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White-bellied Bustard - Threat posture

White-bellied Bustard - Threat posture - Adult male

Photographer

» Robert van Zalinge

Location

» Western Serengeti, Tanzania

Country image taken

» Tanzania

Date

» October, 2005

Equipment

» Nikon D70 with 300mm lens

Bird Species

»Eupodotis senegalensis - White-bellied Bustard

Bird Species (French)

»Outarde du Sénégal

Bird Family

»Otididae - Bustards

Bird Group

»Otidiformes Bustards

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» When we came too near, this male Bustard immediately assumed a threat posture, inflating his throat (pouch) so that the feathers stand out

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