NFX 0043 ZIMBABWE 4

01. River, riverside atmosphere 4'06"

Slow flowing , shallow, reed-filled river, cricket chorus, other insects, doves, calls from Common Bulbul, other distant birds,ocassional frog call. USE: E, C & S Africa. TIME: Any.

02. River, riverside atmosphere 1'27"

Fan-tailed Warbler ( Cisticola juncidis ) Slow running water in shallow, reed-filled river, buffaloes feeding and grunting , crickets and insects, MD-CU flight calls from warbler, African Turtle Dove in b/g , other distant birds. USE: E & EC Africa, NE southern Africa. TIME: Any.

03. River, riverside atmosphere 3'06"

Slow flowing , shallow, reed-filled river, cricket chorus, ocassional frogs, other insects, doves and other distant birds. USE & TIME: As track 1.

04. River, riverside atmosphere 5'08"

Slow flowing , shallow, reed-filled river, cricket chorus and other insects, faint Black Crake calls, ocassional frog , distant doves and Grey Go-away-bird. USE: C & S Africa. TIME: Any.

05. African Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) 0'43"

CU growls from a 2-year-old calf. Range: Endangered, pockets of varying sized herds remain in sub-Saharan Africa.

06. African Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) 4'00"

CU breaking wind, snorts, feeding and movement, trunk swishing , growls and sniffing with trunk from a 2-year-old calf. Insects in b/g , distant swallows and African Fish Eagle. Range: As track 5.

07. African Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) 4'07"

CU feeding , snorts, movement, sighs, grass pulling and sniffing with trunk from a 2-year-old calf, insects in b/g , distant doves at end. Range: As track 5, with doves: not W. Africa.

08. African Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) 0'38"

MD trumpets from a female, doves and crickets in b/g. Range: As track 7.

09. Southern Black Tit ( Parus niger ) 0'13"

CU flight alarm call, Crested Barbet and insects in b/g , running water in river at end. USE: E & S Zambia, N. Botswana, E. southern Africa. TIME: Any.

10. Tawny-flanked Prinia ( Prinia subflava ) 1'03"

CU song , insects in b/g , faint doves. USE: Sub-Saharan Africa, with doves: not W. Africa. TIME: Any.

11. Tawny-flanked Prinia ( Prinia subflava ) 2'22"

CU song , insects, doves and other birds in distance. USE & TIME: As track 10.

12. Black-backed Puff-back ( Dryoscopus cubla ) 1'09"

Dry woodland atmosphere MD song from puff-back, heavy cicada chorus, flies buzzing , Laughing Dove and other birds in b/g. USE: S & E Kenya to N & E southern Africa. TIME: Any, midday-early evening.

13. Bar-throated Apalis ( Apalis thoracica ) 0'23"

MCU song with other birds and insects in b/g. USE: SE Kenya to Zimbabwe and E. South Africa. TIME: Any.

14. White-browed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas leucophrys ) 3'08"

CU song , doves and other birds in distance, crickets and flies in b/g. USE: E & C Africa, N & E southern Africa. TIME: Any.

15. White-browed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas leucophrys ) 0'19"

CU song , insects and Laughing Dove in b/g. USE & TIME: As track 14.

16. Crested Barbet ( Trachyphonus vaillantii ) 3'02"

CU song , and at one point alarm calls, cicadas, crickets, insects, doves and other birds in b/g. USE: N. Angola to Tanzania where uncommon, NE & CE southern Africa. TIME: Any.

17. Senegal Coucal ( Centropus senegalensis ) 0'23"

CU 'clucking' song/calls, doves, Tawny-flanked Prinias and crickets chorus in b/g. USE: Angola, NE. Namibia, N. Botswana, Zimbabwe. TIME: Any.

