COMMON SCIMITARBILL

371         COMMON SCIMITARBILL          Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

South Africa             (64)

Common or Greater Scimitarbill. 24-28 cm. Ranges across southern and eastern Africa. Found in dry savanna and open, broadleaf woodlands.

GREY HERON

370           GREY HERON          Ardea cinerea

South Africa          (63)

Native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and southern Africa. Up to 100 cm tall and 84-102 cm long.

COMMON QUAIL

369           COMMON QUAIL         Coturnix coturnix

South Africa         (62)

18-21.9 cm. Widespread throughout Africa and in parts of Europe. Always on the ground, in grasslands, fields and crops, where it feeds on seeds.

GOLIATH HERON

368          GOLIATH HERON         Ardea goliath

South Africa            (61)

Also known as Giant Heron. Range sub-Saharan Africa, and Southwest and South Asia. The world's largest heron at 120-152 cm, wingspan 185-230 cm. Rarely ventures far from water, prefers to fly along water rather than across land. Found lakes, swamps, mangrove wetlands, reefs and sometimes river deltas.

YELLOW-BILLED STORK

367           YELLOW-BILLED STORK            Mycteria ibis

South Africa              (60)

Range across Africa south of the Sahara and in Madagascar. 97 cm.

AFRICAN HARRIER HAWK

African Harrier Hawk, juvenile

366           AFRICAN HARRIER HAWK            Poyboroides typus

South Africa         (59)

Also known as Harrier Hawk or Gymnogene. 60-66 cm. Range most of Africa south of Sahara. An unusual trait is that it has double-jointed knees, this enables it to reach into holes and cracks in trees searching for prey. Found in woodlands, tree plantations and urban areas.