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Africa Wild Challenge - BIRD Checklist of Kgalagadi

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Again… a challenge… yes why not, Kgalagadi deserve one

Rule 1 : Pictures must be taken in Kgalagadi Tranfrontier Park
Rule 2 : Scores will be given per bird pic (only one pic per bird per member allowed) See score card below
Rule 3 : Only post pics, no comment. Would be appreciated if you also indicate the location and the month of your sighting... if you remember.
...........You are very welcome to add anything interesting about the species (like in the bird book) and it will be interesting to have both sexes,
........... male and female, to see the difference and if you have chicks... they are more than welcome, too.

The winners will be announced after we have completed the list ;-)

Hope you will enjoy this long-term (long-breath) challenge...
An index will be added later, as we continue with the listing.

The prize.... :-? is to have fun and all contributing will be winners.... even the mammal lovers... 0'
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SCORE CARD :

Easily spotted - 20 points

Common - 40 points

Rare - 60 points

Vagrant or very rare - 100 points
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Birds of the Kgalagadi

Two hundred and sixty-four species of birds have been recorded in the park. However, not all are resident species. Many of the birds cannot survive all year round in the Kalahari and fly to areas where they experience more favourable conditions, either seasonally of occasionally. Of the species recorded, only 78 are residents, while 16 species are seasonal migrants and 18 are nomads. The large majority of birds (152) species are vagrants and are irregular visitors of the park.
Two-thirds of the raptor species found in southern Africa can be seen in the Kgalagadi, while the smaller species, such as the Lilac-breasted Roller and Swallow-tailed Bee-Eater, are also well-represented.
Some are very special, like the Sandgrouses who fly 60-80 km in search of water and return to the nest at a speed of up to 60km an hour. The chicks drink by taking the water out of their parents' feathers with their beaks.
You'll find the Kori Bustard, weighing between 13,5 and 19kg and with that being the heaviest flying bird in the world, or Namaqua Dove who built their nest low down in the vegetation, even on the ground.
Sociable Weaver build huge nests which are usually situated in the lower branches of the trees, and may have up to 50 chambers and house up to 300 birds. Cape Cobra and Honey Badger are unwelcome intruders, Badger can destroy the whole nest structure in their efforts to get to the eggs and chicks.
A bit from Official information guide

There is too a lot of scavengers, like Vulture, Bateleur, Tawny Eagle.
And lot of others...

The emblem of the park is the PCG... Pale chanting Goshawk

thank you Mel and Toko, you were a great help 0/0
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Struthioniformes (Ostrich)
001 Common Ostrich Struthio camelus https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 63#p160835

Podicipediformes (Grebes)
008 Little Grebe (Dabchick) Tachybaptus ruficollis viewtopic.php?p=401189#p401189

Suliformes (Cormorants, Darters) / Ciconiiformes (Stork, Herons, Ibisses) / Pelecaniformes
050 Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
055 White-breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus
058 Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
062 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea viewtopic.php?p=161012#p161012
063 Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 63#p160838
065 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea viewtopic.php?p=316726#p316726
066 Great Egret (Great White Egret) Ardea alba viewtopic.php?p=316074#p316074
067 Little Egret Egretta garzetta https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 27#p161027
068 Yellow-billed Egret Egretta intermedia viewtopic.php?p=402571#p402571
071 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis viewtopic.php?p=161014#p161014
072 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
078 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus
079 Dwarf Bittern Ixobrychus sturmii https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 67#p531467
081 Hamerkop Scopus umbretta viewtopic.php?p=161015#p161015
083 White Stork Ciconia ciconia https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 47#p161047
084 Black Stork Ciconia nigra viewtopic.php?p=316962#p316962
085 Abdim’s Stork Ciconia abdimii viewtopic.php?p=161016#p161016
086 Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
088 Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
089 Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 37#p315537
090 Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis
091 African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
093 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
094 Hadeda Ibis Bostrychia Hagadash https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 57#p249157
095 African Spoonbill Platalea alba

Phoenicopteriformes (Flamingos)
097 Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor

Anseriformes (Waterfowls)
099 White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
102 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca viewtopic.php?p=161401#p161401
103 South African Shelduck Tadorna cana viewtopic.php?f=222&t=3524&p=161451#p161451
104 Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata
106 Cape Teal Anas capensis https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 96#p317996
107 Blue-billed Teal Anas Hottentota https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 97#p317997
108 Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha viewtopic.php?p=161167#p161167
112 Cape Shoveller Anas smithii viewtopic.php?p=161020#p161020
113 Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma
115 Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos viewtopic.php?p=267426#p267426
116 Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis

