Red Crested Korhaan by kgb224
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Description
Mabilingwe Series.
http://www.thekruger.com/knpbirds/lophotisruficrista.htm
Red Crested Korhaan
dentification assistance for this avian species ...
The Red-crested Korhaan is a bird about the size of a grey hornbill. The height of the Red-crested Korhaan is about 50 cms and its weight is about 675 gms
You will find that the male Red-crested Korhaan plumage and colours are different to that of the female Red-crested Korhaan
* Head is grey.
* Eye is brown.
* Bill is black.
* Throat is brown.
* Back is black, white.
* Legs are yellow.
This bird has normally proportioned leg length.
Main diet items for this bird ...
The Red-crested Korhaan feeds on the ground mainly
Smaller animals
Invertebrates
Breeding and nesting habits for this bird ...
The Red-crested Korhaan takes on more than a single mate (it is bigamous).
The nesting habit of Red-crested Korhaan is to create the nest on the ground. The bird lays eggs which are pink in colour and number between 1 to 2
Habitat and flocking behaviour for this bird ...
The preferred habitats for Red-crested Korhaan are: woodlands and arid areas
You will normally see the Red-crested Korhaan by itself rather than in the company of birds of the same species.

Comments (9)
Fantastic shot.
Wonderful, Excellent well done..
Wonderful capture! This bird has some great camo going on! :)
superb!!!! the bird and the photo!!!
Just ambling down the road. Great detail and capture!
Super capture!
Good capture and info Christo, thanks for your info, we learn lots around Rendo.
Great image Christo. I just love the patterned plumage on the back of the korhaan! It is gorgeous! :)
Lovely capture of this beautiful bird!