Namaqua Sandgrouse (Pterocles namaqua)
This photograph corresponds to a record of Namaqua Sandgrouse (Pterocles namaqua) made in Kgalagadi Trnasfrontier Part, kalahari Gemsbok National Park, Cabo del Norte, South Africa on 07/12/2010. The photograph was published by Carmelo López Abad and is part of the EcoRegistros biodiversity database.
Author's comments:
Se aprecia en la fotografía, la zona de plumas debajo del doble collar pectoral blanco y rufo, que han empapado de agua. Esta familia de aves, tiene la capacidad de absorber agua en las plumas de esa zona de su cuerpo, para darla a sus crías en el nido, distante hasta 40 Kms, en medios desérticos. Ambos sexos colaboran.
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Record
| Kingdom: | Animalia | |
| Phylum / Division: | Chordata | |
| Class: | Aves | |
| Order: | Pterocliformes | |
| Family: | Pteroclidae | |
| Scientific name: | Pterocles namaqua | |
| English Name: | Namaqua Sandgrouse | |
| Spanish Name: | Ganga Namaqua | |
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| Sex: | Male | |
| Life stage: | Adult | |
| Registration date: | 07/12/2010 | |
| Country: | South Africa | |
| Province / Department: | Cabo del Norte | |
| Location or protected area: | Kgalagadi Trnasfrontier Part, kalahari Gemsbok National Park | |
| Location accuracy: | Low | |
| Belonging: | Native | |
| Condition: | Wild | |
| Certainty: | Photographed | |
| Reproduction information: | No | |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
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| Photography ID: | 14887 View Full Record | |
| Manufacturer: | Canon | |
| Camera model: | Canon EOS 5D Mark II | |
| Shutter speed: | 1/4000 | |
| Aperture: | 5.6 | |
| ISO Sensitivity: | 400 | |
| Focal length: | 400mm | |
| Creation date: | 2010:12:07 07:32:55 | |
| Using Flash: | Si | |
| Publication date: | 08/14/2012 05:33:16 | |
