Scaly Ground Roller - Geobiastes squamiger

Brachyptérolle écaillé

Scaly Ground Rolleradult, identification

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  • identification
  • adult
  • Carraca terrestre escamosa
  • rolieiro-da-terra-escamoso
  • Schuppenerdracke
  • Geobiastes squamiger
  • Coraciiformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Coraciiformes
Family : Brachypteraciidae
Species : Scaly Ground Roller

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures


all the pictures

The picture

O.Net ref. : frpe151980
Author :
Plumage : adult

Shooting

date : 2012 Oct
Country : Madagascar (ma)
Region : Alaotra Mangoro
Place : Antamponisahatany Antamponisahatany
Lat. : 18° 51' 0'' South
Lng. : 48° 27' 0'' East

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : Canon EOS 7D
Exposure : 1/40 s

aperture : 5.6

Focal length : 500 mm

Iso : 1600

Flash : no