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Lophotis ruficrista
Well camouflaged, about 30 cm high.
Mixed meadowland/Woodland, Kruger National Park
The Red-crested Bustard is a species of bird in the Otididae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Spotted on Sep 15, 2013
Submitted on Sep 18, 2013
4 Comments
Thank you for your inputs all! Very valuable! Time to change the ID :)
Agree with Xiaoxuan.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/arnolouise/...
http://www.ispot.org.za/node/205219
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houbara_B...
Looks like a red-crested bustard to me...probably female...