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Adult female, the tail of a lizard still sticking out of her beak. Safring ring number 723669, ringed north of Witvlei, Namibia (22 deg 24'S; 18 deg 30'E).

Biodiversity Observations/Bird ringing/Citizen Science

Greedy Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk

Posted on 20/04/2019 by admin

Franke-Bryson U. 2019. Greedy southern pale chanting goshawk Melierax canorus. Biodiversity Observations 10.8:1-7 Biodiversity Observations is an open access el...

Figure 12: The ravens killed, dismembered, and ate the spotted thick-knee. (c) PS Wairasho.

Biodiversity Observations

Dwarf ravens prey on thick-knee

Posted on 05/04/2019 by admin

Wairasho PS. 2019. Dwarf ravens kill and eat a spotted thick-knee – previously undocumented behavior of the dwarf raven or Somali crow. Biodiversity Obser...

Figure 1: Doves drinking at Monamodi Pan. Photo: Julio de Castro.

Biodiversity Observations

Hornbill predation on sparrow

Posted on 08/07/2018 by admin

de Castro J, Castro L, de Castro M and Rijnders F. 2018. Predation by Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill on adult Southern Grey-headed Sparrow. Biodiversity Observ...