Title
First Acoustic Records of the Brazilian Free-Tailed Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) In British Columbia
Author(s)
Ommundsen, P., Lausen, C.L., and Matthias, L.
Published
2017
Publisher
Northwestern Naturalist 98: 132-136
Abstract
This study reports the1st evidence of the
Brazilian Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) in Canada.
The historic distribution records of this species was in the
Pacific Northwest region of North America including
southern Oregon and southern Idaho, but not British
Columbia. During 2014–2016 they conducted bat acoustic
surveys in Canada on Salt Spring Island, British
Columbia, sampling 1342 detector-nights. They recorded
multiple bat-call sequences during 2016 showing pulse
and sequence attributes consistent with those of the
Brazilian Free-tailed Bat. The Brazilian Free-tailed Bat is a fast long-distance flyer, and acoustic surveys outside of its historic range
may benefit from surveillance for this species.
Full Citation
First Acoustic Records of the Brazilian Free-Tailed Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) In British Columbia Peter Ommundsen, Cori Lausen, and Laura Matthias Northwestern Naturalist 2017 98 (2), 132-136
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