Pitta-like Ground-roller, Atelornis pittoides
Recording AV#10319.
Madagascar: Ranomafana National Park (-21.26, 47.42)
recorded by Frank R. Lambert
Recording Characterization
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AVoCet catalog # | AV10319 |
Audio duration (s) | 150.8 |
ID confidence and determination | 100% seen well singing |
Other noise | Eulemur rubriventer |
Sound types present | song |
Grade of best portion | good |
Playback used | yes |
Individual Characterization
Behavior | Sitting on a near-horizontal branch c.5m off ground in open, in response to playback. As it calls it first raises its body upright slightly, expands the chest and then bobs the head down so the bill points downwards very rapidly as the noise is made. |
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Group size | 1 |
Environment
Recording date | October 19, 1993 |
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Location | Madagascar: Ranomafana National Park (-21.26, 47.42) Coordinates determined by: Google Earth |
Elevation (m) | 950 Determined by: estimate from Google Earth |
Position of sun | late afternoon |
Additional Information
Recordist name | Frank R. Lambert |
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Copyright/permissions | copyright by recordist, freely available for non-commercial use with attribution |

Audio recording file "AV10319" by
Frank R. Lambert
is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
Based on a work at avocet.zoology.msu.edu/recordings/10319.