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calvinkrause Gold Coast, Australia Apr 24, 2019

Hey! I keep hearing this creaky windmill sounding bird on the Gold Coast, Australia but I haven't been able to find the call online. I uploaded a video with the sound to WeTransfer here: https://we.tl/b-h9Xr5fp8Dd

Hope the link works!

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MargaretK PERTH, Australia Apr 27, 2019

I wonder if it's a Pied Butcherbird. Glorious mellow song. They are also brilliant mimics. Check out the YouTube videos below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVrLsGg6caw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfaplSc5ieMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkUf1rxzD2g

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calvinkrause Gold Coast, Australia May 03, 2019

Quote from MargaretK :
I wonder if it's a Pied Butcherbird. Glorious mellow song. They are also brilliant mimics. Check out the YouTube videos below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVrLsGg6caw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfaplSc5ieMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkUf1rxzD2g


Wow that's gotta be it!! I wonder if they have similar songs within the same region! So awesome, thanks for the help :)

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MargaretK PERTH, Australia May 04, 2019

That's great. They also sing a duet with their partners, pumping their wings to get maximum oomph from their voices. The butcherbirds really have the most glorious song. We have Grey Butcherbirds here and I absolutely love hear their own songs as well as mimicking other birds, magpies in particular.

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