kHz
Contributor
Davis Finch Media from this contributor
Date
5:15 PM
Location
Kanuku Mountains; Maparri Creek
Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Guyana
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult, Unknown sex - 4
- Behaviors
- Courtship, display, or copulation
- Sounds
- Call; Duet; Song
- Playback
- Playback not used
Media notes
NOTES: Two pairs of these birds were displaying together on high leafless branches, deliberately turning complete forward somersaults on their perches, while calling and erecting nuchal ruffs. Note surprising similarity of certain high whistles to those of Eurypyga helias. Other Behaviors: Mate, Advertise, Perform Visual Display. Habitat: River.
Additional species
Technical information
- Recorder
- SONY TC-D5 PRO II
- Microphone
- Sennheiser MKH 816T
- Accessories
Archival information
- Cataloged
- 9 Jul 1999 - Davis Finch
- Digitized
- 17 Dec 2007 - David McCartt
- Edited
- 9 Jul 1999 - Carol Bloomgarden