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Spotless Crake - Colin Trainor

ML205467191 IBC 1099958

Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis

Unconfirmed
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Location

Lake Veihoorana
Lautem, Timor-Leste
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Map
Map Coordinates: -8.489, 127.091
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Media notes

A bird killed by young hunters, who flush the birds and then throw sticks at them. First record for Timor-Leste and first in Wallacea for more than 100 years; Intended to deposit at a Museum, but destroyed by Australian Quarantine. Elevation: 339 m. Date added to IBC: June 22, 2016.

Observation details

This was killed by some young hunters with dogs used to flush birds, and then they throw sticks at any birds flushed..... Bill=18mm, Tarsus 30mm, Wing 71.5mm, Body length was 117 mm (roughly, basically no tail). I kept the bird as a specimen, but was destroyed on entry to Australia by Australian quarantine services (for no reason really).

Collection

Internet Bird Collection (IBC)

Technical information

Model
E3100
ISO
100
Focal length
5.8 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/2.8
Shutter speed
26441/10000000 sec
Dimensions
1717 pixels x 1407 pixels
Original file size
656.79 KB