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Buff-banded Rail

Buff-banded Rail SQUEAK

Putative nocturnal call type

The SQUEAK call is described in HANZAB as a harsh, creaky preep, usually repeated 4–5 times at intervals of 15–20 seconds. The nocturnal flight call appears to match this daytime vocalisation closely, both in sound and in the spacing between calls.

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Typical flight SQUEAK call, perhaps a little distorted by distance

Typical flight SQUEAK call, perhaps a little distorted by distance

Delaney Circuit (-27.52149, 153.11081), 21 Apr 2022, 21:59:56, Annotation 10

Typical flight SQUEAK call

Typical flight SQUEAK call

Delaney Circuit (-27.52149, 153.11081), 22 Apr 2022, 01:54:41, Annotation 41