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Hammerkop

Scopus umbretta

Description:

A medium bird about 25-30cm body length, totally solid brown in colour, long legs as for wading birds. Very distinctive shaped head, sort of conical with a curving cone like shape head. Long straight beak.

Habitat:

Seen on the marshy edges of an internal lake in Tarangire national Park.

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MudWiggle
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MudWiggle

Manyara, Tanzania

Spotted on Aug 6, 2013
Submitted on Oct 5, 2015

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