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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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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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Diagnostic Red-tailed Bristlebill, Bleda syndactylus, 22cm. / 8.5in. Locally COMMON but shy in dense forest undergrowth.
Kakamega Forest Station, Kakamega, Western, Kenya.
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Black-headed Heron, Ardea melanocephala, 92 cm. / 36 in. COMMON and widespread resident in a wide range of wetland from coastal lagoons to inland lakes and rivers.
Kisumu, Lake Victoria Basin, 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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Gray Kestrel, Grey Kestrel, Falco ardosiaceus, 33 cm. / 13 in. UNCOMMON resident of bushed and wooded grassland. Breeds in Hamerkop nests.
Maasi Mara, Kenya
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White-browed Coucal, Centropus superciliosus superciliosus, 41 cm. / 16 in. COMMON and widespread in rank vegetation, thickets, bushed and wooded grassland, often near water.
Shimba Hills NP, Kenya.
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Female Pygmy Falcon, African Pygmy Falcon, Polihierax semitorquatus, 20 cm. / 8 in. COMMON Resident of semi-arid bush and dry acacia grassland. Often seen perched conspicuously - though this is the only one we spotted perched.
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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Ring-necked Dove, Streptopelia capicola tropica, 25cm. / 10in. The most COMMON and widespread dove at forest edges in open woodlands, dry bush habitat and cultivated areas.
Tsavo West National Park, Taita Taveta, Coast, Kenya.
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Located enjoying a rodent of some description in the Selenkay Conservancy, Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Male House Sparrow, Passer domesticus, 14cm. / 5.5in. Introduced in the 1960s or 1970s and now COMMON around buildings in many villages and towns.
Kisumu, Western, 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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Gray Crowned-Crane, Grey Crowned-Crane, Balearica regulorum gibbericeps, 112 cm / 44 in. COMMON and widespread. Wide variety of wetter habitats, including swamps, inundated grassland and moister agricultural land.
Enroute Nairobi, Kenya.
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Black-throated Barbet, Tricholaema melanocephala stigmatothorax, 14 cm. / 5.5 in. COMMON in semi-arid bush and thorn-scrub habitats.
Taita Hills, Kenya
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Red-billed Oxpecker, Buphagus erythroryncha, 20 cm. / 8 in. COMMON and widespread wherever wild mammals and unzipped cattle occur
Tsavo East National Park, Kenya
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Male Red-chested Sunbird, Cinnyris erythrcercus, 10 - 14 cm. / 4 - 5.5 on. COMMON in a wide variety of moist habitat, including wetlands, savanna, scrub, woodland and gardens.
Kisumu, Victoria Basin, Kenya.
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The lion (Panthera leo) is a species in the 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. Groups of female lions typically hunt together, preying mostly on large ungulates. The species is an apex and keystone predator, although they scavenge when opportunities occur. Some lions have been known to hunt humans, although the species typically does not.
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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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Today's catch! It was on a big fig tree just for a few seconds. I could take only one picture. By the time I could change my camera settings for another picture it flew off.
Red-fronted Tinkerbird, Pogoniulus pusillis affinis, 10 cm / 4 in. COMMON and widespread in dry bush and woodland.
Enroute from Watamu to Tsavo East National Park, Coast, 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-necked Spurfowl, Yellow-necked Francolin, Pternistis leucoscepus, 40 cm. / 16 in. COMMON Resident in drier bushland, bushed and wooded grassland and cultivation.
Tsavo East National Park, 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 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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