Purple Heron, Ardea purpurea purpurea
Recording AV#11956.
Botswana: Maun, banks of Thamalakane River (-20.005, 23.428)
recorded by Pamela C. Rasmussen
Recording Characterization
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AVoCet catalog # | AV11956 |
Audio duration (s) | 9.1 |
ID confidence and determination | 100% seen well calling |
Other noise | traffic |
Sound types present | calls greeting |
Grade of best portion | good |
Playback used | no |
Individual Characterization
Age | adults Determined by: plumage |
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Behavior | bird flying into colony and being greeted by mate |
Group size | 2, possibly others joining in |
Environment
Recording date | January 01, 2011 |
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Time recorded (24h) | 18:35h |
Location | Botswana: Maun, banks of Thamalakane River (-20.005, 23.428) Coordinates determined by: Google Earth |
Elevation (m) | 940 Determined by: Google Earth |
Habitat | small nesting colony on islet in well-vegetated river in flood |
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 "AV11956" 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/11956.