South Polar Skua, Catharacta maccormicki
Recording AV#366.
Antarctica: Trinity Island, Mikkelson Harbor (-63.892, -60.786)
recorded by Pamela C. Rasmussen
Recording Characterization
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| Graphic Sound Analysis (click to zoom) |
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| AVoCet catalog # | AV366 |
| Audio duration (s) | 6.0 |
| ID confidence and determination | slightly less than 100% seen well at close quarters and photographed; one a rather pale phase and a dark phase; smallish and small-billed, lacking coarse upperparts blotches, and with white bill base patch; only one unequivocally this species |
| Other noise | surf |
| Sound types present | call |
| Grade of best portion | average |
| Playback used | no |
Individual Characterization
| Behavior | one skua called with raised wings when another flew by |
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| Group size | 3 |
Environment
| Recording date | January 04, 2009 |
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| Time recorded (24h) | 9:41h |
| Location | Antarctica: Trinity Island, Mikkelson Harbor (-63.892, -60.786) Coordinates determined by: Google Earth (Mikkelson Harbor not precisely located) |
| Elevation (m) | 2 Determined by: close estimate from being there |
| Weather | cold, windy |
| Habitat | on gravel beach close to tide line |
Additional Information
| Recordist name | Pamela C. Rasmussen |
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| Copyright/permissions | copyright by recordist; freely available with attribution |
| Recording Equipment | Telinga Pro, Edirol R09 |
Audio recording file "AV366" 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/366.