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Forest birds
1:50
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Recordist's notes
A Mao singing. One of Samoas endemic and endangered bird species. Also occasionally sounds of ornithologists moving through undergrowth. Recorded with a Sound Devices 702 field recorder and a modified Crown - SASS setup incorporating two Sennheiser mkh 20 microphones.
About the place
Apia is a town of about 40,407 people in Tuamasaga, Samoa.
Equipment mentioned: Sound Devices recorders and Sennheiser MKH microphones. Professional location recorders (702, 722, MixPre series) with very quiet preamps.
Recorded nearby
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Sources & credits
- “Lake Lanutoo, Unnamed Road, Samoa - Forest birds” by matthias.feuersenger – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0