Blue-winged Goose, Cyanochen cyanoptera
Recording AV#4470.
Ethiopia: Oromia Region; Simien Shewa Zone; between Sululta Plain and Jemma River Gorge (9.5, 38.9)
recorded by Pamela C. Rasmussen
Recording Characterization
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Download Sonogram | sonogram (JPEG) |
Graphic Sound Analysis (click to zoom) |
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AVoCet catalog # | AV4470 |
Audio duration (s) | 38.5 |
ID confidence and determination | 100% seen well |
Other identified bird species | Anas undulata |
Sound types present | calls two types |
Grade of best portion | excellent |
Playback used | no |
Individual Characterization
Sex | male Determined by: much larger size |
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Behavior | moving away from me on foot |
Group size | 2, only the male vocalizing |
Same individual as in other cuts in same spatiotemporal group? | no |
Environment
Recording date | June 21, 2009 |
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Time recorded (24h) | 12:17h |
Location | Ethiopia: Oromia Region; Simien Shewa Zone; between Sululta Plain and Jemma River Gorge (9.5, 38.9) Coordinates determined by: interpolation between GPS points |
Elevation (m) | 2600 Determined by: approximation based on Google Earth |
Habitat | dry overgrazed shortgrass plain with small lush wet areas |
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 | slight noise reduction |

Audio recording file "AV4470" 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/4470.