South African Shelduck, Tadorna cana
Recording AV#11735.
South Africa: Western Cape; Veerkeerdevlei Dam (-33.323, 19.87)
recorded by Pamela C. Rasmussen
Recording Characterization
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AVoCet catalog # | AV11735 |
Audio duration (s) | 32.9 |
ID confidence and determination | 100% seen well; numerically dominant on the lake, which also contained a few Alopochen aegyptiacus and other waterfowl and shorebirds |
Other identified bird species | Phoenicopterus roseus |
Sound types present | calls |
Grade of best portion | good |
Playback used | no |
Individual Characterization
Sex | both Determined by: plumage |
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Behavior | mostly settled birds |
Group size | a few hundred |
Same individual as in other cuts in same spatiotemporal group? | same flock |
Environment
Recording date | January 08, 2011 |
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Time recorded (24h) | 5:57h |
Location | South Africa: Western Cape; Veerkeerdevlei Dam (-33.323, 19.87) Coordinates determined by: Google Earth |
Elevation (m) | 810 Determined by: estimate from Google Earth |
Weather | clear, calm, pleasant |
Position of sun | well after sunrise |
Habitat | lake in Karoo scrub |
Additional Information
Recordist name | Pamela C. Rasmussen |
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Copyright/permissions | copyright by recordist, freely available for non-commercial use with attribution |
Recording Equipment | Nagra Ares BB+, Sennheiser ME-66/K6 |

Audio recording file "AV11735" 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.zoology.msu.edu/recordings/11735.