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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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Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse, Pterocles exustus olivascens, 33 cm / 13 in. Male (right) and female. COMMON in dry, open habitat and dry bushed grassland.
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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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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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.