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KwaZulu-Natal

10,000 Birds

This image shows Sani Pass, a rough 4×4 track leading into the mountain kingdom of Lesotho. Woodward’s Barbet belongs to a group of barbets known as Green Barbets. Image by Adam Riley. With this quote I have the pleasure of introducing my home province (state) for this month’s 10,000 Bird’s Africa Beat. Image by Adam Riley.

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South Africa’s endemic birds

10,000 Birds

Drakensberg (or Orange-breasted) Rockjumper is a Drakensberg Mountain species whose range is shared with the tiny landlocked kingdom of Lesotho. One of the Drakensberg Rockjumper ’s most reliable stake-outs is Sani Pass, a winding 4×4 track from the village of Himeville into the mountain kingdom of Lesotho.