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Picathartes – Africa’s strangest birds

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Gray-necked or Red-headed Picathartes in Korup National Park, Cameroon. A Gray-necked Picathartes nesting colony in Cameroon. Gray-necked Picathartes foraging in leaf-litter on the forest floor in Korup National Park, Cameroon. I have only seen this species in the massive and beautiful Korup National Park in Cameroon.

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Birding the Drakensberg, South Africa

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Races gabonensis and inornatus intergrade in Nigeria; proposed races nigeriae (S Nigeria) and goodi (N Cameroon) not satisfactorily distinguishable from former and latter, respectively. This is how a scientist (on HBW) politely but clearly refutes these subspecies: “Vocal differences appear negligible.

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World birding from a Schrödinger’s house

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I was trying to find that answer for a while and it turned into a very annoying experience. Panama 1004 Just slightly below the 1000 mark were Angola with 998 and Cameroon with 979 (followed by Australia and Nigeria, both with 970), and these contenders may join the club soon. Which countries topped the list? Mexico 1120 15.

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Introducing the African Birding Beat

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I will elaborate in future blogposts with illustrated posts, but in summary, the essential Africa destinations are: East Africa – a combination of the best of northern Tanzania and Kenya’s parks and birding sites; South Africa – Africa’s most diverse country boasting the most endemics; Cameroon – central Africa’s richest destination with lowland and (..)

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Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds

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He is a writer and communicator whose day jobs have taken him to six continents and more than 25 countries, including Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Kenya, and Cameroon. The experience also inspired my column this month at 10,000 Birds, so check that out when you’re done: Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds.) [.]

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