kHz
Contributor
William V. Ward Media from this contributor
Date
8:30 PM
Location
Otago Peninsula; Taiaroa Head; Map 164/2 341838
Otago, New Zealand
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
- Sounds
- Call
- Playback
- Not specified
Media notes
NOTES: RECORDED SCREEMS AND GROWLS OF A PAIR OF BIRDS UNDER SOME ROCKS A FEW FEET ABOVE THE SEA. BIRDS VOCALIZED AS ON THE TAPE AT INTERVALS OF ROUGHLY 2 TO 4 MIN. HAVE WIDE RANGE OF CALLS (MEWING; CAT CALLS; LOUD SCREEMS; TRUMPETING; AND DEEP GROW 1 MALE(S); 1 FEMALE(S)LS WHEN ASHORE). VERY SIMILAR TO COOK STRAIT BLUE PENGUIN AND EVEN WHITE-FLIPPERED PENGUIN. INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES ARE GREATER THAN BETWEEN SPECIES AND SUBSPECIES. Response to playback: No response. Elevation: 1 m.
Technical information
- Recorder
- NAGRA III
- Microphone
- Accessories
Archival information
- Digitized
- 7 Feb 2006 - Mike Andersen