Known for its melodious calls, the species' name currawong is believed to be of indigenous origin.

The endemic Lord Howe Island subspecies has a distinct, more melodious call.

After a while the meadowlarks began to sing again, but their melodious calls were out of place, foreign in this gray, snowy landscape.

The Noble Snipe has a clear melodious call.

Crypturellus are a very loud group of birds with melodious calls.

The sound of a voice came from the side, the melodious call of a dark elf.

The currawong has a distinct loud and melodious call.

The species is the most vociferous when mating, and make loud, melodious calls when doing so.

He looked in all directions, then gave a melodious call.

The melodious call has been likened to, "I'll get you", or "You're cranky", and is possibly the most musical of all whistlers.