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Spatial monitoring of the courtship flight trajectory of Latham’s snipe (Gallinago hardwickii) using microphone arrays
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  • Shiho Matsubayashi,
  • Hideki Osaka,
  • Reiji Suzuki,
  • Kazuhiro Nakadai,
  • Hiroshi Okuno
Shiho Matsubayashi
Osaka University

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Hideki Osaka
toriR Lab
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Reiji Suzuki
Nagoya University
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Kazuhiro Nakadai
Honda Research Institute Japan Co., Ltd.
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Hiroshi Okuno
Kyoto University
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Abstract

1. This study is the first to quantitatively measure of the courtship flights of Latham’s snipe (Gallinago hardwickii), a migratory shorebird on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, which is nearly threatened in their major breeding ground in Japan. 2. We localised the fine-scale movements of their display flights performed at high altitude and high speed, using a 16-channel microphone array, and assessed the direction from which each sound arrived using robot audition. 3. Preliminary analyses of the azimuthal and elevation angles of the display flights partially revealed a fine-scale flight trajectory, in which a male Latham’s snipe gradually gained elevation while vocalising sharp and harsh repeating calls until it reached the flight peak elevation and then dove down to the ground with a winnowing along wetland zones without tall vegetation. 4. Not only is this observation methodologically useful for better understanding Latham’s snipe display flight site selection, but can also be extended to investigate other rare nocturnal or crepuscular birds, that are too timid to risk ringing or tagging.
10 Feb 2022Submitted to Ecology and Evolution
10 Feb 2022Submission Checks Completed
10 Feb 2022Assigned to Editor
10 Feb 2022Reviewer(s) Assigned
28 Feb 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
09 Mar 2022Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
02 May 20221st Revision Received
03 May 2022Submission Checks Completed
03 May 2022Assigned to Editor
03 May 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
03 May 2022Reviewer(s) Assigned
09 Jun 2022Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
02 Aug 20222nd Revision Received
02 Aug 2022Submission Checks Completed
02 Aug 2022Assigned to Editor
02 Aug 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
07 Sep 2022Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
28 Nov 20223rd Revision Received
29 Nov 2022Submission Checks Completed
29 Nov 2022Assigned to Editor
29 Nov 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
16 Dec 2022Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
15 Feb 20234th Revision Received
16 Feb 2023Submission Checks Completed
16 Feb 2023Assigned to Editor
16 Feb 2023Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
06 Mar 2023Editorial Decision: Accept