ML136293
Franquet's Epauletted Bat Epomops franqueti
Contributor
Jack Bradbury Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Riparian forest below Catholic Mission, Makokou
Gabon
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult Male - 1
- Behaviors
- Courtship, display, or copulation
- Sounds
- Call
- Playback
- Playback not used
Media notes
NOTES: Widely spaced (exploded lek) males calling in very low riparian and second growth forest between Catholic mission and river edge. Male initially very close then starts to slow down and emits synchopated pre-move call then flies off. Next segment further away. Second segment, can hear female calling in background, then male stops calling. Later premove call with male changing call tree afterwards. Voice notes identify which song perch male is currently using. Other Behaviors: Lek, Advertise. Habitat: Forest, River, Riparian.
Technical information
- Recorder
- NAGRA IV-D
- Microphone
- Sennheiser MKH 815
- Accessories
Archival information
- Cataloged
- 31 Jan 2008 - Jack Bradbury
- Digitized
- 31 Jan 2008 - Martha Fischer
- Edited
- 31 Jan 2008 - Martha Fischer