Friday, 19 July 2019

24-5-2019 MANA POOLS, ZIMBABWE - BLACK CRAKE (Zapornia flavirostra)


The black crake is diurnal, and this confiding bird will feed close to humans and often in the open. It eats a wide range of invertebrates, small fish, frogs and seeds. It will take the eggs of birds and scavenge on carcasses. It will forage on the ground or climb reeds to find prey including flying insects.

This species will perch on hippopotamuses and warthogs and remove parasites.

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