18. Grassland with scattered Termite mounds or Kopjes, dry woodland edge 3'40"

Tawny-flanked Prinia ( Prinia subflava ) Swainson's Francolin ( Francolinus swansonii ) Cricket chorus, flies, distant Red-eyed and African Turtle Doves, Common Bulbul, alarm calls and some song from Tawny-flanked Prinias, loud calls from Swainson's Francolin. USE: N. southern Africa, NE South Africa. TIME: Any, evening.

19. Grassland with scattered Termite mounds or Kopjes, dry woodland edge 4'04"

Swainson's Francolin ( Francolinus swansonii ) Cricket chorus, doves, Tawny-flanked Prinias, Grey Go-away-bird, loud calls from Swainson's Francolin, and other distant birds. USE & TIME: As track 18.

20. Swainson's Francolin ( Francolinus swansonii ) 1'40"

CU-MCU calls, crickets and doves in distance. USE: As track 18. TIME: Any.

21. Swainson's Francolin ( Francolinus swansonii ) 1'45"

CU calls, doves, crickets and other birds in distance. USE & TIME: As track 20.

22. Swainson's Francolin ( Francolinus swansonii ) 0'34"

CU calls, distant doves and insects. USE & TIME: As track 20.

23. Swainson's Francolin ( Francolinus swansonii ) 0'14"

CU calls. USE & TIME: As track 20.

24. Grassland with scattered Acacia atmosphere 3'11"

Crickets and other insects, Rufous-naped Lark, Tawny-flanked Prinias, Common Bulbuls, Laughing Dove and Striped Kingfisher in distance. USE: East Africa except Ethiopia, C. Africa, southern Africa except SW. TIME: Any.

25. Grassland atmosphere 1'57"

Crickets, bees and other insects in long grass, distant doves, larks and other birds, slight wind in grass. USE & TIME: As track 24.

26. Grassland atmosphere 5'14"

Crickets, bees and other insects in long grass, Rufous-naped Larks and Fan-tailed Warbler in b/g , other birds in distance, slight wind at times. USE & TIME: As track 24.

27. Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana ) 1'35"

Grassland atmosphere MCU-CU song , insects in long grass, doves and other birds in distance, slight wind in grass near end. USE & TIME: As track 24.

28. Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana ) 3'11"

Grassland atmosphere CU song , crickets, flies and other insects in long grass, Tawny-flanked Prinias and other birds in distance, wind in grass at times. USE & TIME: As track 24.

29. Boulder Chat ( Pinarornis plumosus ) 0'24"

CU song , insects in b/g , other birds in distance. USE: E. Zambia, Zimbabwe. TIME: Any.

30. Yellow-fronted Canary ( Serinus mozambicus ) 4'25"

CU song , insects in b/g , Greater Honeyguide, African Fish Eagle and other birds ocassionally in distance. USE: W, E & C Africa, E southern Africa. TIME: Any.

31. Vervet Monkey ( Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus ) 0'33"

CU alarm calls from a single, insects and doves in b/g. Range: Kenya south to C. Africa, NE & E coastal southern Africa. As spots: Use for other races of Savannah Monkeys in W & NC Africa.

32. Common Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus ) 2'29"

CU sub-song , prominent cicadas, distant doves and other birds. USE: E, C & S Africa. TIME: Any.

33. Black Crake ( Amaurornis flavirostris ) 0'24"

CU-MCU calls, crickets, doves and movement in water in b/g. USE: E & C Africa, N, E & S southern Africa. TIME: Any.

34. Long-tailed Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca ) 1'16"

CU dueting from pairs in a group, crickets and other birds in distance. USE: S. Angola, NE Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and areas in NE South Africa. Local in SW Kenya and Tanzania. USE: Any.

35. Streaky-headed Seedeater ( Serinus gularis ) 0'29"

CU alarm calls, other birds and insects in b/g. USE: Senegal to Cameroun, WC Africa, Zimbabwe, NE, E & S coastal South Africa. TIME: Any.

Recorded: Imire Safari Ranch, Zimbabwe, April 1999.
Recorded by Nigel Tucker.
Recorded digitally in Left & Right Stereo.