ML356100141
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Localidad
- Edad
- No especificado
- Sexo
- No especificado
Detalles de la observación
Two of these, one photographed, were originally identified as Double-crested based on their prominent orange supraloral stripe and the shape of the rear border of gular pouch that was rounded, more closely matching Double-crested. They also appeared to be clearly larger than the third bird with them, a Neotropical Cormorant. Marshall Iliff placed the species in the review queue as a misidentified Neotropic Cormorant based on the photos, He pointed out that (1) the bird has a steeper forehead angle at the bill, (2) it has a gular pouch that appears rounded at the rear, more typical of Neotropic, (3) Neotropic can also have a prominent orange supraloral stripe, and (4) Double-crested is unusual inland. I disagree with his conclusion that the bird photographed is a Neotropic Cormorant. The other five members of the Belize review committee also disagree. We have never seen a Neotropic Cormorant with such a prominent orange supraloral stripe, although such may be possible. Also, we have seen a number of immature Double-crested Cormorants in Belize with a more rounded hind border of the gular pouch than is typical in adults, which usually have a squared off rear border. In our experience, Neotropic almost always has a sharp angle at the base of the gular pouch. Also, these two birds were clearly larger than the third bird with them, a definite Neotropic. While Double-crested is only occasionally encountered inland, it is not entirely unexpected, especially at locations within 10 miles of the coast.
Información técnica
- Model
- iPhone 5
- Lens
- iPhone 5 back camera 4.12mm f/2.4
- ISO
- 50
- Focal length
- 4.1 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/2.4
- Shutter speed
- 1/242 sec
- Dimensions
- 2448 pixels x 3264 pixels
- Original file size
- 1.25 MB