Cape Gannet, Morus capensis
Recording AV#12206.
South Africa: Lambert's Bay (-32.089, 18.302)
recorded by Pamela C. Rasmussen
Recording Characterization
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AVoCet catalog # | AV12206 |
Audio duration (s) | 232.6 |
ID confidence and determination | 100% seen well |
Sound types present | calls |
Grade of best portion | good |
Individual Characterization
Behavior | foreground birds are those approaching colony, but most do not call. There's wide variety in call tone and intensity; many do not open their bills, some open them slightly, and one opened its bill wide and the call was clearer. |
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Group size | many |
Same individual as in other cuts in same spatiotemporal group? | same colony |
Environment
Recording date | December 21, 2010 |
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Time recorded (24h) | 15:46h |
Location | South Africa: Lambert's Bay (-32.089, 18.302) Coordinates determined by: Google Earth |
Elevation (m) | 5 Determined by: near sea level |
Habitat | rocky colony island |
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 "AV12206" 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/12206.