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African Harrier-Hawk

Polyboroides typus

Description:

Yellow faced Gymnogene

Notes:

An unusual trait of this species is the double-jointed knees it possesses, which enable it to reach into otherwise inaccessible holes and cracks for prey

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2 Comments

Jared Hersch
Jared Hersch 10 years ago

Thx Mona!

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 10 years ago

awesome !!!

Jared Hersch
Spotted by
Jared Hersch

Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

Spotted on Aug 31, 2013
Submitted on Aug 31, 2013

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