Cape Sugarbird, Promerops cafer
Recording AV#12231.
South Africa: Kirstenbosch (-33.99, 18.42)
recorded by Pamela C. Rasmussen
Recording Characterization
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AVoCet catalog # | AV12231 |
Audio duration (s) | 64.9 |
ID confidence and determination | 100% seen well calling |
Other noise | traffic, talking |
Sound types present | calls then wing noise |
Grade of best portion | good noisy |
Playback used | no |
Individual Characterization
Sex | both Determined by: plumage |
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Behavior | sitting close together, the short-tailed female doing most of the calling, the male giving a few notes, then she flew off with a clatter, and he followed later |
Group size | 2 |
Environment
Recording date | December 19, 2010 |
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Time recorded (24h) | 9:16h |
Location | South Africa: Kirstenbosch (-33.99, 18.42) Coordinates determined by: estimate from Google Earth |
Elevation (m) | 170 Determined by: estimate from Google Earth |
Habitat | botanical garden |
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 "AV12231" 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/12231.