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Birding the Kruger Park (5): Pafuri area part 1

10,000 Birds

Apparently, in some regions where Cattle Egrets do not primarily associate with cattle but with other animals, their name in the local language changes accordingly. So, you would have a “Hippopotamus Egret”, a “Rhinoceros Egret” or an “Elephant Bird” ( source ).

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Collaborative list – December 2018

10,000 Birds

Madagascar Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia picturata. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Ring-necked Dove – Streptopelia capicola. Skukuza Rest Camp area. 01 Jun 2018. Red Collared-Dove – Streptopelia tranquebarica. Sultanpur National Park. 01 Dec 2018. 26 Jul 2018.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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Madagascar Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia picturata. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Lesser Noddy – Anous tenuirostris. North coast Rd. fishing beach. 27 Jul 2018. Seychelles Bulbul – Hypsipetes crassirostris. Mahé–Beau Vallon Beach. 26 Jul 2018. 26 Jul 2018.

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Collaborative list – September 2018

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Madagascar Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia picturata. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Lesser Noddy – Anous tenuirostris. North coast Rd. fishing beach. 27 Jul 2018. Seychelles Bulbul – Hypsipetes crassirostris. Mahé–Beau Vallon Beach. 26 Jul 2018. 26 Jul 2018.

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Collaborative List – July 2018

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Madagascar Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia picturata. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. White-tailed Tropicbird – Phaethon lepturus. Mahé–Beau Vallon Beach. 26 Jul 2018. White Tern – Gygis alba. Mahé–Beau Vallon Beach. 26 Jul 2018. Mahé–Beau Vallon Beach.

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Collaborative List – November 2018

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Madagascar Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia picturata. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Red-eyed Dove – Streptopelia semitorquata. Kruger NP Central Park. 23 May 2018. Ring-necked Dove – Streptopelia capicola. Skukuza Rest Camp area. 01 Jun 2018. 26 Jul 2018. 10 Mar 2018.

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Collaborative list – August 2018

10,000 Birds

Madagascar Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia picturata. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Lesser Noddy – Anous tenuirostris. North coast Rd. fishing beach. 27 Jul 2018. Seychelles Bulbul – Hypsipetes crassirostris. Mahé–Beau Vallon Beach. 26 Jul 2018. 26 Jul 2018.

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