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1 0 Desert Rose (Rose du desert)

Desert Rose (Rose du desert)

by NicolasQldBlack River, Mauritius

Sahel, Africa

1 0 Pied crow

Pied crow

by Zlatan CelebicKanem كانم, Chad

About 50 cm in length, black crow with white breast and neck.

2 0 Blue-napped Mousebird

Blue-napped Mousebird

by Zlatan CelebicGharb Darfur, Sudan

The blue-naped mousebird is one of the remaining six species of Mousebirds, an ...

4 0 Red-billed Firefinch

Red-billed Firefinch

by Zlatan CelebicWadi Fira Region, Chad

Pictured here is nominate race of Red-billed Firefinch. Adult male (photos 1 ...

3 0 Crested Lark

Crested Lark

by Zlatan CelebicWadi Fira Region, Chad

A medium sized (about 16 to 18 cm in length) and generally pale lark (fam ...

1 0 Red-headed rock Agama

Red-headed rock Agama

by Zlatan CelebicWadi Fira Region, Chad

Male (pictured, first photo) is just developing its breeding colors - ...

0 0 Speckled pigeon

Speckled pigeon

by Zlatan CelebicBarh el Gazel بحر الغزال, Chad

Large grey-and-rusty-red pigeon, easily distinguished by white speckles on wing ...

3 2 African spurred tortoise

African spurred tortoise

by Smith'sZooStellenbosch Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

The African spurred tortoise is native to the Sahara Desert and the

0 2 Ostrich

Ostrich

by Jared HerschSundays River Valley Local Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Wild Male & Female Ostriches

2 0 Moth

Moth

by mioriitsuNew Brunswick, Canada

, the Hawaiian Islands, in some areas of South America, southern Europe, North ...

2 0 Dark Chanting Goshawk

Dark Chanting Goshawk

by Zlatan CelebicWadi Fira Region, Chad

Dark Chanting Goshawk is a diurnal raptor of family Accipitridae. The specimen ...

0 0 Black-winged Stilt

Black-winged Stilt

by Zlatan CelebicBarh el Gazel بحر الغزال, Chad

Also known as Common or Pied stilt, this is a very long-legged wader, belonging ...

2 0 House bunting

House bunting

by Zlatan CelebicWadi Fira وادي فيرا, Chad

The bird roughly the size of a sparrow, with chestnut or rufous body, and white ...

2 2 Black-billed Wood Dove

Black-billed Wood Dove

by Zlatan Celebicالخرطوم, ولاية الخرطوم, Sudan

Black-billed wood dove is a small dove, around 20 cm in length. It sports ...

13 5 Giant emperor butterfly

Giant emperor butterfly

by ornithoptera80Dallas, Texas, United States

habitat Afrotropical ecozone below the

1 0 Ostrich

Ostrich

by LisaGrantOudtshoorn Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

savannas and Sahel of Africa, both north ...

1 0 Rüppell's Vulture

Rüppell's Vulture

by KarenLoughreyRichardMara, Tanzania

Rüppell's Vulture is a large vulture that occurs throughout the

0 0 Adenium obesum

Adenium obesum

by Dr. Tarek KapielSaudi Arabia

to the Sahel regions, south of the Sahara ...

2 0 impala lily, desert rose, et al

impala lily, desert rose, et al

by S FrazierIndonesia

to the Sahel regions, south of the Sahara ...

0 0 Desert rose

Desert rose

by MUSESunrise, Florida, USA

to the Sahel regions, south of the Sahara ...

0 0 African Collared Dove

African Collared Dove

by WilliamsFamilyWichita, Kansas, USA

An Afircan collared dove at Sedgwick. Can't find much on this species, there's ...

1 0 Scarlet-chested Sunbird

Scarlet-chested Sunbird

by Zlatan CelebicNiger, Nigeria

Brown medium sized sunbird, some 15 cm in length; sporting scarlet-red breasts ...

0 0 Chestnut-backed sparrow lark

Chestnut-backed sparrow lark

by Zlatan CelebicWadi Fira, Chad

Bird size of a sparrow, some 12 cm in length. Pictured here is male, easily ...

5 2 African Elephant

African Elephant

by alyjo85Limpopo, South Africa

Type: Mammal Diet: Herbivore Average life span in the wild: Up to 70 ...

