- Added to IBC 40 weeks 6 days ago
- Hanne and Jens Eriksen
- Locality Dauka, Dhofar Governorate, Oman (Monotypic species).
Rating
More material of this species
- 4.6A juvenile bat...Oman,
- 4.6A juvenile per...Spain, Jul 2007
- 4.6A male and you...Spain, Jun 2008
- 4.6An adult male ...Spain, Jun 2008
- 4.5Juveniles and ...Spain, Jun 2008
- 4.5An adult male ...Spain, Jun 2008
Recent material by Hanne and Jens Eriksen
- 3.6Large concentr...Oman,
- 4.4A bird drinkin...Yemen,
- 4.3A male stretch...Denmark,
- 3.9A bird perched...Kyrgyzstan,
- 3.8A bird perched...Oman,
- 4.8A bird drinkin...Oman,
Published in HBW Volume 13 on page 695 (below).
Original HBW caption:
Bathing is an important routine, helping to rid the feathers of parasites. Most birds wishing to bathe approach the water source from ground level. The Eurasian Golden Oriole, however, frequently bathes by plummeting steeply from a nearby perch, splashing briefly into the water, and then heading rapidly to a tree or bush. This oriole also behaves like swallows (Hirundinidae) by gliding over water and briefly dipping in its underparts.