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ML165900

Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica

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Contributor

Arjun Potter Media from this contributor

Date

30 Dec 2010

Location

Karnala Bird Sanctuary
Maharashtra, India
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 18.8943571, 73.1076837
Age and sex
Adult Female - 1; Adult Male - 1
Sounds
Call
Playback
Playback not used

Media notes

Habitat: Moist Deciduous, Semi-Evergreen Context: 2 Purple-rumped Sunbirds mobbing a Jungle Owlet (Glaucidium radiatum radiatum) that is perched atop a tree. 2 other sunbirds also mobbing, but not identified. ML: Subject changed from recordist's original identification of Leptocoma zeylonica flaviventris to Leptocoma zeylonica to conform to eBird Taxonomy (v. 1.55). -Jay McGowan/Matt Medler, July 2015. Other Behaviors: Scold, Emit Alarm, Mob.

Technical information

Recorder
MARANTZ PMD 661
Microphone
Sennheiser ME 67
Accessories

Archival information

Cataloged
1 Mar 2011 - Martha Fischer
Digitized
1 Mar 2011 - Martha Fischer
Edited
1 Mar 2011 - Martha Fischer

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