Blue-winged Goose, Cyanochen cyanoptera
Recording AV#4468.
Ethiopia: Oromia Region; Simien Shewa Zone; Mulona Sululta; Sululta Plain (9.226, 38.754)
recorded by Pamela C. Rasmussen
Recording Characterization
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| Graphic Sound Analysis (click to zoom) |
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| AVoCet catalog # | AV4468 |
| Audio duration (s) | 12.1 |
| ID confidence and determination | 100% seen well, photographed |
| Sound types present | call two types |
| Grade of best portion | poor very noisy; I was trying to approach to record |
| Playback used | no |
Individual Characterization
| Sex | both Determined by: major size difference, male bigger |
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| Behavior | male sitting on ground, female standing nearby, as I approached male began making short rapid calls, then stood up, female appeared to be making the squeaky longer calls |
| Group size | 2 |
| Same individual as in other cuts in same spatiotemporal group? | same pair |
Environment
| Recording date | June 21, 2009 |
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| Time recorded (24h) | 9:51h |
| Location | Ethiopia: Oromia Region; Simien Shewa Zone; Mulona Sululta; Sululta Plain (9.226, 38.754) Coordinates determined by: GPS |
| Elevation (m) | 2550 Determined by: GPS |
| Weather | 50% clear, breezy, about 75F |
| Habitat | flat dry overgrazed shortgrass plain |
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 "AV4468" 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/4468.