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Uncommon bird makes a truly weird sounding mating call

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Meet the bird with probably the most unusual and unique call in the whole of Africa. The Black-Bellied Bustard, a large ground-dwelling bird found in woodland and open grassland areas of sub-Saharan Africa. These birds are uncommon local residents in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. The most attractive and fascinating part about the male birds is by far its unique and rather bizarre mating call. During the call, he displays with his tail held in an upright fanned position. He lifts his head high and then the call starts with a "quaaaark".There is silence for 2 -3 seconds during which he pulls his neck back down. He then finishes the call with a funny "kwwwick" sound or otherwise referred to as a "cork popping" sound. At the end the male bird is busy shaking and preening his feathers. It's very important for this male to look at his best for the females and in great condition at the same time. This is a call that people will seldom only hear over the grassy plains of the Kruger Park, never really seeing the bird in action while performing this unique call. What a great experience to have this bird right in front of us, showing off in style.

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