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xeno-canto is a citizen science project and repository in which volunteers record, upload and annotate recordings of bird calls and sounds of orthoptera and bats. [2] Since it began in 2005, it has collected over 575,000 sound recordings from more than 10,000 species worldwide, and has become one of the biggest collections of bird sounds in the world. [1]
Australian Bird Calls (also referred to as Songs of Disappearance: Australian Bird Calls and just Songs of Disappearance) is an album of Australian bird calls, released on 3 December 2021 by the Bowerbird Collective and BirdLife Australia. It was created to bring attention to endangered and threatened species of Australian birds. [1]
It may be mobbed by birds while there is still light, and by bats, other nightjar species or Eurasian woodcocks during the night. Owls and other predators such as red foxes will be mobbed by both male and female European nightjars. [3] Like other aerial birds, such as swifts and swallows, nightjars make a quick plunge into water to wash. [23]
List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions AUS [1] [2]Australian Bird Calls: Released: 3 December 2021; Format: digital, CD
Bird vocalization includes both bird calls and bird songs. In non-technical use, bird songs (often simply birdsong ) are the bird sounds that are melodious to the human ear. In ornithology and birding , songs (relatively complex vocalizations) are distinguished by function from calls (relatively simple vocalizations).
The lyrebird is an Australian species best known for its ability to mimic man-made sounds. National Geographic has recorded these remarkable birds mimicking such unnatural noises as a chainsaw and ...
The "wooting" call is used by adult fiery-necked nightjars to help direct chicks away from danger. [4] When they hear this call, the chicks,as young as a couple days old, will immediately scurry towards the sound. [4] The chicks produce quick "wee-you" calls at 1 second intervals. [4] As they grow, their calls become louder and have a longer ...
Australian Frog Calls (also referred to as Songs of Disappearance: Australian Frog Calls) is an album of Australian frog calls, released on 2 December 2022 by the Bowerbird Collective and Australian Museum. It The album debuted at number 3 on the ARIA Charts.