Contributor
Date
Location
- Age and sex
- Adult Female - 1; Adult Male - 1
- Sounds
- Duet; Song
- Playback
- Not specified
Media notes
NOTES: Background: PORPHYRIO PORPHYRIO MADAGASCARIENSIS; L.F. MAJOR. MYLES ISAGAIN WORKING WITH THE RINGED BIRDS DOUBLE GREEN (GG) AND DOUBLE RED (RR). INITIALLY MYLES DOES NOT SEE THE BIRDS, BUT SUSPECTS GG. THE BIRDS ARE DUETTING. THE SOUNDS OCCUR IN THE FOLLOWINGSEQUENCE: SNARL-BOUFLUTE FOLLOWED BY 'SHEE-OO', THEN 'OO-SHEE-OO' (FLUTE-SNARL-FLUTE FORA LONG SEQUENCE, THEN TICK-SCOLD AND SNARL-BOU FLUTE 'OO-SHEE-OO' AGAIN. THE DUET BETWEEN GG AND THE UNMARKED BIRD OCCURSAGAIN. (SEE RECORDING NOTEBOOK NO.5 1964-1965 (JAN.) PP.7). SOUTH ENDOF HIPPO POOL IN ACACIA WOOD. RECORDED 1230-1300 HOURS. ML: Background subject changed from recordist's original identification of Gallinula chloropus meridionalis to Gallinula chloropus to conform to eBird Taxonomy (v. 1.55). -Jay McGowan/Matt Medler, July 2015. Habitat: Forest, Lake.
Additional species
Technical information
- Recorder
- EMI RE321
- Microphone
- Grampian DP5
- Accessories
- Parabola 43.2cm (17in)
Archival information
- Digitized
- 27 Nov 2001 - Martha Fischer