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Tag: Bird identification

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Southern Masked Weaver (Ploceus velatus)

Posted on 04/03/2022 by Bird Feeder Project: Karis Daniel & Megan Loftie-Eaton

Identification The Southern Masked Weaver is a medium-sized, brightly coloured bird. Males and females look similar outside of the breeding season but are easil...

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Red-winged Starling (Onychognathus morio)

Posted on 04/03/2022 by Karis Daniel

Cover photo: BirdPix 19074 – Gregg Darling – Red-winged Starling Identification The Red-winged Starling is a large, black bird with striking reddish...

Cape Sparrow identification
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Cape Sparrow (Passer melanurus)

Posted on 17/06/2021 by Karis Daniel

Identification The Cape Sparrow is a small, boldly patterned bird which is sexually dimorphic; in other words, males and females look different to one another. ...

The coastline
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Birds on the coastline of the Western Cape

Posted on 11/06/2021 by Les Underhill

The focus here is on learning the really common birds which you can expect to see on the coastline in the Western Cape. These are the species you are most likel...

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