Wairoa Reserve

Birds · A regular.

Stylised portrait of a Pied Currawong

Pied Currawong

Strepera graculina

First heard here 19 Sept · last heard today at 10:03am · 47 days in the last year · 4301 detections on record

Hear it

A clear recording song, recorded in Australia

Romuald Mikusek, xeno-canto, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Trimmed to 20 seconds.

Heard here by the park sensor, 99% match

Raw and a bit distant; the bird was somewhere in the park, not next to the microphone.

What to look for

The pied currawong is a black passerine bird native to eastern Australia and Lord Howe Island. One of three currawong species in the genus Strepera, it is closely related to the butcherbirds and Australian magpie of the family Artamidae. Six subspecies are recognised. It is a robust crowlike bird averaging around 48 cm (19 in) in length, black or sooty grey-black in plumage with white undertail and wing patches, yellow irises, and a heavy bill. The male and female are similar in appearance. Known for its melodious calls, the species' name currawong is believed to be of indigenous origin.

Read more on Wikipedia (Pied currawong)

Photograph of a Pied Currawong
Photo: JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

When it has been heard

Detections per day, last 30 days. Heard on 28 of them.
0731458 Oct: 14 detections9 Oct: 82 detections10 Oct: 44 detections11 Oct: 47 detections12 Oct: 28 detections13 Oct: 40 detections14 Oct: 24 detections15 Oct: 89 detections16 Oct: 128 detections17 Oct: 108 detections18 Oct: 41 detections19 Oct: 74 detections20 Oct: 74 detections21 Oct: 51 detections22 Oct: 145 detections23 Oct: 66 detections24 Oct: 64 detections25 Oct: 106 detections26 Oct: 80 detections27 Oct: 133 detections28 Oct: 60 detections29 Oct: 100 detections30 Oct: 102 detections31 Oct: 82 detections1 Nov: 0 detections2 Nov: 0 detections3 Nov: 34 detections4 Nov: 85 detections5 Nov: 101 detections6 Nov: 68 detections8 Oct23 Oct6 Nov0731458 Oct: 14 detections9 Oct: 82 detections10 Oct: 44 detections11 Oct: 47 detections12 Oct: 28 detections13 Oct: 40 detections14 Oct: 24 detections15 Oct: 89 detections16 Oct: 128 detections17 Oct: 108 detections18 Oct: 41 detections19 Oct: 74 detections20 Oct: 74 detections21 Oct: 51 detections22 Oct: 145 detections23 Oct: 66 detections24 Oct: 64 detections25 Oct: 106 detections26 Oct: 80 detections27 Oct: 133 detections28 Oct: 60 detections29 Oct: 100 detections30 Oct: 102 detections31 Oct: 82 detections1 Nov: 0 detections2 Nov: 0 detections3 Nov: 34 detections4 Nov: 85 detections5 Nov: 101 detections6 Nov: 68 detections8 Oct23 Oct6 Nov

Busiest day so far: Saturday 3 October, 214 detections between 4:44am and 6:21pm.

Time of day

When it calls, last 30 days. Darker is busier.

Busiest around 6am. From 30 days with hourly counts.

DayHeardFirstLastPeak confidence
6 Nov685:27am10:03am100%
5 Nov1015:15am7:53pm100%
4 Nov855:24am7:47pm100%
3 Nov349:40am6:12pm100%
31 Oct824:56am11:12am100%
30 Oct1025:24am7:45pm100%
29 Oct1005:02am7:46pm100%
28 Oct604:57am7:48pm100%
27 Oct1335:16am7:37pm100%
26 Oct806:17am7:40pm100%
25 Oct1065:15am7:41pm100%
24 Oct644:59am7:30pm100%
23 Oct665:42am7:42pm100%
22 Oct1454:44am7:32pm99%
21 Oct515:33am10:29pm99%
20 Oct744:36am7:27pm100%
19 Oct744:45am10:04pm100%
18 Oct415:12am7:03pm100%
17 Oct1085:23am7:31pm100%
16 Oct1285:31am7:36pm100%
15 Oct896:03am7:32pm100%
14 Oct246:17am7:31pm100%
13 Oct405:39am7:18pm99%
12 Oct283:42am7:34pm100%
11 Oct475:03am6:56pm100%
10 Oct443:57am7:20pm99%
9 Oct825:45am7:31pm100%
8 Oct146:13am6:03pm100%
7 Oct1296:17am7:14pm100%
6 Oct1005:05am7:28pm100%
5 Oct1745:04am7:18pm100%

Detections are automatic and can be wrong.