Africa Wild

505. Dusky Lark Pinarocorys nigricans

Identification
Size: 19 cm
Sexes alike. Overall dark appearance (especially above), heavily streaked underparts, short stout beak. Flight undulating and underwings all dark.
Juvenile: Duller than ad, and breast buffier.

by nan
6.2.2016 - Union End waterhole, Kgalagadi

106. Cape Teal Anas capensis

Identification
46 cm. Small pale duck with slightly upturned pink bill. Speculum mainly white with metallic green rectangle in centre.
Juvenile: Like adult, duller brown above.

by nan
Urikaruus, 20.2.2016

by Michele Nel
Rooiputs - 4/1/2017

107. Blue-billed Teal Anas hottentota

Identification
35 cm. Smallest duck in region. Blue-grey bill, dark crown and small size diagnostic. In flight, trailing edge to secondaries white.
Juvenile: Duller, plainer above and less spotted below.

by nan
Aoub river, 24.1.2016

438. European Bee-Eater Merops apiaster

Identification
23 cm (25 cm incl streamers); sexes alike. Combination of yellow throat, black gorget, turquoise underparts and brown and yellow back unmistakable.
Juvenile: Lacks tail streamers, gorget less distinct and overall duller and greener.

126. Black Kite Milvus migrans

Identification
55 cm; sexes alike. Distinguished from Yellow-billed Kite by pale greyish head, dark bill, pale eyes and less deeply forked tail.

380. Great Spotted Cuckoo - Clamator glandarius

Identification
39 cm; sexes alike. Long wings, spotted upperparts, grey crest and pale underparts distinc­tive. Gives itself away by loud call. Juvenile: Crown blackish, spots on upperparts buffish.


South of Craig Lockhart - Feb 2011

135. Wahlberg's Eagle Aquila wahlbergi

Identification
58 cm; sexes alike, females considerably larger than males. Relatively small eagle with colour variations from pale, intermediate (most common) to dark. Distinctive features include small face, dark eyes and dark patch in front of eye, small crest (not always visible), baggy leggings and long narrow tail. In flight, long narrow ruler-like (square-tipped) tail and long square-ended wings (also ruler-like) easily distinguish it from other ‘brown’ raptors. Juvenile: Like respective ad, but with pale fringes to feathers on upperparts.


Grootkolk 4.2.2016

526 Greater Striped Swallow Hirundo cucullata

by Michele Nel
Kousant - Jan 2016

by nan

801 House Sparrow Passer domesticus

by Michele Nel
Twee Rivieren - Jan 2015

by nan
Female, 16.10.2015 Twee Rivieren

411. Common Swift Apus apus

by Michele Nel
around Houmoed - Dec 2013

by nan
24.2.2016 near Kieliekrankie