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Bird call
Weebill (Smicrornis brevirostris) call
Australia's smallest bird with a loud, clear 'wee-bill' or 'sweet-pea' call.
Listen to the Weebill call
A field recording of the Weebill (Smicrornis brevirostris) by jimchurches, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Weebill in woodland habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Weebill
These birds belong to the thornbill family, like the Weebill, so their calls can sound alike.
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Western Gerygone Gerygone fusca
A sweet, wandering, falling song that seems to trail away in mid-phrase.
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Western Thornbill Acanthiza inornata
Soft, sweet twitters and 'tchip' notes from small, plain flocks.
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Inland Thornbill Acanthiza apicalis
A loud, scolding 'tchip' and a sweet, quick warble; cocked tail.
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Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla
Rich musical warble with harsh churrs; a mimic.
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White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis
Scratchy churring scolds from dense undergrowth.
Questions
Questions about the Weebill
What does the Weebill sound like?
Australia's smallest bird with a loud, clear 'wee-bill' or 'sweet-pea' call. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Weebill?
Western Gerygone, Western Thornbill, Inland Thornbill, Brown Thornbill and White-browed Scrubwren sound similar.
Where can I hear the Weebill?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of Western Australia course.
How can I learn the Weebill call?
In SongLark's Birds of Western Australia course, it comes in Level 4: Bush Songbirds. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
Courses
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SongLark teaches the Weebill 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 Weebill comes in Level 4: Bush Songbirds. That Level is about gerygones, thornbills and whistlers.
Learn it with these birds in Level 4 of Birds of Western Australia
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Scarlet Robin Petroica boodang
A thin, high, rattling trill, 'wee-cheedalee-dalee'; males have a scarlet breast.
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Rufous Treecreeper Climacteris rufus
Loud, sharp, repeated 'peet-peet-peet' from a bird spiralling up a trunk.
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Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
Rich rising whistles ending in a sharp whip-crack.
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Grey Shrikethrush Colluricincla harmonica
Mellow, musical piping phrases.
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Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
Rich, piping fluty phrases delivered from a high perch.
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Learn Weebill in SongLark
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