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Snowy-crowned Robin-chat


Snowy-crowned Robin-chat
Photo Information
Copyright: Peter van Zoest (PeterZ) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5136 W: 166 N: 13121] (49139)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2016-01-15
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D90, Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD, Digital RAW
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/200 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2016-06-09 8:44
Viewed: 2067
Points: 26
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I don’t like to post photos of birds in the hand. But this is an exception. We drive to a professional ringing station where they also did scientific research on rare bird species in Gambia. That morning they had only one bird. This Snowy-crowned Robin-chat (Cossypha niveicapilla).
A few moments after making some pictures they let him free.

Features
The bird is 20.5 to 22 cm long and weighs 34 to 45 g. The bird resembles the White-crowned Robin-chat (C. albicapillus), but is much smaller and has a shorter tail and also the orange-brown chest extends to the neck. The bird is slate gray at the top. The tail has black central tail feathers. The crown and eyebrow stripe are white. The bird is orange brown at the underside. The beak and legs are black.

Distribution and habitat
The bird is found in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa from Mauritania to Middle Eastern Sudan and Western Ethiopia, around Lake Victoria and in West Africa in North-eastern Angola.

The bird is found in the undergrowth of forests, mostly semi-open forest in savanna areas, dense forest, river conductive scrub, coastal scrub, mangrove forests, old plantations and gardens with plenty of shade and undergrowth. Usually up to 1400 m. Sometimes mountain areas up to 2400 m above sea level in East Africa.

Status
The size of the population is not quantified. There is no reason to assume that the number of species is declining. For this reason, the Snowy-crowned Robin-chat is not threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Source: Wikipedia
Hotelcalifornia, ramthakur, marius-secan, peter_stoeckl, pierrefonds, CeltickRanger, anel, njmv79 has marked this note useful
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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 6386 W: 89 N: 15532] (64998)
  • [2016-06-09 9:57]

Hi Peter,i don't like me too to take pics of the birs on the hands,but your is a good exception and i'm happy to know that the bird was free some minutes after.The pic show us a magic orange open tail,good quality and fine details.Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

Hello Peter,
Well captured this "Snowy Crowned Robin Chat". Although it's in hand, but you captured well with good details and color. Well BG.
Thanks for showing with useful NOTE,
Regards,
Srikumar

For a rare species of birds like this one, it doesn't matter where or how you took its picture, Peter.
It is a wonderful picture giving a fantastic impression of its plumage and colours. The eye contact makes it so lively.
Thanks for bringing this gem to us.
Ram

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  • tuslaw Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2752 W: 280 N: 4931] (19883)
  • [2016-06-09 19:56]

Hello Peter,
I agree with you that this is not what we normally strive for , but in this instance it is acceptable. A gorgeous bird with beautiful markings and very pretty colors. Wonderful eye contact and super fine detail. TFS this rare bird with us!
Ron

Hello Peter,
It is a lovely capture from close range with incredible clarity and accuracy.
Very nice colors and details. Nice to here that it exist some scientific stations which are helping this rare species to grow...
Marius.

Ciao Peter, great capture of fantastic bird, perfect focus, fine details and splendid sharpness, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

hallo Peter
Wel mooi om hem zo van dichtbij te zien
prachtige kleuren en super scherp
bedankt gr lou

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  • Ishi Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 298 W: 21 N: 1943] (13387)
  • [2016-06-12 13:22]

What beauty, Peter! A superb specimen and an excellent photograph (despite the subject being hand-held).

Well done!

Ishi

Hi Peter,

The bird is well placed in the frame. The point of view is showing the details of the Snowy-crowned Robin-chat. The good luminosity is bringing out the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Hello Peter

Excellent shot with the expressive eye-contact and the spread tail,
fine POV and appropriate vertical framing, beautiful light,
great focus, sharpness, details, and contrast, TFS

Asbed

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  • periko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 63 W: 2 N: 140] (1421)
  • [2016-06-21 16:31]

Hi Peter
Great capture, perfect sharpness, nice pose.
The bird seems to be perched on a hand.

TFS & regards
Pedro

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 3052 W: 3 N: 8715] (40572)
  • [2016-07-12 5:44]

Hello Peter,
This is a very cute bird with its white crown..nice to see creatures from Gambia!
Lovely shot.
KInd regards
Anne

Hello Peter,
beautiful bird, nice details, sharpness, TFS,
Nelson

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