Namaqua Sandgrouse, Pterocles namaqua
Recording AV#12181.
South Africa: Springbok area, east on N14 (-29.35, 18.65)
recorded by Pamela C. Rasmussen
Recording Characterization
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AVoCet catalog # | AV12181 |
Audio duration (s) | 20.9 |
ID confidence and determination | 100% seen well |
Other noise | movement |
Sound types present | calls flight |
Grade of best portion | good |
Playback used | no |
Individual Characterization
Behavior | flying past quite close, calls soft; coming in to drink at farm tank |
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Group size | few |
Environment
Recording date | December 23, 2010 |
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Time recorded (24h) | 8:04h |
Location | South Africa: Springbok area, east on N14 (-29.35, 18.65) Coordinates determined by: estimate from Google Earth |
Elevation (m) | 850 Determined by: estimate from Google Earth |
Habitat | open sparsely vegetated plains |
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 "AV12181" 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/12181.