Africa Wild

143. Black-chested Snake-eagle Ciraetus pectoralis

Identification
Dark head and chest. Exceptionally bright yellow eyes. In flight white underwings, with the inner primaries and secondaries barred with black.
by Lisbeth
Nossob, December 2010

by Mel
October 2011

by ExFmem
Nov. 2007 Samevloeiing

by Tina
Juvenile at Dikbaardskolk, October 2013

by nan
Juvenile, 11.9.2009

by ExFmem
Juvenile, Oct. 2007

by nan

by ExFmem

by Toko
Cubitije Quap

by Michele Nel
Nossob Hide, 06/01/2016
by Dindingwe

459. Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas

Idenfication
The large yellow bill is diagnostic.


Nossob, December 2010

by Mel
Urikaruus, March 2013

by Toko
Nossob

by Tina
Marie se draai, October 2013

by ExFmem
Nov. 2009 Nossob walking trail

by nan
Dalkeith, 20.3.2013

by Michele Nel
Southern Yellow Hornbill having lunch - Rooiputs - Dec 2015
by Dindingwe

239a. Northern Black Korhaan (White-quilled Korhaan) Afrotis afraoides

Identification
52 cm. The Northern Black Korhaan has a black belly and conspicuous white flashes in the primaries in flight.
Adult male: Head black with white cheek patches and brown crown. Neck and under parts black; the white collar on the mantle extends to the sides of the upper breast. The back is barred black and brown. The folded wing shows a broad white lower edge; otherwise barred black and brown. In flight, the primaries show white bases. The bill is red with a grey tip; the eyes are brown with a red eye-ring; and the legs are yellow.
Adult female: Similar to the adult male, but with a brown head, neck and breast (crown and neck barred black), and without the wite mantle collar.


Male. Upper Dune Road, August 2010.

by Lisbeth
Male

by Tina
Male, between Houmoed and Twee Rivieren, October 2013

by nan
Female. May 2013.

by Mel
Chick, Grootkolk Area, October 2013

by ExFmem
Oct. 2012, Upper Dune Road, Male subadult


(c) Michele Nel - Upper Dune Road - 21/02/2018
by Dindingwe

764. Cape Glossy Starling (Glossy Starling) Lamprotornis nitens

Identification
25 cm. A rather large glossy starling with a short tail and an uniform appearance. Glossy blue head, blacker on ear-coverts. Blue-green upperparts with strong iridescence. Blue-green wings with distinctive bronzy-purple epaulet. Glossy blue-green tail. Blue iridiscence on throat and upper breast, greener gloss on lower breast, belly and undertail-coverts. Bright orange-yellow eye. Black bill and legs.
Sexes similar. Juveniles are duller with matt black underparts.


Kamqua, August 2011

by nan
Can be warlike (Nov. 2012)

by Mel
October 2011

by Tina
Near Samevloeiing, September 2012

by ExFmem
Oct. 2007 Kamqua

Leucistic form - 100 points
by Michele Nel
Just south of Mata Mata - May 2011

Leucistic form - 100 points
by ExFmem
by Lisbeth - Nov. 2017
by Dindingwe

800. Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius

Identification
Length 14 cm. Lores, base of bill and throat patch black; flanks with black scales; back with brown scales; bill pale, eyes brown.


Trail to Gharagab, August 2010

by Lisbeth

by Lisbeth

by Mel
Grootkolk, October 2012

by Tina
Grootkolk September 2012

by nan
Nest of Sociable Weaver ... with a visitor
no, no is not a Honey Badger

by ExFmem
Nov. 2013 Grootkolk chick[

by Michele Nel
Sociable Weaver - Lejiersdraai - Jan 2016
By Dindingwe

806. Scaly-feathered Finch Sporopipes squamifrons

Identification
Length 10-11 cm. Scaly forecrown, pink bill and broad black malar stripe are distinctive.

by Toko
Auob river bed, 13th Borehole, August 2010

by Mel
Grootkolk, October 2012

by Tina
Grootkolk, September 2012

by ExFmem
Oct. 2009, Kamqua

by nan
Grootkolk - 19.9.2012

by Michele Nel
Leijersdraai - Jan 2016
by Lisbeth - Mata Mata, Nov. 2017
by Dindingwe


by harrys

447. Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus

Identification
36 cm. Green head, greenish yellow legs. The beak is strong, arched and hooked-tipped. Brown back, shoulder of the wing, outer webs of flight feathers and rump are violet. Outer tail feathers are elongated and blackish. The chin is white, shading to rich lilac of the breast. The underparts are green blue. The bill is black and the eyes are brown.


Northern Nossob valley, August 2011

by Mel
Northern Auob, March 2013

by Tina
14th Borehole, September 2012

by nan

by ExFmem
Nov. 2013

by Michele Nel
Auob Roverbed - July 2016
by Lisbeth - Nov. 2017
by Dindingwe

547. Cape Crow (Black Crow) Corvus capensis

Identification
43-45 cm. The only all-black crow likely to be seen. The bill, which is slightly decurved, is longer and more pointed than that of any other crow.

by Toko
Around Kamqua, August 2011

by Mel
Nossob, October 2012
(c) Lisbeth

by Tina
Urikaruus October 2013

by nan

by Michele Nel
Nossob Camp - Jan 2016

by ExFmem
Vertiende
by Dindingwe

615. Kalahari Scrub-Robin (Kalahari Robin) Erythropygia paena

Identification
16-17 cm. Above light brown, rufous rump, conspicuous rufous upper tail has black subterminal band and white sides to the tip of the tail. Cap grey, whire eyebrows, black eye-stripe. Below white washed pale rufous.

by Toko
Craig Lockhart, August 2011

by Mel
Grootkolk, October 2012

by Tina
Urikaruus September 2012

by ExFmem
Oct. 2011 Nossob

by nan

by Michele Nel
Dikbaardskolk, KTP - 01/01/2016

by Lisbeth - Nov. 2017

by Dindingwe


by harrys

695. Marico Flycatcher Bradornis mariquensis

Identification
Told by white underparts contrasting strongly with brown upperparts. Immature is spotted whitish above, streaked dark on white below.


Around Auchterlonie, August 2011

by Mel
Nossob Area, October 2012

by Lisbeth

by Tina

by nan
22.9.2012 - around Nossob

by Michele Nel
Leijersdraai, KTP - 04/01/2016

by ExFmem by Dindingwe