Nkulengu Rail (Himantornis haematopus) photo
A bird standing on a branch.
- Recorded 9 May 2011
- Added to IBC 41 weeks 6 days ago
- David Fisher
- Locality Kakum National Park, Central Region, Ghana (Monotypic species).
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More material of this species
- 3.8A close-up of ...Ghana, May 2011
- 3.7A bird standin...Ghana, May 2011
- 3.5A bird on a br...Ghana, May 2011
Recent material by David Fisher
- 3.7A bird standin...Ghana, May 2011
- 3.5A bird on a br...Ghana, May 2011
- 3.8A close-up of ...Ghana, May 2011
- 3.7A young male f...Australia, Oct 2006
- 3.9A young male i...Australia, Oct 2006
- 3.4An adult male ...Australia, Oct 2006
An interesting fact is that almost all paintings of the bird have the softparts wrong. The legs are indeed red, of course, but the bill isn't grey or black, it is a silvery blue with a lime green base.