White-chested Babbler - Theresa Bucher
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Location

Kinabatangan River--Sukau Rainforest Lodge
Sabah, Malaysia
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Map
Map Coordinates: 5.498167, 118.280911
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Given the bird's posture in #8950, I believe it is using facultative hypothermia to reduce energy expenditure during the night. Then our light disturbed it enough that it responded and changed its position.

Technical information

Model
NIKON D500
ISO
32000
Focal length
300 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/5.6
Shutter speed
0.01 sec
Dimensions
3386 pixels x 2618 pixels
Original file size
1.85 MB