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Birding Botswana’s Borders

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Along with the tiny pygmy geese there is Africa’s largest duck, the Spur-winged Goose , and perched high on dead branches above the river were White-breasted Cormorants (a subspecies of the Great Cormorant according to some), Reed Cormorants and African Darters. Hippo and attending Cattle Egret. Yellow-billed Stork.

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The Crocodile Safari (Botswana)

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nubicoides ) using them as a high viewpoint to hunt dragonflies. To complete the scene the African Fish Eagle ( Haliaeetus vocifer ) was circling above us, yelping a triumphant high-pitched ‘Kyowkow- kow!’. ‘By Cattle Egret 16. Knob-billed Duck 1. White-faced Whistling Duck 24. Yellow-billed Duck 2.

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Munkajarra Wetlands near Derby

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Munkajarra Wetlands is always a good location for the various duck species and you can expect to observe Plumed Whistling-Ducks , Wandering Whistling-Ducks , Pacific Black Ducks , Hardheads , Grey Teal and sometimes Radjah Shelducks and Pink-eared Ducks. Ducks at Munkajarra Wetland. Purple Swamphens.

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Which Bird Species Have Gone Extinct in Costa Rica?

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Not that long ago, Costa Rica had one of the highest deforestation rates in the world, rainforests were razed to make way for hot and chiggery cattle pasture, and bot flies probably became more numerous than some bird populations.