Sahul Brush Cuckoo ASCENDING WHISTLE
Project detections: 5 annotations; 1 night; recorded in October; most recent detection 21 Oct 2026.
Project clips
Carindale (-27.52, 153.11), 21 Oct 2026, 01:55:23, Annotation 40993, Annotator: Richard Fuller, No processing applied
Sahul Brush Cuckoo CHURRRT Strongly supported
Putative nocturnal call type
Tremulous wavering call, even pitch throughout, focused in a narrow band on 3kHz. This is the CHRRRT call of HANZAB.
Evidence for identification
Close match to recordings in the Stewart app, and description in HANZAB. Still need to make comparison image.
Confidence statement
High confidence given close call match.
Similar species / confusion risks
Other cuckoos.
Project detections: 43 annotations; 11 nights; recorded in March, September, October, November; most recent detection 26 Oct 2026.
Project clips
Carindale (-27.52, 153.11), 29 Mar 2026, 23:53:46, Annotation 4581, Annotator: Richard Fuller, Clip manually edited for clarity
Carindale (-27.52, 153.11), 02 Oct 2021, 01:59:49, Annotation 2472, Annotator: Richard Fuller, No processing applied
Carindale (-27.52, 153.11), 02 Oct 2021, 02:00:24, Annotation 2478, Annotator: Richard Fuller, No processing applied
Sahul Brush Cuckoo CHURRRT with trill
Project detections: 3 annotations; 1 night; recorded in October; most recent detection 12 Oct 2026.
Project clips
Carindale (-27.52, 153.11), 12 Oct 2026, 03:29:20, Annotation 40433, Annotator: Richard Fuller, No processing applied
Sahul Brush Cuckoo DESCENDING CALL
Project detections: 2 annotations; 1 night; recorded in October; most recent detection 12 Oct 2026.
Project clips
Carindale (-27.52, 153.11), 12 Oct 2026, 01:37:23, Annotation 40365, Annotator: Richard Fuller, No processing applied