Green-tailed Sunbird, Aethopyga nipalensis horsfieldi
Recording AV#2450.
India: Uttaranchal Pradesh; Gugukan, near Pangot (29.42, 79.44)
recorded by Pamela C. Rasmussen
Recording Characterization
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Graphic Sound Analysis (click to zoom) |
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AVoCet catalog # | AV2450 |
Audio duration (s) | 2.7 |
ID confidence and determination | slightly less than 100% seen very well and photographed; thought at the time of viewing to show orangey tint on edge of wings and tail and therefore be A. ignicauda; longish tail tips, grayish head, no supercilium, yellowish belly, olive above; photographs show distinct pale tail tips (consistent with nipalensis not ignicauda) and vocalizations are like nipalensis not ignicauda |
Other noise | dogs barking, Glaucidium brodiei pipe imitation |
Sound types present | call |
Grade of best portion | good |
Playback used | no |
Individual Characterization
Sex | female Determined by: plumage |
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Age | undetermined |
Group size | 1 |
Same individual as in other cuts in same spatiotemporal group? | yes |
Environment
Recording date | December 19, 2009 |
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Time recorded (24h) | 15:35h |
Location | India: Uttaranchal Pradesh; Gugukan, near Pangot (29.42, 79.44) Coordinates determined by: estimate from Google Earth |
Elevation (m) | 2200 |
Habitat | tall tree with a lot of degraded scrub, just a few trees, but near a bigger patch |
Additional Information
Recordist name | Pamela C. Rasmussen |
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Copyright/permissions | copyrighted, freely available with attribution |
Recording Equipment | Nagra Ares BB+, Sennheiser ME66/K6 |

Audio recording file "AV2450" by
Pamela C. Rasmussen
is licensed under a
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Based on a work at avocet.integrativebiology.natsci.msu.edu/recordings/2450.