10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

And so, back to political entities, this field guide covers Namibia , Botswana , Zimbabwe , the southern half of Mozambique (south of the Zambezi River), South Africa , Lesotho and Eswatini ( Swaziland ). This region is so far from the northern breeding grounds that there are no migratory corridors to show.

Africa 264

Africa South Africa Swaziland Lesotho 264

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2022

As the national bird of Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, the African Fish Eagle is usually very busy whenever it stays in these countries, giving speeches, opening shopping centers, etc. While hoopoes are in their own family, DNA studies suggest that the hoopoe diverged from hornbills, and the wood-hoopoes and scimitarbills from the hoopoe.

Zimbabwe 147

Zimbabwe Birds South Africa Benin 147

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

He traveled to the United Kingdom, the Rhondda Valley in Wales, Zimbabwe, Chilean Patagonia, and Dubai. a close childhood friend of Lendrum’s, Howard Waller, breeds falcons for Sheikh Butti bin Maktoum, a member of the Dubai royal family. And yet, it doesn’t quite seem to be enough.

Falcons 198

Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 198

10,000 Birds

APRIL 9, 2013

These large seedeaters (belonging to the weaver family) are so named for the generally black plumage of the adult male, resembling a widow in mourning. The 9 species of whydah are brood-parasitic seedeaters belonging to the Indigobird family. Photo taken by Adam Riley in Zimbabwe. Widowbirds. Sugarbirds. Mousebirds.

Papua New Guinea 230

Papua New Guinea South Africa Africa Zimbabwe 230

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Their taxonomic affinities have caused great confusion and debate amongst ornithologists; they were originally assigned to the thrush family, then Old World warblers before being shifted to babblers (the last mentioned a common dumping-ground for any aberrant passerines). A dancing Blue Crane , South Africa’s national bird.

South Africa 214

South Africa Lesotho Africa Swaziland 214