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Contributor
William V. Ward Media from this contributor
Date
3:40 PM
Location
Kermadec Islands; North Meyer Islet
New Zealand
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
- Behaviors
- Courtship, display, or copulation
- Sounds
- Call
- Playback
- Playback not used
- Specimen
- Specimen collected
Media notes
NOTES: Weather: WIND; P.C. ALBIVITTA. A DISPLAY PATTERN REMINDFUL OF DIOMEDEA IMMUTABILIS. THE TERNLETS GATHER ON A BOULDER TOP. INTRODUCTORY CHIRPING BEGINS. THEY BOW TO ONE ANOTHER WITH THE 'FOOTLOOK' DISPLAY (RECORDIST HAS FILMED SUCH A DISPLAY). ONE BIRD PUTS I 3 ADULT(S); MALE(S); FEMALE(S)TS BILL IN THE AIR AND GIVES A GENTLE CALL. ANOTHER MOMENTARILY PUTS ITS BILL UNDER ITS WING. THE THIRD BIRD THEN FLIES AWAY. THIS LEAVES WHAT IS APPARENTLY A PAIR WHO COMMENCE BILLING AND SITTING CLOSE TOGETHER. SOUND: FIRST: SHORT 'KWORRR'. SECOND: 'CH. Other Behaviors: Court, Perform Visual Display. ML: Subject changed from Anous ceruleus to A. albivitta to reflect current taxonomy. Jay McGowan, 12Jan2022.
Technical information
- Recorder
- MAGNEMITE 610E
- Microphone
- Altec 688A
- Accessories
- Parabola 101.6cm/25.4cm (40in/10in)
Archival information
- Digitized
- 29 Sep 2011 - Jay McGowan