White-sided Hillstar, Oreotrochilus leucopleurus
Recording AV#12613.
Chile: Puente Juan Soldado (-29.662, -71.3017)
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 # | AV12613 |
| Audio duration (s) | 9.7 |
| ID confidence and determination | 100% seen well; larger and longer-tailed than Sephanoides, with longer, rather curved bill, entirely whitish underparts, dull bronzy upperparts, and very broad white tips to outer rectrices |
| Sound types present | calls and wing noise |
| Grade of best portion | excellent |
| Playback used | no |
Individual Characterization
| Sex | female or immature male Determined by: plumage |
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| Age | possibly immature Determined by: lacking throat spots |
| Behavior | approached me (my shirt had some small red flowers in the pattern) closely, buzzed and called loudly, then settled in nearby bush and perched there quietly for several minutes |
| Group size | 1 |
Environment
| Recording date | March 10, 2011 |
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| Time recorded (24h) | 17:45h |
| Location | Chile: Puente Juan Soldado (-29.662, -71.3017) Coordinates determined by: Google Earth |
| Elevation (m) | 230 Determined by: Google Earth |
| Habitat | ravine with scrub on sides and olive grove at base |
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 "AV12613" 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/12613.