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Strepera versicolor

Grey Currawong at Higgins, ACT

Strepera versicolor at Higgins, ACT - 9 Sep 2019
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Identification history

Strepera versicolor 10 Sep 2019 Illilanga
Strepera versicolor 9 Sep 2019 AlisonMilton

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I've heard it calling in the back yard for several days. I was puzzled as it sounded like an aviary bird but no-one has one near here Today I tracked down the source. I hadn't heard a Grey Currawong call before.

4 comments

Illilanga wrote:
   10 Sep 2019
Did it do the "cling cling" sound?
AlisonMilton wrote:
   10 Sep 2019
Not sure what you mean, but over the several days it has made different calls. I did take a movie of it yesterday to capture the call (the neighbours kids can also be heard though). Yesterday it was mostly making a two note call, similar to what a budgie also makes.
natureguy wrote:
   11 Sep 2019
See: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/210648
AlisonMilton wrote:
   12 Sep 2019
The call in the first example is the one I hear most often. In fact it was just calling again. I'm sure I've heard other calls but before I worked out what was making the calls.

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Species information

  • Strepera versicolor Scientific name
  • Grey Currawong Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1672.1m Recorded at altitude
  • 144 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information
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