452. Green Wood-Hoopoe (Formerly known as Red-billed Wood-Hoopoe) Phoeniculus purpureus
© nan
© Dewi
Kanniedood Dam Road
© BluTuna
© Amoli
S94 Dec 2012
© Toko
Pretoriuskop
© ExFmem
Afsaal area
© mposthumus
Lake Panic 12/6/2009
© leachy
Letaba Camp
© Lisbeth
Southern Kruger
© Flutterby
H10
© Dindingwe
Shingwedzi
© harrys
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435. Brown-hooded Kingfisher - 20 Points
435. Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris
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© Toko
Letaba area, S47
© Flutterby
S63
© Dewi
S56/Shingwedzi area.
© Bush Brat
Near Punda Maria
© BluTuna
© Amoli
Mahonie Loop Aug 2012
© Duke
© steamtrainfan
© Tina
Skukuza Loop
© ExFmem
Lake Panic
© leachy
Pafuri
© Lisbeth
Southern Kruger
© Dindingwe
Shimuvini
© harrys
Central Kruger
© Richprins
H4-1
© Bookworm
Satara Area
© nan
© Toko
Letaba area, S47
© Flutterby
S63
© Dewi
S56/Shingwedzi area.
© Bush Brat
Near Punda Maria
© BluTuna
© Amoli
Mahonie Loop Aug 2012
© Duke
© steamtrainfan
© Tina
Skukuza Loop
© ExFmem
Lake Panic
© leachy
Pafuri
© Lisbeth
Southern Kruger
© Dindingwe
Shimuvini
© harrys
Central Kruger
© Richprins
H4-1
© Bookworm
Satara Area
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132. Tawny Eagle - 20 Points
132. Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
Identification
71 cm; sexes alike. Female larger, and usually darker and more streaked. Plumage variable, from dark rufous brown to light brown (most common) and pale buff. Usually paler than Steppe Eagle and always more rufous. Eyes yellowish; yellow gape extends only as far back as to below centre of eye (diagnostic). Legs fully feathered and more shaggy than Lesser Spotted Eagle. Larger bill than Steppe Eagle.
Juvenile: Like adult but dark brown eyes and generally paler plumage.
© Toko
H13-1, Punda Maria area
© Flutterby
H1-4
© Mel
H3
© Dewi
S56
© harrys
Near Letaba camp
© BluTuna
© Bush Brat
H4-1
© Duke
H8
© Amoli
Near Letaba Aug 2012
© nan
8.3.2008
© ExFmem
© Lisbeth
Southern Kruger
© Tina
S25
© leachy
Muntshe loop
© Richprins
S25
© Dindingwe
H1-1
© harrys
Southern Kruger
© Bookworm
Satara Area
Identification
71 cm; sexes alike. Female larger, and usually darker and more streaked. Plumage variable, from dark rufous brown to light brown (most common) and pale buff. Usually paler than Steppe Eagle and always more rufous. Eyes yellowish; yellow gape extends only as far back as to below centre of eye (diagnostic). Legs fully feathered and more shaggy than Lesser Spotted Eagle. Larger bill than Steppe Eagle.
Juvenile: Like adult but dark brown eyes and generally paler plumage.
