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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 – BirdPix No. 13867 Identification The Pale-winged Starling is a conspicu...

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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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Grey-backed Sparrow-lark (Eremopterix verticalis)

Posted on 11/09/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Grey-backed Sparrow-lark by Jorrie Jordaan – Aberdeen district, Eastern Cape – BirdPix No. 252498 Identification The Grey-backed Spa...

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Booted Eagle (Aquila pennatus)

Posted on 07/09/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Booted Eagle by Gregg Darling – Paarl mountain Reserve, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 6148 Identification The Booted Eagle has a compact, stocky build...

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Gurney’s Sugarbird (Promerops gurneyi)

Posted on 30/08/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image. Gurney’s Sugarbird by Colin Summergill – Carter’s Hill, KwaZulu-Natal – BirdPix No. 252816  Identification The Gurn...

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