Kruger National Park Bird Challenge - Battle of the Sexes

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240. African Jacana - 20 Points

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240. African Jacana Actophilornis africanus

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Lake Panic April 2012

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Rooibosrant Dam

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Transport Dam

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Lake Panic

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11.5.2001

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Male & juvenile, 3.3.2008

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Juvenile, 3.3.2008

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Lake Panic

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Sunset Dam

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Juvenile

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Sunset Dam

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Near Mopani

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Lake Panic

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Sunset dam

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Lake Panic

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Leeupan

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560. Arrow-marked Babbler - 20 Points

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560. Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii

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Biyamiti April 2014

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Mooiplaas picnic spot

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Bateleur Camp

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27.10.2009

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Image © BluTuna

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Tamboti

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Tamboti

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Southern Kruger

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Letaba

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H4-2

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H7

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Nov 2014

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089. Marabou Stork - 20 Points

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089. Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus

Identification
Sexes alike. Large size and shape distinctive. The large bulbous pendant air sac may be up to 350 mm in size when inflated; a second orange-red air sac is partly hidden beneath the white ruff at base of neck, and only visible when inflated.
Juvenile: Wing feathers dark brown; first-year birds more feathered on the head.

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Malelane area

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Satara area

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Around Satara

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Mopani area

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Skukuza area

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Image © Duke

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Punda Waterhole Aug 2012

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Image © Lisbeth

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H4-1

Image © Tina
Sunset dam

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S29 Mlondozi road

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March 2013, Letaba

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17.2.2008

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Punda Maria


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Skukuza

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090. Yellow-billed Stork - 20 Points

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090. Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis

Identification
97cm; sexes alike. Large white stork with conspicuous yellow bill; unlikely to be confused with any other species. In flight separated from White Stork by black (not white) tail. At onset of breeding, naked facial skin becomes bright red, and back and upper wing covert feathers tinged pink. During non­ breeding season bill duller yellow and legs dull red to pink.
Juvenile: Upperparts brownish, underparts washed grey-brown and bill greyish yellow. Ad plumage attained after about 3 years.

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S93

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Sunset Dam

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Sunset Dam

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H1-7

Image © BluTuna

Image © Tina
S100

Image © Duke

Image © nan
16.2.2008

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Kumana Dam December 2012

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Sunset Dam

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Sunset Dam

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Sunset Dam

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Sunset dam

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Gayisenga (S108)

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Lower Sabie

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Olifants Bridge

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101. White-backed Duck - 40 Points

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101. White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus

Identification
43 cm; sexes similar. Small, large-headed duck that sits low in the water with humpback appearance. Conspicuous white patch at base of bill; white on back usually only visible when flying.
Juvenile: Duller than ad, white loral patch smaller and duller.

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102. Egyptian Goose - 20 Points

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102. Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca

Identification
68 cm. Sexes similar. Pale-coloured waterbird with conspicuous dark chocolate-brown patch around its eye. The head and neck are pale buff, and there is another dark brown patch around the base of the beak, usually joined to the eye patch by a narrow line.
Male: Larger, with thicker neck and different call.
Female: Smaller and with slimmer neck.
Juvenile: Lacks eye and breast patches, and forewing panel grey, not white.

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Letaba River

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Male, Female & Juvenile, S41

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Sunset Dam

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Kanniedood Dam.

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Nsemani Dam

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Nsemani Dam April 2012

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Sunset Dam

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Biyamiti Weir

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Sunset dam

Image © Lisbeth
Southern Kruger

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Chick, Sunset dam

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October 2012, Kumana waterhole

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10.10.2009

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358. Emerald-spotted Wood Dove - 20 Points

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358. Emerald-spotted Wood Dove Turtur chalcospilos

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S100

Image © Dewi
S56

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Image © Duke
H8

Image © BluTuna

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Image © Bush Brat
S36

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Skukuza loops

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Witsand

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Near Letaba
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118. Secretarybird - 40 Points

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118. Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius

Identification
Sexes similar, male larger and with slightly longer crest and tail. Orange facial skin, grey-­black plumage and characteristic striding gait through grass should distinguish it from all other species in region. Barred tail In flight.
Juvenile: Plumage browner, facial skin yellow and with shorter tail.

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S100

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Lower Sabi

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S 126

Image © nan
23.10.2009

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Ntomeni

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Image © Bush Brat
Bangu Waterhole

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Southern Kruger

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Shongololo loop, March 2013

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Orpen area

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H10

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123. White-backed Vulture - 20 Points

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123. White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus

There are an estimated 904 pairs of African White-backed Vultures in KNP.

Identification
95 cm; sexes alike. Smaller and darker than Cape Vulture, though plumage tends to become paler with age. Characteristic off-white rump and lower back only visible in flight or when wings are spread. Neck dark grey, covered sparsely with whitish down. Face dark grey or black­ish, eyes dark brown. In flight, primary and secondary feathers are uniform dark brown, and contrast with much paler wing coverts.
Juvenile: Darker than ad, plumage with streaked appearance. Lower back and rump spotted dark brown; attains ad plumage after sixth year.

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S41

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S56

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Shingwedzi

Image © Bush Brat
H4-1

Image © Duke

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S131 June 2012

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Juvenile

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S 28

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S28

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29.2.2008

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256. Senegal Lapwing - 40 Points

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256. Senegal Lapwing (formerly known as Lesser Black-winged Plover) Vanellus lugubris

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Orpen

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S112

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