Yellow-necked Francolin (Pternistis leucoscepus)

            Aka Yellow-necked Spurfowl. This pair were enjoying the shade of a small acacia tree.

Tarangire National Park, Manyara, Tanzania, East Africa.

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Taken in: Tanzania / Arusha / Kwa Kuchinia (show map)

Taken on: January 23, 2017

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Manyara

Tanzania

Tarangire National Park

Allan Hopkins

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Yellow-necked Spurfowl

Pternistis leucoscepus

taxonomy:kingdom=Animalia

Animalia

taxonomy:phylum=Chordata

Chordata

taxonomy:subphylum=Vertebrata

Vertebrata

taxonomy:class=Aves

Aves

taxonomy:order=Galliformes

Galliformes

taxonomy:family=Phasianidae

Phasianidae

taxonomy:genus=Pternistis

Pternistis

taxonomy:species=leucoscepus

taxonomy:binomial=Pternistis leucoscepus

Yellow-necked Francolin

taxonomy:common=Yellow-necked Spurfowl

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Camera: Nikon D600, f/13.0, 1/320 sec, 135mm, ISO 1100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D600
Lens:	70.0-300.0 mm f/4.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/13.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	135mm
ISO:	1100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
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