Kruger National Park Bird Challenge - Battle of the Sexes

Post by **nan** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 8:20 am

842. Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala

© nan
Male

© harrys
Letaba

© Duke
Biyamiti

© leachy
Sunset dam

© Toko
S56

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© Dindingwe
Lower Sabie

Post by **nan** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 8:24 am

867. Village Indigobird (formerly known as Steelblue Widowfinch) Vidua chalybeata

Breeding male

Post by **nan** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 8:34 am

361. African Green Pigeon Treron calvus

© Dewi
Sirheni.

© Mel
Skukuza Camp

© Duke
S119

© Amoli
S1, April 2014

© ExFmem
Tamboti

© Lisbeth
S25

© Flutterby
S1

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© Dindingwe
Skukuza

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© harrys
Shingwedzi

Post by **nan** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 8:40 am

381. Levaillant's Cuckoo (Formerly known as Striped Cuckoo) Clamator levaillantii

© leachy
H4-2

© Pooky
S39

© Flutterby
H4-1

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© Dindingwe
H4-1

© ExFmem
Tamboti Area

© Klipspringer
H3

Post by **nan** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 8:46 am

740. Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla

© nan
Female

© Toko
Female, Mopani camp

© Flutterby
Male, Gudzani Dam

© Dewi
Male, Shingwedzi

© steamtrainfan
Olifants Camp

© Super Mongoose
March 2013, Mooiplaas Picnic spot

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© Dindingwe
Pafuri Area

© ExFmem
Mingerhout Dam Area

Post by **nan** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 8:48 am

771. Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus

© Toko
H1-8

© Flutterby
H1-6

© Dewi
S56

© leachy
Klopperfontein

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© Dindingwe
Shimuvini

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© Richprins
Mahonie Loop

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© Lisbeth
H1-6

Post by **nan** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 8:54 am

769. Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio

© nan
Female

© Toko
Male, Letaba camp

© Duke
Olifants

© BluTuna
Male

© BluTuna
Female.

© Amoli
My tent Letaba Dec 2012

© General Gump
Female, Olifants, 1 June 2013

© Super Mongoose
October 2012, Olifants

© leachy
Letaba rest camp hut number 37

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© Flutterby
Olifants Camp

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© Dindingwe
Olifants Camp

© Lisbeth
Letaba Camp

© ExFmem
Olifants Camp

© Klipspringer
Olifants Camp

Post by **Toko** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 9:02 am

651. Long-billed Crombec Sylvietta rufescens

Identification
11 cm; sexes alike. Very short-tailed. Upperparts brownish grey to blueish, underparts tawny cinnamon. Pale eyebrow and dark line through eyes.
Juvenile: Like adult.

© Toko
Mopani camp

© Dewi
Mopani

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Post by **Toko** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 9:10 am

701. Chinspot Batis Batis molitor

Identification
13 cm. Black and white bird with grey cap and back, grey upperparts; black and white wingbars; black eye-stripe and white eyebrow.
Male: Broad black chest-band.
Female: Rufous breast band and chestnut-coloured chinspot.
Juvenile: Similar to female but upperparts mottled buff.

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Post by **Toko** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 9:20 am

711. African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp

Identification
20 cm; sexes similar. Boldly pied plumage diagnostic. Tail longish, wagged up and down; upperparts and breastband black; eyebrow, neck patch, wingstripe, outer tail feathers and underparts white.
In breeding plumage, female’s back duller than pitch black of male. In non-breeding plumage, male’s back duller, contrasting with black head, and female's upperparts dark olive-grey.
Juvenile: Paler grey-brown version of adult, with whiter wings than both juv Cape and ad Mountain wagtails.

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Kruger National Park Bird Challenge - Battle of the Sexes

842. Red-billed Firefinch - 20 Points

867. Village Indigobird - 20 Points

361. African Green Pigeon - 20 Points

381. Levaillant's Cuckoo - 40 Points

740. Black-backed Puffback - 20 Points

771. Yellow-billed Oxpecker - 40 Points

769. Red-winged Starling - 20 Points

651. Long-billed Crombec - 20 Points

701. Chinspot Batis - 20 Points

711. African Pied Wagtail - 20 Points