Malleefowl Vocalisation
Malleefowl make several different sounds that can be heard often without seeing the elusive bird:
- Female Malleefowl make a high-pitched grunt.
- Whilst together, usually at the nest mound, the pair make a soft, drawn out cluck.
- As a territorial warning to other Malleefowl, the male makes a loud, booming call.
- When threatened, they make a sharp grunt.
- A pair of Malleefowl sometimes perform what is known as a duet, where one bird calls immediately after the other several times in a row. It is thought the duet serves to maintain the pair bond.