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Contributor
sheldon severinghaus Media from this contributor
Date
6:40 AM
Location
NANTOU; WU SHE
Nantou County, Taiwan
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Media notes
NOTES: LOUD, CLEAR, VERY PENETRATING WHISTLE. INTRODUCTORY NOTEBEGINS ALMOSTINAUDIBLY INCREASES GREATLY IN LOUDNESS BEFORE BREAKINGINTO FINAL MELODIOUS WHISTLE. INTRODUCTORY NOTE VARIES IN PITCH. SONGWAS SUNG OVER ACERTAIN AREA; AREA WAS COVERED PERIODICALLY. THIS PARTICULAR BIRD APPEARED TO COVER AN AREA ABOUT 200FT LONG (ALONG THE EDGE OF A ROAD) ANDABOUT 100FT WIDE (DOWN THE SLOPE FROM THE ROAD). HE COVERED THE AREA PERIODICALLY ALWAYS STAYING IN THE DENSEST PARTS OF THE UNDERBRUSH. STEEP, HEAVILY BRUSH-COVERED SLOPES; DENSE THICKETED RAVINES. Sex: 1 UNKNOWN. Other Behaviors: Advertise. Habitat: Montane Grassland.
Technical information
- Recorder
- NAGRA III-B
- Microphone
- Sennheiser MD 211
- Accessories
- Parabola 101.6cm/30.5cm (40in/12in)
Archival information
- Digitized
- 24 Oct 2001 - Lauren A. Serafin