245 BLUE WAXBILL Uraeginthus angolensis
South Africa (8)
Common in dry woodlands, savanna and gardens. Breeds singly or in loose colonies. 12 cm, 8-13 g. Range ne South Africa.
Friday, September 26, 2014
RED-FRONTED TINKERBIRD
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| Red-fronted Tinkerbird, photographed at Mkhuze. |
244 RED-FRONTED TINKERBIRD Poloniulus pusillus
South Africa (7)
Also known as Tinker Barbet. 13 cm, 13-20 gms. Found in coastal forest. Range across se South Africa.
MARTIAL EAGLE
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| Martial Eagle |
South Africa (6)
78-86 cm, 2.4-5.2 kgs, wingspan 1.9-2.4 m. Found in savanna, grasslands, semi-dessert and Karoo. Spends most time alone, soaring at heights, eats small mammals.
PIED CROW
242 PIED CROW Corvus albus
South Africa (5)
46-50 cm, 410-610 gms. Widespread across most of South Africa, often in flocks, roosts communally, sometimes in thousands, familiar along roadsides, often feeding on roadkill and nesting on telegraph poles.
CAPE GLOSSY STARLING
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| A Cape Glossy Starling joins other birds drinking at the puddle under a tap, photographed at Mkhuze. |
South Africa (4)
25cm, 65-112 gms.Common in savanna, mixed woodlands and gardens, found in arid regions.
BROWN-HOODED KINGFISHER
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| Juvenile Brown-hooded Kingfisher photographed at iMfolozi |
240 BROWN-HOODED KINGFISHER Halycon albiventris
South Africa (3)
20-22 cm, 50-75 gms. Common in woodlands, coastal forests, parks and gardens. Range eastern half of South Africa.
SOUTHERN YELLOW-BILLED HORNBILL
239 SOUTH YELLOW-BILLED HORNBILL Tockus leucomelas
South Africa (2)
Range across northern South Africa. Found in thornveld and dry broadleaf woodlands. 48-60 cm, 145-230 gms.
PURPLE-CRESTED TURACO
238 PURPLE-CRESTED TURACO Tauraco porphyreolopha
South Africa (1)
411-43 cm; 220-450 g. Found in broadleaf woodlands, and coastal and ravine forests. Range ne quarter of South Africa.
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