Last year, in Lake Manyara NP, I got some pictures of Black crakes, running away at a distance. This time, I had better luck. We came pretty close on several occasions and I was able to document this bird whose colors are black (body), yellow (beak) and red (eyes and legs). The Latin binomial name is incidentally flavirostris and refers to its yellow beak. It is usually a rather fearless bird and can be seen foraging for parasits on top of e.g. hippos. It is also unusually aggressive and during the breeding season it can kill competing birds as large as itself.