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Category: Bird identification

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Lesser Honeyguide (Indicator minor)

Posted on 20/08/2026 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Lesser Honeyguide by Gregg Darling – Baviaanskloof Conservation Area, Eastern Cape Honeyguides belong to the Family INDICATORIDAE. This ...

Indian Peafowl
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Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)

Posted on 10/08/2026 by Les Underhill

Cover image of Indian Peafowl. Photograph taken 9 December 2023, at Vondeling Wine Farm, northwest of Wellington, Western Cape, South Africa. The Indian Pe...

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Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar)

Posted on 09/08/2026 by Les Underhill

Cover image of Chukar Partridge. Photograph taken on Robben Island. The Chukar Partridge belongs to the Family Phasianidae (pheasants). There are curr...

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Long-billed Crombec (Sylvietta rufescens)

Posted on 07/08/2026 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Long-billed Crombec by Johan van Rooyen – Swartberg, Western Cape Crombecs belong to the Family MACROSPHENIDAE (Af...

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Red-knobbed Coot (Fulica cristata)

Posted on 30/07/2026 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Red-knobbed Coot. Coots belong to the Family RALLIDAE. This family also includes Rails, Crakes, Swamphens, Flufftails, Gallinules, and Moorhens, ...

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Sombre Greenbul (Andropadus importunus)

Posted on 03/06/2026 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Sombre Greenbul by Terry Terblanche – Addo Elephant National Park, Eastern Cape Greenbuls belong to the Family PYCNONOT...

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Brown-throated Martin (Riparia paludicola)

Posted on 26/05/2026 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Brown-throated Martin by Pamela Kleiman – Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park, KwaZulu-Natal The Brown-throated Martin belongs to th...

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Cape Shoveler (Anas smithii)

Posted on 21/05/2026 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Cape Shoveler by Cobus Elstadt – Near Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cape The Cape Shoveler, being a type of duck, belongs to the Fam...

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Grey-winged Francolin (Scleroptila afra)

Posted on 11/05/2026 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Grey-winged Francolin by Kate Webster – Mountain Zebra National Park, Eastern Cape Francolins belong to the Family: PHA...

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Southern Boubou (Laniarius ferrugineus)

Posted on 23/01/2025 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Southern Boubou by Pieter la Grange The Southern Boubou belongs to the Bushshrike family MALACONOTIDAE. Other members of this group include ...

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