South African Shelduck, Tadorna cana
Recording AV#11736.
South Africa: Western Cape; Veerkeerdevlei Dam (-33.323, 19.87)
recorded by Pamela C. Rasmussen
Recording Characterization
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| AVoCet catalog # | AV11736 |
| Audio duration (s) | 50.2 |
| ID confidence and determination | 100% seen well; numerically dominant on the lake, which also contained a few Alopochen aegyptiacus and other waterfowl and shorebirds |
| 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 |
| 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 | just 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 "AV11736" 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/11736.