Contributor
Fred W. Loetscher, Jr. Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Taree; near Forster
New South Wales, Australia
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
- Behaviors
- Foraging or eating
- Sounds
- Call
- Playback
- Not specified
Media notes
NOTES: Background: ARDEA NOVAEHOLLANDIAE (YOUNG BEING FED); Background: PHILEMON CORNICULATUS (RAUCOUS NOTES); Weather: WIND; SHRILL PENETRATING BUZZY CALL; NO DOUBT AT LEAST PART OF ITS FUNCTIONIS TO KEEP THE FLOCK TOGETHER. THESE VERY SMALL PARROTS CALL CONSTANTLY EVEN WHILE FEEDING UPSIDE DOWN ON THE NECTAR OF THE FLOWERING GUM TREES. DESPITE THE ABUNDANCE OFFLOWER CLUSTERS ON SEVERAL LARGE EUCALYPTUS TREES THE LORIKEETS ENGAGED IN A GOOD DEAL OF SKIRMISHING AMONG THEMSELVES. IN TALL FLOWERING EUCALYPTUS TREES NEAR BOTTOM OF A LOW HILLIN SEMI-OPEN COUNTRY NEAR THE SEA. MID-AFTERNOON. 110 OR MORE BIRDS. Sex: 110 UNKNOWN. Other Behaviors: Establish Flock Contact.
Additional species
Technical information
- Recorder
- NAGRA III
- Microphone
- AKG 200
- Accessories
- Parabola 61cm/20.3cm (24in/8in)
Archival information
- Cataloged
- 28 Nov 2000 - Martha Fischer
- Digitized
- 28 Nov 2000 - Martha Fischer