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• White-backed Night-heron

  May 26 | Herons+, Night-herons | Little Stint | 398 Views | with Comments Off on White-backed Night-heron

  White-backed Night-heron – Gorsachius leuconotus – is a largish resident African heron of Type wading-bird, Family Ardeidae and Order Pelecaniformes. It is widely distributed over s s Africa, where it is found along...

• White-crested bittern

  May 26 | Bitterns, Herons+ | Little Stint | 389 Views | with Comments Off on White-crested bittern

  White-crested bittern – Tigriornis leucolopha also called White-crested Tiger-heron is a resident African bittern. It belongs to the Family Ardeidae, the Order Pelecaniformes, and is native to s s Africa but is found as...

• Magnificent frigatebird

  Mar 8 | Frigatebirds, Frigatebirds+ | Little Stint | 585 Views | with Comments Off on Magnificent frigatebird

  Magnificent frigatebird – Fregata magnificens – is the largest frigatebird, they typically breed in American waters but there is a small isolated breeding population around the Cape Verde Islands. In the AWB Region it...

• African woolly-necked stork

  Mar 8 | Storks, Storks+ | Little Stint | 550 Views | with Comments Off on African woolly-necked stork

  African woolly-necked stork – Ciconia microscelis – is a large resident African stork of Type – wadingbird, Family Ciconiidae and Order Ciconiiformes. It is widely found over s s Africa and in the AWB Region it...

• Saddle-billed stork

  Feb 19 | Storks, Storks+ | Little Stint | 571 Views | with Comments Off on Saddle-billed stork

  Saddle-billed stork – Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis – is a large resident African species of Type – wadingbird, Family Ciconiidae and Order Ciconiiformes. It is widely distributed over s s Africa and in the AWB...

• Temminck’s courser

  Feb 18 | Coursers, Pratincoles+ | Little Stint | 527 Views | with Comments Off on Temminck’s courser

  Temminck’s courser – Cursorius temminckii – is a resident African courser of Type – wader, Family Glareolidae and Order Charadriiformes. It is native to the grassy savannas of s s Africa. In the AWB Region...

• Quail-plover

  Feb 18 | Buttonquails+, Quail-plovers | Little Stint | 540 Views | with Comments Off on Quail-plover

  Quail-plover – Ortyxelos meiffrenii – is a small resident African ground-living species of Type – landfowl, Family Turnicidae and Order Charadriiformes. It is native to the Sahel Belt of s s Africa and a smaller...

• African jacana

  Feb 18 | Jacanas, Jacanas+ | Little Stint | 545 Views | with Comments Off on African jacana

  African jacana – Actophilornis africanus – is a resident African water related species of Type – marshfowl, Family Jacanidae and Order Charadriiformes. It is widely found over s s Africa except for the most arid...

• Brown-chested lapwing

  Feb 9 | Lapwings, Lapwings+ | Little Stint | 550 Views | with Comments Off on Brown-chested lapwing

  Brown-chested lapwing – Vanellus superciliosus – is a migratory African lapwing of Type – wader, Family Charadriidae and Order Charadriiformes. It is native to s s Africa. In the AWB Region it is found as...

• Black crowned crane

  Feb 8 | Cranes, Cranes+ | Little Stint | 546 Views | with Comments Off on Black crowned crane

  Black crowned crane – Balearica pavonina – is a large long-legged and long-necked resident African species of Type – wadingbird, Family Gruidae and Order Gruiformes. It is found in s s Africa from W Africa to...