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Bird call
Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis) call
A long, mournful, descending trill, repeated through the day in spring.
Listen to the Fan-tailed Cuckoo call
A field recording of the Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis) by graeme lunt, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Fan-tailed Cuckoo in woodland habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Fan-tailed Cuckoo
These birds belong to the cuckoo family, like the Fan-tailed Cuckoo, so their calls can sound alike.
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Pacific Koel Eudynamys orientalis
Persistent, rising 'koo-el' heard through summer nights.
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Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae
Loud, raucous 'awk awk' given in flight.
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Shining Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus
Maori: pipiwharauroa. Repeated upward-slurred whistles through spring and summer.
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Long-tailed Cuckoo Urodynamis taitensis
Maori: koekoea. A harsh screeching zzwheesht, often heard at night in summer.
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Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
The rising 'ko-EL, ko-EL' that carries across town at dawn.
Questions
Questions about the Fan-tailed Cuckoo
What does the Fan-tailed Cuckoo sound like?
A long, mournful, descending trill, repeated through the day in spring. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Fan-tailed Cuckoo?
Pacific Koel, Channel-billed Cuckoo, Shining Cuckoo, Long-tailed Cuckoo and Asian Koel sound similar.
Where can I hear the Fan-tailed Cuckoo?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of Western Australia course.
How can I learn the Fan-tailed Cuckoo 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 Fan-tailed Cuckoo 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 Fan-tailed Cuckoo 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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Australian Boobook Ninox boobook
The classic two-note 'boo-book' of the night, repeated over and over.
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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 Fan-tailed Cuckoo in SongLark
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