Pademelon
Sounds
Tasmanian Pademelon (Thylogale billardierii)
Pademelons are generally quiet, although they make a few vocalisations including harsh rasping sounds when agitated, and soft clucking interaction calls. The most commonly-heard sound made by pademelons is probably their ‘thump’ – the noise made as a warning signal by a pademelon by thumping its heels on the ground. It is thought that these thumping sounds serve not only to warn nearby pademelons but also benefit other species which recognize this sound as an alarm.
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Tasmanian Pademelon – Thumps
EGK01 This audio recording features the typical alarm thumps of a Tasmanian Pademelon (Thylogale billardierii). Recorded in the Leven River Valley, Tasmania.
Red-legged Pademelon – Thumps
EGK02 Red-legged Pademelon (Thylogale stigmatica) thumps recorded at dawn in Wooroonooran National Park, Queensland.
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Other Night Sounds
Other species you might hear at night in the Australian bush:
Mammals
- Bandicoot, Long-nosed
- Devil, Tasmanian
- Flying Foxes
- Glider, Squirrel
- Glider, Sugar
- Glider, Yellow-bellied
- Kangaroo
- Koala
- Pademelons
- Possum, Common Brushtail
- Possum, Common Ringtail
- Possum, Short-eared Brushtail
- Wombat
Birds
Listen to Koala Sounds
The following video contains a spectrogram visualization of some of the audio recordings published below.
Koala Deep Bellowing
SD584a This next audio recording is an example of the deep bellowing, grunting call of a male Koala. Recorded in Benarkin State Forest, Queensland. In the background of this recording you can hear the sound of a Squirrel Glider.
Koala Grunting Variation
SD584b A variation of the grunting call of a male, this one sounds like deep belching or burping! In the background you can hear Squirrel Glider and Common Brushtail Possum. Recorded in Benarkin State Forest, Queensland.
Koala Wailing & Screaming
SD585a A different call type – this is the wailing, screaming call, also called the distress call. Koalas often make this sound when bickering with another koala or disturbed or alarmed by another species. Recorded at Benarkin State Forest, Queensland.
The following recording of a distant male Koala bellowing was made around 1am in the rainforest of Nightcap National Park, NSW.
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Mammal Sounds
Mammal sounds from the Australian bush: