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MARCH 3, 2017

Oh to be on the Sanetti Plateau in Ethiopia ! March, at least in my part of the world, is living up to its billing as a ferocious starter. Perhaps the time has come, though, to retire the bit about lions and lambs. Who outside of certain parts of Africa thinks about lions during this time of year?

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Birds Lions Ethiopia Lamb 40

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JUNE 10, 2015

In the meantime, in order to rectify this I present some images of the Village Weaver, a widespread African species that ranges from Senegal to Ethiopia and down to South Africa. This situation may change as more species become established around the world. As their name suggests they are happy enough to live close to human settlements.

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South Africa Albatross Africa Species 61

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JULY 19, 2018

now the pace quickens: USA; Angola, Cameroon, Nigeria, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia; Nepal, Myanmar, Malaysia, Vietnam. Shown as a list, it looks like this: Less than 200 bird species: Antarctica; oceanic islands. 201-400 sp: Madagascar, north African countries; European countries; Asia Minor, Arabian Peninsula, Mongolia. 801-1000 sp. –

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Birds Costa Rica Equatorial Guinea Guyana 73

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

And what I am saying here doesn’t only apply to his Sri Lanka guide, but to all the others as well (these include the first dedicated guidebooks to Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Ghana, Mozambique, Rwanda, Suriname).

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Birds Sri Lanka Species Malaysia 82

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APRIL 8, 2012

source ) As for the final catbird, Abyssinian Catbird Parophasma galinieri , well, it is a babbler that comes from a monotypic genus and is endemic to Ethiopia. Upon the approach of a female the male drops to the ground and displays.

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Papua New Guinea Birds Guinea Species 69

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MAY 13, 2015

The populations remain stable in Ethiopia, Tanzania and southern Africa, but have collapsed in West Africa and have declined in other parts as well. The White-backed Vulture is the most common species of vulture in Africa, although these days they are, like most vultures, globally endangered.

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Birds Feral Africa Species 69

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MAY 12, 2013

This attractive (for a lark anyway) species is restricted to the dry savannah Somali-Maasai biome of north-east Africa (northern Tanzania, Kenya, southern Ethiopia and Somalia). Pink-breasted Lark. Its specific preference is arid areas with sandy soils and scattered trees.

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Africa Pelicans Birds Species 78

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AUGUST 15, 2012

The Mantled Guereza , ( Colobus guereza ) The Mantled Guereza, also known as the Eastern Black-and-white Colobus or Abyssinian Black-and-white Colobus , is a common forest species found across the rain forests and savannah woodlands of central Africa from Cameroon to Kenya, with a separate population across most of Ethiopia.

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Monkeys Primates Uganda Species 66

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The Diplobirder , birding Ethiopia where legends are born. Some birds are not meant to be found, they remain the reason to come back again, to keep on birding, to keep on… Playback is the murder of the impossible. Cover photo by Ben Crampton, a.k.a.

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Birds Ethiopia Science Raised 52

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MAY 8, 2012

Marabous at Lake Awassa fishmarket, Ethiopia by Felicity Riley A male Saddle-billed Stork (note the dark eye and yellow wattles), St Lucia, South Africa by Adam Riley Second largest, and at the other end of the attractiveness scale, is the stunning Saddle-billed Stork.

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Africa South Africa Birds Tanzania 90

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JUNE 30, 2022

These include the first dedicated guidebooks to Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Ghana, Mozambique and Rwanda, among others, all of which are regularly updated for new editions. In recent years he authored the first English-language guidebook to Suriname and an overhauled 600-page guidebook to Sri Lanka, both published by Bradt.

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Sri Lanka Species Birds Eagles 59

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MAY 6, 2016

Last year scientists in Ethiopia discovered the jawbone of a 2.8 However – if you go out late at night, you’ll see quite a few people; and while some may be up to no good, they’re not necessarily rabid. The same goes for raccoons. Three: Why would anyone , no matter what their species, want to become tangled in human hair?

