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Bird call
Australian Boobook (Ninox boobook) call
The classic two-note 'boo-book' of the night, repeated over and over.
Listen to the Australian Boobook call
A field recording of the Australian Boobook (Ninox boobook) by Peter Crowcroft, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Australian Boobook in woodland habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Australian Boobook
These birds belong to the owl family, like the Australian Boobook, so their calls can sound alike.
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Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
Maori: ruru. A two-note more-pork call repeated through the night.
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Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
A deep, soft hoo-hoo-hooo hoo hoo carrying a long way after dark.
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American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
A long, raspy shriek in flight; no hooting at all.
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Spotted Owlet Athene brama
Chattering, squabbling notes from a temple tree at dusk.
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Collared Scops-Owl Otus lettia
A single soft, frog-like 'poop' every ten seconds or so through the night.
Questions
Questions about the Australian Boobook
What does the Australian Boobook sound like?
The classic two-note 'boo-book' of the night, repeated over and over. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Australian Boobook?
Morepork, Great Horned Owl, American Barn Owl, Spotted Owlet and Collared Scops-Owl sound similar.
Where can I hear the Australian Boobook?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of Western Australia course.
How can I learn the Australian Boobook call?
In SongLark's Birds of Western Australia course, it comes in Level 6: Hidden Voices & the Night. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
Courses
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SongLark teaches the Australian Boobook in its Birds of Western Australia course. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of Western Australia, the Australian Boobook comes in Level 6: Hidden Voices & the Night. That Level is about south-west specialists and the bush after dark.
Learn it with these birds in Level 6 of Birds of Western Australia
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Western Whipbird Psophodes nigrogularis
A harsh, scratchy duet, 'it's-for-teacher', from deep coastal heath.
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Noisy Scrub-bird Atrichornis clamosus
Extremely loud, ringing, accelerating 'chip-chip-chip-CHIP' from dense thicket near Albany.
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Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
A long, mournful, descending trill, repeated through the day in spring.
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Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
Low, repetitive soft 'oom-oom-oom' at night.
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Australian Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles cristatus
A churring, rattling 'chirr-chirr' from a tree hollow after dark.
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Learn Australian Boobook in SongLark
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