Nyanza Swift, Apus niansae niansae

Recording AV#4371. Ethiopia: Amhara Region; Blue Nile Gorge (10.06, 38.22)
recorded by Pamela C. Rasmussen

Recording Characterization

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AVoCet catalog #	AV4371
Audio duration (s)	8.8
ID confidence and determination	100% seen well; not very deep tail fork, not very black, rather brown, with distinctly paler wing panels; only likely dark-rumped Apus sp. here in summer. No refs but very like other Apus
Sound types present	call
Grade of best portion	average rather faint, brief
Playback used	no

Individual Characterization

Group size	several flying around
Same individual as in other cuts in same spatiotemporal group?	same group

Environment

Recording date	June 22, 2009
Time recorded (24h)	9:50h
Location	Ethiopia: Amhara Region; Blue Nile Gorge (10.06, 38.22) Coordinates determined by: Google Earth
Elevation (m)	1500 Determined by: estimate from Google Earth
Weather	almost 100% clear, sunny, breezy, 70F
Habitat	steep rocky slopes with a lot of bush cover

Additional Information

Recordist name	Pamela C. Rasmussen
Copyright/permissions	copyright by recordist; freely available with attribution
Recording Equipment	Nagra Ares BB+, Sennheiser ME-66
Editing Information	noise reduction

Audio recording file "AV4371" 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/4371.