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Contributor
Jennifer F. M. Horne Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Madagascar; Macabe Forest
Mauritius
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult Female - 1; Adult Male - 1
- Behaviors
- Courtship, display, or copulation
- Sounds
- Call; Song
- Tags
- Nest
- Playback
- Not specified
Media notes
NOTES: (Cat. No. 72136 A & B. Tape #11B & 12A. Time: 0900 +/-. Bkground Sounds: Psittacula echo passing over.) See Edit book Mauritius 1 for additional notes pp. 55, 56, 57. Male sings as nest change over then the close contact "kek" calls of both male and female heard. The male came into the area--but the female remained on the nest. He was foraging until 0915 when they changed. The male then moved off again and called from a distance, but almost immediately came in close again. Female changed with male but 5 min. later he returned--female then left. The cut ends with an active call of the male likely ? he had seen a potential nest predator. Other Behaviors: Mate, Perform Nest Relief.
Technical information
- Recorder
- NAGRA III-B
- Microphone
- Accessories
Archival information
- Cataloged
- 8 Oct 2001 - Annette Nadeau
- Digitized
- 7 Feb 2012 - Brad Walker