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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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Birding Tengchong, Yunnan (again)

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Hopefully this information is useful for some readers, particularly those with plans to travel to Nigeria. Apparently, the dark color of the plant nectar attracts the bird, as shown by controlled experiments. ” Contribution to the vibrant bird community.

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Fruit For Birds

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Nyjer (aka Thistle) for goldfinches was introduced from Nigeria–someone had to experiment with that. Grape jelly for orioles was an experiment too. It may take time to get birds used to the idea of coming to it regularly, but isn’t that true of any new bird food?

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Picathartes – Africa’s strangest birds

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It occurs from south-west Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea (both mainland and on the island of Bioko), Cameroon and Gabon. From previous experience we have had an 11/12 success rate at this site, sometimes the views are fleeting and other times the birds provide a breathtaking show!

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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? Uganda 1079 17.

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The long and winding road

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This tiny passerine winters in Africa, places like Tanzania, Nigeria, Somalia. In my experience here, the Wheatear arrive at the end of May to early June and quickly establish territories. They also migrate to and from the High Arctic, crossing the Atlantic to Europe, but they keep going, down across the Mediterranean into Africa.

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Introducing the African Birding Beat

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Mountain Gorillas are best observed in Uganda or Rwanda And to avoid – currently, one needs to be very cautious if planning a trip to Ivory Coast, Somalia, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo (the People’s Republic or Congo-Brazzaville is however safe), Burundi, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea and a few other unstable nations.