Contributor
Date
Location
- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
- Behaviors
- Courtship, display, or copulation
- Sounds
- Non-vocal; Song
- Playback
- Not specified
Media notes
NOTES: Background: CACOMANTIS PYRRHOPHANUS ('SAD' DESCENDING TRILL); Beh. context: UNKNOWN;GULLY WITH COPIUS UNDERGROWTH IN TEMPERATE RAINFOREST - NOW QUITE DRY. THREE ADULTS CLOSE TOGETHER. SINCE OCTOBER IS WELL PAST THE NESTING SEASON IS BEHAVIOR UNKNOWN. VARIED TO DESCRIBE. A 'PSOPHODES OLIVACEUS' CALL NEAR END OF CUT WAS ALMOST 3 ADULT(S); 2 MALE(S); FEMALE(S); Sex: 1 UNKNOWNSURELY MADE BY ONE OF THE MENURA NOVEAHOLLANDIAE. SOME TAIL-SHAKING AND A LITTLE STRUTTING AROUND. BIRDS SCRATCHED AND DUG AMONG THE LEAVES ON FOREST FLOOR (AS MAY BE HEARD IN THIS RECORDING). ML: Background subject changed from recordist's original identification of Cacomantis flabelliformis pyrrophanus to Cacomantis flabelliformis to conform to eBird Taxonomy (v. 1.55). -Jay McGowan/Matt Medler, July 2015. Other Behaviors: Mimicry, Perform Visual Display.
Additional species
Technical information
- Recorder
- NAGRA III
- Microphone
- AKG 200
- Accessories
- Parabola 61cm/20.3cm (24in/8in)
Archival information
- Digitized
- 7 Nov 2001 - Martha Fischer