African Black Swift, Apus barbatus barbatus
Recording AV#11869.
South Africa: Golden Gate Highlands NP (-28.52, 28.62)
recorded by Pamela C. Rasmussen
Recording Characterization
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AVoCet catalog # | AV11869 |
Audio duration (s) | 3.7 |
ID confidence and determination | slightly less than 100% seen as all-black fork-tailed swift, vocalization came from direction of bird |
Other noise | wind |
Sound types present | call |
Grade of best portion | below average |
Playback used | no |
Individual Characterization
Behavior | flying near cliffs |
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Group size | 1 |
Environment
Recording date | January 07, 2011 |
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Time recorded (24h) | 7:50h |
Location | South Africa: Golden Gate Highlands NP (-28.52, 28.62) Coordinates determined by: GeoHack |
Elevation (m) | 2000 Determined by: estimate from park signage |
Weather | windy |
Habitat | cliffs in grassland |
Additional Information
Recordist name | Pamela C. Rasmussen |
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Copyright/permissions | copyright by recordist, freely available for non-commercial use with attribution |
Recording Equipment | Nagra Ares BB+, Sennheiser ME-66/K6 |

Audio recording file "AV11869" by
Pamela C. Rasmussen
is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
Based on a work at avocet.integrativebiology.natsci.msu.edu/recordings/11869.