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Madagascar Blue Pigeon

Alectroenas madagascariensis (Linnaeus, C 1766)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Madagascar Blue Pigeon - Alectroenas madagascariensis Nick Athanas 23-11-2010 Mananara Lodge, Anjozorobe, Antananarivo (Madagascar) (1300 m) calls (A) - Soft calls from a bird that had gorged itself in a fruiting tree and could hardly move. 66073
xeno-canto.org
Madagascar Blue Pigeon - Alectroenas madagascariensis Albert Lastukhin 2013-01-13 Tolongoina (near Ambalavero), Ikongo, Vatovavy-Fitovinany, Vatovavy Fitovinany (Madagascar) (1000 m) short song, greeting a female arriving on a branch - [sono] 966032
xeno-canto.org
Madagascan Blue Pigeon - Alectroenas madagascariensis Albert Lastukhin 2013-01-13 Ranomafana National Park (near Anjamba), Fianarantsoa II, Fianarantsoa, Fianarantsoa (Madagascar) (1100 m) call, female, male, song -

Bird sitting together high in the tree and photographed. See - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.548307531898573.1073741924.100001579923639&type=1&l=d070ffcffa

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

277548
xeno-canto.org
Madagascar Blue-Pigeon - Alectroenas madagascariensis Nick Athanas 2010-11-23 Mananara Lodge, Antananarivo, Madagascar, Antananarivo (Madagascar)   - XC66073. Soft calls from a bird that had gorged itself in a fruiting tree and could hardly move. The fruit seemed to have an intoxicating effect 112115041
macaulaylibrary.org
Madagascar Blue Pigeon - Alectroenas madagascariensis Ken Behrens 2021-01-13 Vohiparara Section, Ranomafana National Park, Fianarantsoa (Madagascar) (1100 m) adult, sex uncertain, song -

Vocally a little-known species. This is the primary vocalization of the species; a very quiet grunting that is easily missed. I also heard a rising, growling call once from these birds, but unfortunately did not manage to record it. Recorded with an iPhone 6s

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

624142
xeno-canto.org
Madagascar Blue Pigeon - Alectroenas madagascariensis Ken Behrens 2021-01-13 Vohiparara Section, Ranomafana National Park, Fianarantsoa (Madagascar) (1100 m) adult, sex uncertain, song -

Vocally a little-known species. This is the primary vocalization of the species; a very quiet grunting that is easily missed. I also heard a rising, growling call once from these birds, but unfortunately did not manage to record it. Recorded with an iPhone 6s

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

624141
xeno-canto.org
Madagascar Blue-Pigeon - Alectroenas madagascariensis Nick Athanas 2010-11-23 Mananara Lodge, Antananarivo, Madagascar, Antananarivo (Madagascar)   - XC66073. Soft calls from a bird that had gorged itself in a fruiting tree and could hardly move. The fruit seemed to have an intoxicating effect. 257660671
macaulaylibrary.org
Madagascar Blue Pigeon - Alectroenas madagascariensis Ken Behrens 2021-01-13 Vohiparara Section, Ranomafana National Park, Fianarantsoa (Madagascar) (1100 m) adult, sex uncertain, song -

Vocally a little-known species. This is the primary vocalization of the species; a very quiet grunting that is easily missed. I also heard a rising, growling call once from these birds, but unfortunately did not manage to record it. Recorded with an iPhone 6s

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

624140
xeno-canto.org

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