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Bats (Order Chiroptera)Observer
blackjohnDescription
very large insectivorous bat hunting at dusk over small freshwater creek in village and echolocating at low enough frequency to be heard by human ear without a detector - Nyctalus lasiopterus?
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Kolombatovic's Long-eared Bat (Plecotus kolombatovici)Observer
blackjohnDescription
Trapped accidentally whilst bird banding
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Egyptian Rousette (Rousettus aegyptiacus)Observer
blackjohnDescription
Trapped accidentally whilst doing scops owl banding
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Northern White-faced Owl (Ptilopsis leucotis)Observer
blackjohnDescription
2 roosting in eucalyptus trees in garden of Lemonfish hostel, one trapped and banded
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Giant House Bat (Scotophilus nigrita)Observer
blackjohnDescription
3 individuals trapped at dawn in mist nets set over water on west side of Kartong Bird Observatory to catch Palearctic shorebirds and herons. Each bat was light yellow in colour and similar size or slightly larger than Gambian epauletted fruit bat but without white marks and with obvious banana shaped tragus. In each case it took two people to safely extract and release the bats due to their size and aggression.
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White-bellied House Bat (Scotophilus leucogaster)Observer
blackjohnDescription
Caught regularly as by-catch during evening mist netting as part of bird banding project. Some were bright yellow which suggested S. dinganii and others had buff underparts suggesting S. leucogaster and others like this were intermediate pale yellow or yellowish grey
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Pipistrelles (Genus Pipistrellus)Observer
blackjohnDescription
Banana bat? I don't have biometrics but did weigh it - 2.5g
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Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat (Epomophorus gambianus)Observer
blackjohnDescription
Caught during bird banding expedition
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White-bellied House Bat (Scotophilus leucogaster)Observer
blackjohnDescription
By-catch from work banding Palearctic migrant birds
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Genus TadaridaObserver
blackjohnDescription
Group of eight caught together in mist net on arable land next to woodland edge
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Epauletted Bats (Genus Epomops)Observer
blackjohnDescription
By-catch from work banding Palearctic migrant birds
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Peter's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat (Epomophorus pusillus)Observer
blackjohnDescription
By-catch from work banding Palearctic migrant birds. Caught with larger fruit bat which is shown in photo for comparison
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Blue-cheeked Bee-Eater (Merops persicus)Observer
blackjohnDescription
Trapped as part of banding project
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Yellow-winged Bat (Lavia frons)Observer
blackjohnDescription
Unmistakable species
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Peter's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat (Epomophorus pusillus)Observer
blackjohnDescription
Dwarf fruit bat caught in mangrove scrub whilst working on bird project, sex female and forearm length 47.2mm
