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Water Thick-knee

Burhinus vermiculatus

Description:

Long tailed, brown/grey bird, with long greenish-yellow legs; bill is short and black; large yellow eyes; prominent black-edge, pale grey wing bar. Always found near water bodies(rivers, lakes, mangroves & estuaries) with bush or forest. Mainly nocturnal This photo was taken at Tarangeri National Park, Tanzania.

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Karan Raghwa
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Karan Raghwa

Manyara, Tanzania

Spotted on Dec 27, 2015
Submitted on Jan 9, 2016

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