ML80655271
Contributor
John van Dort Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Estero Las Aguas
Choluteca, Honduras
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult, Unknown sex - X
Observation details
**** MEGA. Adult, so identification relatively straightforward: stocky, dark-mantled gull about the size of Herring Gull; heavy, drooping bill with bulbous tip; dull, pinkish legs; yellow orbital ring (rules out "Chandeleur's Gull", which has a reddish-orange orbital ring and dull greenish legs); wide white 'skirt'. Appears to be the paler-mantled nominate subspecies. The right wing was hanging down at all times, and the bird seemed incapable of flight, although otherwise in relatively good condition. New species for Honduras and third record for Central America.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
- ISO
- 100
- Focal length
- 247 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/6.5
- Shutter speed
- 1/640 sec
- Dimensions
- 4608 pixels x 3456 pixels
- Original file size
- 4.42 MB