Avibase: Ifrita kowaldi (Blue-capped Ifrit)

Blue-capped Ifrit

Ifrita kowaldi (De Vis, CW 1890)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Blue-capped Ifrit - Ifrita kowaldi	Rolf A. de By	2007-07-04	Pigites trail near Kumul Lodge, Enga province, Western Highlands (Papua New Guinea) (2800 m)	call - Two or three birds present, most of these calls coming from just one individual. These could be the same as from previously uploaded recordings of this species, however, mark the 14min time gap. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	409364 xeno-canto.org
Blue-capped Ifrit - Ifrita kowaldi	Niels Krabbe	27-12-2006	Baily bridge, below Tari Gap, Southern Highlands , Hela (Papua New Guinea) (2460 m)	song (A) - Seen. Tape ref. A 510-520	27214 xeno-canto.org
Blue-capped Ifrit - Ifrita kowaldi	Jonathan Bryant	2019-07-27	Kumul Lodge, Enga province, Tambul-Nebilyer (Papua New Guinea) (2800 m)	call - Recorded with Wildlife Acoustics SM4 positioned approximately 1m above ground at edge of forest. Recorded as 16bit 38kHz wav file and converetd to variable bit MP3 Sound normalized to -3dB and low frequency noise reduced. bird-seen:no playback-used:no	672051 xeno-canto.org
Blue-capped Ifrit - Ifrita kowaldi	Iain Woxvold	2013-08-18	Mananda ridge, upper Hegigio R basin, Hela Prov, Komo-Magarima (Papua New Guinea) (1950 m)	Call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	741462 xeno-canto.org
Blue-capped Ifrit - Ifrita kowaldi	Rolf A. de By	2007-07-04	Pigites trail near Kumul Lodge, Enga province, Western Highlands (Papua New Guinea) (2800 m)	call - Two or three birds present, most of these calls coming from just one individual. Same individual as previous upload. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	409363 xeno-canto.org
Blue-capped Ifrit - Ifrita kowaldi	Jonathan Bryant	2019-07-28	Kumul Lodge, Enga province, Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)	uncertain -	673283 xeno-canto.org
Blue-capped Ifrit - Ifrita kowaldi	Rolf A. de By	2007-07-04	Pigites trail near Kumul Lodge, Enga province, Western Highlands (Papua New Guinea) (2800 m)	call - Two or three birds present, most of these calls coming from just one individual. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	409362 xeno-canto.org
Blue-capped Ifrit - Ifrita kowaldi	Phil Gregory	2015-08-22	Kumul Lodge, Enga province, Western Highlands (Papua New Guinea) (2800 m)	call - These two birds were calling really loudly and over long periods, just by the lodge, and for no obvious reason. Did not appear to be juvenile either bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	276904 xeno-canto.org
Blue-capped Ifrit - Ifrita kowaldi	Phil Gregory	2014-04-18	Kumul Lodge, Enga province, Western Highlands (Papua New Guinea) (2800 m)	call - Calling from the lodge carpark bird-seen:no playback-used:no	176400 xeno-canto.org
Blue-capped Ifrit - Ifrita kowaldi	GABRIEL LEITE	2025-07-16	near Kumul Lodge, Enga province , Wapenamanda (Papua New Guinea) (2400 m)	call, song - [sono]	1026447 xeno-canto.org
Blue-capped Ifrita - Ifrita kowaldi	Phil Gregory \| Sicklebill Safaris \| www.birder.travel	2015-08-22	, Western Highlands & Jiwaka (Papua New Guinea)	-	203983621 macaulaylibrary.org
Blue-capped Ifrit - Ifrita kowaldi	Marc Anderson	2012-09-19	near Kumul Lodge, Enga province , Enga (Papua New Guinea) (2600 m)	call - bird-seen:no	634370 xeno-canto.org
Blue-capped Ifrit - Ifrita kowaldi	GABRIEL LEITE	2025-07-16	near Kumul Lodge, Enga province , Wapenamanda (Papua New Guinea) (2400 m)	call, song - [sono]	1026450 xeno-canto.org
Blue-capped Ifrit - Ifrita kowaldi	GABRIEL LEITE	2025-07-16	near Kumul Lodge, Enga province , Wapenamanda (Papua New Guinea) (2400 m)	call, song - [sono]	1026448 xeno-canto.org
Blue-capped Ifrita - Ifrita kowaldi	Eleanor D. Brown	1998-09-19	below Tari Gap, at "Benson's spot" off Highlands Highway, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Southern Highlands (Papua New Guinea)	-	107194 macaulaylibrary.org
Blue-capped Ifrita - Ifrita kowaldi	Andrew L. Mack	1998-10-27	11.0 km NW of Herowana Airstrip; Herowana Camp "arosele", Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Eastern Highlands (Papua New Guinea)	-	100570 macaulaylibrary.org
Blue-capped Ifrita - Ifrita kowaldi	Niels Krabbe	2006-12-24	, Southern Highlands & Hela (Papua New Guinea)	-	247331 macaulaylibrary.org
Blue-capped Ifrita - Ifrita kowaldi	Robert Hutchinson	2023-08-11	, Papua Province (Indonesia)	-	608353829 macaulaylibrary.org
Blue-capped Ifrita - Ifrita kowaldi	David Bree	2022-08-19	, Western Highlands & Jiwaka (Papua New Guinea)	-	488430291 macaulaylibrary.org
Blue-capped Ifrita - Ifrita kowaldi	Niels Krabbe	2006-12-27	, Southern Highlands & Hela (Papua New Guinea)	-	247385 macaulaylibrary.org
Blue-capped Ifrit - Ifrita kowaldi	Phil Gregory	2010-07-22	Pigites trail near Kumul Lodge, Enga province, Western Highlands (Papua New Guinea) (2800 m)	call - A brief snippet of one of the usual calls, preceded by a Brown Sicklebill call. Presumably nominate race here? bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	149130 xeno-canto.org
Blue-capped Ifrita - Ifrita kowaldi	Andrew L. Mack	1998-10-12	11.0 km NW of Herowana Airstrip; Herowana Camp "arosele", Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Eastern Highlands (Papua New Guinea)	-	100542 macaulaylibrary.org
Blue-capped Ifrita - Ifrita kowaldi	Gabriel Leite	2025-07-16	, Western Highlands & Jiwaka (Papua New Guinea)	-	640053101 macaulaylibrary.org
Blue-capped Ifrita - Ifrita kowaldi	Phil Gregory \| Sicklebill Safaris \| www.birder.travel	2014-04-18	, Western Highlands & Jiwaka (Papua New Guinea)	-	203972361 macaulaylibrary.org

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