Giant Kingfisher, Megaceryle maxima : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Giant Kingfisher, Megaceryle maxima / brian.gratwicke
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示 2.1 |
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| 説明 | The Giant Kingfisher, Megaceryle maxima, is the largest kingfisher in Africa, where it is a resident breeding bird over most of the continent south of the Sahara Desert other than the arid southwest.There are two subspecies, M. m. maxima, found in open country, and M. m. gigantea in the rainforest. The forest race is darker, less spotted above, and more barred below than maxima, but the two forms intergrade along the forest edge zone.Breeding is from August to January, 3-5 eggs being laid in a riverbank tunnel.Giant Kingfisher is 42-48 cm long, with a large crest and finely spotted white on black upperparts. The male has a chestnut breast band and otherwise white underparts with dark flank barring, and the female has a white-spotted black breast band and chestnut belly.The call is a loud wak wak wakThis large species feeds on crabs, fish, and frogs, caught in the typical kingfisher way by a dive from a perch. The number of these birds appears to have declined, possibly as a result of pesticides. |
| 撮影日 | 2007-02-07 10:30:24 |
| 撮影者 | brian.gratwicke , DC, USA |
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| カメラ | Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL , Canon |
| 露出 | 0.003 sec (1/400) |
| 開放F値 | f/5.6 |
| 焦点距離 | 500 mm |