Australian Bat Calls

Full spectrum calls
of some Australian Bats

All recordings are made with Pettersson D500x (Stefan Nyman) or D240x (Tanja Straka).
The graphics are shown as seen in BatSound software.
We try to show all with a 2 sec. recording and from 0 to 100 kHz
Use the link next to the name to download or listen. All are expanded 10 times.

A selection from about 10 000 recordings

Contact: Stefan Nyman

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Tadarida (Austronomus) australis OK White-striped freetail bat Powerful, audible just above 10 kHz. Original full spectrum files: TausFS.zip Anabat files: TausZC.zip	T australis Search phase: TausM00443ccf.mp3 2 sec Upper Coopers Creek, NSW (28°36'38.00"S, 153°24'24.97"E), Nov 20, 01:38	T australis Search phase: TausM02141ccf.mp3 2 sec Upper Coopers Creek, NSW (28°36'38.00"S, 153°24'24.97"E), 121213 01:49:51	T. australis One call: TausM00583cc.mp3 0.5 sec, 0-50 kHz Brunswick Heads, NSW (28°32'31.23"S, 153°32'57.07"E), Dec 7, 01:03.
Saccolaimus flaviventris OK Yellow-bellied sheathtailed bat 15-20 kHz, often with harmonics. Full spectrum files: SflaFS.zip Anabat files: SflaZC.zip	S. flaviventris SflaM00526c.mp3 2 sec Brunswick Heads, NSW (28°32'31.23"S, 153°32'57.07"E), Dec 5, 00:55	S. flaviventris SflaM00527c.mp3 2 sec Brunswick Heads, NSW (28°32'31.23"S, 153°32'57.07"E), Dec 5, 00:55	S. flaviventris One call from SflaM00527 0.5 sec, 0-50 kHz Brunswick Heads, NSW (28°32'31.23"S, 153°32'57.07"E), Dec 5, 00:55
Chalinolobus dwyeri OK Larged-eared pied bat 20-25 kHz, often alternating. Full spectrum files: CdwyFS.zip Anabat files: CdwyZC.zip	C. dwyeri Serch phase: CdwyM00138c.mp3 2 sec Upper Coopers Creek (28°36'38.00"S, 153°24'24.97"E), Nov 21, 21:53	C. dwyeri Alternating: CdwyM02321c.mp3 2 sec Upper Coopers Creek (28°36'38.00"S, 153°24'24.97"E), Nov 29, 02:07	C. dwyeri Pair of calls 0.2 sec, 0-50 kHz Upper Coopers Creek, NSW (28°36'38.00"S, 153°24'24.97"E), Nov 29, 02:07
Chalinolobus gouldii OK Gould's wattled bat 27-33 kHz, often alternating. Full spectrum files: CgouFS.zip Anabat files: CgouZC.zip	C. gouldii M00443.mp3 3 sec Upper Coopers Creek, NSW (28° 36' 38.00"S, 153° 24' 24.97" E)	C. gouldii April2012.mp3 Excited call after release 3 sec Wilson Reserve/Ivanhoe, Victoria ( 37°46'42.70"S, 145° 2'43.81"E)	C. gouldii April2012.wav 0.2 sec Wilson Reserve/Ivanhoe, Victoria (37°46'42.70"S, 145° 2'43.81"E)
Scoteanax rueppellii ? Scotorepens orion ? Falsitrellus tasmaniensis ? Any of these?35-40 kHz. All recorded in Brunswick Heads Full spectrum files: 35-40FS.zip Anabat files: 35-40ZC.zip M00201.wav 121205 20:11:22 M00243.wav 121203 00:31:51 M00295.wav 121204 22:00:10 M00321.wav 121203 03:43:30 M00565.wav Dec 9 21:37 (not BH) M00848.wav Dec 5 04:56 M01291.wav Dec 4 04:35	M00201 0.2 sec	M00295 0.2 sec	M00848 0.2 sec
Vespadelus darlingtoni OK Large forest bat On Lord Howe 42-44 kHz. The only bat species on this island. Full spectrum files: VdarM00077.wav VdarM01483.wav	V. darlingtoni M00077c.mp3 3 sec Lord Howe Island ( 31° 31' 26.61"S, 159° 3' 57.29"E), Jan 9, 19:22	V. darlingtoni M00077c 0.2 sec Lord Howe Island ( 31°31'26.61"S, 159° 3'57.29"E), Jan 9, 19:22	V. darlingtoni M01483.mp3 0.2 sec Eternity Springs, NSW (28°38'8.29"S, 153°15'39.04"E), Dec 26 01:24
