<i>Sruthio camelus</i><br />
Length: 6.5'<br />
Wing Span:
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Very large size.
Male is mostly black with white wings and white, buff or rufous tail,
female brownish grey, neck and legs very long
neck nearly naked, bristly

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:Diet:
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Grass, berries, seeds, succulent plants, small reptiles, insects.
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:Courtship:
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Males may perform elaborat displays in courtship and distraction when breeding.
Breeds in all months but dependent on rainfall in arid areas.
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:Nesting:
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Nest is scrape in sandy soil.
Average is 1 male to 3 females in drier years, otherwise more
nearly monogamous.
Male guards eggs until clutch complete.
Each females lays 3-8 creamy yellow, glossy, deeply pitted eggs.
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:Habitat and Range:
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Occurs in flocks of 30-40 birds when not breeding.
More (600) may gather at waterholes in desert regions.
Adults and young of 1 month old or more can run 50-60 km/h

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:Vocalization:
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Male has deep booming 4-syllabled boo boo booooh hoo, sounding like a
lion far away
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:Plumage/Molt
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:Migration:
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Somewhat nomadic.

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:Tongue/feet:
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