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Fiscal Flycatcher 40 Points
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 7:54 am
by Amoli
698.
Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens
by Amoli
by Amoli
by Flutterby
Grey Go-away-bird (Grey Lourie) 40 Points
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 7:56 am
by Amoli
373.
Grey Go-away-bird (Grey Lourie) Corythaixoides concolor
Identification
49 cm; sexes alike. Very distinctive all-grey bird.
Juvenile: Paler than ad with shorter crest and buffy tinge to feathers.
Pin-tailed Whydah 20 Points
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 8:01 am
by Amoli
860.
Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
by Amoli
by Flutterby
Thick-billed Weaver 40 Points
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 8:09 am
by Amoli
807.
Thick-billed Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons
Common Myna 20 Points
Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 8:11 am
by Amoli
758.
Common Myna Acridoteres tristis
Tawny-flanked Prinia 20 Points
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:24 pm
by Amoli
683.
Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
Identification
13 cm; sexes alike. Buffy underparts and flanks and rufous wing panel. Non-breeding birds have horn-coloured bills.
Juvenile: Tinged lemon yellow below; bill yellowish.
Hybrid: Mallard Duck x African Black Duck 10 Points
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:27 pm
by Amoli
Hybrid: Mallard Duck x African Black Duck
by Amoli
by Toko
by Toko
by Flutterby
Cape Grassbird 60 Points
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:30 pm
by Amoli
661.
Cape Grassbird Sphenoeacus afer
by Amoli
by Toko
Red-billed Quelea 20 Points
Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 6:40 pm
by Amoli
821.
Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea
Identification
12 cm
Beeding male: Face mask most commonly black but may be white, surrounded by yellowish or pink band.
Non-breeding male: Bright head features turn brown; throat white, bill remains red.
Female: Similar to non-breeding male, but bill and eye-ring dull yellow in br season.
Juvenile: Like adult female, bill horn brown.
Diderick Cuckoo 40 Points
Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 2:57 pm
by Flutterby
386.
Diderick Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
by Flutterby
Female
by Amoli
Male