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Philomachus pugnax

Photo by Karan Raghwa
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Field Notes

Description:

Photo taken at Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Small head; short black bill; Orange coloured legs; brown or grey-brown upper-body, scaly; under-belly white; lightly mottled head to breast

Habitat:

Salt/fresh water bodies, rivers & open grassland

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PublishedMarch 17, 2013

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