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Contributor
William V. Ward Media from this contributor
Date
11:50 PM
Location
Hauraki Gulf; Little Barrier Island
New Zealand
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
- Sounds
- Call
- Playback
- Not specified
Media notes
NOTES: Beh. context: UNKNOWN;NZ NATIONAL FILM UNIT TRIP. SHRILL 'KI-WI' WITH MALE HAVING A HIGH-PITCHED VOICE; THE FEMALE LOWER AS IN THE OTHER TWO SPECIES. THIS SPECIES OFTEN GIVES A CALL OF ONLY ONE SYLLABLE. THE TWO TYPES ARE ON THIS TAPE. THE FIRST CALL ON TAPE, WI MALE(S); FEMALE(S)TH ECHO EFFECT, WAS MADE WITH PARABOLA. EACH TIME A KIWI CALLED, I TURNED ON THE MACHINE. I NOW HAVE TAPED THE 3 SPECIES OF APTERYX WHICH ARE ALL DIFFERENT. GREAT SPOTTED KIWI HAS AN UPSLURRED TRILLED CALL; THE LITTLE SPOTTED A MORE OR LESS EVEN CALL. Response to playback: No response. Elevation: 5 m.
Additional species
Technical information
- Recorder
- NAGRA III
- Microphone
- Altec 688A
- Accessories
- Parabola 101.6cm/25.4cm (40in/10in)
Archival information
- Digitized
- 21 Feb 2006 - Martha Fischer