Common Starling range expansion
Ivanova IM and Symes CT. 2018. Common starling Sturnus vulgaris expansion in South Africa. Biodiversity Observations 9.9:1-6 Biodiversity Observations is an ope...
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African Black Oystercatcher aggregations
Geldenhuys L. 2018. Aggregations of African Black Oystercatchers in remote coastal areas of the Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Biodiversity Observations ...
Odonata of the Western Cape
Underhill LG, Loftie-Eaton M and Navarro R. 2018. Dragonflies and damselflies of the Western Cape – OdonataMAP report, August 2018. Biodiversity Observati...
Water, birds, and biodiversity
Fincham J, Mbewu S and Hobbs J. 2018. Water, birds, and biodiversity – key elements of education. Biodiversity Observations 9.6:1-19 Biodiversity Observat...
Hornbill predation on sparrow
de Castro J, Castro L, de Castro M and Rijnders F. 2018. Predation by Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill on adult Southern Grey-headed Sparrow. Biodiversity Observ...
Cycad seed dispersal
Symes CT. 2018. Cycad seed dispersal – the importance of large frugivorous birds. Biodiversity Observations 9.4:1-9 Biodiversity Observations is an open a...
The story of the snail and the gecko egg
Conradie W and Herbert DG. 2018. The story of the snail and the gecko egg. Biodiversity Observations 9.3:1-2 Biodiversity Observations is an open access electro...
No citizen science, no future … BDI interviews Tony Archer
BDI travels to Klerksdorp to talk to an outstanding citizen scientist, Tony Archer. Tony has been involved with the second bird atlas since it started, and it i...
Leopards get stressed. Here’s how we know – and why it matters
Leopard scat. Photo credit: Dieter Oschadleus -oo0oo- The article below, written by Andrea Webster, from theUniversity of Pretoria, is republished from The Conv...
Birding plus numbers! I absolutely love both … BDI interviews Lisl van Deventer
Lisl van Deventer has birded extensively at many exciting destinations. Before she travels, she invests a lot of time learning the key features of the birds she...