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Picathartes – Africa’s strangest birds

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 10, 2012

Photo by Adam Riley (Rockjumper Birding Tours) So for this reason I found myself journeying to the remote village of Bonkro in the central region of Ghana. Here local hunters who had known about the colony and for generations had been harvesting the birds by simply picking the adults off their nests during the breeding season.

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10,000 Birds

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Each male builds numerous nests, most of which are rejected by the female, who will eventually select a nest she is happy with, allow the proud architect who usually hangs under his masterpiece to mate with her and then begins the breeding process. These nests can weight up to 1 ton!

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Picathartes – Africa’s strangest birds

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