Malachite Sunbird (Nectarina famosa)
Cover image: Malachite Sunbird by Pamela Kleiman – Steytlerville, Eastern Cape – BirdPix No. 10960 Identification The Malachite Sunbird is ...
Tag: Bird identification
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...
Cape Wagtail (Motacilla capensis)
Cover photo by Anthony Archer – BirdPix 188952 Cape Wagtail Identification Cape Wagtails are medium-sized, greyish-brown birds with long tails and a disti...
Citizen Science & Birding in the Karoo
“Oh, it’s a glossy starling!” The car comes to a stop on the side of the highway. The passengers grab their binoculars and cameras and hop out of the vehicle, d...
Fiscal Flycatcher (Melaenornis silens)
Cover image of Fiscal Flycatcher by Michael Brooks – Citrusdal, Western Cape – BirdPix 4619 Fiscal Flycatcher Identification The Fiscal Flycatcher i...
Red-faced Mousebird (Urocolius indicus)
Cover image by J. Jordaan – Addo Elephant National Park – BirdPix 31413 Red-faced Mousebird Identification The Red-faced Mousebird has a slaty-grey ...
White-backed Mousebird (Colius colius)
Cover image: White-backed Mousebird by Ryan Tippett – BirdPix 103558 White-backed Mousebird Identification The White-backed Mousebird has a grey head, pro...
Olive Thrush (Turdus olivaceus)
Cover image: Olive Thrush by Gregg Darling – BirdPix 28166 Olive Thrush Identification The Olive Thrush has a dark grey head, back, and tail, an orange be...