Merlin, Falco columbarius
Recording AV#16315.
Costa Rica: San Jose; near Hotel Paraiso de Quetzales (9.6, -83.77)
recorded by Pamela C. Rasmussen
Recording Characterization
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AVoCet catalog # | AV16315 |
Audio duration (s) | 9.1 |
ID confidence and determination | 100% seen well calling |
Other identified bird species | Bolborhynchus lineola |
Other noise | mic malfunction |
Sound types present | calls flight |
Grade of best portion | good interrupted by malfunction |
Playback used | no |
Individual Characterization
Behavior | had been perched atop a snag at a distance, when we had good scope views, then flew towards us calling, and landed a ways away; silent while perched |
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Group size | 1 |
Environment
Recording date | December 26, 2012 |
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Time recorded (24h) | 6:42h |
Location | Costa Rica: San Jose; near Hotel Paraiso de Quetzales (9.6, -83.77) Coordinates determined by: estimate from Google Earth |
Elevation (m) | 3100 Determined by: estimate from Google Earth |
Habitat | pasture-forest mosaic |
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 "AV16315" 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/16315.