▁also ▁a ▁m im ic ▁of ▁other ▁species . ▁Like ▁the ▁red th ro at ▁( P yr rh ola em us ▁br un ne us ), ▁the ▁spe ck led ▁war b ler ▁makes ▁a ▁distinct ive ▁wh ir ring ▁sound ▁with ▁its ▁wings ▁in ▁flight . ▁ ▁Bre eding ▁The ▁bre eding ▁season ▁is ▁from ▁August ▁to ▁January . ▁It ▁builds ▁a ▁d ome - sh aped ▁nest ▁with ▁a ▁side - ent rance ▁in ▁a ▁slight ▁h ollow , ▁near ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁a ▁tree ▁or ▁dense ▁shr ub , ▁or ▁among ▁fallen ▁branches . ▁The ▁nest ▁is ▁lo os ely ▁built ▁of ▁d ried ▁grass , ▁b ark - sh red s ▁and ▁m oss , ▁often ▁l ined ▁with ▁fe athers ▁and ▁fur , ▁and ▁res emb ling ▁the ▁surrounding ▁de br is . ▁It ▁l ays ▁a ▁cl utch ▁of ▁ 3 ▁or ▁ 4 ▁eggs , ▁each ▁meas uring ▁. ▁The ▁eggs ▁are ▁a ▁re dd ish - ch oc olate ▁colour , ▁dark er ▁at ▁the ▁large ▁end . ▁The ▁female ▁inc ub ates ▁the ▁eggs ▁for ▁ 1 7 - 2 0 ▁days , ▁and ▁then ▁bro ods ▁the ▁h atch lings . ▁The ▁nest lings ▁are ▁fed ▁by ▁her ▁and ▁the ▁primary ▁male ▁for ▁ 1 5 - 1 9 ▁days . ▁The ▁n ests ▁are ▁par as it ised ▁by ▁the ▁fan - ta iled ▁c uck oo ▁( Ca com ant is ▁fl ab ell iform is ) ▁and ▁the ▁black