Dusky Sunbird (Cinnyris fuscus)
Cover image: Dusky Sunbird by Desire Darling – Kamanjab Rest Camp, Namibia – BirdPix No. 13649 Identification The Dusky Sunbird is a medium...
Category: Birding
White-necked Raven (Corvus albicollis)
Cover image of White-Necked Raven by Zenobia van Dyk – Nyika National Park, Malawi – BirdPix No. 160639 Ravens belong to the Family CORVIDAE alon...
Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata)
Cover image: Malachite Kingfisher by Dawie de Swardt – Dewetsdorp, Free State – BirdPix No.270818 Kingfishers belong to the family ALCEDINID...
Greater Honeyguide (Indicator indicator)
Cover image: Greater Honeyguide by Phil White – Mbuluzi Game Reserve, eSwatini Honeyguides belong to the Family INDICATORIDAE. This is the only family...
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Cover image of Barn Swallow by Andries de Vries – Middelburg district, Mpumalanga – BirdPix No. 266068 The Barn Swallow belongs to the family&nbs...
Bird ringing course at Ouberg Private Nature Reserve: 1 to 7 May 2024
The BDI hosted the eighth bird ringing course from 1 to 7 May, this time at Ouberg Private Nature Reserve in the Klein Karoo, north of Montagu. This was the fir...
African Hoopoe (Upupa epops africana)
Cover image: African Hoopoe by Lia Steen – Shellybeach, KwaZulu-Natal – BirdPix No.276954 Identification The charismatic African Hoopoe is a subs...
Cape Eagle-Owl (Bubo capensis)
Cover image: Cape Eagle-Owl by Jorrie Jordaan – Rhodes Quarry, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape – BirdPix No. 86047 Identification The Cape Eagle-Owl is...
African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer)
Cover image: African Fish Eagle by Malcolm Robinson – Albert Falls Nature Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal – BirdPix No. 140988 Identification The African ...
Blue Crane (Grus paradisea)
Cover image: Blue Crane by Attie Van Aarde – Albertinia district, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 268829 By Act of Parliament, this is the national bird of...