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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

scurrying of a mouse. The blue-naped mousebird is a fairly small to medium ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

0 2 Ostrich

Ostrich

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

Wild Male & Female Ostriches

2 0 House bunting

House bunting

by Zlatan CelebicWadi Fira وادي فيرا, Chad

The bird roughly the size of a sparrow, ...

2 0 Dark Chanting Goshawk

Dark Chanting Goshawk

by Zlatan CelebicWadi Fira Region, Chad

starting to show close to wings). In juvenile and immature

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 ...

1 0 Rüppell's Vulture

Rüppell's Vulture

by KarenLoughreyRichardMara, Tanzania

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

1 0 Ostrich

Ostrich

by LisaGrantOudtshoorn Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

savannas and Sahel of Africa, both north ...

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 ...

0 0 Black-winged Stilt

Black-winged Stilt

by Zlatan CelebicBarh el Gazel بحر الغزال, Chad

Recurvirostridae (Avocet & Stilt). The adult

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 ...

15 13 Abyssinian Roller

Abyssinian Roller

by DanielePralongNiamey, Niger

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

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 ...

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 ...

2 0 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

by Ali Hemati Pourبهبهان, کهکیلویه و بویراحمد‎, Iran

The Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus) is a near passerine

3 2 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

by Ali Hemati Pourرامهرمز, خوزستان‎, Iran

The Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus) is a near passerine

4 0 Variable Sunbird

Variable Sunbird

by Zlatan CelebicNiger, Nigeria

This is a very small and fast bird, only ...

0 0 Egyptian goose

Egyptian goose

by injicaRotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

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

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 ...

12 1 Abyssinian Roller

Abyssinian Roller

by Zlatan Celebicنواكشوط, نواكشوط, Mauritania

The Abyssinian roller is a large bird, ...

1 0 Ethiopian swallow

Ethiopian swallow

by Zlatan CelebicWadi Fira, Chad

Small bird, 14cm in average length. Black ...

0 5 Ostrich

Ostrich

by CarolinaPereira, Risaralda, Colombia

Is a large flightless bird native to ...

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 ...

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 ...

8 7 Narina Trogon

Narina Trogon

by DudleyVennerMbabane, Sifundza seHhohho, Swaziland

The Narina trogon occurs in Africa south of the

4 1 Southern (Desert) Grey Shrike

Southern (Desert) Grey Shrike

by Zlatan Celebicنواكشوط, نواكشوط, Mauritania

rather common bird in North-West Africa.

1 0 Sudan Golden Sparrow

Sudan Golden Sparrow

by Zlatan Celebicالخرطوم, al-Khartum, Sudan

This is a small sparrow, 12 to 13 cm in length. Breeding male is distinctive ...

0 0 Egyptian Goose

Egyptian Goose

by Wendy ClaphamMkhambathini Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

domesticated by the ancient Egyptians. Because of their popularity chiefly as ...

0 1 Egyptian Goose

Egyptian Goose

by LilianaCampozanoFlorida, USA

a fair amount of variation in plumage tone, with some

4 0 Rufous-crowned Roller

Rufous-crowned Roller

by Zlatan CelebicNiger, Nigeria

books and Wikipedia describe this beautiful

2 0 Egyptian goose

Egyptian goose

by KulifeldTervuren, Vlaanderen, Belgium

Egyptian goose. There is an entire gaggle of them living in the Parc de ...

0 0 Ostrich

Ostrich

by Yaniv and Sarit WainerHessequa Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Ostriches usually weigh from 63 to 145 kilograms, or as much as two adult ...

1 0 Spur-winged Lapwing

Spur-winged Lapwing

by Zlatan Celebicሻሸመኔ / Shashamane, Oromia, Ethiopia

Medium sized lapwing or plover, a bit short of 30 cm in length. Unmistakable ...

0 0 Ostrich

Ostrich

by RiverValleyRunnerNew York, USA

Ostriches usually weigh from 63 to 130 kilograms (140–290 lb), with exceptional ...

17 6 Camel Spider

Camel Spider

by Zlatan Celebicكرمة, الولاية الشمالية, Sudan

), but they are vicious predators that feed on insects, rodents, lizards, and ...

1 3 Ostrich

Ostrich

by NopayahnahOshikoto Region, Namibia

The ostrich is one or two species of large flightless

4 2 The Marbled Duck, or Marbled Teal

The Marbled Duck, or Marbled Teal

by MUSEMiami, Florida, USA

eggs. They are common in private collections but are a nervous and flighty ...

0 0 Egyptian goose

Egyptian goose

by Benno IboldOshikoto Region, Namibia

larger. There is a fair amount of variation in plumage tone, with some

10 1 African hoopoe

African hoopoe

by Zlatan CelebicKouilou, Congo (Brazzaville)

Unmistakable and striking pigeon-sized

2 0 Lappet-faced vulture

Lappet-faced vulture

by Zlatan CelebicBahr el Gazel, Chad

A huge and powerful vulture, with massive strong bill. Black in overall ...

1 0 Egyptian Goose

Egyptian Goose

by Benno IboldKamp-Lintfort, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

popularity chiefly as ornamental bird, ...

2 3 Egyptian Goose

Egyptian Goose

by Benno IboldKamp-Lintfort, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

popularity chiefly as ornamental bird, ...

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