• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
Where premium quality meets exceptional value. ZEISS Conquest HDX.
Darwin's Nothura
T

Darwin's Nothura (Nothura darwinii)

In Peru, this tiny tinamou is only found in a few places, mostly in grasslands around the Titicaca basin. This one crossed the road right in front of us and lingered just long enough for this dodgy shot before vanishing in the grass.
Click to expand...
Habitat
Dry puna grasslands (4000 masl)
Location
Lampa, Puno, Peru
Date taken
Aug 17, 2024
Scientific name
Nothura darwinii
  • Like
  • Love
  • Wow
Reactions: aloktewari, Stanley Jones, delia todd and 3 others
delia todd
Staff member
Opus Editor
Supporter
Right place, right time!!! How lucky are you Thibaud LOL.

A wonderful find for you my friend, the first image to come into the Gallery and now on the Opus article. Many thanks for sharing this fine picture with us my friend.
 

Media information

Category
Central & South America & Mexico
Added by
Thibaud
Date added
View count
131
Comment count
3

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R6
Aperture
ƒ/10
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1000 second(s)
ISO
1000
Filename
2S6A4266-SharpenAI-Motion (1) noth.jpg
File size
5.8 MB
Date taken
Sat, 17 August 2024 7:58 AM
Dimensions
3957px x 2638px

Share this media

Back
Top