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Male Northern Anteater Chat, Myrmecocichla aethiops cryptoleuca, 18cm / 7in. COMMON in open country and farmlands.
Maasai Mara, Narok, Rift Valley, Kenya.
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Female Fischer's Sparrow-Lark, Eremopterix leucopareia, 11cm / 4.5in. Widespread and COMMON in dry grassland and in semi-arid areas.
Maasai Mara National Reserve, Trans Mara, Rift Valley, Kenya.
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Hadada Ibis, Hadeda Ibis, Bostrychia hagedash, 75 cm. / 3 in. COMMON and widespread in grassland, marshy areas and damp forest edge, as well as gardens and cultivation.
Enroute Nairobi to Tsavo West National Park, Kenya.
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The lappet-faced vulture is a huge species, ranking as the longest and largest winged vulture in its range behind the closely related cinereous vulture, although some co-occurring Gyps vultures tend to be heavier on average, especially the Cape vulture and Eurasian griffon. This species measures around 95–115 cm (37–45 in) in body length, with a wingspan of 2.5–2.9 m (8.2–9.5 ft). Among the standard measurements, the wing chord is 71.5–82.5 cm (28.1–32.5 in), the tail is 33–36 cm (13–14 in) and the tarsus is 12.2–15 cm (4.8–5.9 in). The bill, at up to 10 cm (3.9 in) long and 5 cm (2.0 in) deep, ranks as one of the largest of any accipitrid, although a reported culmen length of 7.2 cm (2.8 in) is slightly less than the culmen length of the cinereous vulture. Wild vultures, of the subspecies T. t. tracheliotus, range from 4.4 to 9.4 kg (9.7 to 20.7 lb) and, in East Africa, average only 6.2 kg (14 lb). On the other hand, captive vultures of the larger T. t. negevensis subspecies, weighed 6.5–9.2 kg (14–20 lb) in males and 10.5–13.6 kg (23–30 lb) in females.
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Chubb's Cisticola (Chubb's), Cisticola chubbi chubbi, 14 cm. / 5.5 in. Mainly a westerly distribution at 1600 - 2500 m.
Kakamega Forest, Kakamega Forest National Reserve, Kenya.
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Bare-faced Go-away-bird, Corythaixoides personatus leopoldi, 48cm. / 19in. Locally COMMON in open woodland, bush and cultivation.
Kisumu, Kisumu, Kenya.
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Southern Banded Snake Eagle, Fasciated Snake Eagle, Circaetus fasciolatus, 55 cm. / 22 in. NEAR THREATENED. Shy, but widespread at low densities in coastal forest and lowland forest near the coast.
Arabuko Forest enroute to Tsavo East National Park, Kenya.
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The golden-backed weaver, also known as Jackson's weaver, is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in Burundi, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
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Lappet-faced Vulture, Nubian Vulture, Torgos tracheliotos tracheliotos, 103 cm. / 41 in. Reasonably widespread but UNCOMMON. ENDANGERED. Residents of open grassland and woodland with plains game.
Maasi Mara, Kenya
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The grey crowned crane is about 1 m (3.3 ft) tall, weighs 3.5 kg (7.7 lbs), and has a wingspan of 2 m (6.5 ft). Its body plumage is mainly grey. The wings are predominantly white, but contain feathers with a range of colours, with a distinctive black patch at the very top.
The head has a crown of stiff golden feathers. The sides of the face are white, and there is a bright red inflatable throat pouch. The bill is relatively short and grey, and the legs are black. They have long legs for wading through the grasses. The feet are large, yet slender, adapted for balance rather than defence or grasping. The sexes are similar, although males tend to be slightly larger. Young birds are greyer than adults, with a feathered buff face.
