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Bird call
Western Thornbill (Acanthiza inornata) call
Soft, sweet twitters and 'tchip' notes from small, plain flocks.
Listen to the Western Thornbill call
A field recording of the Western Thornbill (Acanthiza inornata) by Caleb Catto, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Western Thornbill in woodland habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Western Thornbill
These birds belong to the thornbill family, like the Western Thornbill, 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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Inland Thornbill Acanthiza apicalis
A loud, scolding 'tchip' and a sweet, quick warble; cocked tail.
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Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris
Australia's smallest bird with a loud, clear 'wee-bill' or 'sweet-pea' call.
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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 Western Thornbill
What does the Western Thornbill sound like?
Soft, sweet twitters and 'tchip' notes from small, plain flocks. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Western Thornbill?
Western Gerygone, Inland Thornbill, Weebill, Brown Thornbill and White-browed Scrubwren sound similar.
Where can I hear the Western Thornbill?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of Western Australia course.
How can I learn the Western Thornbill 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 Western Thornbill 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 Western Thornbill 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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