ML81190361
Contributor
Alfonso Auerbach Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Estero Las Aguas
Choluteca, Honduras
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
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); 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 Central America.
Technical information
- Model
- DSC-HX400V
- Lens
- 4.3-215mm f/2.8-6.3
- ISO
- 80
- Focal length
- 210.5 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/6.3
- Shutter speed
- 1/400 sec
- Dimensions
- 5184 pixels x 3888 pixels
- Original file size
- 4.25 MB