kHz
Contributor
Fred W. Loetscher, Jr. Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Innisfail
Queensland, Australia
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult Male - 1
- Sounds
- Song
- Playback
- Playback used
Media notes
NOTES: Weather: WIND; RECORDER TURNED OFF AT 0:08 AND 1:12 WHILE RECORDIST ATTEMPTED A WHISTLED IMITATION OF THE FLYCATCHER'S SONG. THIS HAD THE EFFECT OF STARTING HIM UP AGAIN. TEN SONGS FROM THE SAME MALE. BIRD FLITTED AROUND IN PLAIN SIGHT STAYING IN THE SAME MANGROVE TREE. MALE CHASED A FEMALE ATTHE END OF THE SINGING PERIOD. EXCEPT FOR HER GLOSSY BLACK HEAD, THE FEMALE IS BRIGHT BROWN ABOVE AND WHITE BELOW - VERY UNLIKE THE ENTIRELY GLOSSY BLACK MALE. RECORDED IN EARLY MORNING. Other Behaviors: Advertise. Habitat: Swamp, Creek.
Additional species
Technical information
- Recorder
- NAGRA III
- Microphone
- AKG 200
- Accessories
- Parabola 61cm/20.3cm (24in/8in)
Archival information
- Digitized
- 25 May 2010 - Jessie Barry