ML621912636
Sterna sp. Sterna sp.
Contributor
Rahul Pereira Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Mumbai, IN (18.915, 72.831)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Media notes
Individual 1
Observation details
Likely White-cheeked tern. Darker grey upperparts, grey rump and tail. Eliminated Common tern as it has white rump and tail. Two individuals (Individual 1 and 2 are marked below the image). Communicated with Prasad Ganpule, AbdulRahman Al-Sirhan(Co-author, Birds of Middle East) and Tommy P. Pedersen (UAE eBird Reviewer & Bird Recorder) who say that features certainly point towards WCT. Shared on Pelagics.Seabirds Facebook group for ID - ( https://www.facebook.com/share/p/DtrS2WVrdi5s96HJ/?mibextid=oFDknk ). Members suggest the ID to be WCT. Awaiting final confirmation.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS R10
- Lens
- EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
- ISO
- 640
- Focal length
- 400 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/5.6
- Shutter speed
- 1/1250 sec
- Dimensions
- 703 pixels x 469 pixels
- Original file size
- 187.48 KB