Orange-cheeked Waxbill - Estrilda melpoda

Astrild à joues orange

Orange-cheeked Waxbilladult breeding, pigmentation
Male (left) and female.
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  • pigmentation
  • pair
  • adult
  • breeding
  • Estrilda carinaranja
  • bico-de-lacre-de-faces-laranja
  • Orangewangenastrild
  • Estrilda melpoda
  • Passeriformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Passériformes
Family : Estrildidae
Species : Orange-cheeked Waxbill

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures

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The picture

O.Net ref. : alca30374
Author :
Puerto Rico Wildlife:...
Plumage : adult, breeding

Shooting

date : 2006 May
Country : Puerto Rico (rq)
Region : San Juan San Juan
Lat. : 18° 27' 36'' North
Lng. : 66° 6' 35'' West

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : Canon EOS 20D
Exposure : 1/250 s

aperture : 9

Focal length : 420 mm

Iso : 400

Flash : yes