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Category: Bird identification

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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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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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