Cameroon Hunters Protection Research 
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 10, 2012
Photo by Adam Riley (Rockjumper Birding Tours) Despite initial appearances, these birds are in fact very large passerines (13-16 in) and research has shown them to be an ancient basal offshoot from the passerine evolutionary tree. Gray-necked or Red-headed Picathartes in Korup National Park, Cameroon.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 15, 2015
Although this park was logged in the past, as a national park it is one of the few forests in Ghana that is really protected. . We actually spent considerable time searching unsuccessfully for this highly sought-after bird; however I did suspect they were not gone, as several hunters I interviewed knew the bird and claimed it still existed.
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