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Picathartes gymnocephalus
The White-necked Picathartes or Yellow-headed Rockfowl is one of the world's strangest and rarest birds. Its is endemic to Upper Guinea rainforests of West Africa and nest in colonies in overhanging rocks. These images were taken in a community forest near the village of Bonkro in Ghana where they were rediscovered after being believed to be extinct in this country for many years.
Spotted on Dec 8, 2011
Submitted on Dec 10, 2011
9 Comments
lucky... and congratulations on the photo
fab spotting!
first time I saw your picture, I thought this bird was a toy
Wow, wonderful bird!
Wow What a weird looking bird.
nice spotting, lucky,,
Wow! I believe this is the oddest passerine! Gorgeous bird!
There is a very interesting information in the Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picathartes...
Startling difference on the head colors...! Pretty one
it's amazing, i was looking for it in Ghana, but not found it :( !
congraluations !one of my favourites birds !