Western Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Cover image of Western Barn Owl by Gerald Wingate – Berg River Estuary, Western Cape The Western Barn Owl belongs to the family TYTONIDAE. ...
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Grey Tit (Melaniparus afer)
Cover image of Grey Tit by Felicity Ellmore – Vredendal district, Western Cape The Grey Tit is a member of the Family PARIDAE (Ti...
Klaas’s Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx klaas)
Cover image: Klaas’s Cuckoo by Tony Archer – Near Klerksdorp, North West Cuckoos belong to the Family CUCULIDAE. This family includes ...
Lesser Honeyguide (Indicator minor)
Cover image: Lesser Honeyguide by Gregg Darling – Baviaanskloof Conservation Area, Eastern Cape Honeyguides belong to the Family INDICATORIDAE. This ...
Cape Penduline Tit (Anthoscopus minutus)
Cover image of Cape Penduline Tit by Roy Earle – Karas, Namibia The Cape Penduline Tit belongs to the Family REMIZIDAE (Penduline...
Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
Cover image of Indian Peafowl. Photograph taken 9 December 2023, at Vondeling Wine Farm, northwest of Wellington, Western Cape, South Africa. The Indian Pe...
Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar)
Cover image of Chukar Partridge. Photograph taken on Robben Island. The Chukar Partridge belongs to the Family Phasianidae (pheasants). There are curr...
Long-billed Crombec (Sylvietta rufescens)
Cover image of Long-billed Crombec by Johan van Rooyen – Swartberg, Western Cape Crombecs belong to the Family MACROSPHENIDAE (Af...
Southern Tchagra (Tchagra tchagra)
Cover image of Southern Tchagra by Attie van Aarde – Stilbaai, Western Cape Tchagras belong to the Bushshrike family MALACONOTIDAE. Other member...
Counting African Oystercatchers on Robben Island : 31 July 2026
The survey of the African Oystercatchers on Robben Island on Friday 31 July turned out blogworthy, not so much from the perspective of the oystercatchers, but b...