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Location

Campo Lugar Plains, Extremadura
Spain

Metadata

Make Canon EOS 7D
Lens Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM   at 640 mm
Exposure 1/800, f/10.0, ISO 800 
Image size 600 x 400 pixels

IOC Names

Order  Otidiformes   Family  Otididae

Deutsch  Zwergtrappe Dutch  Kleine Trap
Italian  Gallina prataiola Spanish  Sisón Común

Comments

The drawing of the wing identifies the Little Bustard. The outermost 4th primary is barely visible in the male. In flight, this small feather produces a high-pitch whistling sound.




 

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    08/03/2013

Little Bustard male, autumn plumage
Tetrax tetrax
Outarde canepetière

Micheline JACQUEMIN