Call of the Golden Bowerbird
The Golden Bowerbird (Prionodura newtoniana) is the smallest of the bowerbird species and endemic to upland rainforest in far-north Queensland. Males are a rich golden yellow colour while the female is olive brown.
The advertising call of the male Golden Bowerbird has been described as mechanical, rattling, reeling or insect-like, and while I agree with these words, I feel there is something strangely beautiful about the sound at the same time. Have a listen to the call on the following audio sample & see what you think. This audio recording features the advertising call of a male Golden Bowerbird near a bower on the Atherton Tablelands in Queensland.
Golden Bowerbird - Advertising call of male near bower.
Watch a video of a male Golden Bowerbird tending to his bower:
The call of a male Golden Bowerbird can also be heard on the album – “Cloud Forest Creek“, recorded in Mount Hypipamee (The Crater) National Park, Queensland, Australia.
Other Bird Sounds
Other bird calls from the Australian bush:- Boobook, Southern
- Bowerbird, Spotted
- Bowerbird, Golden
- Cassowary, Southern
- Frogmouth, Tawny
- Kookaburra, Laughing
- Lyrebird, Superb
- Owl, Powerful
- Owl, Barking
- Owl, Lesser Sooty
- Owl, Greater Sooty
- Owlet Nightjar, Australian
- Shrikethrush, Grey
- Whipbird, Eastern
- Whistler, Australian Golden
- Whistler, Rufous