Sunday, December 21, 2014

SOUTHERN BLACK FLYCATCHER


463           SOUTHERN BLACK FLYCATCHER               Melaenornis pammelaina

South Africa             (122)

18-20 cm. Found in broadleaf woodlands, savanna and forest edges. Range across top and east of Southern Africa.






YELLOW-BILLED KITE



462            YELLOW-BILLED KITE               Milvus parasitus or Milvus aegyptius

South Africa           (161)

50-58 cm. Summer visitor to most of Southern Africa. Found in forest edges to grasslands, common in densely populated areas, scavenges, roadkill and picnicers, attracted by fires.