Bustards in NNP

By Will Knocker:

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In the current dry spell, bustards are more visible as the long grass dissipates.

NNP is a haven for at least 4 sp. of bustard (see Bustards category on the menu on the left for more stories.)

This is a male White-bellied bustard..

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And the female (White-bellied)….the loud braying ventriloquial calls of this sp. are a typical sound of the plains.

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Cryptic in her colouring & blending perfectly into her grassland habitat…

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A  male Black-bellied bustard…

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2 Comments

  1. Jimmy
    Posted March 18, 2013 at 6:45 pm | Permalink

    I remember being well impressed by the birding on offer in this park when I visited in late 2009:)

  2. willknocker
    Posted March 20, 2013 at 8:06 am | Permalink

    Come back soon Jimmy: rains have begun in Nairobi now…..

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