Black-bellied Bustard Lissotis melanogaster
Black-bellied Bustard, Shai Hills, Ghana, May 2011 - click for larger image

Shai Hills, Ghana
May 2011

The Black-bellied Bustard is distributed in Africa south of the Sahara but is missing from most of the Congo Basin and the south-west. It is found in tall grassland and wooded savanna where it feeds mainly on insects.
Black-bellied Bustard, Shai Hills, Ghana, May 2011 - click for larger image Only the male has a black belly and a black line running up the centre of the neck. The female is buffy-brown below with dark spots.

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