0 2 White-speck Moth

White-speck Moth

by AntónioGinjaGinjaBraga, Portugal

The wingspan is 41–48 mm. The length of the forewings varies from 18 to 21 mm. ...

1 6 White-speck Moth

White-speck Moth

by AntónioGinjaGinjaBraga, Portugal

The wingspan is 41–48 mm. The length of the forewings varies from 18 to 21 mm. ...

2 0 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

by Ali Hemati Pourبهبهان, کهکیلویه و بویراحمد‎, Iran

live year round in the Sahel. This species ...

6 4 Mediterranean Tiger Blue

Mediterranean Tiger Blue

by Mohamedationالجيزة, Egypt

Size: 18-22 mm. Like Tarucus balkanicus but the underside of the hindwing line ...

3 2 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

by Ali Hemati Pourرامهرمز, خوزستان‎, Iran

live year round in the Sahel. This species ...

4 0 Ruppell's Griffon Vulture

Ruppell's Griffon Vulture

by mary.gallo.mWashington, USA

Rüppell's Vulture or Rüppell's Griffon Vulture is a large vulture that occurs ...

1 0 Namaqua dove

Namaqua dove

by Zlatan Celebicنواكشوط, نواكشوط, Mauritania

Small grey dove with a distinctively long tail, and two blackish spots on wing ...

15 13 Abyssinian Roller

Abyssinian Roller

by DanielePralongNiamey, Niger

A stunning roller with a brilliant blue and brown plumage and long tail ...

0 0 Speckled Pigeon

Speckled Pigeon

by Zlatan CelebicMinna, Niger, Nigeria

Also known as African Rock pigeon, this is a large pigeon, roughly the size of ...

4 0 Variable Sunbird

Variable Sunbird

by Zlatan CelebicNiger, Nigeria

This is a very small and fast bird, only some 10cm in length, with a curved ...

0 0 Egyptian goose

Egyptian goose

by injicaRotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

regions of the Sahel. It spread to Great ...

12 1 Abyssinian Roller

Abyssinian Roller

by Zlatan Celebicنواكشوط, نواكشوط, Mauritania

The Abyssinian roller is a large bird, nearly the size of a jackdaw at 28–30 ...

1 0 Ethiopian swallow

Ethiopian swallow

by Zlatan CelebicWadi Fira, Chad

Small bird, 14cm in average length. Black covers (upperparts and wing covers) ...

11 1 Rüppell's vulture

Rüppell's vulture

by Zlatan CelebicBahr el Gazel, Chad

Rüppell's vulture or Rüppell's griffon vulture is an endangered African ...

0 5 Ostrich

Ostrich

by CarolinaPereira, Risaralda, Colombia

Is a large flightless bird native to Africa. Ostrich kicks can kill a human or ...

1 2 White-speck Moth

White-speck Moth

by AntónioGinjaGinjaPorto, Portugal

The wingspan is 41–48 mm. The length of the forewings varies from 18 to 21 ...

0 0 Garden Locust

Garden Locust

by Wendy ClaphamSwartland Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

food by people in the northern parts of South Africa (Chesler 1938), as well ...

2 0 Kalachuchi, Desert Rose

Kalachuchi, Desert Rose

by AgnesAdiqueTalaveraLaguna, Philippines

, that is native to the Sahel regions, ...

2 2 African Five-lined Skink

African Five-lined Skink

by Ahmad Khaled ElSharkawyمحافظة أسوان, Egypt

The African Striped Skink (Trachylepsis striata), commonly called the Striped ...

8 7 Narina Trogon

Narina Trogon

by DudleyVennerMbabane, Sifundza seHhohho, Swaziland

The Narina trogon occurs in Africa south of the

1 0 The West African giraffe, Niger giraffe

The West African giraffe, Niger giraffe

by MUSEMiami, Florida, USA

subspecies of giraffe distinguished by its light colored spots, which is found ...

4 0 Cut-throat finch

Cut-throat finch

by Zlatan CelebicWadi Fira Region, Chad

Both sexes and juveniles are of sandy brown color with black specks, specks ...

3 0 Little green Bee-eater

Little green Bee-eater

by Zlatan Celebicash-Shamaliyah, Sudan

Small and slender bee-eater, rather bright green with a narrow blackish gorget ...

1 1 Rüppell's Vulture

Rüppell's Vulture

by sttweetsZuid-Holland, Netherlands

Rüppell's Vulture (Gyps rueppellii) is a large vulture that occurs throughout ...

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