Unknown calls

australian wood duck or cat

1 published example

brief pied butcherbird-like

1 published example

bronze-cuckoo-like tremulous

1 published example

brown quail-like low

3 published examples

buff-banded rail-like but hoarse

3 published examples

buff-banded rail-like but pure

2 published examples

bush stone-curlew-like

1 published example

bush-hen-like short piping

Sounds quite like a Pale-vented Bush-hen, but only a short series of notes.

1 published example

button-quail-like

1 published example

cheerful chirping

2 published examples

chirru

1 published example

chup chup chup

1 published example

churr

1 published example

coot-like squark

2 published examples

cuckoo-like trill

2 published examples

curlew-like

1 published example

down-then-down-again-or-flying-fox

1 published example

downwards double whistle

1 published example

downwards high buzz

1 published example

downwards peep-pew

2 published examples

downwards pew

3 published examples

duck sp flight call

1 published example

duck sp harsher quack flight call

2 published examples

duck sp harsher quack wingbeats

1 published example

duck sp short quack flight call

1 published example

duck sp short quack wingbeats

1 published example

duck sp wingbeats

1 published example

eastern barn owl-like screech

1 published example

fast downwards cheep

1 published example

fast downwards pew

3 published examples

finch-like chip

1 published example

goose-like honk

2 published examples

grey shrikethrush-like

1 published example

grey shrikethrush-like low downward peep

1 published example

heron-like croak

1 published example

high buff-banded rail-like

Neatly structured short liquid trill, recalling Buff-banded Rail, but higher pitched and a little longer.

2 published examples

high cheep

3 published examples

high chip

1 published example

high creak

Unknown high pitched creak, not unlike a crazed Buff-banded Rail

3 published examples

high double pip

1 published example

high plick

1 published example

high twitter

1 published example

high whirring

3 published examples

high-pitched up-down

1 published example

hoarse quail-like

1 published example

kee-oh

1 published example

kingfisher-like trill

3 published examples

koel-keek-like high

2 published examples

koel-like stilt-like

Maybe just a Pacific Koel, but sounds odd and possible shorebirdy?

1 published example

lewin's rail-like kek

1 published example

liquid downslur

1 published example

low bittern-like

1 published example

low brief chip

1 published example

low buff-banded rail-like

1 published example

low chirr-ee-uu

1 published example

low cluck

1 published example

low crake-like

3 published examples

low disyllabic

1 published example

low double cluck

1 published example

low down-up

3 published examples

low downward chirrew

2 published examples

low downward pew

2 published examples

low fast piping

Reminiscent of Pale-vented Bush-hen, fast piping notes around 800 Hz, can be interspersed with short upward-infected note around 850 Hz

1 published example

low hoot

2 published examples

low liquid preep

1 published example

low modulated chip

1 published example

low plaintive whistle

3 published examples

low quip quip quip

1 published example

low rising chirp

2 published examples

low squark

1 published example

low up-down

1 published example

low wail

3 published examples

low whistle

1 published example

moorhen or swamphen

3 published examples

moorhen-like screech

3 published examples

moorhen-like squark

Superficially moorhen-like, check whether this could be glider

2 published examples

n-shaped whistle

1 published example

noisy miner-like double note

2 published examples

parrot-like chatter

1 published example

petulant chuckle

2 published examples

pied butcherbird-like

1 published example

plaintive whistle

2 published examples

possum or tyto

This sound occurred just prior to definite possum noises, so that's probably what it is, but sounds eerily like a Tyto!

2 published examples

quark

2 published examples

rallid-like screech

1 published example

rhythmic whew

1 published example

ringing double note

1 published example

rising chirp

1 published example

russet-tailed thrush-like

1 published example

sacred kingfisher-like soft call

Maybe just a Sacred Kingfisher, but sounds softer and slower

2 published examples

scratchy rasp ibis-like

1 published example

shorebird-like mewing

1 published example

shorebird-like soft chuck

1 published example

short 4k buzz

3 published examples

short 4k chip

2 published examples

short double cluck

1 published example

short double peep

2 published examples

silvereye-like

1 published example

slow bush-hen-like

2 published examples

slow deep brown quail-like

1 published example

squark at 2500

2 published examples

squeak

On 20 May 2026, at least two birds flying together (two calls in close proximity, calls get louder then stop)

1 published example

step-down 4k

1 published example

stilt-like yelp

1 published example

sudden harmonic squawk

1 published example

tet tet tet

3 published examples

tick at 5khz

2 published examples

triple clack

2 published examples

triple peep

Faint triple peep - looks to be structured like a bird call, with a thin downsweep on the spectrogram, but possibly a nonbird.

1 published example

triple upward pew

2 published examples

Unknown bird call

1 published example

Unknown Bird Wingbeats

3 published examples

up-down warble at 4k

1 published example

upslur

1 published example

upwards pew

Unknown upsweeping call, not unlike the typical downsweeping Shining Bronze-cuckoo CALL.

2 published examples

upwards quack

1 published example

upwards trill

1 published example

waterbird-like rasp

2 published examples

weird warble

2 published examples

whauw

1 published example

wheeuw

1 published example

whistle at 4.5k

1 published example

whistle down then up

3 published examples

whistle stepping up

1 published example

whistler-like down then upslur

1 published example

whistler-like short

Very short vaguely whistler-like call.

1 published example

wonga pigeon-like

Unknown low piping sound, what could be making this?

1 published example

YTBC-like

2 published examples