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Dec 15, 2017

Strange call from Babblers



Photo: Chris Tzaroz / Birdlife Australia
GRAY-CROWNED BABBLER
(Pomatostomus temporalis)
The noisy, chattering call of the Gray-crowned Babbler readily announces its presence, but the most well-known call is a distinct 'yahoo', given as a duet by pairs of birds.  Females give a harsh 'ya' and males reply with a high-pitched 'hoo', but given the perfect timing it sounds as though the combined call has been given by a solitary bird.  Tricky devils.

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BarrytheBirder

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