kHz
Contributor
sheldon severinghaus Media from this contributor
Date
5:30 AM
Location
TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY; TAICHUNG
Taichung City, Taiwan
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Unknown age, Unknown sex - 1
- Sounds
- Song
- Playback
- Not specified
Media notes
NOTES: A TWO-PART CALL (7-5). BEGINS WITH 7 HOOTS INCREASING IN RAPIDITY; THEN BREAKS INTO A SERIES OF 5 THREE-SYNCOPATED-NOTE GROUPS: THESE GROUPS OF 3 SYNCOPATED NOTES SOUND LIKE SOMEONE HITTING A HOLLOW PIECE OF WOOD. BIRD WAS LOW IN ACACIA AND BAMBOO THICKET - TYPICAL OF SPECIES. SINGS MOST OFTEN DURING FIRST 2 HOURS AFTER DAWN. ALSO FREQUENTLY DURING THE NIGHT AND MOST ANY TIME DURING THE DAY. BACKGROUND: SCHACH SHRIKE SINGING; LIKE AMERICAN CATBIRD - VARIED WHISTLES; CHIRPS & SQUEAKS.
Additional species
Technical information
- Recorder
- NAGRA III-B
- Microphone
- Sennheiser MKH 104
- Accessories
- Parabola 101.6cm/30.5cm (40in/12in)
Archival information
- Digitized
- 21 Dec 2000 - Martha Fischer