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Contributor

William V. Ward Media from this contributor

Date

10:35 AM

Location

TAIAROA HEAD; OTAGO PENINSULA
New Zealand
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Map
Map Coordinates: -45.7666667, 170.7333333
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified
Sounds
Call
Playback
Playback not used

Media notes

Below a colony of Royal Albatrosses on cliffs above the sea where these birds had their nests. Vocalizations quite similar to Pied Shag. Sounds of several young and many adults can be heard. Light and monotonous. Wheezy calls and throat flutterings. About 500 adults in this country. Other Behaviors: Emit Alarm, Social Context: Colony.

Technical information

Recorder
NAGRA III
Microphone
Altec 688A
Accessories
Parabola 101.6cm/25.4cm (40in/10in)

Archival information

Digitized
10 Mar 2006 - Martha Fischer