Accipitriformes / Falconiformes (Diurnal Birds of Prey)
118 Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 48#p160848
121 Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
122 Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres viewtopic.php?p=161010#p161010
123 White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus viewtopic.php?p=161004#p161004
124 Lappet-faced Vulture Aegypius tracheliotus https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 21#p161021
125 White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 56#p161756
126 Black Kite Milvus migrans https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 47#p319647
126b Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 25#p161025
127 Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 50#p160850
132 Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 52#p160852
133 Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 73#p321173
135 Wahlberg's Eagle Aquila wahlbergi https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 73#p321173
137 African Hawk-eagle Aquila spilogaster viewtopic.php?p=316110#p316110
136 Booted Eagle Aquila pennata viewtopic.php?p=236181#p236181
140 Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 10#p160853
142 Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 29#p161029
143 Black-chested Snake-Eagle Circaetuspectoralishttps://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 63#p160863
146 Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus viewtopic.php?p=160994#p160994
147 Palmnut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis
148 African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
149 Steppe Buzzard Buteo vulpinus viewtopic.php?p=161044#p161044
152 Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 54#p160854
154 Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus viewtopic.php?p=447334#p447334
156 Ovambo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis
157 Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter minullus
159 Shikra (Little Banded Goshawk) Accipiter badius viewtopic.php?f=222&t=3524&p=161417#p161417
160 African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro
161 Gabar Goshawk Melierax gabar - Melanistic form rare viewtopic.php?f=222&t=3524&p=160858#p160862
162 Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorus https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 34#p160834
166 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
167 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus viewtopic.php?p=262933#p262933
168 Black Harrier Circus maurus https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 23#p315623
169 African Harrier-Hawk (Gymnogene) Poliboroides typus viewtopic.php?p=161045#p161045
171 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
172 Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus viewtopic.php?p=161046#p161046
173 Eurasian Hobby (Hobby Falcon) Falco subbuteo
178 Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera viewtopic.php?p=161009#p161009
179 Red-footed Falcon (Western Red-footed Kestrel) Falco vespertinus viewtopic.php?p=161168#p161168
180 Amur Falcon (Eastern Red-footed Kestrel) Falco amurensis https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 22#p315622
181 Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolus viewtopic.php?p=161050#p161050
182 Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides viewtopic.php?p=161008#p161008
183 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni viewtopic.php?f=222&t=3524&p=161416#p161416
186 Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus viewtopic.php?p=160970#p160970


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Galliformes (Chicken-like Birds)
194 Red-billed Spurfowl (Red-billed Francolin) Pternistis adspersus
200 Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
201 Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei
203 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris viewtopic.php?f=222&t=3524&p=161095#p161095
205 Kurrichane Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus

Gruiformes (Coots, Cranes, Rails)
212 African Crake Crex egregia
216 Striped Crake Aenigmatolimnas marginalis
218 Buff-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura elegans
223 African Purple Swamphen (Purple Gallinule) Porphyrio madagascariensis
224 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus viewtopic.php?p=402572#p402572
227 Lesser Moorhen Gallinula angulata https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 64#p531464
228 Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
230 Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori viewtopic.php?f=222&t=3524&p=160858#p160858
232 Ludwig's Bustard Neotis ludwigii viewtopic.php?f=222&t=3524&start=50#p161013
235 Karoo Korhaan Eupodotis vigorsii
237 Red-crested Korhaan Lophotis ruficrista viewtopic.php?f=222&t=3524&p=161108#p161108
239a Northern Black Korhaan (White-quilled Korhaan) Afrotis afraoides viewtopic.php?p=160868#p160868

Charadriiformes (Shorebirds: Waders and Gulls)
240 African Jacana Actophilornis africana
242 Greater Painted Snipe (Old World Painted Snipe) Rostratula benghalensis viewtopic.php?p=401156#p401156
246 White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus
248 Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius viewtopic.php?p=354882#p354882
249 Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris viewtopic.php?f=222&t=3524&p=161419#p161419
254 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
255 Crowned Lapwing (Crowned Plover) Vanellus coronatus viewtopic.php?f=222&t=3524&p=160861#p160861
257 Black-winged Lapwing (Black-winged Plover) Vanellus melanopterus
258 Blacksmith Lapwing (Blacksmith Plover) Varnellus armatus viewtopic.php?f=222&t=3524&p=161921#p161921
264 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
266 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 69#p325669
269 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
270 Greenshank Tringa nebularia viewtopic.php?p=356124#p356124
272 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
274 Little Stint Calidris minuta viewtopic.php?p=182993#p182993
281 Sanderling Calidris alba https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 99#p161100
284 Ruff Philomachus pugnax https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 14#p161914
289 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
290 Common Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
294 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta viewtopic.php?p=336016#p336016
295 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus viewtopic.php?p=364829#p364829
297 Spotted Thick-knee (Spotted Dikkop) Burhinus capensis viewtopic.php?f=222&t=3524&p=161031#p161031
299 Burchell's Courser Cursorius rufus
300 Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 97#p161097
301 Double-banded Courser Rhinoptilus africanus https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 17#p315517
303 Bronze-winged Courser Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
305 Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni
308 Long-tailed Jaeger (Long-tailed Skua) Stercorarius longicaudus
339 White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus viewtopic.php?p=355942#p355942

