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Mystery Call from Royal NP, Sydney

To: Marc Anderson <>
Subject: Mystery Call from Royal NP, Sydney
From: Peter Shute <>
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 15:55:28 +1000
Is Yellow-throated Scrubwren a possibility? I've never seen or heard one in 
real life, I'm just listening to recordings of birds on the Eremaea list for 
Royal National Park.

The frequency range seems similar, if not the call, and the field guides say 
it's a mimic.

Peter Shute

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On 25/08/2013, at 10:31 AM, "Marc Anderson" <> wrote:

> Hi Alan,
> 
> it was in tall wet sclerophyll forest at the southern end of Lady 
> Carrington Drive. The recorder was left remotely so I don't know the 
> position of the bird.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Marc
> 
> 
> On 25/08/2013 10:05, Allan Richardson wrote:
>> Hi Marc,
>> 
>> To narrow down the possibilities, if you can remember, can you give us some 
>> habitat context? i.e. was the bird calling from the canopy, mid-storey or 
>> low down?
>> 
>> I'm assuming you were in wet sclerophyll forest if you had Rose Robin, 
>> although you might be in the period when they start moving out into drier 
>> habitats for the colder months?
>> 
>> Allan Richardson
>> Morisset NSW
>> 
>> 
>> On 24/08/2013, at 10:07 PM, Marc Anderson wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> I discovered this call on a recording I made in early March this year in 
>>> the Royal National Park, NSW.
>>> 
>>> http://xeno-canto.org/146261
>>> 
>>> Rose Robin's were in the area and heard soon after this call ( here is the 
>>> Rose Robin call for comparison - http://xeno-canto.org/146119 ), so it 
>>> could possibly be an atypical Rose Robin call. However, I've never heard 
>>> anything like this one before.
>>> 
>>> Would be interested to hear your thoughts!
>>> 
>>> Regards
>>> 
>>> Marc Anderson
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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