25 January 2024: Day 7, Hwange Nationwide Park, Zimbabwe — Highway Scholar Southern Africa Birding Safari. Click on right here to see (usually) the place I’m right this moment.
On Throw Again Thursday.
The Kori bustard (Ardeotis kori) is a big floor chook native to Africa that forages by strolling alongside and repeatedly poking it’s beak to the bottom. The male of this species can weigh greater than 44 kilos and is reputed to be the heaviest chook that’s in a position to fly.
The males use courtship shows to draw and breed with as many females as attainable, then take no half in elevating the younger. Dancing and neck puffing are a few of the many tips they use to draw the women.
I’ve wished to see this chook since 2009 after I came upon they tip the scales for flying birds. My finest probability could also be at Chobe Nationwide Park, Botswana in three days time (28 January).
Fingers crossed that I’ll see him whereas I’m right here. He doesn’t even need to fly for me to be enthralled!
Discover out why he’s on the high restrict of flying birds on this classic 2009 article.
