Unknown calls

This page lists unresolved nocturnal bird call types currently recognised in the project. Each call type has its own page containing example clips, notes, and current evidence.

brief pied butcherbird-like

1 published example

bronze-cuckoo-like tremulous

1 published example

button-quail-like

1 published example

chup chup chup

1 published example

churr

1 published example

coot-like squark

2 published examples

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

fast downwards cheep

1 published example

fast downwards pew

3 published examples

goose-like honk

2 published examples

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

2 published examples

high chip

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

kingfisher-like trill

3 published examples

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 cluck

1 published example

low down-up

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 rising chirp

1 published example

low squark

1 published example

low up-down

1 published example

low whistle

1 published example

moorhen-like squark

Superficially moorhen-like, check whether this could be glider

2 published examples

parrot-like chatter

1 published example

petulant chuckle

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

rallid-like screech

1 published example

rhythmic whew

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 soft chuck

1 published example

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

step-down 4k

1 published example

sudden harmonic squawk

1 published example

tet tet tet

3 published examples

tick at 5khz

2 published examples

triple upward pew

2 published examples

Unknown bird call

1 published example

up-down warble at 4k

1 published example

upslur

1 published example

upwards quack

1 published example

upwards trill

1 published example

weird warble

2 published examples

whauw

1 published example

wheeuw

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