Pteroclidiformes (Sandgrouse)
344 Namaqua Sandgrouse Pterocles namaqua viewtopic.php?p=160938#p160938
345 Burchell's Sandgrouse Pterocles burchelli viewtopic.php?p=160991#p160991
Double-banded Sandgrouse

Columbiformes (Doves, Pigeons)
348 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia viewtopic.php?f=222&t=3524&p=161824#p161824
349 Speckled Pigeon (Rock Pigeon) Columba guinea viewtopic.php?p=160998#p160998
354 Cape Turtle-Dove Streptopelia capicola viewtopic.php?p=160932#p160932
354b European Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur
355 Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis viewtopic.php?p=160956#p160956
356 Namaqua Dove Oena capensis viewtopic.php?p=160925#p160925

Psittaciformes (Parrots)
367 Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis viewtopic.php?p=265891#p265891

Musophagiformes (Turacos)
373 Grey Go-away-bird (Grey Lourie) Corythaixoides concolor

Cuculiformes (Cuckoos, Coucals)
374 Common Cuckoo (European Cuckoo) Cuculus canorus
375 African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 29#p315629
380 Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 54#p320054
382 Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus viewtopic.php?p=161169#p161169
386 Diderick Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 91#p315491
391 Burchell's Coucal Centropus burchelli


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Strigiformes (Owls)
392 Western Barn Owl Tyto alba viewtopic.php?p=161405#p161405
395 Marsh Owl Asio capensis viewtopic.php?p=547245#p547245
396 African Scops-Owl Otus senegalensis
397 White-faced Scops-Owl Ptilopsis granti viewtopic.php?p=161403#p161403
398 Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum viewtopic.php?p=161404#p161404
401 Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus viewtopic.php?p=161402#p161402
402 Verreaux's Eagle-Owl (Giant Eagle Owl) Bubo lacteus viewtopic.php?p=160917#p160917

Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars)
404 European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
406 Rufous-cheeked Nightjar Caprimulgus rufigena https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 09#p315509
Fiery-necked Nightjar

Apodiformes (Swifts)
411 Common Swift (Eurasian Swift) Apus apus https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 38#p324038
413 Bradfield's Swift Apus bradfieldi viewtopic.php?p=356766#p356766
415 White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
417 Little Swift Apus affinis viewtopic.php?p=390835#p390835
418 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
421 African Palm-Swift Cypsiurus parvus viewtopic.php?p=547246#p547246

Coliiformes (Mousebirds)
425 White-backed Mousebird Colius colius https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 51#p161052
426 Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 51#p161051

Coraciiformes (Kingfishers, Hoopoe, Bee-eaters, Rollers, Hornbills)
433 Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalnesis viewtopic.php?p=390149#p390149
435 Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris
436 Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala viewtopic.php?p=364851#p364851
437 Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti viewtopic.php?f=222&t=3524&p=161055#p161055
438 European Bee-eater Merops apiaster https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 36#p319536
445 Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 59#p160959
445b White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis
446 European Roller Coracias garrulous https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 95#p315495
447 Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus viewtopic.php?p=160891#p160891
449 Purple Roller Coracias naevius viewtopic.php?f=222&t=3524&p=161056#p161056
451 African Hoopoe Upupa africana viewtopic.php?f=222&t=3524&p=161057#p161057
452 Green Wood-Hoopoe (Red-billed Wood-Hoopoe) Phoeniculus purpureus https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 02#p161102
454 Common Scimitarbill (Scimitar-billed Wood-Hoopoe) Rhinopomastus cyanomelas https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 05#p161105
455 Trumpeter Hornbill Bycanistes bucinator
457 African Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus viewtopic.php?p=160949#p160949
459 Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas viewtopic.php?p=160866#p160866

