Kruger National Park Bird Challenge - Battle of the Sexes

[Dewi]

354. Cape Turtle Dove Streptopelia capicola

© Dewi
Sirheni

© Amoli
Punda Maria Camp August 2012

© Tina
H1-4

© mposthumus
Nkuhlu 11/6/2009

© leachy
Orpen Loop

© Lisbeth
Southern Kruger

© Toko
S114, Renosterkoppies waterhole

© Flutterby
De la Porte Waterhole, H1-1

354 h4-2.JPG (76.81 KiB) Viewed 757 times

© Dindingwe
H4-2


© ExFmem
Sept. 2017

[Dewi]

121. Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus

© Dewi
S56

© Flutterby

© Bush Brat
Near Lower Sabie

© Duke

© ExFmem
Mopani Picnic Area

© BluTuna

© Mel

© Tina
S25

© Super Mongoose
Begining of the S100, October 2012

© leachy
Sabie River Weir

© nan
4.11.2009

© Toko
S114

© Amoli

121.jpg (114.63 KiB) Viewed 763 times

© Dindingwe
H1-2


© Richprins
S32

[Dewi]

421. African Palm-Swift Cypsiurus parvus


Babalala

[Toko]

772. Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus

Identification
20 cm. Sexes similar. Iris yellow to red; eyering bright yellow; bill and inside of mouth scarlet. Build slender; tail somewhat pointed; upperparts, throat and breast brown, rump slightly paler (rump much paler in Yellowbilled Oxpecker), shading to creamy buff on rest of underparts; bill red (diagnostic; base yellow in Yellowbilled Oxpecker).
Juvenile: More sooty brown than adult; bill dark olive, yellowish in centre, later turning all dark; bill reddens at 4 months, fully red at 7 months; eye brown; adult plumage acquired at 6 months.

© Toko
Malelane area

© Flutterby
H4-1

© Dewi
S56

© Bush Brat

© nan
4.11.2009

© Amoli
S114 April 2012

© Duke

© ExFmem

© Tina
S25

© Lisbeth
Around Orpen

© leachy
Random waterhole on S21

772 h4-2.jpg (99.39 KiB) Viewed 753 times

© Dindingwe
H4-2

IMG_3577 h7.jpg (78.33 KiB) Viewed 751 times

© Dzombo
H7


© harrys
Southern Kruger

[Dewi]

762. Burchell’s Starling Lamprotornis australis

© Dewi
S90

© Toko
S25, Crocodile River Road

© Flutterby
S106

© Duke
Olifants

© Tina
H 7

© BluTuna

© Amoli
S137 April 2014

© Mel
Afsaal

© ExFmem
Afsaal Picnic area

© Super Mongoose
October 2012, Nsemani dam

© Lisbeth
Southern Kruger

© nan
11.10.2009

762 leeupan.JPG (71.5 KiB) Viewed 754 times

© Dindingwe
Leeupan


© Richprins
S64

[Dewi]

541. Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis

© Dewi
S56

© Toko
S50

© Flutterby
S140

© Amoli

© Duke
S119

© BluTuna

© nan
17.5.2011

© Tina
Juvenile, S25

© Lisbeth
Southern Kruger

© leachy
S21

541 h3.JPG (74.96 KiB) Viewed 755 times

© Dindingwe
H3

L23-9.jpg (59.08 KiB) Viewed 735 times

© harrys
Letaba River

[Toko]

081. Hamerkop Scopus umbretta

Identification
56 cm; sexes alike, male larger than female. Unmistakable with plain dark brown plumage; large bill and crest give hammerhead effect (hence Hamerkop); legs moderately long.
Chick: Covered with pale grey down; iris light grey; legs pinkish at first, later brown.

© Toko
Gardenia hide

© Flutterby

© Dewi
H1-7

© Bush Brat
Near Phabeni Gate

© Amoli
S114 April 2012

© Duke
Biyamiti Weir

© BluTuna

© ExFmem
Lower Sabie Bridge

© Lisbeth
Southern Kruger

© steamtrainfan
Ntandanyathi Hide

© leachy
Sunset dam

© nan
23.2.2008

81.JPG (79.92 KiB) Viewed 763 times

© Dindingwe
Sabie River

[Dewi]

741. Brubru Nilaus afer

© Dewi
S56

© Amoli

© Klipspringer
Berg-en-Dal

[Dewi]

127. Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus

© Dewi
Juvenile, H1-7

© nan
25.3.2011

© Duke

© Amoli
H4-1 April 2014

© Tina
Lower Sabie

© leachy
Sabie River

© Toko
Punda Maria gate

© Flutterby
S1 near Phabeni

127.JPG (46.98 KiB) Viewed 759 times

© Dindingwe
H1-6

30-12 Black-shouldered Kite.jpg (97.63 KiB) Viewed 736 times

© harrys
Nsemani Dam

[Dewi]

230. Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori

© Dewi
S90

© Flutterby
H10

© harrys
S90

© nan
17.4.2011

© Bush Brat
H10

© Amoli
H1-6 Dec 2012

© BluTuna

© Duke

© ExFmem

© steamtrainfan
Nkaya Pan

© Super Mongoose
S50, March 2013

© Tina
S29

IMG_3787.JPG (163.84 KiB) Viewed 738 times

© Lisbeth
S143

© leachy
Muntshe loop

© Toko

230.jpg (105.92 KiB) Viewed 758 times

© Dindingwe
Pafuri Area


© Richprins
H1-8

© Bookworm
Near Satara