© Toko
H13-1, Punda Maria area
© Flutterby
H1-4
© Mel
H3
© Dewi
S56
© harrys
Near Letaba camp
© BluTuna
© Bush Brat
H4-1
© Duke
H8
© Amoli
Near Letaba Aug 2012
© nan
8.3.2008
© ExFmem
© Lisbeth
Southern Kruger
© Tina
S25
© leachy
Muntshe loop
© Richprins
S25
© Dindingwe
H1-1
© harrys
Southern Kruger
© Bookworm
Satara Area
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719. Buffy Pipit - 60 Points
719. Buffy Pipit Anthus vaalensis
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Greater Painted-Snipe - 60 Points
242. Greater Painted-Snipe Rostratula benghalensis
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© Dindingwe
S39
© ExFmem
Balule Bridge
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© Dindingwe
S39
© ExFmem
Balule Bridge
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855. Cut-throat Finch - 40 Points
855. Cut-throat Finch Amadina fasciata
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Lisbeth
Southern Kruger
© Amoli
S50
© Michele Nel
Red Rocks Nov 2014
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Lisbeth
Southern Kruger
© Amoli
S50
© Michele Nel
Red Rocks Nov 2014
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779. Marico Sunbird - 20 Points
779. Marico Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis
© nan
© Flutterby
Male, Pretoriuskop Camp
© Bush Brat
Pretoriuskop
© Dewi
Sirheni
© ExFmem
Female
© Toko
Crook's Corner
© Dindingwe
Skukuza
© nan
© Flutterby
Male, Pretoriuskop Camp
© Bush Brat
Pretoriuskop
© Dewi
Sirheni
© ExFmem
Female
© Toko
Crook's Corner
© Dindingwe
Skukuza
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137. African Hawk-Eagle - 40 Points
137. African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster
Identification
Black upperparts, flight feathers, and a black tail. The undertail is white with thin bars and has a thick black terminal band and trailing edge. The primary feathers have brown and white bases and the secondary feathers have pale gray bars. The neck is white and there are dark stripes along the breast and flanks. The beak is black with a light-colored cere. The head and crown are also black, and the feathered legs are white. Female African Hawk Eagles are more heavily streaked than males.
Juvenile: Dark brown upperparts and white bars on their wing coverts and scapulars. The breast and coverts are streaked with brown, and the underwing and underparts are rufous. The wing and tail patterns are duller than adults', and their tails do not have a black band.
© Toko
S3, Albasini Road
© Flutterby
H1-3, Kumana Dam
© Dewi
S60
© Duke
Phalaborwa/Letaba Road
© Bush Brat
Satara area
© Tina
Satara
© BluTuna
© Amoli
S21 Dec 2012
© nan
18.4.2011
© Dindingwe
S93
© Leachy
S52 Red Rocks Loop
© harrys
Southern Kruger
© Richprins
S52
© ExFmem
Letaba Area
© Lisbeth
S3
Identification
Black upperparts, flight feathers, and a black tail. The undertail is white with thin bars and has a thick black terminal band and trailing edge. The primary feathers have brown and white bases and the secondary feathers have pale gray bars. The neck is white and there are dark stripes along the breast and flanks. The beak is black with a light-colored cere. The head and crown are also black, and the feathered legs are white. Female African Hawk Eagles are more heavily streaked than males.
Juvenile: Dark brown upperparts and white bars on their wing coverts and scapulars. The breast and coverts are streaked with brown, and the underwing and underparts are rufous. The wing and tail patterns are duller than adults', and their tails do not have a black band.
© Toko
S3, Albasini Road
© Flutterby
H1-3, Kumana Dam
© Dewi
S60
© Duke
Phalaborwa/Letaba Road
© Bush Brat
Satara area
© Tina
Satara
© BluTuna
© Amoli
S21 Dec 2012
© nan
18.4.2011
© Dindingwe
S93
© Leachy
S52 Red Rocks Loop
© harrys
Southern Kruger
© Richprins
S52
© ExFmem
Letaba Area
© Lisbeth
S3
142. Brown Snake Eagle - 20 Points
142. Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus
Identification
74 cm; sexes alike. The largest snake-eagle. Dark brown plumage, large yellow owl-like eyes, upright posture and round head very distinctive. Legs scaled and featherless, cere light grey. In flight, all-brown except for pale or silvery-grey flight feathers (diagnostic); tail with 3 narrow white (sometimes indistinct) bars.
Juvenile: Similar to adult; overall darkish brown, but highly variable, some flecked white above, others mottled white below; tail barred.
