Africa Wild

787. White-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris talatala

© nan
22.10.2009

© Flutterby
Male, Pretoriuskop Camp

© Flutterby
Female, Pretoriuskop Camp

© Dewi
Shingwedzi

© Sharifa
Male, Skukuza Camp

© Toko
Lower Sabie

© Duke

© BluTuna

© Bush Brat
Pretoriuskop

© steamtrainfan
Male

© ExFmem
Bateleur

© leachy
Lower Sabie restcamp

© Lisbeth
Southern Kruger

© Amoli
H14

© Dindingwe
Shingwedzi


© harrys
Southern Kruger

© Klipspringer
Skukuza

735. Magpie Shrike (Formerly known as Long-tailed Shrike) Urolestes melanoleucus

© nan
18.10.2009

© Toko
S100

© Flutterby
S140

© Dewi
Babalala

© BluTuna

© Duke
S119

© Tina
H 1-2

© ExFmem
H-9

© Amoli
Near Letaba July 2012

© Mel

© steamtrainfan

© mposthumus
S83 Maroela Loop 9/6/2009

© Lisbeth
Southern Kruger

© leachy
H10

© Super Mongoose
March 2013, S143

© Dindingwe
S29


© harrys
Nsemani Dam

© Richprins
S110

163. Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates

© nan
18.10.2009

© Flutterby
S1, Doispane Road

© Dewi
Pretoriuskop

© Toko
H1-1 Napi Road

© Duke
Juvenile

© Duke
Adult

© steamtrainfan

© ExFmem

© leachy
Punda Maria

© Dindingwe
Fayi Loop
© Lisbeth
S51


© harrys

© Klipspringer
Juvenile, H4-1

248. Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius

© nan
18.10.2009

© Super Mongoose
Kittlitz's Plover immature, Mooiplaas Waterhole, March 2013

© Amoli
Tihonyongeni Waterhole

© Flutterby
H10 Low-level bridge

© ExFmem
Sunset Dam

© Richprins
Tsendze

447. Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus

Identification
29 cm (36 cm incl streamers); sexes alike. Only roller with lilac throat and breast and blue belly. Long, straight outer tail streamers absent during moult (post-br).
Juvenile: Like ad but duller with brownish wash on crown and nape; tail streamers absent.

© Toko
S40

© Flutterby
S100

© Dewi
H1-4

© BluTuna

© nan
15.5.2011

© Bush Brat
Near Shingwedzi

© Duke

© Amoli
H9 Aug 2012

© ExFmem

© Mel

© steamtrainfan
Near Tshokwane

© Tina
Kumana

© Lisbeth
Southern Kruger

© Super Mongoose
March 2013, S143

© Leachy
mlondozi road

© Dindingwe
H1-3


© Klipspringer
H1-8

457. African Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus

© nan
Female, 19.10.2009

© Toko
Bateleur Bushveld Camp

© Flutterby
Male, Satara Camp

© Dewi
H1-7

© ExFmem
Mopani

© BluTuna

© Amoli
Punda Maria camp August 2012

© Duke

© Tina
Male, S110

© Lisbeth
Skukuza (near)

© leachy
Female, Letaba Camp

© Dindingwe
Letaba

© harrys
Letaba

449. Purple Roller Coracias naevius

Identification
33 cm; sexes alike. Broad cream eyebrow, purple-brown underparts heavily streaked with white, and stocky thickset build make it unmistakable. Black bill and light eye-stripe separate it from smaller Broad-billed Roller.
Juvenile: Duller than adult.

© Toko
H1-7

© Flutterby
Nsemani Dam

© BluTuna

© Bush Brat
Satara area

© Dewi
Babalala

© Duke

© Amoli
December 2012

© nan
15.10.2009

© steamtrainfan
Near Tshokwane

© Tina
H3

© Lisbeth
S25

© Leachy
H10

© Dindingwe
S56


© ExFmem
S114

451. African Hoopoe Upupa africana

Identification
26 cm; sexes similar, male larger than female. Conspicuous and unlikely to be confused with any other species. Crest usually held flattened, forming a long point behind the crown, and only raised when bird lands, in display or when alarmed. Female is duller rufous than male and slightly greyer on face and breast.
Juvenile: Like female but duller and with shorter crest. Bill initially shorter and less decurved.

© Toko
Pretoriuskop camp

© Flutterby
Satara Camp

© Dewi
Skukuza

© nan
13.10.2009

© steamtrainfan
S3

© ExFmem

© Tina
S36

© leachy
Confluence Road Shingwedzi

© Super Mongoose
March 2013, Tsendze

© Dindingwe
Skukuza

© Lisbeth
Skukuza 2012


© harrys
Letaba

458. Southern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus rufirostris

Identification
40 cm; sexes alike, male larger and longer billed with black patch at base of lower mandible. Mainly whitish underparts, grey/black upperparts. Red bill.
Juvenile: Bill smaller and more orange; eyes grey, turning brown then yellow.

© Toko
Bateleur Bushveld Camp

© Flutterby
Nkuhlu Picnic Spot

© Dewi
Bateleur Camp

© Bush Brat
Satara

© Amoli

© BluTuna

© Duke

© nan
3.11.2009

© ExFmem

© Mel

© Tina
S25

© Lisbeth
S25

© leachy
Transport dam

© Richprins
Vutome Dam

© Dindingwe
Satara

459. Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas

Identification
48-60 cm. Sexes alike. White belly. Grey neck. Black back covered with white spots and stripe. Yellow bill. Bare red skin around eyes and malar stripe. Eyes yellow.
Juvenile has smaller bill and is more dusky; eyes grey becoming brown.

© Toko
Bateleur Bushveld Camp

© Flutterby
S100

© Dewi
Brown Crowned Tchagra (deceased) & Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Malelane.

© nan
29.3.2011

© BluTuna

© Bush Brat
Tshokwane

© Amoli
Punda camp Aug 2012

© Tina
Afsaal

© Duke

© ExFmem
Tamboti

© Mel
Tamboti

© steamtrainfan
Tshokwane

© Richprins
N'watimhiri Road

© Lisbeth
Southern Kruger

© leachy
H4-2

© Super Mongoose
October 2012, Timbavati Picnic spot

© Michele Nel
Tamboti - Nov 2015

© Dindingwe
S28


© Bookworm
Satara Area