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Tag: Western Cape

Archive/Bird Feeder Project/Bird identification/Birding/BirdPix/Birds

Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Posted on 22/03/2022 by Bird Feeder Project: Karis Daniel & Megan Loftie-Eaton

Identification The Common (or European) Starling Sturnus vulgaris can be identified by its short tail, pointed head, triangular-shaped wings, and pale speckles ...

The coastline
Archive/Biodiversity/Birding/BirdPix/Birds/Citizen Science

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...

Biodiversity Observations

Odonata of the Western Cape

Posted on 06/09/2018 by admin

Underhill LG, Loftie-Eaton M and Navarro R. 2018. Dragonflies and damselflies of the Western Cape – OdonataMAP report, August 2018. Biodiversity Observati...

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