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Contributor
Geoffrey A. Keller Media from this contributor
Date
8:20 AM
Location
Douglas; Guadalupe Canyon
Arizona, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult, Unknown sex - 1
- Sounds
- Call
- Playback
- Playback not used
Media notes
NOTES: (Sex: ?male; Breeding stat:?probably territorial, ?breeding; Gen. climate: arid; Cover density: sparse; Water: dry wash; Env. zone: Chihuahuan Desert) [Given that the loud "kuk" calls appear to be given by the same bird as the sharp "wheet" notes, I suspect that these all represent calls by Toxostoma curvirostre. If so, the "kuk" calls probably represent the threat call noted in BNA (0:07, 0:10, 0:28, 0:52) and the "wheet" the latter part of the more typical "whit-wheet" (0:25, 0:35, 0:39, 0:46). I suspect this bird was alarmed for some reason, possibly having a nest or young nearby. Quality changed from 1-2 to 2-1 - CAM - 3 November 2005]. Habitat: Riparian, Desert, Scrub.
Additional species
Technical information
- Recorder
- UHER 4200
- Microphone
- Sennheiser MKH 106T
- Accessories
- Roche Parabola 74cm/17.7cm (29.1in/7in)
Archival information
- Cataloged
- 15 Nov 2000 - Marilyn Moskal
- Digitized
- 23 Jan 2004 - Claudia Zan
- Edited
- 24 Aug 1989 - Thomas Paolangeli