Greater Sage-grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus
Recording AV#14730.
USA: Montana; Valley Co., near Rt. 2, on road to Bitter Creek Wildlife Viewing Area (48.41, -106.71)
recorded by Pamela C. Rasmussen
Recording Characterization
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AVoCet catalog # | AV14730 |
Audio duration (s) | 62.7 |
ID confidence and determination | 100% seen well calling |
Other identified bird species | Branta canadensis |
Sound types present | calls contact |
Grade of best portion | good quiet calls, bird very close |
Playback used | no |
Individual Characterization
Sex | female Determined by: size |
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Age | adult Determined by: plumage, size |
Behavior | had been sitting on road, stood up and walked very slowly away giving grunting call when I got out of the car, but didn't go far and didn't take flight. Bird was still present in same spot on road on my return later that evening. |
Group size | 1 |
Environment
Recording date | May 12, 2012 |
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Time recorded (24h) | 19:03h |
Location | USA: Montana; Valley Co., near Rt. 2, on road to Bitter Creek Wildlife Viewing Area (48.41, -106.71) Coordinates determined by: estimate from Google Earth |
Elevation (m) | 800 Determined by: estimate from Google Earth |
Habitat | short-grass prairie |
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-67/K6 |

Audio recording file "AV14730" 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/14730.