Bird Songs in Alice Springs
The Alice Springs Desert Park is home to many native Australian birds. Some are housed in large walk-through aviaries, each of which represents a particular desert theme. The birds must be happy in these enclosures because most are breeding there. Many other birds fly freely through the extensive natural setting of the Desert Park, which is nestled beneath the spectacular escarpment of Mt Gillen, the start of the West MacDonnell Ranges. I have included a recording of some of the songbirds in the large Woodland aviary. The five note descending song is that of the Chiming Wedgebill, the lower metallic sound is that of the Crested Bowerbird and the short melodic burst of notes in the middle of the recording is the Rufous Whistler. Other softer songs can also be heard. The Chiming Wedgebill has a song so loud it hurts your ears.
