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0 0 Ocellate Longhorn Beetle

Ocellate Longhorn Beetle

by jwpwhiteKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Thornveld

3 1 Guinea Fowl

Guinea Fowl

by KelseyClelandMier Local Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

Flies low over rocks and sand as to blend in

0 0 Guinea Fowl

Guinea Fowl

by mcanixRandburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Thornveld and savanna

1 0 Brown-Hooded Kingfisher

Brown-Hooded Kingfisher

by PunkusArnettThe Big Five False Bay Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Common resident throughout eastern areas of Southern Africa

9 3 Red-Billed Hornbill

Red-Billed Hornbill

by PunkusArnettLimpopo, South Africa

Common resident

2 2 Helmeted Guineafowl

Helmeted Guineafowl

by Linkie GroenewaldLimpopo, South Africa

Chiken sized bird, having dark grey body flecked with white. Destinctive blue ...

3 0 Umbrella Tree

Umbrella Tree

by PunkusArnettThe Big Five False Bay Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

I love the Thornveld of South Africa, and ...

27 13 Violet-eared Waxbill

Violet-eared Waxbill

by AlbenaCentral District, Botswana

Blue upper tail and forehead, purple sides of head, red beak. The male has a ...

3 1 Purple Roller

Purple Roller

by Linkie GroenewaldAmsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Easily identified by broad,pale eyebrow stripe and its lilac-brown underparts ...

1 1 Grey Go-Away-Bird (Lourie)

Grey Go-Away-Bird (Lourie)

by Linkie GroenewaldMpumalanga, South Africa

An ash-grey bird, about pigeon sized with a long tail and conspicous crest.

0 0 Southern black flycatcher

Southern black flycatcher

by MarioZaniniAstaldiKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

The tail shows a small indentation at the tip, the outer tail-feathers being ...

0 0 Cape starling

Cape starling

by MarioZaniniAstaldiKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

No dark ear patches, underpants uniformly blue-green. Peacock-blue or green. ...

1 0 Golden-tailed woodpecker

Golden-tailed woodpecker

by MarioZaniniAstaldi

Spotted underpants. Red crown and malar streak(male), brown facial and ...

0 0 Levaillant's Cisticola

Levaillant's Cisticola

by Malcolm Wilton-JonesBoksburg, Gauteng, South Africa

almost identical but have differing habitats, Rattling preferring

4 1 Common Fiscal

Common Fiscal

by Jared HerschKnysna Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Fiscal feeding its young!

8 4 Rufous-crowned (Purple) Roller

Rufous-crowned (Purple) Roller

by marylou.wildlifeBa-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

This bird was spotted in Kruger National Park, South Africa.

1 0 Bearded Woodpecker

Bearded Woodpecker

by NingManyara, Tanzania

Fall in love at first sight 1. shy shy (male has a red cap) 2. Male working 3. ...

2 0 White-backed Mousebird

White-backed Mousebird

by Jared HerschKnysna Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Transvaal and the eastern Cape. This mousebird prefers scrubby dry habitats, ...

1 0 Yellowbilled Hornbill

Yellowbilled Hornbill

by AngelaSusanBradleyMatabeleland North, Zimbabwe

A medium sized Hornbill with yellow-orange to chrome yellow bill with black ...

0 0 White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

by KévinlePapeCentral District, Botswana

It ranges from 17 to 19 cm (6.7 to 7.5 in.) in length and is characterized by a ...

1 2 White-browed Sparrow Weaver

White-browed Sparrow Weaver

by C.SydesCentral District, Botswana

robust weaver, brown above, cream below with conspicuous white eye brows and a ...

0 0 Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill

Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill

by TrapsuutjieMpumalanga, South Africa

. Status and biology: Common near-endemic resident in

3 0 Southern Red-billed Hornbill

Southern Red-billed Hornbill

by Irene BradyBushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, South Africa

This red-billed hornbill was spotted at sunrise near the west entrance to ...

0 0 Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill

Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill

by Zlatan CelebicKunene Region, Namibia

About 50cm in length, black-and-white bird wit an imposing massif orange bill.

17 11 Brown-Hooded Kingfisher

Brown-Hooded Kingfisher

by Kei HeynsBitou Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Distinguished from other red-billed kingfishers by its brownish head streaked ...

12 5 Pearl-spotted owlet

Pearl-spotted owlet

by C.SydesCentral District, Botswana

a small owl with a rounded head and no ear tufts and a relatively long tail (18 ...

1 0 Brown-veined White

Brown-veined White

by staccyhJohannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

further. There is another population centre in the KZN

3 1 Common Fiscal

Common Fiscal

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

Common Fiscal Feeding its Young!

2 1 Bateleur (immature)

Bateleur (immature)

by pamsaiSouth Western, Uganda

The bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus) is a medium-sized eagle in the family ...

1 0 White-backed Mousebird

White-backed Mousebird

by Benno IboldHardap Region, Namibia

This bird is about 34 cm (13 inches) long, with the tail comprising ...

5 1 Marico Flycatcher (colour morph)

Marico Flycatcher (colour morph)

by C.SydesGaborone, South-East District, Botswana

Normally the adult has pure white underparts contrasting with brown upperparts. ...

1 0 Bateleur

Bateleur

by Jared HerschBa-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

The average adult is 55 to 70 cm (22 to 28 in) long with a 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) ...

2 0 Namaqua sandgrouse

Namaqua sandgrouse

by Zlatan CelebicKunene Region, Namibia

My third spotting of Namaqua sandgrouse in Namibia (and in life, too), and ...

0 0 Cape sparrow or mossie

Cape sparrow or mossie

by Benno IboldSwakopmund, Erongo Region, Namibia

The Cape sparrow or mossie (Passer melanurus) is a bird of the sparrow family ...

0 0 Cape sparrow/ Gewone mossie

Cape sparrow/ Gewone mossie

by staccyhJohannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

The Cape sparrow is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae found in southern ...

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