Vespadelus ? Different recordings 54-60 kHz. Often with uptail. Around 55 kHz: L55FS.zip L55ZC.zip M01277.wav Sawtell, high, near Bonville Creek M01298.wav Brunswick Heads M01893.wav Upper Coopers Creek Around 59: H59FS.zip H59ZC.zip M00452.wav Sawtell, high, near Bonville Creek M00468.wav Sawtell, high, near Bonville Creek M00549.wav Sawtell, high, near Bonville Creek M00590.wav Sawtell, high, near Bonville Creek	Vespadelus ? M01277c 0.2 sec	Vespadelus ? M0452c 3 sec	Vespadelus ? M00468c 0.5 sec
Miniopterus australis ? OK Little bentwing bat 57-59 kHz. Full spectrum files: MausFS.zip Anabat files: MausZC.zip M00168b.wav M00349.wav M00587.wav	M. australis M00168c.mp3 1 sec Brunswick Heads, NSW (28°32'31.23"S, 153°32'57.07"E), Dec 5, 00:55	M. australis M00168c.mp3 0.2 sec Brunswick Heads, NSW (28°32'31.23"S, 153°32'57.07"E), Dec 5, 00:55	M. australis M00349c.mp3 0.5 sec Brunswick Heads, NSW (28°32'31.23"S, 153°32'57.07"E), Dec 3 04:41
Nyctophilus geoffroyi Lesser long-eared bat Steep, with peak freq. 40-60 kHz. All recordings short after release. Full spectrum files: N.geoffroyi_20.12.12 (3).wav N.geoffroyi_09.01.13.wav N.geoffroyi_20.12.12 (1).wav N.geoffroyi_20.12.12 (6).wav	N. geoffroyi N.geoffroyi_20.12.12(3).mp3 1 sec Yan Yean Reservoir, Victoria (37°33'4.49"S, 145° 9'4.10"E)	N. geoffroyi N.geoffroyi_09.01.13.mp3 0.2 sec Yan Yean Reservoir, Victoria (37°33'4.49"S, 145° 9'4.10"E)	N. geoffroyi N.geoffroyi_20.12.12(1).mp3 0.2 sec Yan Yean Reservoir, Victoria (37°33'4.49"S, 145° 9'4.10"E)
Myotis macropus OK Large-footed myotis 85 dowto 25 kHz M.macropus_03.01.13.wav M.macropus_20.12 (2).wav M.macropus_20.12 (5).wav All these recorded over water surface: MmacM00774.wav Sawtell, low, near Bonville Creek MmacM01261.wav UCC, the creek MmacM01352.wav Sawtell, low, near Bonville Creek MmacM01606.wav UCC, the creek MmacM01857.wav UCC, the creek MmacM01877.wav UCC, the creek Full spectrum: MmacFS.zip Anabat files: MmacZC.zip	M. macropus Search, approach and attack (M01352.mp3) 3 sec Sawtell, NSW (30°22'28.31"S, 153° 5'10.12"E), Dec 30, 1:12	M. macropus Water surface interference 0.2 sec Sawtell, NSW (30°22'28.31"S, 153° 5'10.12"E), Dec 30, 1:12	M. macropus Oscillogram 20 ms Sawtell, NSW (30°22'28.31"S, 153° 5'10.12"E), Dec 30, 1:12
Kerivoula (Phoniscus) papuensis ?? Golden-tipped bat Very steep, peak frequency around 90 kHz. KpapM00047.wav ???? KpapM00348.wav KpapM00350.wav OK KpapM00351.wav KpapM00352.wav KpapM00409.wav OK KpapM00945.wav KpapM01371.wav Full spectrum: KpapFS.zip Anabat files: KpapZC.zip	K. papuensis M00350c.mp3 3 sec Upper Coopers Creek, NSW (28°36'38.00"S, 153°24'24.97"E), Dec 21, 20:46	K. papuensis M00350c.mp3 0.2 sec Upper Coopers Creek, NSW (28°36'38.00"S, 153°24'24.97"E), Dec 21, 20:46	K. papuensis M00047c.mp3 0.5 sec Upper Coopers Creek, NSW (28°36'38.00"S, 153°24'24.97"E), Dec 21, 20:46
Rhinolophus megaphyllus OK Eastern horseshoe bat Full spectrum files: M00251c.wav Social call M00554.wav Frequency separation	R. megaphyllus M00251c.mp3 2 sec Upper Coopers Creek, NSW (28°36'38.00"S, 153°24'24.97"E), Dec 21, 20:30	R. megaphyllus M00554.mp3 3 sec Upper Coopers Creek inside building (28°36'49.84"S, 153°24'20.01"E), Jan17, 01:28	R. megaphyllus Search call in detail 0.2 sec Upper Coopers Creek, NSW (28°36'38.00"S, 153°24'24.97"E), Dec 21, 20:30