Hispaniolan Crossbill - Loxia megaplaga

Bec-croisé d'Hispaniola

Hispaniolan Crossbill male, identification
This es an endangered, endemic species in the Dominican Republic and is know as Loxia megaplaga.
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  • identification
  • ♂
  • Piquituerto de La Española
  • cruza-bico-haitiano
  • Hispaniolakreuzschnabel
  • Loxia megaplaga
  • Passeriformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Passériformes
Family : Fringillidae
Species : Hispaniolan Crossbill

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures

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The picture

O.Net ref. : alca30588
Author :
Puerto Rico Wildlife:...
Gender : ♂

Shooting

date : 2006 Jul
Country : Dominican Republic (dr)
Region : Barahona
Place : Sierra de Bahoruco Sierra de Bahoruco
Lat. : 18° 10' 42'' North
Lng. : 71° 25' 42'' West

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : Canon EOS 20D
Exposure : 1/500 s

aperture : 16

Focal length : 500 mm

Iso : 800

Flash : yes