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The lesser flamingo is the smallest species of flamingo, though it is a tall and large bird by most standards. The species can weigh from 1.2 to 2.7 kg (2.6 to 6.0 lb). The standing height is around 80 to 90 cm (31 to 35 in). The total length (from beak to tail) and wingspan are in the same range of measurements, from 90 to 105 cm (35 to 41 in). Most of the plumage is pinkish white. The clearest difference between this species and the greater flamingo, the only other Old World species of flamingo, is the much more extensive black on the bill. Size is less helpful unless the species are together, since the sexes of each species also differ in height.
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Red-fronted Barbet, Tricholaema diademata massaica, 17 cm. / 6.5 in. Widespread in dry bush and woodland.
Maasai Mara National Game Reserve, Narok Province, Kenya.
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Eastern Chanting Goshawk, Melierax poliopterus, 55 cm. / 23 in. Widespread and COMMON in rid and semi-rid bush, dry grassland and woodland.
Tsavo East National Park, Kenya.
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Lesser Striped Swallow, Cecropis abyssinica unitatis, 17cm. / 6.5in. Widespread and COMMON in a wide range of habitats except very arid country.'
Kisumu, Western, Kenya.
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The anteater chat or northern anteater-chat (Myrmecocichla aethiops) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.It is found in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Gambia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
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Fischer's Starling, Lamprotornis fischeri, 19 cm / 7.5 in. Locally COMMON in dry bush habitat.
Tsavo East National Park, Coast, Kenya.
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Male Common Ostrich, Struthio camelus massaicus, 2.2 m. / 90 in. Race massaicus is sometimes COMMON in drier grassland, bushed and wooded grassland, mainly below 2000 m. / 6562 ft.
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Maasai Mara, Kenya.
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Blue-naped Mousebird, Urocolius macrourus pulcher, 35 cm / 14 in. COMMON and widespread in arid and semi-arid bushland, woodland and sparsely bushed grassland. A bit of blue-nape showing, just follow the eye line backwards.
Tsavo East National Park, Coast, Kenya.
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D'Arnaud's Barbet, Trachyphonus darnaudii boehmi, 18 cm. / 7 in. Widespread and COMMON in semi-arid bushed and wooded grassland.
Tsavo East National Park, Kenya.
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Tambourine Dove, Turtur tympanistria, 22 cm / 8.5 in. COMMON and widespread in a wide range of forest, dense woodland and thickets.
Shimba Hills National Park, Kwale, Kenya.
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Forest Weaver, Plocceus bicolor kerstenis, 15 cm / 6 in. COMMON in a variety of forest from sea level to 2400 m / 7874 ft.
Enroute to Shimba Hills National Park from Ukunda, Mombasa, Kenya.
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Diagnostic Lesser Kestrel, Falco naumanni, 33cm / 13in. Locally COMMON and widespread Palearctic migrants and winter visitors to open and wooded grassland, as well as field and pastures.
Maasai Mara National Reserve, Narok, Rift Valley, Kenya.
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Male Common Ostrich, Struthio camelus massaicus, 2.2 m. / 90 in. height. COMMON in drier grassland, bushed and wooded grassland.
Maasi Mara, Kenya.
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Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow, Gymnoris pyrgita pyrgita, 15 cm / 6 in. COMMON but local in dry bush habitat and open woodland. Yellow spot at the base of the throat is often concealed.
Tsavo East National Park, Coast, Kenya.
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Greater Bue-eared Starling, Lamprotornis chalybaeus cyaniventris, 22 - 24 cm. / 8.5 - 9.5 in. COMMON and widespread in a variety of habitat including woodland, bush country, cultivation and gardens.
Stout Cisticola (Rufous-crowned), Cisticola robustus nuchalis, 14 cm. / 5.5 in. COMMON in open tall grassland, or grassland with scattered bushes.
Maasai Mara National Game Reserve, Narok Province, Kenya.
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Flappet Lark, Mirafra rufocinnamomea fischeri, 14cm / 5.5in. On the ground and rather shy, often crouching and keeping in cover. Grasslands with or without scattered trees and bushes.
Maasai Mara, Narok, Rift Valley, Kenya.
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