Firefinches

[Toko]

Are these African or Jameson's Firefinches


Marakele


Marakele


Marakele


Swaziland, Hlane Royal National Park, 1 September 2014


Swaziland, Hlane Royal National Park, 1 September 2014


Kruger

[Puff Addy]

A definite maybe for Jameson's on the Marakele and Kruger birds, maybe.

[Dewi]

All apart from the first pic are Jamesons.

The one in the first pic appears to have grey on the head and much darker wings which indicate Blue-billed. Again, a clearer pic would help if you have any Toko.

[Toko]

Thank you Dewi

The Marakele birds (also the one in the red ivory) are all from the camp Tlopi within one hour and I have only blurred ones

[Dewi]

Thanks Toko. I'll stay with my initial thoughts on these.

[Toko]

So you think it's a mixed flock there

[Dewi]

I think that first bird is African (Blue-billed) because it appears to have grey in the head, dark wings and black on the vent which seems to extnd into the underbelly. My only concern is that there is pink on this bird's back, but I've seen pics labelled as African with pink on the backs, which is why I'm not 100% on this one.

All the others are Jameson's.

I need a better reference book.

[Dewi]

And now I've just seen a pic of a Jameson's that looks very like tho one in your first pic.

[Toko]

All of them Jameson's




And I think, there are a lot of wrong ones in the Kruger challenge and the bird book