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Eurasian Golden Oriole call? Audio from Poland (1 Viewer)

JayFeatherPL

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Poland
North-eastern Poland, 17th of August, 7 am, habitat: mixed forest (mainly pines), background birds: Blackbird, Willow Tit, Bullfinch (one Bullfinch's call at 01:03)

So apart from the Golden Oriole's song and the call: "weeeahk", there' also another call uttered usually by independent juveniles in family groups ("laughing" call). I've heard a similar call a few years ago, uploaded it - Juv. Oriole Call (00:06 + 00:17) + Links to this call from xeno-canto: Call 1, Call 2.

You can hear the typical oriole's call ("weeeahk") on the recording, but there are also these juvenile calls. They can be heard at: 00:33, 00:38, 00:43, 00:48 and 00:52.
Sorry for the poor quality - they were far away!

So are these Golden Oriole's calls or maybe there is another bird which makes a similar call?

I've noticed that Eurasian Green Woodlecker has a similar call to the juvenile Golden Oriole. I separate these two calls by "feel", but I'd rather to have a reliable feature. Do you know how to separate these two calls?

Thanks for the answers in advance!
 

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I agree you've recorded calls of Golden Oriole - normal excitement call and contact calls that could well be called "laughting call" and are also uttered in flight. I'm quite sure also adults do that but only in summer, so think it has the context family group, as you suggest...

As for the similarity to some Green Woodpecker calls, I'm not sure which call you mean. This one?:
ML622087492 - Eurasian Green Woodpecker - Macaulay Library
 
I agree you've recorded calls of Golden Oriole - normal excitement call and contact calls that could well be called "laughting call" and are also uttered in flight. I'm quite sure also adults do that but only in summer, so think it has the context family group, as you suggest...

As for the similarity to some Green Woodpecker calls, I'm not sure which call you mean. This one?:
ML622087492 - Eurasian Green Woodpecker - Macaulay Library
Thanks for help! And yes, that's that call. Don't you think it is a bit similar to the "laughing call" of the Golden Oriole? Compare this Green Woodpecker's call to this Golden Oriole's call. Maybe it is only me but I can hear the similarity...
 
Hello,

sounds good for a Bullfinch to me too, including the soft reedy quality, "seemingly farther away than the bird actually is"

Some similar Crossbill calls habe a "wooden quality", wich your recordings lack.

But you know my usual caveats.
 

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