All grey currawongs have a loud distinctive ringing or clinking call. Throughout Hungary, clinking beer mugs or bottles was considered to be bad manners by some. The loud "bell call" resembles the clinking call, and is a clear piping sound. The clinking of glasses together is often done throughout the meal. Walking through the graveyard, he hears clinking footsteps and begins to run. In some recordings, the sound of clinking glass may be heard. This clinking can be heard from the early morning to late at night.