Piciformes (Woodpeckers and Relatives)
465 Acacia Pied Barbet (Pied Barbet) Tricholaema leucomelas viewtopic.php?p=162010#p162010
481 Bennett's Woodpecker Campethera bennettii
483 Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 26#p315826
486 Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 25#p315825
487 Bearded Woodpecker Dendropicos namaquus


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Passeriformes (Perching Birds)
493 Monotonous Lark Mirafra passerina https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 71#p161171
495 Cape Clapper Lark Mirafra apiata
495* Eastern Clapper Lark Mirafra fasciolata
497 Fawn-coloured Lark Mirafra africanoides https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 59#p161059
498 Sabota Lark Calendulauda sabota https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 28#p161428
505 Dusky Lark Pinarocorys nigricans https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 33#p316833
506 Spike-heeled Lark Chersomanes albofasciata https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 60#p161060
507 Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 61#p161061
508 Pink-billed Lark S p i z o c o r y s conirostris https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 49#p315549
510 Sclater's Lark S p i z o c o r y s sclateri
511 Stark's Lark Eremalauda starki
515 Chestnut-backed Sparrowlark (Chestnut-backed Finchlark) Eremopterix leucotis
516 Grey-backed Sparrowlark (Grey-backed Finchlark) Eremopterix verticalis https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 11#p161411
517 Black-eared Sparrowlark Eremopterix australis
518 Barn Swallow (European Swallow) Hirundo rustica
520 White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis
523 Pearl-breasted Swallow Hirundo dimidiata
526 Greater Striped Swallow Hirundo cucullata https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 99#p323899
527 Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
528 South African Cliff-Swallow Petrochelidon spilodera
529 Rock Martin Hirundo fuligula https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 35#p161935
530 Common House-Martin Delichon urbicum
533 Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola
541 Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 24#p161024
543 Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 71#p314171
547 Cape Crow (Black Crow) Corvus capensis https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 96#p160896
548 Pied Crow Corvus albus https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 94#p161094
552 Ashy Tit Parus cinerascens https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 49#p161749
557 Cape Penduline-Tit Anthoscopus minutus
563 Southern Pied Babbler Turdoides bicolor https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 14#p251114
565 African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
567 African Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 09#p160909
577b Cercotrichasbcoryphoeus Karoo Thrush (Olive Thrush) Turdus smithi
580 Groundscraper Thrush Psophocichla litsitsirupa https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 07#p161007
583 Short-toed Rock-Thrush Monticola brevipes https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 39#p334639
584b Common Redstart (Eurasian Redstart) Phoenicurus phoenicurus
586 Mountain Wheatear (Mountain Chat) Oenanthe monticola
587 Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 97#p160997
589 Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 39#p161139
590 Tractrac Chat Cercomela tractrac
592 Karoo Chat Cercomela schlegelii
595 Ant-eating Chat Myrmecocichla formicivora https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 26#p161426
596 African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 37#p420837
614 Karoo Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas coryphoeus https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 88#p335388
615 Kalahari Scrub-Robin (Kalahari Robin) Erythropygia paena https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 01#p160901
621 Chestnut-vented Tit-Babbler (Tit-Babbler) Parisoma subcaeruleum https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 86#p160986
625 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
631 African Reed-Warbler (African Marsh Warbler) Acrocephalus baeticatus
634 European Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
643 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 79#p326179
651 Long-billed Crombec Sylvietta rufescens https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 96#p161096
653 Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 43#p164843
658 Barred Wren-Warbler (Barred Warbler) Calamonastes fasciolatus https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 69#p314169
664 Zitting Cisticola (Fan-tailed Cisticola) Cisticola juncidis
665 Desert Cisticola Cisticola aridulus https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 13#p161413
681 Neddicky Cisticola fulvicapilla
685 Black-chested Prinia Prinia flavicans https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 99#p161099
686 Karoo Prinia (Spotted Prinia) Prinia maculosa
688 Rufous-eared Warbler Malcorus pectoralis https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 05#p314505
689 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
695 Marico Flycatcher Bradornis mariquensis https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 05#p160905
697 Chat Flycatcher Bradornis infuscatus https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 59#p161559
698 Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens
703 Pririt Batis Batis pririt https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 90#p236190
706 Fairy Flycatcher Stenostira scita
710 African Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
713 Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 66#p356066
714 Wesstern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 67#p356067
715 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
716 African Pipit (Grassveld Pipit) Anthus cinnamomeus https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 88#p161188
717 Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
719 Buffy Pipit Anthus vaalensis https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 81#p378781
731 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 09#p161409
732 Common Fiscal (Fiscal Shrike) Lanius collaris western race, sometimes considered different species Latakoo Fiscal https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 60#p160860
733 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 27#p161527
739 Crimson-breasted Shrike (Crimson-breasted Boubou) Laniarius atrococcineus https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 16#p160916
741 Brubru Nilaus afer https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 95#p265895
744 Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus
746 Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 94#p265894
756 Southern White-crowned Shrike Eurocephalus anguitimens
757 Common Starling (Eurasian Starling) Sturnus vulgaris
760 Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 65#p160965
762 Burchell's Starling Lamprotornis australis https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 08#p161408
764 Cape Glossy Starling (Glossy Starling) Lamprotornis nitens https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 69#p160869
770 Pale-winged Starling Onychognathus nabouroup
779 Marico Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis
788 Dusky Sunbird Cinnyris fuscus https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 31#p161531
796 Cape White-eye Zosterops virens
796 Orange River White-eye Zosterops pallidus https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 24#p316124
798 Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver Bubalornis niger
799 White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 45#p160845
800 Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 70#p160870
801 House Sparrow Passer domesticus https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 26#p324026
802 Great Sparrow Passer motitensis https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 52#p161752
803 Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 62#p160962
804 Southern Grey-headed Sparrow (Grey-headed Sparrow) Passer diffusus https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 23#p161023
806 Scaly-feathered Finch Sporopipes squamifrons https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 75#p160875
814 Southern Masked-Weaver (Masked Weaver) Ploceus velatus https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 84#p161784
821 Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 06#p161006
824 Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 88#p562888
826 Yellow-crowned Bishop (Golden Bishop) Euplectes afer
831 Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens
834 Green-winged Pytilia (Melba Finch) Pytilia melba https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 93#p160993
842 Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala
845 Violet-eared Waxbill Uraeginthus granatinus https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 77#p160977
846 Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
847 Black-faced Waxbill (Black-cheeked Waxbill) Estrilda erythronotos https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 16#p161916
852 African Quailfinch Ortygospiza atricollis
856 Red-headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 27#p160927
861 Shaft-tailed Whydah Vidua regia https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 87#p161187
862 Long-tailed Paradise-Whydah Vidua paradisaea https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 27#p315527
870 Black-throated Canary Serinus atrogularis https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 18#p161918
876 Black-headed Canary Serinus alario
878 Yellow Canary Serinus flaviventris https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 05#p161005
884 Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris
887 Lark-like Bunting Emberiza impetuani https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic. ... 91#p161191
886 Cinnamon-breasted Bunting (Rock Bunting) Emberiza tahapisi https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... 70#p314170
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Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk - 20 Points

