Talk about disguise!

The first time I saw this species I was with Peter Ericsson in Kaeng Krachan. Peter took some photos of the bird resting on the warm blacktop, after which he started the van and drove over the bird.

- Accidentally of course.

The happy ending to the story is that regardless of that fact, the bird was not harmed and did not actually get flattened by the tyres. What a relief.

This photo was taken by Ian at Khao Nor Chuchi, and we can know beyond a shadow of a doubt that Peter’s van was nowhere near this bird.