Dwarf Bittern, Ixobrychus sturmii
Recording AV#12351.
Botswana: near Maun, entrance road to Island Safari Lodge (-19.925, 23.509)
recorded by Pamela C. Rasmussen
Recording Characterization
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| Download Sonogram | sonogram (JPEG) |
| Graphic Sound Analysis (click to zoom) |
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| AVoCet catalog # | AV12351 |
| Audio duration (s) | 13.2 |
| ID confidence and determination | 100% seen well, photographed (photo above); not seen singing but matches cut in Southern African Bird Sounds |
| Other identified bird species | Cuculus clamosus, Streptopelia capicola |
| Other noise | movement |
| Sound types present | song |
| Grade of best portion | good |
| Playback used | no |
Individual Characterization
| Age | adults Determined by: plumage |
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| Behavior | feeding in slightly open area of flooded short grass within acacia woodland, and flying up into trees when disturbed by passing vehicles. Repeatedly returned to same general flooded area after each disturbance |
| Group size | 2 |
Environment
| Recording date | January 02, 2011 |
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| Time recorded (24h) | 7:46h |
| Location | Botswana: near Maun, entrance road to Island Safari Lodge (-19.925, 23.509) Coordinates determined by: Google Earth |
| Elevation (m) | 940 Determined by: Google Earth |
| Habitat | wet grassy patch in open acacia woodland |
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 |
| Editing Information | high- and low-pass filtering |
Audio recording file "AV12351" 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/12351.