The Eastern Whipbird's Amazing Calls

[@TimSiggs]

Is this the most iconic sound of the Australian forest?

[@DanMK87]

The Australian rainforest, at least :).

[@annieclaire2348]

Gippsland (Victoria) forests, along the Great Dividing Range, resonate with the call of the Whipbird and the Lyrebird which mimics the Whipbird. Always a joy to hear.

[@oscarluck6451]

I want this as my ringtone

[@brachypelmasmithi2498]

When i think of jungle this sound comes to mind. Extraordinary. Never knew that this bird makes this sound. Thanks Tim!

[@TimSiggs]

Glad you enjoyed it! They are incredible birds

[@Firegodz2]

I love how they have a bit of recoil after the final note! 😂

[@TimSiggs]

It is So incredibly loud.

[@ryangreen1588]

Nice footage. They are a beautiful bird, feels like a sonic boom when you get close to them... They have so many nice variations of the return call also.

[@TimSiggs]

Yes, the volume is incredible and there are only a few Aussie birds that are louder. You are correct about the calls which are highly variable and also vary from area to area. I have many clips of various calls of this species which will feature in the full length film.

[@ryangreen1588]

@@TimSiggs Nice work mate, enjoy your content

[@southron_d1349]

I haven't heard them in the Dandenongs for too many years. One of my favourites, too. Such a charming bird.

[@TimSiggs]

Oh really? That's a shame. I would have thought they are still around there.

[@southron_d1349]

@@TimSiggs Maybe I've just been unlucky. But when I was a kid visiting my great-grandmother in Belgrave some decades ago, the Whipbird was common. I hope people can tell me that it is indeed just bad timing on my part.

[@robyn-r3g]

When I was a child in Upper Ferntree Gully, there were lots of whipbirds. We lived on the edge of the bush near a creek and they were plentiful, along with a lot of other birds. (We also had lots of frogs in ornamental ponds which were nice to listen to at night as you fell asleep.) Needless to say, you don't hear them anymore. I lived in Cockatoo approximately 25-30 years ago and, at that time, there was talk of culling the bellbirds which were overrunning the habitat of the helmeted honeyeater. And, just as a sidenote, I saw what I think was a gippslandica lichenostomus melanops (?) in the far south of east gippsland (where I live now). It had a black head and a bright yellow body (like a canary) - I couldn't believe my eyes! And, I've never seen it since. I searched all my bird books, and the only reference I could come up with (which sounded similar) is on page 516 under the Yellow Tufted Honeyeater description in the Readers Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds. I don't know whether I'm correct, or not. Back to Belgrave - I think there're just too many people living in the Dandenongs now. Even the animals in the bush are different. We didn't ever see kangaroos or wallabies, for instance. Now they're everywhere. Reptiles were prolific. I could go on ... @@southron_d1349 👍🐦🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘

[@yaboi4831]

he's taking an impulse response

[@zacman223]

They made excellent alarms for in the morning when them and the kookaburras are having sing offs

[@TimSiggs]

This, I agree as I get woken up by them most days, just after the Kookaburras. Sometimes it is SO loud :)

[@australiankaleidoscope664]

Tim thank you so much! Never heard such lovely, fantastic bird's song. Thank you for a great enjoment. With best wishes.

[@TimSiggs]

Very much appreciated. Glad you enjoyed.

[@janechalker3331]

Oh thank you so much. Heard them numerous times but have only seen one. This is wonderful.

[@TimSiggs]

Very glad I could help.

[@kidowmer]

They are beautiful birds, reminds me of laughingthrushes. I read that the call is actually a perfectly timed duet between the male & female, such it sounded like one bird calling. That's really amazing! Thanks for sharing this! 👍❤

[@TimSiggs]

You are right! They do look like the Laughing Thrushes. The calls are super cool and unique.

[@berthendrikx]

Hello Tim, nice video. During my visit to Australia, I often heard this sound but didn't know it was from this bird. Greetings Bert.

[@TimSiggs]

Glad you enjoyed it Bert. And the mystery is solved.

[@rhagelaar]

Also my mystery is solved. I just called it electrobird whenever I heard one. What a bizar sound.

[@SequoiaJas]

Brilliant. Thanks for sharing.

[@TimSiggs]

My pleasure!

[@35andsolid]

Amazing little bird with such a big voice ,cheers

[@jennypollard8739]

I didn't know it was this bird with that distinctive call! It's lovely - reminds me of a dart for some reason.

[@TimSiggs]

I can see the resemblance !!

[@hafizcelilkaya3313]

MAŞALLAH çok güzel ❤😊

[@geraldofabianoartes3074]

Lindo demais parabens. Grande abraço Brasil

[@mewrongwayKOCXF]

Awesome Tim!! 👍👍👍

[@TimSiggs]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@l214laus]

Thanks Tim. Is this in the Mt Tamborine region?

[@TimSiggs]

Very welcome. I have merged the clips from around SE QLD but some are close to there.

[@stevenaaus]

Very short wings ?

[@TimSiggs]

Yes, they spend most of their time on the ground and don't fly very often.