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
© Dindingwe
H4-2
© ExFmem
Sept. 2017
Kruger National Park Bird Challenge - Battle of the Sexes
354. Cape Turtle Dove - 20 Points
Dewi
What is the good of having a nice house without a decent planet to put it on? (H D Thoreau)
What is the good of having a nice house without a decent planet to put it on? (H D Thoreau)
121. Hooded Vulture - 40 Points
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
© Dindingwe
H1-2
© Richprins
S32
© 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
© Dindingwe
H1-2
© Richprins
S32
Dewi
What is the good of having a nice house without a decent planet to put it on? (H D Thoreau)
What is the good of having a nice house without a decent planet to put it on? (H D Thoreau)
421. African Palm-Swift - 40 Points
421. African Palm-Swift Cypsiurus parvus
Babalala
Babalala
Dewi
What is the good of having a nice house without a decent planet to put it on? (H D Thoreau)
What is the good of having a nice house without a decent planet to put it on? (H D Thoreau)
772. Red-billed Oxpecker - 20 Points
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
© Dindingwe
H4-2
© Dzombo
H7
© harrys
Southern Kruger
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
© Dindingwe
H4-2
© Dzombo
H7
© harrys
Southern Kruger
762. Burchell’s Starling - 20 Points
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
© Dindingwe
Leeupan
© Richprins
S64
© 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
© Dindingwe
Leeupan
© Richprins
S64
Dewi
What is the good of having a nice house without a decent planet to put it on? (H D Thoreau)
What is the good of having a nice house without a decent planet to put it on? (H D Thoreau)
541. Fork-tailed Drongo - 20 Points
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
© Dindingwe
H3
© harrys
Letaba River
© Dewi
S56
© Toko
S50
© Flutterby
S140
© Amoli
© Duke
S119
© BluTuna
© nan
17.5.2011
© Tina
Juvenile, S25
© Lisbeth
Southern Kruger
© leachy
S21
© Dindingwe
H3
© harrys
Letaba River
Dewi
What is the good of having a nice house without a decent planet to put it on? (H D Thoreau)
What is the good of having a nice house without a decent planet to put it on? (H D Thoreau)
081. Hamerkop - 20 Points
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
© Dindingwe
Sabie River
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
© Dindingwe
Sabie River
741. Brubru - 20 Points
741. Brubru Nilaus afer
© Dewi
S56
© Amoli
© Klipspringer
Berg-en-Dal
© Dewi
S56
© Amoli
© Klipspringer
Berg-en-Dal
Dewi
What is the good of having a nice house without a decent planet to put it on? (H D Thoreau)
What is the good of having a nice house without a decent planet to put it on? (H D Thoreau)
127. Black-shouldered Kite - 20 Points
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
© Dindingwe
H1-6
© harrys
Nsemani Dam
© 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
© Dindingwe
H1-6
© harrys
Nsemani Dam
Dewi
What is the good of having a nice house without a decent planet to put it on? (H D Thoreau)
What is the good of having a nice house without a decent planet to put it on? (H D Thoreau)
230. Kori Bustard - 40 Points
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
© Lisbeth
S143
© leachy
Muntshe loop
© Toko
© Dindingwe
Pafuri Area
© Richprins
H1-8
© Bookworm
Near Satara
© 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
© Lisbeth
S143
© leachy
Muntshe loop
© Toko
© Dindingwe
Pafuri Area
© Richprins
H1-8
© Bookworm
Near Satara