File:024 Red-chested cuckoo at Kibale forest National Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg
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[edit]| Description024 Red-chested cuckoo at Kibale forest National Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg |
English: Red-chested cuckoo at Kibale forest National Park, Uganda
Tiếng Việt: Cu cu ngực đỏ (Cuculus solitarius) tại Vườn quốc gia rừng Kibale, Uganda
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| Source | Own work, from gileslaurent.com |
| Author | Giles Laurent |
| Camera location | 0° 25′ 10.18″ N, 30° 22′ 46.44″ E | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap |
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This image won the 6th prize in the national contest of Uganda in Wiki Loves Earth 2023 Other languages:
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This image has been selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 12 December 2025. It will be captioned as follows: Other languages:
Italiano: Un cuculo pettorosso (Cuculus solitarius) selvatico, fotografato nel parco nazionale della Foresta di Kibale, in Uganda. Si nutre di Insetti, come il bruco che ha nel becco nell'immagine. È presente in tutta l'Africa subsahariana, prevalentemente nelle aree forestali. Português: Cuco-de-peito-vermelho (Cuculus solitarius), fotografado no Parque Nacional da Floresta de Kibale, em Uganda, alimentando-se de uma lagarta. Está presente em toda a África subsaariana, principalmente em áreas florestais. |
This image was selected as picture of the day on Vietnamese Wikipedia.
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This image has been assessed under the valued image criteria and is considered the most valued image on Commons within the scope: Cuculus solitarius (Red-chested cuckoo), eating. You can see its nomination here. |
This image was uploaded as part of Wiki Loves Earth 2023.
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| current | 18:46, 25 October 2023 | 7,226 × 4,817 (12.11 MB) | Giles Laurent (talk | contribs) | Sharpened and reduced noise | |
| 20:54, 13 July 2023 | 7,226 × 4,817 (18.14 MB) | Giles Laurent (talk | contribs) | Uploaded own work with UploadWizard |
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| Camera manufacturer | SONY |
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| Camera model | ILCE-1 |
| Author | Giles Laurent |
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| Exposure time | 1/320 sec (0.003125) |
| F-number | f/6.3 |
| ISO speed rating | 1,250 |
| Date and time of data generation | 16:00, 14 December 2022 |
| Lens focal length | 600 mm |
| Width | 7,226 px |
| Height | 4,817 px |
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| Pixel composition | RGB |
| Orientation | Normal |
| Number of components | 3 |
| Horizontal resolution | 240 dpi |
| Vertical resolution | 240 dpi |
| Software used | Adobe Photoshop 21.2 (Macintosh) |
| File change date and time | 20:44, 25 October 2023 |
| Exposure Program | Manual |
| Exif version | 2.32 |
| Date and time of digitizing | 16:00, 14 December 2022 |
| APEX shutter speed | 8.321928 |
| APEX aperture | 5.310704 |
| APEX brightness | 5.20859375 |
| APEX exposure bias | 0 |
| Maximum land aperture | 5.3125 APEX (f/6.3) |
| Metering mode | Pattern |
| Light source | Unknown |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
| DateTimeOriginal subseconds | 472 |
| DateTimeDigitized subseconds | 472 |
| Color space | sRGB |
| File source | Digital still camera |
| Scene type | A directly photographed image |
| Custom image processing | Normal process |
| Exposure mode | Manual exposure |
| White balance | Auto white balance |
| Digital zoom ratio | 1 |
| Focal length in 35 mm film | 600 mm |
| Scene capture type | Standard |
| Contrast | Normal |
| Saturation | Normal |
| Sharpness | Normal |
| Lens used | FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS |
| Date metadata was last modified | 22:44, 25 October 2023 |
| Unique ID of original document | B974079E0409E0EFA4FC8585C43AD6B4 |
| IIM version | 4 |
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