Commercial biodiversity 1 : birds at Northgate Business Park
We tend to be dismissive of the idea that “development” can be any good for “biodiversity”. Northgate Business Park was clearly designed...
Tag: Biodiversity
BDInsight – February 2024
Cover image: Malachite Sunbird (Nectarina famosa) – Middelburg district, Eastern Cape – Photo by Tino Herselman Welcome to the February 2024 edition of the BDIn...
BDInsight – December 2023
Cover image: Fiery necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralisKarongwe Private Game Reserve, Hoedspruit, Limpopo ProvincePhoto by Douglas Cook Botuin RAVE! RAVE = RI...
BDInsight – November 2023
Ringing News Bird ringing remains one of the most important research methods for discovering some of the most important basic information about each species. Co...
BDInsight – September 2023
Welcome to the September 2023 edition of the BDInsight. We have plenty of news to share and plenty of exciting events coming up. Read on to find out more…...
Cueta trivirgata
View the above photo record (by Zenobia van Dyk) in LacewingMAP here. Myrmeleontidae (Antlions) Cueta trivirgata (Gerstaecker, 1885) Identificati...
Speckled Mousebird (Colius striatus)
Cover photo: BirdPix 110 – Lia Steen Speckled Mousebird Identification The Speckled Mousebird has sandy brown to ashy brown plumage feathers along its hea...
Hadada Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash)
The Hadada Ibis gets its name from its loud three to four note call uttered in flight, especially in the mornings and evenings when they fly out or return to th...
Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Identification The Common (or European) Starling Sturnus vulgaris can be identified by its short tail, pointed head, triangular-shaped wings, and pale speckles ...
Cape Robin-Chat (Cossypha caffra)
Identification The Cape Robin-Chat can be identified by its dark grey back, orange throat, white “eyebrows” and its orange rump and tail feathers. I...