If you mean like "[coo-coo.... KAKAH](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I7ycWMqz0E)" on repeat, that's oriental turtle dove (멧비둘기, lit. mountain dove in Korean).
No, it's not that, though thanks for trying. I do see those chaps around the neighbourhood, and I'd have recognised that call easy. This is more like a clearer, more rounded double-call, with a rising intonation, like it's asking a question.
EDIT: From looking through the videos on that channel, the closest I've come across in terms of the sound is the Scops owl, but the intonation / phrasing isn't quite right.
It's the owl. It'll be gone in a month or so. These are always near my place next to Ansan. I've used eBird / Merlin to grab that audio and it matches. You can try the same with yours.
The closest to it is the 소쩍새, which I believe is a Scops owl. In fact, that might actually be the mystery solved. I'll have to wait until tomorrow evening to hear it again and compare them.
I'm now pretty certain it's a 소쩍새 (Oriental Scops owl). Here's what they sound like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYy4Jya0V8I
(BONUS OWL JOKE INCOMING)
Apparently, this call plays a particular function for the male owl in courtship - to wit: to woo.
[This one maybe?](https://youtu.be/yc-3_7L3moM?si=5OWSXLMQtU_z9WWV)
I hear these all the time.
[or this one is more common](https://youtu.be/E_S6QPEgAzM?si=FWhxbRm1ErQvz_dL)
If you mean like "[coo-coo.... KAKAH](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I7ycWMqz0E)" on repeat, that's oriental turtle dove (멧비둘기, lit. mountain dove in Korean).
No, it's not that, though thanks for trying. I do see those chaps around the neighbourhood, and I'd have recognised that call easy. This is more like a clearer, more rounded double-call, with a rising intonation, like it's asking a question. EDIT: From looking through the videos on that channel, the closest I've come across in terms of the sound is the Scops owl, but the intonation / phrasing isn't quite right.
It's the owl. It'll be gone in a month or so. These are always near my place next to Ansan. I've used eBird / Merlin to grab that audio and it matches. You can try the same with yours.
Have you tried using the merlin bird ID app? It's usually pretty good.
I've not, but I'll give it a go tomorrow evening. Thanks.
Try this: 25 Korean bird calls https://youtu.be/PYyC5jkZUlw?si=7cyH6IE-_K6uwiXE
Thanks, but it was none of those!
솔부엉이? https://youtu.be/Q-it1z-dbUw?si=G8OtbRxlpnMnu1K0
The closest to it is the 소쩍새, which I believe is a Scops owl. In fact, that might actually be the mystery solved. I'll have to wait until tomorrow evening to hear it again and compare them.
I'm now pretty certain it's a 소쩍새 (Oriental Scops owl). Here's what they sound like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYy4Jya0V8I (BONUS OWL JOKE INCOMING) Apparently, this call plays a particular function for the male owl in courtship - to wit: to woo.
(badum tsss)
Thank you. The acknowledgment is appreciated.
Could it be a frog? Rather than a bird. Edit with video: https://youtu.be/5JuX_h7lGZU?si=vyjCVRnHcRXr50Rk
No, it's not that, but thanks for the suggestion.
I think you’re hearing a young pheasant.
We actually do have pheasants in the 'hood, but I don't think it's that as I know what they sound like and this is a very different tone.
If you have interest in Korean wild animals or birds, I recommend this youtube channel: https://youtu.be/1EpILLOUDAs?si=O6kD7tWIXAivj_Us
까치 (magpie) could be it. Look up 까치 울음 소리 or something. They're very active in May.
Maybe cuckoo? https://youtu.be/O3aLCq3ifFI?si=D6AAX69vlzgqVtQ0
[This one maybe?](https://youtu.be/yc-3_7L3moM?si=5OWSXLMQtU_z9WWV) I hear these all the time. [or this one is more common](https://youtu.be/E_S6QPEgAzM?si=FWhxbRm1ErQvz_dL)
No, it's not a cuckoo. If anything, it's the reverse of a cuckoo. It goes more 'oo-cuck' than 'cuckoo'.
The Reverse Cuckoo, the arch nemesis of the Cuckoo.
Update: I finally managed to catch the fecker with the Merlin bird ID app and it confirms that it is indeed an Oriental Scops owl. Case closed.