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English: West Indian whistling duck (Dendrocygna arborea) head, Grand Cayman
Español: Suirirí yaguaza (Dendrocygna arborea), isla de Gran Caimán.
Polski: Drzewica karaibska (Dendrocygna arborea) sfotografowana na wyspie Wielki Kajman w archipelagu Kajmanów.
Čeština: Vodní pták husička stromová (Dendrocygna arborea) na ostrově Grand Cayman Island.
Magyar: Pálmafütyülőlúd vagy karibi fütyülőlúd (Dendrocygna arborea)
Italiano: Dendrocigna delle Indie Occidentali (Dendrocygna arborea) nell'isola di Grand Cayman.
Македонски: Кубанска дрвна патка (Dendrocygna arborea) на Кајманските Острови.
Nederlands: West-Indische fluiteend (Dendrocygna arborea)
Português: Marreca-laguaça (Dendrocygna arborea), uma espécie de ave anseriforme da família Anatidae, natural de várias ilhas caribenhas.
اردو: ویسٹ انڈیزی سیٹی مار بطخ (سائنسی نام) گرانڈ کیمن پر
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Charles J. Sharp  (1951–)  wikidata:Q54800218
 
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Charles James Sharp; Charlesjsharp; Charles James Sharp Bentley; Charles Bentley
Description British wildlife photographer
Date of birth September 1951 Edit this at Wikidata
Work period from 2003
date QS:P,+2003-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+2003-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Camera location19° 16′ 47.95″ N, 81° 21′ 28.83″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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current17:25, 2 October 2021Thumbnail for version as of 17:25, 2 October 20213,480 × 3,480 (8.17 MB)Charlesjsharp (talk | contribs)reworked from RAW
04:21, 11 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 04:21, 11 January 20173,521 × 2,857 (2.29 MB)Thennicke (talk | contribs)Chroma noise removed
09:39, 10 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 09:39, 10 January 20173,521 × 2,857 (1.95 MB)Charlesjsharp (talk | contribs)chroma noise reduced
14:19, 13 September 2016Thumbnail for version as of 14:19, 13 September 20163,521 × 2,857 (1.98 MB)Charlesjsharp (talk | contribs)cropped version
12:26, 16 March 2016Thumbnail for version as of 12:26, 16 March 20164,285 × 2,857 (2.01 MB)Charlesjsharp (talk | contribs)User created page with UploadWizard

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