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Category: Bird identification

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Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)

Posted on 23/02/2024 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Grey Heron by Ryan Tippett– Zimanga Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal – BirdPix No. 22138 Identification The Grey Heron is a large, conspicuous...

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Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)

Posted on 19/02/2024 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Western Cattle Egret by David Kennedy– Linyanti Swamps, Botswana – BirdPix No. 249235 The Western Cattle Egret is monotypic, meaning it l...

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Little Swift (Apus affinis)

Posted on 12/02/2024 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Little Swift by Gerald Wingate – Vanschoorsdrif, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 186019 Swifts are specialised, highly aerial birds with ...

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Malachite Sunbird (Nectarina famosa)

Posted on 07/02/2024 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Malachite Sunbird by Pamela Kleiman – Steytlerville, Eastern Cape –  BirdPix No. 10960 Identification The Malachite Sunbird is ...

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Pririt Batis (Batis pririt)

Posted on 29/01/2024 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Pririt Batis by Ryan Tippett– Carnarvon district, Northern Cape –  BirdPix No. 252534 Batises make up a genus of small, uniquely Afr...

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Fairy Flycatcher (Stenostira scita)

Posted on 22/01/2024 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Fairy Flycatcher by Marna Buys – Wonderboom, Gauteng –  BirdPix No. 261347 Identification This species is notable for being one...

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Secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius)

Posted on 13/01/2024 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Secretarybird by Johan and Estelle van Rooyen – Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 230151 The Secretarybird...

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Cape Crow (Corvus capensis)

Posted on 10/01/2024 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Cape Crow by Anne Todd – Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 270764 Identification The Cape Crow is a distin...

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Diederik Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx caprius)

Posted on 06/01/2024 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Diederik Cuckoo by Sybrand Venter – Woody Cape Nature Reserve, Eastern Cape – BirdPix No. 243119 Identification The Diederik Cuckoo ...

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Southern Red Bishop (Euplectes orix)

Posted on 28/11/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image by Lia Steen – Lake Chrissie, Mpumalanga – BirdPix No. 236 Identification The Southern Red Bishop is one of the most distinctively pl...

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