Grey Shrikethrush – Song & Calls
This species has a rich, melodious song and is especially vocal during the spring and summer months. The song is often described as mellow, liquid, fluty and harmonic. A typical song phrase consists of 4-8 notes and often begins with 2-4 repetitive notes. Most song phrases contain a distinctly louder, more strident note at the end. An individual male Grey Shrike-thrush may have around 16 song variations in his repertoire. Additionally, there are regional song variations.
Apart from the song, Grey Shrikethrush also give single & double-note calls as well as sharp, repetitive phrases. These simpler calls are often heard during the winter months.

Listen to calls of the Grey Shrikethrush
The audio in the video below features a nice variety of song phrases from a Grey Shrike-thrush. Weebill, Chestnut-rumped Thornbill, Grey Butcherbird, Brown Treecreeper and a number of other species can be heard in the background. Recorded at Gluepot Reserve, South Australia..

Other Bird Sounds
Other bird calls from the Australian bush:
- Black Cockatoo, Yellow-tailed
- Boobook, Australian
- Bowerbird, Golden
- Bowerbird, Satin
- Bowerbird, Spotted
- Butcherbird, Grey
- Butcherbird, Pied
- Catbird, Spotted
- Cassowary, Southern
- Cockatiel
- Cockatoo, Palm
- Cuckoo, Channel-billed
- Currawong, Pied
- Emu
- Frogmouth, Tawny
- Koel, Pacific
- Kookaburra, Laughing
- Lyrebird, Superb
- Magpie, Australian
- Miner, Bell
- Owl, Australian Masked
- Owl, Eastern Barn
- Owl, Powerful
- Owl, Barking
- Owl, Lesser Sooty
- Owl, Greater Sooty
- Owlet-nightjar, Australian
- Parrot, Eclectus
- Shrikethrush, Grey
- Wagtail, Willie
- Whipbird, Eastern
- Whistler, Australian Golden
- Whistler, Rufous
Birdsong of the Australian Bush
Native birdsong from six different habitats in the Australian bush
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