Ringing - Bushveld birdlife

The Bushveld site has long-running research projects on three species of hornbills, red-billed hornbill (Tockus rufirostris), southern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus leucomelas), and grey hornbill (Tockus nasutus), as well as a project on the woodland kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis). These four species are thus frequently caught and ringed at the site. In addition, the following species have also been caught and ringed at the site previously:

Cape vulture (Gyps coprotheres) (a resighting)
greater kestrel (Falco rupicoloides)
little sparrowhawk (Accipiter minullus)
dark chanting goshawk (Melierax metabates)
pale chanting goshawk (Melierax canorus)
African mourning dove (Streptopelia decipiens)
emerald-spotted wood-dove (Turtur chalcospilos)
red-chested cuckoo (Cuculus solitarius)
Diederik cuckoo (Chrysococcyx caprius)
brown-hooded kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris)
hoopoe (Upupa epops)
red-billed woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus)
crested barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii)
arrow-marked babbler (Turdoides jardineii)
dark-capped bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus)
terrestrial brownbul (Phyllastrephus terrestris)
yellow-bellied bulbul (Chlorocichla flaviventris)
white-browed robin-chat (Cossypha heuglini)
white-throated robin (Cossypha humeralis)
willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
three-streaked tchagra (Tchagra australis)
grey-headed bush-shrike (Malaconotus blanchoti)
long-tailed starling (Lamprotornis mevesii)
collared sunbird (Anthreptes collaris)
southern masked weaver (Ploceus velatus)
green-winged pytilia (Pytilia melba)
red-billed firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala)
blue waxbill (Uraeginthus angolensis)

Find out more about the expeditions:

General:

Fynbos expedition:

Bushveld expedition:

Peregrine takes plover
Jul 24, 2019
On 14 November 2016 Kyle Walker collected Peregrine pellets in Scarborough, Cape Town, in on-going monitoring of Peregrine nests on the Cape Peninsula. Kyle was surprised to find a bird ring in the pellet. Peregrines prey on birds, especially on doves and pigeons, but finding a ring in a pellet is nevertheless exciting. In this case, the ring […]
Longevities of shrikes, bush-shrikes and helmet-shrikes
Jul 5, 2019
The shrikes, bush-shrikes and helmet-shrikes were formerly all classed together in one family, but have been split into separate bird families (shrikes, bush-shrikes) and the helmet-shrikes have been moved into the Vangidae family. After a brief description of each of these groups, the ringing numbers and longevities will be presented. The true […]
Colour ringing birds at Fynbos Estate
Jun 25, 2019
Bird ringing was conducted at Fynbos Estate from 17-21 June 2019, with two students from France, as part of their field project. During the ringing sessions Emilie and Manon learned to identify and measure local bird species. Two species, Common Fiscals and Cape Robin-chats, were also colour ringed to enable observations on individually […]
Longevities of Cossypha robin-chats
Jun 7, 2019
There are 14 species of Cossypha robin-chats in Africa. They are medium sized thrushes and sexes are alike. They have much red in the plumage and many species have a white eyebrow. The juveniles are spotted above and mottled below, but the tail pattern is the same as that of the adults. These birds have long tarsi and are usually found on or near […]
Virtual Museuming at Mwamba Conservation Centre, A Rocha Kenya
Jun 4, 2019
Mwamba is the Conservation Centre of A Rocha Kenya. It is on the coast, and offshore is the Watamu Marine National Park. Just inland is the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, the largest remnant of a dry coastal forest which originally stretched from Somalia to Mozambique. Just to the south of Mwamba lies Mida Creek, which has mangrove forests, intertidal […]

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