ðə mˈeɪl ʌvðə spˈiːsiːz ɪz mˈoʊst vˈoʊkəl ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli mˈɔːɹnɪŋ ænd hɐz ɐ tˈɛndənsi tə sˈɪŋ ˈæftɚ, ænd sˈʌmtaɪmz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ, wˈɛt ænd wˈɪndi wˈɛðɚ wˌɪtʃ lˈɛd tə ðə nˈeɪm stˈoːɹmkɑːk.
The male of the species is most vocal in the early morning and has a tendency to sing after, and sometimes during, wet and windy weather which led to the name 'Stormcock'.