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Category: Bird identification

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Crowned Lapwing (Vanellus coronatus)

Posted on 07/07/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Crowned Lapwing by Pieter Cronje – Moreleta Kloof Nature Reserve, Gauteng – BirdPix No. 89394 Identification The Crowned Lapwing i...

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Blacksmith Lapwing (Vanellus armatus)

Posted on 28/06/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image by Sybrand Venter – Carnarvon district, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 233365 Identification The Blacksmith Lapwing is a boldly marked a...

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Mountain Chat (Oenanthe monticola)

Posted on 22/06/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Mountain Chat by Gerald Wingate – Britannica Bay, Western Cape. Identification The Mountain Chat or Mountain Wheatear is a handsome and...

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White-breasted Cormorant (Phalocrocorax lucidus)

Posted on 18/06/2023 by Les Underhill

Identification In theory, the White-breasted Cormorant is an easy species to identify (but there are imposters, see later). In adults the top half of the front ...

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Tractrac Chat (Emarginata tractrac)

Posted on 12/06/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Tractrac Chat by Gregg Darling – Spitzkoppe, Namibia – BirdPix No. 13744 Identification The Tractrac Chat is a small, pale coloure...

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Sickle-winged Chat (Emarginata sinuata)

Posted on 05/06/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Sickle-winged Chat by Vaughan Jessnitz – St. Helena Bay, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 152671 Identification The Sickle-winged Chat i...

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Karoo Chat (Emarginata schlegelii)

Posted on 03/06/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Karoo Chat by Desire Darling – Mountain Zebra National Park, Eastern Cape – BirdPix No. 38935 Identification The Karoo Chat is lar...

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Ant-eating Chat (Myrmecocichla formicivora)

Posted on 29/05/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Ant-eating Chat by Desire Darling – Addo Elephant National Park, Eastern Cape – BirdPix No. 7088 Identification The Ant-eating Cha...

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Familiar Chat (Oenanthe familiaris)

Posted on 22/05/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Familiar Chat by Ryan Tippett – Near Carnarvon, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 253536 Identification The Familiar Chat is a small and...

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African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)

Posted on 17/05/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: African Sacred Ibis by Malcolm Robinson– Darvill Bird Sanctuary, KwaZulu-Natal – BirdPix No. 249235 Identification The African Sacred Ibi...

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