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Picathartes – Africa’s strangest birds

10,000 Birds

Gray-necked or Red-headed Picathartes in Korup National Park, Cameroon. A Gray-necked Picathartes nesting colony in Cameroon. Now that the colony is off limits for hunting, the population has grown and the village is benefitting tremendously from entry and guide fees, and a school is being built courtesy of conservation funds.

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Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

10,000 Birds

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. . Now that the colony is off limits for hunting, the population has grown and the village is benefitting tremendously from entry and guide fees, and a school is being built courtesy of conservation funds.

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