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162. Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk (Pale Chanting Goshawk) Melierax canorus

and to start... a Southern Pale chanting Goshawk
an easy one ;-)

Identification
Grey crown, pale nape and upper back, white upper tail coverts with white bar at base of tail. Central tail feathers black, tipped with white, outer feathers barred grey and white. Primary flight feathers black and grey. Chin, throat, upper breast are pale grey, lower breast, belly, thights are dark grey and white. Eyes and legs are red. Juveniles are duller and sepia brown an have a yellow eye.

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Male adult at Kieliekrankie on the 1st of October 2012

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Subadult... busy - on the road, Northern of Auob river on the 29th September 2012

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Adult, Southern Nossob river bed, around Leudrill, Aug 2010

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Juvenile, 13th / 14th Borehole, March 2013

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Around Leeuwdril, September 2013

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Oct. 2011 Subadults

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Auob Riverbed - July 2016

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Common Ostrich - 20 Points

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001. Common Ostrich Struthio camelus

Identification
World's largest bird with males weighing up to 156 kg. Height 200-250 cm, female shorter.
Long bare neck, legs flesh-pink becoming brighter during the breeding season
Male: Brownish black with white neck collar, wings and tail
Female and Immature: Greyish-brown

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Auob river bed, 13th Borgaat, August 2010

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and chicks, near Mata Mata 28.3.2013

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Male

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Chick, March 2013

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Female

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Male, Leeuwdril, September 2013

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Female, Craig Lockhart, October

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063. Black-headed Heron - 20 Points

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063. Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala

Identification
The black top of the head and hind neck contrast with the white throat and render this heron unmistakable. Slate grey bill and legs. In flight told by grey and black underwings.

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Upper Dune Road, Vaalpan Waterhole, August 2010

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Leeuwdril, September 2013

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Subadult, Rooikop, October 2012

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Twee Rivieren 16.3.2013

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Oct. 2007 Tierkop

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