Location
Chobe River, Left Bank
Namibia
Metadata
Make Canon EOS 7D
Lens Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
at 640 mm
Exposure 1/250 s, f/5.6, ISO 400
Image size 800 x 534 pixels
IOC Names
Order Charadriiformes Family Laridae
Deutsch Afrikanischer Scherenschnabel Dutch Afrikaanse Schaarbek
Italian Becco a forbice africano Spanish Rayador Africano
Comments
Both bills are of equal length at hatching and the lower one does not start to grow longer than the upper until the birds are fully grown. Austin Jr, O.L, (1961), Birds of the World, Golden Press, New York, p 137
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| 22/08/2011 |
African Skimmer juv |
Jean-Michel PAULUS
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