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Bustard - White-bellied Bustard

Eupodotis senegalensis

Description:

Male is distinctive with a blue-grey neck, white belly, white face and a blackish-brown crown; upperparts are brown with fine, dark brown vermiculations. Female and immature are duller than male, with brown crown and hindneck; brownish-grey fore-neck.

Habitat:

Wide range of open grassland below 2000m, usually with bush or tree cover

Notes:

Info. from: 1. Birds of East Africa by Dave Richards 2. First 2 photos are Male Bustard & last photo is of Female.

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Ornithoptera80
Ornithoptera80 4 years ago

nice photos(:

Karan Raghwa
Spotted by
Karan Raghwa

Simiyu, Tanzania

Spotted on Jan 1, 2018
Submitted on Dec 7, 2019

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