Listen to the Australian golden whistler
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About the Australian golden whistler
The Australian golden whistler is a bird in the family Corvidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Australian golden whistler sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as litoria peroni and song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The Australian golden whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis) or golden whistler, is a species of passerine bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found in forest, woodland, mallee, mangrove and scrub in Australia (except the interior and most of the north). Most populations are resident, but some in south-eastern Australia migrate north during the winter. Its taxonomy is highly complex and remains a matter of dispute, with some authorities including as many as 59 subspecies of the golden whistler (one of the highest numbers of subspecies in any bird), while others treat several of these as separate species.
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More from the family Corvidae
Common raven
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Eurasian magpie
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Eurasian jay
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Western jackdaw
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Rook
Corvus frugilegus
Hooded crow
Corvus cornix
Carrion crow
Corvus corone
Northern nutcracker
Nucifraga caryocatactes
Blue jay
Cyanocitta cristata
Alpine chough
Pyrrhocorax graculus
Red-billed chough
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Frequently asked questions
What does an Australian golden whistler sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Australian golden whistler on this page, including its litoria peroni and song. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Australian golden whistler endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Australian golden whistler as “least concern”.
What family does the Australian golden whistler belong to?
The Australian golden whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis) belongs to the family Corvidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song of the Australian Golden Whistler by Gregorystorer – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Litoria peroni, song by James Ray – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1584926 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Australian golden whistler – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by John Manger, CSIRO – CC BY 3.0