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Sound recording archives (Was: Re: More bird guide apps available)

To: David Adams <>
Subject: Sound recording archives (Was: Re: More bird guide apps available)
From: Carl Clifford <>
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2012 18:55:24 +1000
David,

The AVoCet site look very useful. like the accompanying sonograms. Thanks for 
the heads up

Cheers,

Carl Clifford


On 21/07/2012, at 6:12 PM, David Adams wrote:

>> Another point to note is that the India guide has no calls.
> 
> Thanks for the warning, much appreciated. Integrated sounds are one of
> the best aspects of iWhatever birding programs. While it won't help
> out directly, there should be a decent set of freely downloadable
> recordings for the subcontinent here:
> 
> AVoCet (Avian Vocalizations Center)
> http://avocet.zoology.msu.edu/
> 
> It's remarkable that this vast collection is available for download -
> unlike some of the other big archives, such as
> 
> Cornell Lab of Ornithology
> http://macaulaylibrary.org/
> 
> Boror Laboratory of Bioacoutics
> http://blb.biosci.ohio-state.edu/
> 
> British Library Sound & Moving Image Catalogue
> http://cadensa.bl.uk/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/x/0/49/%20;%20charset=UTF-8
> 
> If I remember rightly, the bulk of the AVoCet collection comes from
> recordings by Pamela Rasmussen. She's a pretty fascinating figure in
> her own right and a major, major figure in the ornithology of the
> region.
> 
> A couple of other good sound collections:
> 
> Xeno-Canto is, of course, great.
> http://www.xeno-canto.org/
> 
> The Internet Bird Collection
> http://ibc.lynxeds.com/
> 
> Does anyone use other major archives that I'm missing?
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