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Ptilostomus afer
Striking African purple-eyed bird spotted on the banks of River Niger, in Niamey. Black beak and body, tail with scaly patterns, black and white wings.
River bank with trees and bushes.
In a group of 5-10. Pic 4 shows juveniles. Found only in tropical equatorial regions of Africa.
Spotted on Dec 12, 2009
Submitted on May 4, 2011
11 Comments
Thank you Zlatan! Seeing this spotting resurface brings back memories from Africa :-)
Your welcome, DanielePralong....
brilliant find! Love the series of shots!
Thank you maplemoth :-)
Photo No. 1, could have been drawn and painted, by an artist....A very pretty photo....
Thanks ceherzog! I've finally found it: it's a piapiac, a bird specific to tropical Africa. The individuals with the partly red beak are juveniles. Thanks to HemantKumar for orienting me towards Corvidae! (I have a list of all 529 (!) birds of Niger but no pictorial guide...).
Incredible eye color!
Thanks Hemant. There are similarities with the white-winged chough but the location is wrong though...
check this http://www.cbwps.org.uk/cornish_choughs....
Thanks! Any clue on the ID?
wow brilliant shot well done