Greater Painted-snipe, Rostratula benghalensis
Recording AV#11923.
Botswana: Maun, banks of Thamalakane River (-20.005, 23.428)
recorded by Pamela C. Rasmussen
Recording Characterization
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| Graphic Sound Analysis (click to zoom) |
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| AVoCet catalog # | AV11923 |
| Audio duration (s) | 1.8 |
| ID confidence and determination | 100% seen well |
| Sound types present | wing noise on take-off |
| Grade of best portion | below average |
| Playback used | no |
Individual Characterization
| Sex | male Determined by: plumage |
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| Age | adult Determined by: plumage |
| Behavior | for past minute or so had been walking along river edge very close to me, continually quivering rear body up and down, almost in a wagging motion. Very confiding, finally taking flight right at my feet, without making much noise (hence weak recording) |
| Group size | 1 |
Environment
| Recording date | January 02, 2011 |
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| Time recorded (24h) | 6:14h |
| Location | Botswana: Maun, banks of Thamalakane River (-20.005, 23.428) Coordinates determined by: Google Earth |
| Elevation (m) | 940 Determined by: Google Earth |
| Habitat | river with considerable surface vegetation |
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 "AV11923" 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/11923.