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Arrow-marked Babbler, Turdoides jardineii emini, 23cm / 9in. COMMON, but distribution is patchy in a wide variety of bushed and wooded habitat with undergrowth.
Maasai Mara National Reserve, Trans Mara, Rift Valley, Kenya.
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Vulturine Guineafowl, Acryllium vulturinum, 71 cm. / 28 in. Locally COMMON in arid and semi-arid bush country and grassland.
Tsavo West National Park, Kenya.
Published as a cover photo at; “I’m giving you the Birds” www.flickr.com/groups/1826414@N24/
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African Green-Pigeon, Theron calvus wakefieldii, 27 cm / 10.5 in. COMMON in a wide range of woodland, forest edge, open habitat and cultivation of fruiting trees. On a nest.
Tsavo West National Park, Taita Taveta, Coast, Kenya.
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Lesser Black-backed Gull (Heuglin's), Heuglin's Gull, Larus fuscus heuglini, 63 cm / 25 in. COMMON Palearctic winter visitor especially around the Sabaki River Mouth and the Kenyan Coast.
Sabaki River, Kilifii, Coast, Kenya.
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Black-headed Heron, Ardea melanocephala, 92 cm / 36 in. COMMON and widespread resident. A wide range of wetlands, from coastal lagoons to inland lakes and rivers.
Tsavo West National Park, Taita Taveta, Kenya.
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Wattled Lapwing, Vanellus senegallus senegallus, 34 cm. / 13.5 in. Widespread, but not numerous, in damp grassland and marsh edge at 250 - 2200 m. / 802 - 7218 ft.
Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa.
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Broad-billed Roller (African), Eurystomus glaucurus suahelicus, 28 cm. / 11 in. Sometimes COMMON Residents and intra-African migrants in bushed and wooded grassland, woodland and forest edge.
Nairobi Road, Kisumu, Kenya.
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African Citril, Crithagra citrinelloides kikuyensis, 11cm. / 4.5in. COMMON in Kenyan highlands in farmland, gardens and forest edge.
Acacia tree species.
Kisumu, Kisumu, Kenya.
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Female and male Red-cheeked Cordonbleu, Uraeginthus bengalus brunneigularus, 13cm. / 5in. COMMON and widespread in virtually all habitats, except interior forests. Sometimes seen for sale in the retail pet trade.
One of the trip target birds - wonderful to see one in the wild!
Mombasa Road, Makueni, Kenya.
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Shikra, Accipiter badius sphenurus, 30 cm / 12 in. COMMON residents in a wide range of woodland and edge habitats.
Tsavo West National Park, Taita Taveta, Kenya.
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Certainly not my best shot, but it is one of this species that I had never seen before or since. It was sitting motionless on that perch and, to make things more difficult, backlit.
Malachite Kingfisher
Baringo Lake, Kenya
Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Canon EF 100-400mm f/5.6 L USM
@ f/5.6 1/800 ISO 200
Male Village Weaver (Layard's), Black-headed Weaver, Ploceus cucullatus nigriceps, 17 cm. / 6.5 in. COMMON and widespread. Wide range of habitat as well as human settlements. Absent from arid areas.
Kisumu, Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya.
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Diagnostic African Wood-Owl, Strix woodfordii nigricantior, 34 cm / 13.5 in. COMMON in a wide range of forest, forest edge, woodland and mature gardens.
Arabuko Sokoke Forest, Kenya.
Intermediate Egret (Yellow-billed), Ardea intermedia brachyrhyncha, 65-72cm. / 25.6-28.35in. A variety of wetlands. Must be UNCOMMON because it is not in the field guide for East African birds.
Nairobi, Kiambu, Kenya.
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Yellow-billed Oxpecker, Buphagus africanus africanus, 22 cm / 8.5 in. COMMON and widespread wherever wild mammals and un-drenched cattle appear. Especially fond of buffaloes, giraffes and hippos. Partly symbiotic and partly parasitic relationship with the large mammals by keeping the free of insect pests but, also pecking wounds to attract insect prey.
Tsavo East National Park, Coast, Kenya.
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Red-chested Sunbird, Cinnyris erythrocercus, 10-14 cm. / 4-5.5 in. COMMON. Around lakes and marshes, attracted away from water to flowering bushes and gardens.
Kisumu, Kisumu County, Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya
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Rüppell's Starling, Lamprotornis purpuroptera purpuroptera, 32 cm. / 12.5 in. COMMON, widespread and often seen on the ground in woodland, bush habitat and around cultivation.
Kisumu, Kisumu County, Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya
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Ansorge's Greenbul, Eurillas ansorgei kavirondensis, 15cm. / 6in. COMMON but shy in mid-levels in lower canopy.
Kakamega Forest Nature Reserve, Kakamega, Western, Kenya.
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Immature Rock Martin, Ptyonoprogne fuligula fusciventris, 12cm / 4.5in. COMMON and widespread wherever there are cliffs but also breeds on buildings in towns and villages. Handheld.
Maasai Mara, Trans Mara, Rift Valley, Kenya.
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Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird, Anthreptes orientalist, 12 cm / 5 in. COMMON in semi-arid habitat. They are particularly fond of acacia and Commiphora bush with flowering aloes and Loranthus. Has a shorter bill than other sunbirds.
Tsavo East National Park, Coast, Kenya.
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White-chinned Prinia, Schistolais leucopogon reichenowi, 14cm. / 5.5in. COMMON in secondary forest, forest edges and thick vegetation along streams.
Kakamega Forest Nature Reserve, Vihiga, Kenya.
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Helmeted Guineafowl (Reichenow's), Numida meleagris reichenowi, 61 cm. / 24 in. Widespread and Common in grassland, bush country, woodland and cultivation.
Tsavo West National Park, Kenya.
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Diagnostic Eastern Plantain-eater, Crinifer zonurus, 50cm. / 20in. UNCOMMON in a wide range of woodland and grassland, cultivation and gardens.
Kisumu, Western, Kenya.
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The lion (Panthera leo) is a species in the cat family (Felidae); it is a muscular, deep-chested cat with a short, rounded head, a reduced neck and round ears, and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. The lion is sexually dimorphic; males are larger than females with a typical weight range of 150 to 250 kg (330 to 550 lb) for the former and 120 to 182 kg (265 to 400 lb) for the latter. Male lions have a prominent mane, which is the most recognisable feature of the species. A lion pride consists of a few adult males, related females and cubs.
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Pearl-spotted Owlet, Glaucidium perlatum diurnum, 19 cm. / 7.5 in. Very COMMON and widespread in bushed and wooded grasslands, preferring drier habitat with acacias.
Tsavo West National Park, Kenya.
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Female Pygmy Batis, Batis perkeo, 9 cm. / 3.5 in. Locally COMMON in semi-arid acacia bush country.
Tsavo West National Park, Kenya.
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Immature Diederic Cuckoo, Diderik Cuckoo, Chrysosoccyx caprius, 19 cm / 7.5 in. COMMON resident and partial migrant in a wide range of bushed and wooded grassland or cultivated lands.
Tsavo West National Park, Taita Taveta, Coast, Kenya.
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Female White-throated Robin, Irania gutturalis, 18 cm / 7 in. SCARCE migrant to thickets, dense bush and gullies. Easily overlooked.
Tsavo East National Park, Coast, Kenya.
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The male is mainly glossy black with white streaking, but females and immature birds are browner. The African darter differs in appearance from the American darter most recognisably by its thin white lateral neck stripe against a rufous background colour. The pointed bill should prevent confusion with cormorants.
It is an 80 cm long cormorant-like fish-eating species with a very long neck, like other anhingas.
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