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Eupodotis senegalensis
It is rather small for a bustard, 48 to 61 centimetres (19 to 24 in) long. All are tawny brown above and on the breast and white on the belly, with cream-coloured legs; juveniles have light brown necks and heads, and adults have blue-grey necks. The adult female has a grey crown, a brown and buff line below the eye, and black speckling on the throat. The adult male has a black crown, black lines on the white cheeks, a black throat patch, and a pinkish-red bill. The call, often given in the early morning and late evening, has been described as "a very loud, guttural k'whuka WHUKa, k'wuka WHUKa..., or k'warrak, k'warrak... This species is usually seen in pairs or family groups, as young stay with their parents much longer than those of other bustards in the region
It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, Mauritania, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia. It lives in various habitats from grassland to open woodland.
spotted in Vila Nova de Gaia Biological Park in the Biorama habitats facilitys,i think it's an australien bird,very territorial,the male came on us treing to bic us,nasty little guy :)
Yeah!he was completly focus in defended the place,when he saw me he came directly in my direction anf began to bic(?) the glace.
I've been there today and make myself associated of the Biological Park friends and from now one,i can acess freely to the park,have a magazine with the activitys and i can help in works there when they need :) i'am happy,these guy's contoled 4 parks in V.N.Gaia city,they make a great work and i think i'am going to acess things that otherwise ,only in doc's:)the most interesting thing to me is the recovering facilitys and the work they do since the animal arrived until they relessed him.
Spotted on Jun 13, 2012
Submitted on Jun 20, 2012
