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Red-crested Bustard

Lophotis ruficrista

Photo by Tiz
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Field Notes

Description:

Well camouflaged, about 30 cm high.

Habitat:

Mixed meadowland/Woodland, Kruger National Park

Notes:

The Red-crested Bustard is a species of bird in the Otididae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Tiz
Thank you for your inputs all! Very valuable! Time to change the ID :)
Fanie
Agree with Xiaoxuan. http://www.flickr.com/photos/arnolouise/7689474308/ http://www.ispot.org.za/node/205219
XXD17
Looks like a red-crested bustard to me...probably female...

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Kruger National Park, South Africa
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2013

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