Comparison of manual and automated methods for identifying target sounds in audio recordings of Pileated, Pale-billed, and putative Ivory-billed woodpeckers

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 42-50

  Swiston, Kyle A ^a   Mennill, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Automated recording; Bird song; Campephilus; Dryocopus; Rare birds; Sound detection

Indexed keywords

AVES; CAMPEPHILUS; CAMPEPHILUS GUATEMALENSIS; DRYOCOPUS; DRYOCOPUS PILEATUS; PICIDAE;

EID: 60849103120     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2009.00204.x     Document Type: Article

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