NFX 0040 ZIMBABWE 2

01. Miombo Grey Tit ( Parus griseiventris ) 0'34"

MCU calls and alarm calls near nest hole, hum and buzz from insects, slight wind in tree, other birds in b/g. USE: Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe. TIME: Any.

02. African Yellow-throated Sparrow ( Petronia superciliaris ) 0'43"

CU calls, insects in b/g. USE: E & SW Tanzania, C. Africa, E. southern Africa. TIME: Any.

03. African Yellow-throated Sparrow ( Petronia superciliaris ) 1'54"

CU calls, insects in b/g , other distant birds. USE & TIME: As track 2.

04. African Yellow-throated Sparrow ( Petronia superciliaris ) 1'24"

CU song , flight call at end, insects in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 2.

05. Yellow-fronted Canary ( Serinus mozambicus ) 1'21"

MCU song , insects and slight wind in tree. USE: W, E & C Africa, E. southern Africa. TIME: Any.

06. Greater Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas ) 0'48"

MCU calls from a single bird, slight wind in trees in b/g. USE: N. Kenya to C & S Africa, except far south. TIME: Any.

07. Green Wood-hoopoe ( Phoeniculus purpureus ) 0'52"

MCU calls from a single, then several, slight wind in trees, other birds in distance. USE: W, E & C Africa, N & E southern Africa. TIME: Any.

08. Greater Honeyguide ( Indicator indicator ) 2'21"

CU song , insects in b/g , distant Black-headed Oriole, slight wind at times. USE: E & C Africa, E. southern Africa. TIME: Spring. Sings single phrases ocassionally rest of year.

09. Greater Honeyguide ( Indicator indicator ) 0'20"

CU song , insects in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 8.

10. Forest, riverine forest atmosphere 3'23"

Red-eyed and African Turtle Doves, Bearded Woodpecker, Southern Lesser Blue-eared Starlings, Common Bulbul and other birds. USE: S. Uganda & S.Kenya south to Zambia, Zimbabwe & N. Mozambique. TIME:Any, from mid- morning to mid-afternoon.

11. Southern Lesser Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis elisabeth ) 1'14"

MCU calls and whistles from several, other birds in distance. USE: As track 10. TIME: Any.

12. Bearded Woodpecker ( Dendropicos namaquus ) 0'51"

MCU alarm calls, doves and other birds in b/g , insects and slight wind in trees. USE: E & EC Africa, N. southern Africa. TIME: Any.

13. Southern Black Flycatcher ( Melaenornis pammelaina ) 1'31"

CU calls and song , Southern Lesser Blue-eared Starlings and other birds in b/g. USE: SC Kenya & S. Zaire to N. Botswana & E. southern Africa. TIME: Song - Spring. Calls - Ocassionally, all year.

14. Forest, riverine forest atmosphere 2'55"

Green Wood-hoopoes, Fork-tailed Drongo, African Turtle Doves, Smith's Bush Squirrel, African Hoopoe, Green- spotted Dove, Tropical Boubou, Grey Go-away-bird, Common Bulbul and others, insects. USE: C & NE southern Africa. TIME: Any.

15. Forest, riverine forest atmosphere 3'05"

Similar to track 14. USE & TIME: As track 14.

16. Dry or Acacia woodland atmosphere 2'08"

African Turtle Dove, flies and other insects, Streaky-headed Seedeaters, Black-headed Oriole, African Oriole and other birds. USE: W. Kenya south to Angola and Zambia, Zimbabwe and E. South Africa. TIME: Spring.

17. Forest, riverine forest atmosphere 3'09"

Southern Lesser Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis elisabeth ) MC alarm calls from several, other birds singing and calling , slight wind in trees. USE: As track 10. TIME: Spring.

18. Southern Lesser Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis elisabeth ) 1'27"

MCU-CU calls and alarm calls from several, other birds in distance. USE: As track 10. TIME: Any.

19. Boulder Chat ( Pinarornis plumosus ) 1'08"

CU calls and sigh calls from a pair, Grey Go-away-bird and other birds in b/g. USE: E. Zambia, Zimbabwe, C. Mozambique, E. Botswana. TIME: calls, any. Sigh calls when pair together.

20. Boulder Chat ( Pinarornis plumosus ) 1'47"

CU calls, sigh calls and part display song from a pair, Grey Go-away-bird, Brown Parrots, Green Wood-hoopoes and other birds in b/g , wind in trees at times. USE: As track 19. TIME: As track 19, display song - Sept-Dec.

21. Boulder Chat ( Pinarornis plumosus ) 2'24"

CU calls and display song from a pair, doves, starlings and other birds in b/g , good song and wing-beats when pair are together. ( song high-pitched and pew notes ). USE & TIME: As track 20.

22. Forest, riverine forest atmosphere 2'15"

Red-eyed Dove, Southern Lesser Blue-eared Starlings, Green Wood-hoopoes, Streaky-headed Seedeaters and others, slight wind in trees. USE & TIME: As track 18.

