Bronze-winged Courser - Rhinoptilus chalcopterus

Courvite à ailes bronzées

Bronze-winged Courseradult
They live in woodlands and savannahs. It is rather a nocturnal bird, roosting under bushes during the day. Ils vivent dans les zones boisées et les savanes. C'est un oiseau plutôt nocturne, dormant le jour sous les buissons.
  • adult
  • Corredor patirrojo
  • corredeira-asa-de-bronze
  • Amethystrennvogel
  • Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
  • Charadriiformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Charadriiformes
Family : Glareolidae
Species : Bronze-winged Courser

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures

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The picture

O.Net ref. : cadw25977
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Plumage : adult

Shooting

date : 2006 Dec
Country : South Africa (sf)
Region : Mpumalanga
Place : Lower Sabie Lower Sabie
Lat. : 25° 7' 42'' South
Lng. : 31° 55' 42'' East

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D200

Exposure : 1/180 s

aperture : 5.6


Focal length : 550 mm


Iso : 400


Flash : no