WHITE-FRONTED BEE-EATER

362            WHITE-FRONTED BEE-EATER           Merops bullockoides

South Africa            (55)

Widely distributed in sub-equatorial Africa. Habitat is vast savannah region, commonly open country near gullies. Live in clan colonies.

LITTLE BEE-EATER

361             LITTLE BEE-EATER            Merops pusillus

South Africa                (54)

Ranges over much of sub-Saharan Africa. 15-17 cm. Found in open country  with bushes, preferably near water.

LILAC-BREASTED ROLLER

360       LILAC-BREASTED ROLLER          Coracias caudatus

South Africa              (53)

Ranges widely in sub-Saharan Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsular. Found in open woodlands and savanna, avoids treeless places.

COMMON BULBUL

359            COMMON BULBUL               Pycnonotus barbatus

South Africa          (52)

Also known as Black-eyed Bulbul, and Common Garden Bulbul. Ranges over much of Africa. Found in woodlands, coastal bush, forest edges, riverine bush, montane scrub, mixed farming areas, parks and gardens..

GREY-HEADED GULL

358           GREY-HEADED GULL            Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus

South Africa             (51)

Also known as the Grey-hooded Gull. Breeds in South America and Africa south of the Sahara. Breeds large colonies in roadbeds and marshes. Found in coastal or estuarine areas, but rarely at sea. 42 cm.

AFRICAN JACANA

357           AFRICAN JACANA                Actophilornis africanus

South Africa         (50)

30 cm. Found in sub-Saharan Africa. This bird has unusual breeding system. It is polyandrous, the female has a harem. She mates and lays eggs. The male cares for these eggs and the chicks when hatched. He can pick up the chicks under his wings to move them around. She may lay a brood of eggs for other males.