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Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis blandini   - Habitat
Bengal Florican
Photographer : © Markus Handschuh
Location :Toul Kreul, Kampong Thom Province, Cambodia
Date : 14 October 2009
English synonyms:
Bird Family :Otididae - Bustards & Floricans
Bird Group :GRUIFORMES
Red Data Status :Critically Endangered
Remarks :These photos of an adult female were taken in a non-breeding area. When the floodplain is flooded, the floricans move out into dry open forest of the nearby upland areas. This was a bird that had been rescued the same day and had just been released. - MH