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ML136284

Hammer-headed Fruit Bat Hypsignathus monstrosus

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Contributor

Jack Bradbury Media from this contributor

Date

27 Jun 1972 6:30 PM

Location

near Makokou
Gabon
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 0.4775388, 12.812325
Age and sex
Adult Male - 14
Behaviors
Courtship, display, or copulation
Sounds
Call
Playback
Playback not used

Media notes

NOTES: Recordings on CNRS lek from tree tower platform. Male calling very close by. Few males calling at first, but activity picks up during session. Several staccato buzzes by males not too far away indicating female visits. Other Behaviors: Lek, Court. Habitat: Rainforest, River.

Technical information

Recorder
NAGRA IV-D
Microphone
Sennheiser MKH 815
Accessories

Archival information

Cataloged
10 Jan 2008 - Jack Bradbury
Digitized
10 Jan 2008 - Martha Fischer
Edited
10 Jan 2008 - Martha Fischer

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