ML126306
mantled howler monkey Alouatta palliata
Contributor
Date
Location
- Age and sex
- Adult Female - 7; Adult Male - 3; Immature Unknown sex - 1
- Sounds
- Call
- Playback
- Playback not used
Media notes
NOTES: Physical Description of Sound; How Destinguished: roar of Howl (A1), incipient roar (A2), high roar coda (A3) all roars given by adult males are heard + whimper (G) probably given by juveniles; Apparent Biological Purpose of SOund: Probably serves to maintain inter group spacing; What Behavior Accompanied Vocalization: Sitting and various postures + movement among branches of sleeping tree; Three different males of the same social group participated in this hawling bout - at least one group can also be heard in the distance (estimated at 200-400 meters). the group was composed of 3 males, 7 females, 1 juvenile and 1 infant. whimper can be heard twice at 5 minute 45 second for about 1 minute and again at 8 minute continiung to end of the cut. recording level was increased at 9 minute 40 seconds into the cut; Habitat: Forest, Deciduous Forest.
Technical information
- Recorder
- SONY TC-800
- Microphone
- Accessories
Archival information
- Cataloged
- 1 Oct 2005 - Ashik Rahaman
- Digitized
- 7 Sep 2005 - James Napoli