Acoustic Identification bats of Antigua and Barbuda

Family

Vespertilionidae

Scientific name

Myotis martiniquensis LaVal 1973

Taxonomy follows Simmons and Cirranello (2022)

Call shape

FM reversed J broadband short duration

Vocal signature parameters

Parameters   N Min Max Mean St.Dev 10% 25% 75% 90%
Dur 2270 2.0 10.0 5.7 1.4 3.6 4.7 6.7 7.4
TBC 2173 53.0 3990.3 208.3 274.2 89.4 97.4 206.6 384.9
Fmin 2270 28.4 45.2 38.2 2.3 35.2 37.0 39.8 40.8
Fmax 2270 42.4 79.6 58.7 8.3 47.9 52.1 65.0 70.2
BW 2270 2.0 40.0 20.5 8.9 8.4 13.8 26.9 33.3
Fmean 2270 41.0 52.4 44.8 2.1 42.1 43.1 46.2 47.5
Fk 2270 40.0 52.6 44.0 2.4 41.0 42.2 45.6 47.1
FcH1 2270 18.3 23.0 20.3 0.9 19.2 19.6 20.8 21.5
Fc 2270 36.5 46.0 40.5 1.8 38.4 39.2 41.6 43.0
FcH3 2270 54.8 69.0 60.8 2.8 57.6 58.8 62.3 64.5
Sc 2270 -150.1 79.9 54.2 18.7 36.2 44.5 67.6 74.7
Pmc 2270 0.5 97.1 45.2 21.6 16.1 28.8 60.3 75.9

Source of acoustic data

Full spectrum files from Michel Barataud

See Barataud et al., 2015

Known distribution

  • Barbados
  • Martinique

    • Conservation status

    Near threatened

    Larsen (2016)

    Notes

    Converted to ZC from Full Spectrum

    Citations

    Barataud, M., S. Giosa, F. Leblanc, P. Favre, and J.-F. Desmet. 2015. Sonar signals and acoustic ecology of bats from Guadeloupe and Martinique islands (West Indies). Vespère. 5: 297-332.

     

    Larsen, R. 2016. Myotis martiniquensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T76435251A22066280.

     

    Lindsay, K., G. Kwiecinski, J.-P. Bacle, A. Thibou, and C. Wallace. 2017. Bats of Antigua and Barbuda their importance and conservation. Federation Family Publishing House, St. George's, Antigua.

     

    Simmons, N. B., and A. L. Cirranello. 2022.. Bat Species of the World: A taxonomic and geographic database. www.batnames.org.

    Acoustic Identification bats of Antigua and Barbuda2022, all rights reserved.