10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
A slightly more surprising threat for the vultures comes from elephants. Elephants destroy the trees the vultures live and nest in. Vultures, therefore, tend not to nest in areas with high elephant populations ( source ). Maybe the bird thinks this will drive the elephants away?
10,000 Birds
APRIL 10, 2012
This remote region of Cryptosepalum forests is little changed by human hands (somewhat of a rarity in these times of devastating habitat destruction) yet this species has not been relocated despite extensive searches by birders (including myself). Their generic name Gymnobucco translates to “naked-trumpeter” as a result of these features.
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