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Burchell's Starling

Lamprotornis australis (Smith, A 1836)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Burchell's Starling - Lamprotornis australis Marc Anderson 2023-08-30 Manyeleti Game Reserve, Mhala (South Africa) (360 m) song - [sono] 877096
xeno-canto.org
Burchell's Starling - Lamprotornis australis Lynette Rudman 2015-12-12 Warmbad, Bosveld, Limpopo, Limpopo Province (South Africa) (1100 m) call -

Bird heard calling from a tree before sunrise as part of the dawn chorus on a hot summer's morning.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

299096
xeno-canto.org
Burchell's Starling - Lamprotornis australis Rick Nuttall 1991-08-26 Near Malelane Gate, Kruger National Park, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, Witrivier (South Africa) (320 m) call, song -

Two adults singing, perched in trees in grassy savanna. Original analogue recording digitized. Minimal high pass filtering applied; normalized to -6dB.

779207
xeno-canto.org
Burchell's Starling - Lamprotornis australis Rick Nuttall 1994-12-01 Just N of Satara Rest Camp, Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, Pelgrimsrus (South Africa) (280 m) adult, call, sex uncertain -

A single adult bird uttering contact calls from a small thorn tree in open savanna. There is a 20 s period between the 2nd and 3rd calls on this recording. Original analogue recording digitized; modified slightly, using high pass filtering, as well as slight amplification.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

662979
xeno-canto.org
Burchell's Starling - Lamprotornis australis Andrew Spencer 2015-09-24 Kruger NP--Skukuza Camp, Mpumalanga, South Africa, Mpumalanga (South Africa)   -   212216801
macaulaylibrary.org
Burchell's Starling - Lamprotornis australis Rick Nuttall 1994-12-01 Just N of Satara Rest Camp, Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, Pelgrimsrus (South Africa) (280 m) adult, sex uncertain, song -

A number of birds uttering gentle song (possibly subsong?) phrases, perched in a few small thorn trees in open savanna. Original analogue recording digitized; modified slightly, using high pass filtering, as well as slight amplification.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

662982
xeno-canto.org
Burchell's Starling - Lamprotornis australis Marc Anderson 2023-08-30 Manyeleti Game Reserve, Mhala (South Africa) (360 m) call - [sono] 877093
xeno-canto.org
Burchell's Starling - Lamprotornis australis Peter Boesman 2016-11-18 Mahango Game reserve, Okavango (Namibia) call - [also] [sono] 346826
xeno-canto.org
Burchell's Starling - Lamprotornis australis Derek Solomon 03-02-09 Talamati Camp Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga (South Africa) (409 m) Call (A) -   43654
xeno-canto.org
Burchell's Starling - Lamprotornis australis African Bioacoustics Community 2024-02-20 Kruger Park (near Skukuza), Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, Witrivier (South Africa) (280 m)   -

Audacity - 2kHz high pass filter, -3dB normalised, audio split, car in background.

1003588
xeno-canto.org
Burchell's Starling - Lamprotornis australis African Bioacoustics Community 2024-02-24 Kruger Park (near Skukuza), Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, Witrivier (South Africa) (300 m)   -

1kHz high pass filter, -3dB normalised, audio split

Recordist - Nathalia Serpa

1010533
xeno-canto.org
Burchell's Starling - Lamprotornis australis African Bioacoustics Community 2024-02-24 Kruger Park (near Skukuza), Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, Witrivier (South Africa) (280 m)   -

500Hz high pass filter, -3dB normalised

Recordist - Anthea Karamitsos

1010705
xeno-canto.org
Burchell's Starling - Lamprotornis australis Claus Fischer 16-03-2011 Moremi Wildlife Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana (Botswana) (1000 m) calls (A) -   74620
xeno-canto.org
Burchell's Starling - Lamprotornis australis Tony Archer 2022-04-12 Pomfret (near Bray), Bophirima, North West, Huhudi (South Africa) (1000 m) adult, call, sex uncertain -

Different call to what is normally heard.

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

715826
xeno-canto.org
Burchell's Starling - Lamprotornis australis Marc Anderson 2023-08-31 Manyeleti Game Reserve, Mhala (South Africa) (360 m) song - [sono] 875575
xeno-canto.org
Burchell's Starling - Lamprotornis australis Marc Anderson 2023-09-01 Manyeleti Game Reserve, Mhala (South Africa) (360 m) song - [sono] 877820
xeno-canto.org
Burchell's Starling - Lamprotornis australis Marc Anderson 2023-08-30 Manyeleti Game Reserve, Mhala (South Africa) (360 m) call - [sono] 877101
xeno-canto.org
Burchell's Starling - Lamprotornis australis African Bioacoustics Community 2023-10-09 Kruger Park (near Sabie Park), Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, Pelgrimsrus (South Africa) (240 m) call -

-3dB normalised

1045928
xeno-canto.org
Burchell's Starling - Lamprotornis australis African Bioacoustics Community 2023-10-04 Kruger Park, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, Witrivier (South Africa) (380 m)   -

250Hz high pass filter, -3dB normalised, audio split.

Recordist - N. Serpa

1025882
xeno-canto.org
Burchell's Starling - Lamprotornis australis Peter Boesman 2016-11-18 Mahango Game reserve, Okavango (Namibia) call - [sono] 346827
xeno-canto.org
Burchell's Starling - Lamprotornis australis Nature sounds by Simply Birding 2020-12-12 Bela-Bela Local Municipality (near Kgomo-Kgomo), Bosveld, Limpopo, Warmbad (South Africa) (1000 m) adult, male, song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

608644
xeno-canto.org
Burchell's Starling - Lamprotornis australis Peter Boesman 2016-11-21 Mahango Game reserve, Okavango (Namibia) call - [sono] 346828
xeno-canto.org
Burchell's Starling - Lamprotornis australis Derek Solomon 30-02-09 Talamati Camp Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga (South Africa) (515 m) Call (A) -   46123
xeno-canto.org
Burchell's Starling - Lamprotornis australis Roger McNeill 2024-06-23 , Limpopo Province (South Africa)   -   652574220
macaulaylibrary.org
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