kHz
Contributor
Myles E. W. North Media from this contributor
E. Judy Blencowe Media from this contributor
Date
4:30 PM
Location
KITUI TOWNSHIP
Eastern, Kenya
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
- Behaviors
- Flying; Foraging or eating
- Sounds
- Call; Song
- Playback
- Not specified
Media notes
NOTES: Background: CAMAROPTERA BRACHYURA ('WEET' CALL); T.R. HEUGLINI. J.F.M. HORNE HAS CLASSIFIED THIS BIRD AS RACE HEUGLINI, BUT IT MUST BE CLOSE TO THE WESTERN LIMIT OF THIS RACE.THE RECORDISTOBSERVED MANY RUFOUS CHATTERERS (IN BROWN PLUMAGE) WITHVERY LONG TAILAND GREY-WHITE EYE AT THIS LOCATION. SONG IS VERY SOFT, RATHER FAST, CHATTER OF MEDIUM HIGH PITCH, LIKE A SOFTER VERSION OF A TREE FROG CHORUS. J. BLENCOWE STATED THAT THE BIRDS CHATTERED CONSTANTLY - TO KEEP IN TOUCH? CHATTER LOUDER WHEN THE BIRDS FLY OFF IN THEIR PARTIES - A PARTY BEING SAY 8 BIRDS. BIRDS WERE FEEDING MOSTLY ON THE GROUND BELOW OR NEAR ACACIA PATCHES. RATHER SHY; NOT VERY. OPEN VALLEY WITH ACACIA/SAVANNAH TYPE HABITAT. Habitat: Savannah.
Additional species
Technical information
- Recorder
- EMI RE321
- Microphone
- Grampian DP5
- Accessories
- Parabola 43.2cm (17in)
Archival information
- Digitized
- 17 Oct 2001 - Lauren A. Serafin