The Screaming Bustard!
The Black-bellied bustard (Lissotis melanogaster) also known as the black-bellied korhaan, is an African ground-dwelling bird in the bustard family.
Bustards don’t have nesting sites but will nest in the open on the ground using very little nesting material. One or two eggs are generally laid between tufts of grass. The eggs are well camouflaged with light olive green blotches streaked with brown, olive and grey. The female will incubate the eggs and care for and protect the chicks alone.
The word bustard (from the French word bistard) has its origin in the Latin words avis tarda meaning “slow bird”.
This very handsome male Black-bellied Bustard was captured on a photography safari during late evening game drive inside the Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania.
The Screaming Bustard!
The Black-bellied bustard (Lissotis melanogaster) also known as the black-bellied korhaan, is an African ground-dwelling bird in the bustard family.
Bustards don’t have nesting sites but will nest in the open on the ground using very little nesting material. One or two eggs are generally laid between tufts of grass. The eggs are well camouflaged with light olive green blotches streaked with brown, olive and grey. The female will incubate the eggs and care for and protect the chicks alone.
The word bustard (from the French word bistard) has its origin in the Latin words avis tarda meaning “slow bird”.
This very handsome male Black-bellied Bustard was captured on a photography safari during late evening game drive inside the Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania.