: Peter Shute
Subject: Common Koel? (Altona, Vic)
Peter Shute wrote:
> http://member.melbpc.org.au/~pshute/koelnov2008//MVI_8132.mp3.
> 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?
I was holding off, hoping for a definitive answer. The calls seem too
short to be the "koel" call of a Koel. It is similar to a single "wurroo"
from the "wurroo-wurroo-wurroo..." call but at least around here the
Koels don't usually make single "wurroos". Unless I'm being deceived by
the sub-optimal recording, its not one of the commonly heard Koel calls.
But I can't suggest a good candidate. Spotted Turtle-Doves do make
similar sounds but I haven't heard one make isolated notes like your
recording (which has typical turtle-dove calls). A young bird??
Pied Butcherbirds and I think Grey-crowned Babblers also make similar
sounds but generally with lots of other notes included and neither is
geographically likely.
Surely someone has a good answer.
Andrew
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