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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.
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