23. Tawny-flanked Prinia ( Prinia subflava ) 1'29"

CU song , White-browed Robin-Chat in b/g , faint traffic at times. USE: E and E & S Central Africa, NE & E southern Africa. TIME: Any.

24. Tawny-flanked Prinia ( Prinia subflava ) 1'56"

CU song , crickets in b/g , distant Greater Honeyguide, African Cuckoo and other birds. USE & TIME: As track 23.

25. Tawny-flanked Prinia ( Prinia subflava ) 0'21"

CU calls, crickets in b/g , distant Greater Honeyguide. USE & TIME: As track 23.

26. Grey-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brevicaudata ) 1'10"

CU song , becoming distant, other birds in distance. USE: W, E & C Africa, NW & NE southern Africa. TIME: Calls all year, will sing all year.

27. Grey-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brevicaudata ) 0'18"

CU calls, distant birds, traffic at end. USE & TIME: As track 26.

28. Red-headed Weaver ( Anaplectes rubriceps ) 0'33"

CU calls, Red-eyed Dove and other birds in b/g. USE: E & C Africa, N. Namibia, NE southern Africa. TIME: Any.

29. African Masked Weaver ( Ploceus velatus ) 2'31"

CU song and calls around nest, quivering wings as it sings, but not hanging under nest, faint hum. USE: W, E & S Africa. TIME: Song when breeding , calls - any.

30. African Masked Weaver ( Ploceus velatus ) 1'20"

CU calls and song near nest, other birds in distance. USE & TIME: As track 29.

31. White-browed Robin-Chat ( Cossypha heuglini ) 0'37"

CU song , other birds in distance. USE: Chad, S. Sudan, E & C Africa, NE southern Africa. TIME: Main song in Spring , slower song the rest of the year, some regional variations in song. Familiar bird of lodge gardens and parks.

32. White-browed Robin-Chat ( Cossypha heuglini ) 2'52"

CU song , Arrow-marked Babblers, Common Bulbuls and other birds in distance, sweeping sounds at times. USE: E & C Africa, NE southern Africa. TIME: As track 31.

33. White-browed Robin-Chat ( Cossypha heuglini ) 3'30"

Tropical Boubou ( Laniarius aethiopicus ) CU song from Robin-Chat at start becoming more distant, CU low calls, metalic-like calls and loud mournful whistles from boubou. Common Bulbuls, doves and other birds in b/g , distant Chickens and sweeping sounds at times. USE & TIME: As track 32.

34. White-browed Robin-Chat ( Cossypha heuglini ) 2'57"

CU song , Grey Go-away-birds, Tropical Boubou and crickets in distance. USE: Tanzania to NE southern Africa. TIME: As track 31.

35. Ground-scraper Thrush ( Turdus litsipsirupa ) 2'24"

CU song , White-browed Robin-Chat, Black-headed Oriole and other birds in b/g , distant Chickens and faint voices at times. USE: W & S Tanzania, Zambia, NE Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, E. South Africa. TIME: Spring.

36. Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana ) 2'18"

CU song , other distant birds, slight wind in trees, buzz from insects. USE: EC Africa, N. Botswana, E. southern Africa. TIME: Main song Sept-Dec, subdued song rest of year.

37. Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana ) 1'55"

CU song , other distant birds, slightly more wind in trees at start. USE & TIME: As track 36.

38. Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana ) 1'49"

CU high-pitched alarm calls, other birds in b/g , wind in trees gusting at times. USE: As track 36. TIME: Any.

39. Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana ) 0'25"

CU alarm calls, Common Bulbul calling in b/g , wind in trees and bits falling. USE & TIME: As track 38.

40. White-browed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas leucophrys ) 3'35"

CU song , slight wind in trees gusting at times. USE: E and EC & SC Africa, N. Namibia, E. Botswana, NE southern Africa, E coastal South Africa. TIME: Mainly Spring , will sing all year, regional variations.

41. White-browed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas leucophrys ) 0'35"

CU alarm calls, other birds in distance, wind in trees. USE: As track 40. TIME: Any.

42. Miombo Double-collared Sunbird ( Nectarinia manoensis ) 0'57"

CU calls, Chin-spot Batis calling in b/g , hoverflies buzzing , slight wind in trees. USE: S. Tanzania, SE Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique except in south. TIME: Any.

43. Chin-spot Batis ( Batis molitor ) 0'37"

CU alarm calls, buzzing from hoverflies, other birds in distance, wind in trees. USE: Uganda, W. Kenya & W. Tanzania to NE Namibia, N. Botswana, Zimbabwe and E. South Africa. TIME: Any.

Recorded: Imire Safari Ranch, Zimbabwe, September 1998.
Recorded by Nigel Tucker.
Recorded digitally in Left & Right Stereo.