Use characteristic frequency and call shape to help identify a microbat recorded in Bayside, Victoria.
It's wild in Bayside
Use characteristic frequency and call shape to help identify a microbat recorded in Bayside, Victoria.
Software that displays bat call recordings usually has a way to measure the Characteristic Frequency. Read the documentation for your system to learn how.
In Analookw, see the value for Fc. Requires a low noise recording, and Measures
turned on via View |
Measures.
If your viewer can't tell you the Characteristic Frequency, estimate by eye the frequency where the call has its longest, horizontal portion.
If you have a curved call, but are not sure which direction the tail goes, select Curve, no tail. This will include calls with tails.
This Bat Call Identification Assistant is limited to those species known to inhabit Bayside, Victoria, Australia.