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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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Helmeted Guineafowl (Reichenow's), Numida meleagris reichenowi, 61 cm. / 24 in. Widespread and very COMMON in grassland, bush country, woodland and cultivation.
Tsavo East 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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Red-throated Pipit, Anthus cervinus, 15 cm. / 6 in. COMMON Palearctic passage migrant and visitor to marshy grassland and lakeshores.
Enroute to Nairobi from Tsavo, Kenya.
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Tiny Cisticola, Cisticola nana, 9 cm. / 3.5 in. Local in dry woodland and acacia.
Tsavo West National Park, Kenya.
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Black-headed Heron, Ardea melanocephala, 92 cm. / 36 in. Widespread and COMMON Resident in a wide range of wetland, from coastal lagoons to inland lakes and rivers.
Tsavo West National Park, Kenya.
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Flappet Lark, Amirafra rufocinnamomea fischeri, 14 cm. / 5.5 in. Rather shy on the ground, often crouching near cover on grasslands with or without scattered trees and bushes.
Maasai Mara National Game Reserve, Narok Province, Kenya.
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Mackkinnon's Shrike, Mackinnon's Fiscal, Lanius mackinnoni, 20 c. / 8 in. Quiet bird of forest edge, woodland and lush gardens.
Kakamega Forest Station, Kakamega Forest National Reserve, Kenya.
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Northern Black-Flycatcher, Melaenornis edolioides lugubris, 18 cm. / 7 in. Widespread in woodland, dry bush country and cultivated areas at 400 - 1800 m. / 1312 - 5906 ft.
Maasai Mara, Kenya.
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Diagnostic Sharpe's Drongo, Dicrurus sharpei, 19cm. / 7.5 in. Recently spilt from Square-tailed Drongo, Dicrurus ludwigii and found in interior forest and edges.
Kakamega Forest, Vihiga, Western, Kenya.
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Black-throated Barbet, Tricholaema melanocephala stigmatothorax, 14 cm. / 5.5. in. Widespread semi-arid bush and thorn-scrub habitat.
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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Harlequin Quail, Coturnix delegorguei dealegorquei, 14 - 18 cm. / 5.5 - 7.1 in. Locally COMMON nomad and intra-African summer migrant in grassland, damp fields and savanna.
Shimba Hills game drive, Kenya, Africa.
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Black-winged Lapwing, Vanellus melanopterus minor, 27 cm. / 10.5 in. COMMON in grasslands and cultivated areas.
Maasi Mara, Kenya.
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Klaas's Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx klaas, 18 cm. / 7.5 in. COMMON and widespread Resident in moister and denser habitat (than Diderik), including woodland, forest edge, bush and gardens.
At a rest stop near the exit from Tsavo National Park before heading to Nairobi, Kenya.
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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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White-bellied Bustard, Eupodotis senegalensis erlangeri, 61 cm / 24 in. COMMON in a wide range of open grasslands, usually with tree or bush cover.
Tsavo East National Park, Kenya.
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Common elands are spiral-horned antelopes. They are sexually dimorphic, with females being smaller than the males. Females weigh 300–600 kg (660–1,320 lb), measure 200–280 cm (79–110 in) from the snout to the base of the tail and stand 125–153 cm (49–60 in) at the shoulder. Bulls weigh 400–942 kg (882–2,077 lb), are 240–345 cm (94–136 in) from the snout to the base of the tail and stand 150–183 cm (59–72 in) at the shoulder. The tail is 50–90 cm (20–35 in) long.Male elands can weigh up to 1,000 kg (2,200 lb).
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Speckled Pigeon, Columba guinea, 34 cm / 13.5 in. COMMON and widespread in open country with cliffs and in many towns.
Tsavo East National Park, Coast, Kenya.
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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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White-headed Sawwing (White-headed), Psalidoprocne albiceps albiceps, 14cm. / 5.5in. COMMON in a wide variety of habitats.
Kakamega Forest Nature Reserve, Kakamega, Western Region, Kenya.
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Shikra, Accipiter badius sphenurus, 30 cm. / 12 in. COMMON Resident in a wide range of woodland and edge habitat, including towns, gardens and cultivation.
Tsavo West Lodge, Tsavo West National Park, Kenya.
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Female Common Ostrich, Struthio camelus massaicus, 2.2 m. / 90 in. COMMON and widespread in drier, bushed and wooded grassland.
Maasi Mara, Kenya
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Female 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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