ML704450 IBC 1008583
Contributor
Date
Location
- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Media notes
A bird on the ground, close to other birds. Published in HBW Volume 14 on page 658. Original HBW caption: Instead of eyestripes, some members of the genera Acridotheres and Sturnus have bare skin behind and, often, in front of the eye. More extensive unfeathered areas on the head are found in representatives of the genera Mino, Basilornis, Sarcops, Streptocitta, Gracula, Acridotheres, Leucopsar, Creatophora and Gracupica. The bare yellow skin around the eye of the south-east Asian Black-collared Starling extends in a triangle behind the eye. The yellow coloration is probably caused by carotenoid pigments, which cannot be synthesized by birds, and must be acquired in the diet. The intensity of pigmentation may be a signal of the physiological and, perhaps, genetic “fitness” of the individual. Elevation: 4 m. Date added to IBC: June 21, 2016.
Collection
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS 10D
- ISO
- 100
- Focal length
- 840 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/5.6
- Shutter speed
- 1/125 sec
- Dimensions
- 1800 pixels x 1159 pixels
Archival information
- Cataloged
- 30 Jan 2020 - Matthew D. Medler
- Digitized
- 30 Jan 2020 - Matthew D. Medler