Beautiful Sunbird, Nectarinia pulchella pulchella
Recording AV#4572.
Ethiopia: Oromia Region; Misraq Shewa Zone; Nazret, Ras Hotel grounds (8.54, 39.27)
recorded by Pamela C. Rasmussen
Recording Characterization
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AVoCet catalog # | AV4572 |
Audio duration (s) | 93.1 |
ID confidence and determination | less than 100% not seen while recording this; abundant here and fairly similar to cut in African Bird Sounds, although slower, more spaced out; male N. venusta also seen but flew away while singing happening |
Sound types present | song |
Grade of best portion | good noisy |
Playback used | no |
Environment
Recording date | June 23, 2009 |
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Time recorded (24h) | 11:48h |
Location | Ethiopia: Oromia Region; Misraq Shewa Zone; Nazret, Ras Hotel grounds (8.54, 39.27) Coordinates determined by: Google Earth |
Elevation (m) | 1600 Determined by: Google Earth |
Habitat | hotel grounds in city with extensive garden and big trees |
Additional Information
Recordist name | Pamela C. Rasmussen |
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Copyright/permissions | copyright by recordist; freely available with attribution |
Recording Equipment | Nagra Ares BB+, Sennheiser ME-66 |
Editing Information | noise reduction |

Audio recording file "AV4572" 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/4572.