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Birds Wildlife Rehabilitation Raccoons Porcupines 66

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JUNE 29, 2011

Nyer is not grown in the United States and is imported from a variety of places including Burma, Singapore, Ethiopia and Myanmar. The food for finches can go by a variety of names: Thistle or Niger or Nyjer (and that’s just once seed, that doesn’t include all the finch specific mixes on the market).

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Birds Burma Niger Myanmar 85

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JULY 3, 2012

The birds are thinly distributed in eleven sub-Saharan African countries and an isolated population possibly still remains in the highlands of Ethiopia. They can reach heights of up to 5 ft 7 inches, taller than many adult humans.

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Botswana South Africa Birds Africa 56

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NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Most of it comes from Singapore, Ethiopia and Burma. I told him that the chances were good that the seed was most likely old and finches will not eat it. Nyjer (also known as Niger and Thistle) is not grown in the US, though it is possible. Once the seed is six months old after being picked, the finches are less likely to eat it.

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Birds Niger Burma Sparrows 90

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OCTOBER 6, 2011

The last wild population of critically endangered Northern Bald Ibis or Waldrapp is almost entirely restricted to Morocco Once you’ve joined our ranks and are a confirmed Afrophile, the next level of trips to consider would be: Uganda – Africa’s overlap zone; 1,000 bird species in a tiny country and Mountain Gorillas (spending time with these gentle (..)

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Birds Africa Madagascar Papua New Guinea 82

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JULY 10, 2012

Image by Markus Lilje (Rockjumper Birding Tours) Liben Lark Previously called Sidamo Lark and currently only known for certainty from the tall grass prairie of the Liben Plains near Negele in southern Ethiopia, this species has a population estimated at less than 250 individuals occupying just 30-36 sq km.

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Endangered Species Species South Africa Birds 71

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AUGUST 1, 2017

Both men lead trips for tour company Tropical Birding (Barnes is a founder), and they have also co-authored Wildlife of Madagascar (another WildGuide volume, 2016), Birding Ethiopia (with Christian Boix, 2010) and Wild Rwanda (with Christian Boix, 2015).

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Ecuador Birds Wildlife Species 63

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AUGUST 14, 2012

The most accessible site is Samburu/Buffalo Springs in Kenya, but the bulk of its range is in remote and dangerous zones of south-eastern Ethiopia and Somalia. Somali Bee-eater occurs uncommonly within its range, perching inconspicuously on the edge of low bushes in arid savannas.

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Africa South Africa Birds Species 103

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OCTOBER 9, 2012

Its sister species, Chestnut-backed, shows a similar range but in the Miombo woodland zone of south-central Africa, and finally Donaldson-Smith’s occurs in the Somali-Maasai arid zone, with a rather restricted range from northern Kenya to southern Ethiopia and Somalia. Image taken in Kenya by Adam Riley.

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Sparrows Tanzania Species Birds 82

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DECEMBER 15, 2012

2012 has certainly been a bumper year for me with an estimated year list of around 3,000 species after extensive travels to South Africa, Ethiopia, South Korea, Indonesia, the Russian Far East, United Kingdom, Peru, Guatemala and Panama. Adam Riley chose a bird that is near and dear to Mike Bergin’s heart.

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Birds 2012 Woodpeckers Guatemala 56

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

He is currently a birding tour guide for Tropical Birding, based in Madagascar, and has co-authored a book on Birding Ethiopia. Ken Behrens was ABA/Leica Young Birder of the Year in 1999, and has worked for the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory and spent parts of three years counting birds at Cape May.

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Species Birds Ducks North America 87

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MARCH 23, 2012

Scientists have wondered why the outstandingly adaptable Ethiopian Bush-crow ( Zavattariornis stresemanni ) refused to expand outside of its postage stamp-sized range. Apparently, these quasi-corvids are too cool for school and like it that way.

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Ethiopia 63

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OCTOBER 1, 2016

Through Botswana during the first week of September, then into Ethiopia with a late flourish, he has carried the list to 2191 as at September 30t h. Contributions this month have come from; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Mexico, Serbia, South Africa, UK, Botswana, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Iran.

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