NFX 0044 ZIMBABWE 5

01. Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana ) 2'02"

CU-MCU song with another in b/g , Fan-tailed Warbler and Tawny-flanked Prinia in b/g , insects, distant African Turtle Doves and Striped Kingfisher. USE: East Africa except Ethiopia, C. Africa, southern Africa except SW. TIME: Any.

02. Grassland atmosphere 3'21"

Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana ) Fan-tailed Warbler ( Cisticola juncidis ) MCU song from lark with another in b/g , crickets and other insects in long grass, warbler distant-MCU calls, doves and other birds in distance. USE & TIME: As track 1.

03. White-browed Scub-Robin ( Cercotriches leucophrys ) 2'05"

CU calls, Greater Scimitar-bill, Greater Blue-eared Starling and African Turtle Dove in b/g , other distant birds. USE: Kenya to C. Africa, NE southern Africa. TIME: Any.

04. Yellow-rumped Bishop ( Euplectes capensis ) 0'48"

CU song and calls, doves, Egyptian Goose, insects, other birds in distance. USE: SW Kenya to EC Africa, E & S southern Africa. TIME: Any.

05. Yellow-rumped Bishop ( Euplectes capensis ) 0'45"

MCU song and calls, Long-tailed Shrikes and other birds in b/g , distant engine, African Fish Eagle calls in distance at end. USE: N & NE southern Africa. TIME: Any.

06. Rattling Cisticola ( Cisticola chiniana ) 0'20"

MCU alarm calls, doves and other birds in distance. USE: E & C Africa, N & E southern Africa. TIME: Any.

07. Rattling Cisticola ( Cisticola chiniana ) 0'22"

CU alarm calls, insects and birds in distance. USE & TIME: As track 6.

08. Rattling Cisticola ( Cisticola chiniana ) 1'09"

CU alarm calls, other birds in b/g , distant noise at times. USE & TIME: As track 6.

09. Rattling Cisticola ( Cisticola chiniana ) 1'48"

MCU-CU winter song , Yellow-rumped Bishop calls nearby, other birds in distance, insects in b/g. USE: SW Kenya to EC Africa, E. southern Africa. TIME: Any outside of breeding period.

10. Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana ) 3'01"

CU song , other birds in b/g , mower in distance at times, better at end. USE: EC Africa, N. Botswana, E. southern Africa. TIME: Main song Sept-Dec, subdued song rest of year.

11. Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana ) 4'06"

CU song , African Turtle Dove in b/g at start, then distant with other birds, insects flying , buzzing and humming. USE & TIME: As track 10.

12. Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana ) 3'27"

CU song , doves and other birds in distance, insects, Grey Go-away-bird in b/g at times. USE & TIME: As track 10.

13. Kurrichane Thrush ( Turdus libonyana ) 3'17"

CU song , other distant birds, crickets and insects, bird giving some mimicry. USE & TIME: As track 10.

14. Blue-breasted Cordon-Bleu ( Uraeginthus angolensis ) 0'46"

CU calls, doves and other birds in b/g , including Egyptian Goose and chickens at times. USE: SC Africa, N & E southern Africa. TIME: Any.

15. Lion ( Panthera leo ) 0'53"

MCU calls from Lioness to cubs and walking away, doves in b/g. Range: Patchily in sub-Saharan Africa, mainly in E & C. With doves: not in W., only as spots.

16. Lion ( Panthera leo ) 0'57"

MCU panting from male, female yawning and making whining sounds, cricket in grass, doves and other birds in b/g. Range: As track 15.

17. Lion ( Panthera leo ) 1'41"

CU panting , movement and a few calls from a pair pacing in grass, doves and other birds in b/g. Range: As track 15.

18. Lion ( Panthera leo ) 4'32"

CU feeding sounds from a Lioness with 6-month-old cubs, chewing , crunching , breathing , purring , snarling and movement, male nearby, doves and other birds in distance. Range: As track 15.

19. Lion ( Panthera leo ) 1'12"

CU aggressive growls and snarls from a male feeding , female faintly in b/g. Range: As track 15.

20. Lion ( Panthera leo ) 4'06"

CU feeding sounds and snarls from a male, flies buzzing , distant doves. Range: As track 15.

21. Spotted Hyaena ( Crocuta crocuta ) 3'53"

CU running , panting and calling from several. Range: Sub-Saharan Africa, except SE West, Namibia and South Africa.

22. Riverside atmosphere 3'14"

Cricket chorus, Tawny-flanked Prinia, doves, frogs, slight water sounds, Fan-tailed Warbler and other birds. USE: E & EC Africa, NE southern Africa. TIME: Any.

23. African Sedge Warbler ( Bradypterus baboecala ) 2'59"

CU song , crickets in b/g , other birds in distance, bird calling in reeds, distant cattle at times. USE: EW, E & C Africa, E & S southern Africa. TIME: Any.

24. African Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) 1'07"

CU drinking by side of river from a single elephant, insects and doves in distance. Range: Endangered, pockets of varying sized herds remain in sub-Saharan Africa. With doves: not W. Africa unless as spots.

25. Dry woodland atmosphere 3'58"

Cicada sp. ( Cicadidae sp. ) MCU stridulation, birds in distance, hum and buzz from flies and other insects. USE: Sub-Saharan Africa. TIME: Any, midday to mid-afternoon.

26. Cicada sp. ( Cicadidae sp. ) 1'08"

CU stridulation. USE & TIME: As track 25.

27. Long-tailed Shrike ( Corvinella melanoleuca ) 0'58"

Distant loud calls from a single bird at start, then two, dueting at times, calls from Greater Blue-eared Starling , doves and insects in distance. USE: S. Angola, NE Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and areas in NE South Africa. Local in SW Kenya and Tanzania. TIME: Any.

28. Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus ) 0'21"

MCU calls, Long-tailed Shrike in b/g , distant doves, slight wind in bushes. USE & TIME: As track 27. As spots: also E & C Africa.

29. Greater Blue-eared Starling ( Lamprotornis chalybaeus ) 2'40"

CU calls and wing-beats from several, Streaky-headed Seedeaters, Crested Barbet and other birds in b/g. USE: C. Africa, E. southern Africa. TIME: Any. As spots: As track 28.

30. Golden-tailed Woodpecker ( Campethera abingoni ) 2'30"

MCU tapping on trunk, doves, Crested Barbet and other birds in b/g , ocassional distant cow, Streaky-headed Seedeater calling at end. USE: As track 29. As spots: E & C Africa, N & E southern Africa. As any woodpecker tapping: As spots - Sub-Saharan Africa. TIME: Any.

31. Crested Barbet ( Trachyphonus vaillantii ) 2'15"

MCU song - duet between male and female, Black-headed Oriole in b/g , doves and other birds in distance, slight wind in trees, distant cows near end. USE: As track 29. TIME: Any.

32. Crested Barbet ( Trachyphonus vaillantii ) 2'15"

MCU song - male and female dueting , doves and other birds in b/g , slight wind in trees, faint traffic at times. USE & TIME: As track 31.

33. Lilac-breasted Roller ( Coracias caudata ) 0'42"

MD flight display calls, distant doves and other birds, faint cow at one point. USE: E & C Africa, northern half of southern Africa. TIME: Any.

34. Lilac-breasted Roller ( Coracias caudata ) 2'20"

MCU calls from a perched bird, Greater Blue-eared Starling calling nearby at start, tractor in distance. USE & TIME: As track 33.

35. Unknown bird 0'53"

MCU song , tractor in distance, slight wind in trees. USE: Zimbabwe. TIME: Any.

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