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South Africa’s endemic birds

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My home country of South Africa can only be described as a birding paradise! Cape (or Rufous) Rockjumper is a true South African endemic and restricted to the southwest Cape. Drakensberg (or Orange-breasted) Rockjumper is a Drakensberg Mountain species whose range is shared with the tiny landlocked kingdom of Lesotho.

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KwaZulu-Natal

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This image shows Sani Pass, a rough 4×4 track leading into the mountain kingdom of Lesotho. With this quote I have the pleasure of introducing my home province (state) for this month’s 10,000 Bird’s Africa Beat. They discovered Gurney’s Sugarbird during their time in South Africa. Image by Adam Riley. At 36,433 sq.