Red-chested Cuckoo - Cuculus solitarius

Coucou solitaire

Red-chested Cuckoo female adult, close-up portrait, pigmentation, feeding habits
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The species

Classification

Order  : Cuculiformes
Family : Cuculidae
Species : Red-chested Cuckoo


specie's pictures

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The picture

O.Net ref. : cadw19744
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Gender : ♀
Plumage : adult

Shooting

date : 2005 Nov
Country : South Africa (sf)
Region : Gauteng
Place : Witwatersrand Witwatersrand
Lat. : 26° 11' 59'' South
Lng. : 28° 10' 17'' East

Exif Data [+] [-]

Model : NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D70
Exposure : 1/80 s
aperture : 8
Focal length : 600 mm
Flash : no