© Toko
H1-8
© Flutterby
H4-1, near Nkuhlu
© nan
3.5.2011
© Dewi
© BluTuna
© Duke
© Amoli
H1-4 June 2012
© nan
Juvenile, 31.3.2011
© Mel
© steamtrainfan
Near Lower Sabie
© Tina
S127
© Bush Brat
H10
© ExFmem
© leachy
H10
© Dindingwe
S36
© Lisbeth
S62
© Richprins
Rockvale
© Klipspringer
S36
Identification
74 cm; sexes alike. The largest snake-eagle. Dark brown plumage, large yellow owl-like eyes, upright posture and round head very distinctive. Legs scaled and featherless, cere light grey. In flight, all-brown except for pale or silvery-grey flight feathers (diagnostic); tail with 3 narrow white (sometimes indistinct) bars.
Juvenile: Similar to adult; overall darkish brown, but highly variable, some flecked white above, others mottled white below; tail barred.
© Toko
H1-8
© Flutterby
H4-1, near Nkuhlu
© nan
3.5.2011
© Dewi
© BluTuna
© Duke
© Amoli
H1-4 June 2012
© nan
Juvenile, 31.3.2011
© Mel
© steamtrainfan
Near Lower Sabie
© Tina
S127
© Bush Brat
H10
© ExFmem
© leachy
H10
© Dindingwe
S36
© Lisbeth
S62
© Richprins
Rockvale
© Klipspringer
S36
146. Bateleur - 20 Points
146. Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
Identification
63 cm; sexes similar. Very distinctive with red facial skin, grey shoulder patches and long wings that extend past the very short tail.
Male: When perched, flight feathers appear black; in flight, black trailing edge to white underwing considerably broader than female.
Female: When perched, primaries show pale grey wing panel (below grey-brown shoulder patch). In flight underwing white with narrow black trailing edge.
Juvenile: Uniform brown plumage; cere and facial skin grey-green and short tail distinctive.
© Toko
Timbavati area
© Flutterby
Female
© Flutterby
Male
© Flutterby
Juvenile
© Mel
H3
© BluTuna
Juvenile
© Bush Brat
H1-3
© Duke
© Amoli
Adult, H1-4 Dec 2012
© Amoli
Juvenile, H1-4 Dec 2012
© Richprins
Bume road
© steamtrainfan
Juvenile, S30 Salitje Road
© steamtrainfan
Adults, Near Skukuza
© Amoli
Female
© ExFmem
H1-3
© Tina
Sub-adult, H110
© leachy
Breeding pair, H10
© leachy
Juvenile, Crocodile River Road
© Pooky
Juvenile, H4-1
© nan
8.11.2009
© Michele Nel
Skukuza area - Nov 2015
© Dindingwe
© Lisbeth
S132
© harrys
Lower Sabie
© Bookworm
Satara Area
Identification
63 cm; sexes similar. Very distinctive with red facial skin, grey shoulder patches and long wings that extend past the very short tail.
Male: When perched, flight feathers appear black; in flight, black trailing edge to white underwing considerably broader than female.
Female: When perched, primaries show pale grey wing panel (below grey-brown shoulder patch). In flight underwing white with narrow black trailing edge.
Juvenile: Uniform brown plumage; cere and facial skin grey-green and short tail distinctive.
© Toko
Timbavati area
© Flutterby
Female
© Flutterby
Male
© Flutterby
Juvenile
© Mel
H3
© BluTuna
Juvenile
© Bush Brat
H1-3
© Duke
© Amoli
Adult, H1-4 Dec 2012
© Amoli
Juvenile, H1-4 Dec 2012
© Richprins
Bume road
© steamtrainfan
Juvenile, S30 Salitje Road
© steamtrainfan
Adults, Near Skukuza
© Amoli
Female
© ExFmem
H1-3
© Tina
Sub-adult, H110
© leachy
Breeding pair, H10
© leachy
Juvenile, Crocodile River Road
© Pooky
Juvenile, H4-1
© nan
8.11.2009
© Michele Nel
Skukuza area - Nov 2015
© Dindingwe
© Lisbeth
S132
© harrys
Lower Sabie
© Bookworm
Satara Area