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Contributor
Myles E. W. North Media from this contributor
Date
Location
MOLO; KIVULINI; NEAR KAMBALA VIADUCT
Rift Valley, Kenya
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
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- Sounds
- Song
- Playback
- Not specified
Media notes
NOTES: C.T. OREOPHILA. 'SONG EXACTLY AS HAAGNER FROM SOUTH AFRICA - VAAL RIVER I THINK. POSSIBLY THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD COMPARISON' - MEWN. IN MYLES' FIELD NOTEBOOK HE STATES THAT HE AND JOHN START COLLECTED A SPECIMEN OF THIS BIRD ON THE 7TH OF JUNE. HIGH MONTANE FOREST WITH AN ELEVATION OF BETWEEN 2440-2745M. MUCH OF THE FOREST HAS BEEN OPENED FOR FARMING. KIVULINI IS ONE OF THE BEST DAIRY FARMS IN KENYA. THE DRAINAGE AREAS, EVEN WHEN IT WAS FORESTED, WOULD HAVE BEEN MARSHY. THIS FOREST EDGE MARSH IS AN OPEN GRASSLAND AREA WHICH MOST OF THE YEAR WOULD BE MOIST AND WET IN PLACES. HERE IT IS JUST A MARSH WITH GOOD GRASS GROWTH. Habitat: Wetland.
Technical information
- Recorder
- EMI RE321
- Microphone
- Grampian DP5
- Accessories
- Parabola 43.2cm (17in)
Archival information
- Digitized
- 30 Oct 2001 - Lauren A. Serafin