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Category: Bird identification

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Wattled Starling (Creatophora cinerea)

Posted on 24/11/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Wattled Starling by Ryan Tippett – Carnarvon District Starlings belong to the family STURNIDAE. All members of the family, which also includes My...

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Kittlitz’s Plover (Charadrius pecuarius)

Posted on 20/11/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Kittlitz’s Plover by Malcolm Robinson – Albert Falls Nature Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal – BirdPix No. 261565 Identification Kittlitz’s Plove...

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Three-banded Plover (Charadrius tricollaris)

Posted on 14/11/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Three-banded Plover by Ansie Dee Reis – Dikhololo Resort, North West – BirdPix No. 265474 Identification The Three-banded Plover is distinctive and...

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Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris)

Posted on 08/11/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image by Colin Summersgill – Bisley Valley Nature Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal – BirdPix No. 248466 Identification Guineafowl are quintessentiall...

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Namaqua Dove (Oena capensis)

Posted on 31/10/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Namaqua Dove by Neels Jackson – Mapungubwe National Park, Limpopo – BirdPix No. 170565 Identification The Namaqua Dove is a distinct...

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Pale-winged Starling (Onychognathus nabouroup)

Posted on 23/10/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Pale-winged Starling by Desire Darling – Erongo Wilderness lodge, Namibia Starlings belong to the family STURNIDAE. All members of the family, whic...

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Namaqua Sandgrouse (Pterocles namaqua)

Posted on 20/10/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Namaqua Sandgrouse by Tino Herselman – Middelburg, Eastern Cape – BirdPix No. 264328 Identification Sandgrous are short-legged terre...

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Rufous-eared Warbler (Malcorus pectoralis)

Posted on 10/10/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Rufous-eared Warbler by Lance Robinson – Biesiesvlei, Free State –  BirdPix No. 253422 Identification The Rufous-eared Warbler is a ...

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Cape Clapper Lark (Mirafra apiata)

Posted on 21/09/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Cape Clapper Lark by Gerald Wingate – Near Mamre, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 87574 Identification The Cape Clapper Lark is a fairl...

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Eastern Clapper Lark (Mirafra fasciolata)

Posted on 19/09/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Eastern Clapper Lark by Gregg Darling – Mountain Zebra National Park, Eastern Cape – BirdPix No. 5436 Identification The Eastern Cla...

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