Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
High-pitched 'chi-chi' screeches, often from flocks.
A field recording of the Galah by Tanya Zubakin, shared on iNaturalist.
Call comparison
The Galah and the Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo both belong to the cockatoo family, so their calls can sound alike. Play the two recordings one after the other and listen for the differences in the descriptions below.
In Birds of New South Wales, the Galah and the Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo both come in Level 2.
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High-pitched 'chi-chi' screeches, often from flocks.
A field recording of the Galah by Tanya Zubakin, shared on iNaturalist.
Mournful, drawn-out 'kee-ow' wails from passing flocks.
A field recording of the Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo by John Cull, shared on iNaturalist.
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