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Fasciated Snake-Eagle, Southern Banded Snake-Eagle, Circaetus fasciolatus, 55 cm / 22 in. COMMON and widespread, but shy. Coastal forest and nearby lowland forest.
Arabuko Sokoke Forest, Kenya.
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White-rumped Shrike, Northern White-crowned Shrike, Eurocephalus ruppelii, 21 cm / 8 in. COMMON in bush habitat.
Tsavo West National Park, Taita Taveta, Kenya.
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Fischer's Sparrow-Lark, Eremopterix leucopaoeia, 11cm. / 4.5in. COMMON and widespread in dry grasslands and in semi-arid habitats.
World Bird # 5,600
Enroute to Nairobi from Tsavo WNP.
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White-headed Barbet, Lybius leucocephalus albicauda, 19cm / 7.5in. COMMON and widespread in bushed and wooded grassland, as well as in gardens, often near fruited trees.
Maasai Mara, Trans Mara, Rift Valley, Kenya.
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Male African Golden Weaver, Ploceus subareas aureoflavus, 14cm - 5.5in. Locally COMMON in wetter habitats than Golden Palm Weaver, Ploceus bojeri.
Watamu, Kenya.
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Madagascar Bee-eater, Olive Bee-eater, Merops superciliosus superciliosus, 30 cm / 12 in. Both resident and non-breeding visitors. Bushed and wooded habitats, often near water.
Tsavo West National Park, Taita Taveta, Coast, Kenya.
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Mackinnon's Shrike, Lanius mackinnoni, 20cm. / 8in. Forest edges, woodlands and lush gardens.
Kakamega Forest Nature Reserve, Western, Kenya.
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The adult male African paradise flycatcher is about 17 cm long, but the very long tail streamers double this. It has a black head, neck and underparts, and chestnut wings and tail. There is a prominent white wingbar. The female has a browner tint to the underparts and lacks the wingbar and tail streamers. Young birds are similar to the female but duller.
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Beautiful sunbirds are tiny, only 10 cm (4 in) long, although the breeding male's long tail adds another 5 cm (2 in). They have medium-length thin down-curved bills and brush-tipped tubular tongues, both of which are adaptations to their nectar feeding. The male has a black head, bright metallic green upper parts, scarlet breast bordered with yellow and black belly. The central feathers of the teal are greatly elongated. The female is brown above with yellowish underparts.
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Immature Eurasian Golden Oriole, Oriolus oriolus, 22cm. / 8.5in. COMMON passage migrant to almost any habitat.
Tsavo West National Park, Taita Taveta, Coast, Kenya.
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Golden-breasted Starling, Lamprotornis regius, 35 cm. / 14 in. COMMON in dry bush habitat. Stunningly beautiful starling.
Erte Arabuko-Sokoke State Forest, Tsavo East National Park, Kenya.
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Fischer's Starling, Lampronotu fischeri, 19 cm / 7.5 in. COMMON locally in dry bush country.
Tsavo East National Park, Koito, Coast, Kenya.
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Yellow-necked Francolin, Yellow-necked Spurfowl, Pternistis leucoscepus infuscatus, 40 cm. / 16 in. COMMON Resident in drier bushland, bushed and wood grassland and cultivated areas.
Tsavo East National Park, Kenya.
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African Black-headed Oriole, Eastern Black-headed Oriole, Oriolus larvatus reichenowi, 20 cm / 8 in. COMMON and widespread in woodland, forest edge, gardens and bush habitats.
Tsavo West National Park, Taita gaveta, Coast, Kenya.
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Yellow-billed Oxpecker, Buphagus africanus africanus, 22cm. / 8.5in. Fairly COMMON. Typically in small loose flocks feeding around a variety of large mammals, and being particularly fond of buffaloes, giraffes and hippos.
Tsavo West National Park, Taita Taveta, Kenya.
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This is the world's largest heron. The height is 120–152 cm (47–60 in), the wingspan is 185–230 cm (73–90.5 in) and the weight is 4–5 kg (8.8–11.0 lb). Among standard measurements, the tarsus measures from 21.2 to 25.5 cm (8.3 to 10.0 in) and the wing chord averages around 60.7 cm (23.9 in) in length. The culmen measures from 18 to 20 cm (7.1 to 7.9 in), while the bill from the gape measures around 24 cm (9.4 in). In flight it has a slow and rather ponderous look and, unlike some other herons, its legs are not held horizontally. Male and female look similar, with an overall covering of slate gray and chestnut feathers. The head and its bushy crest, face, back and sides of the neck are chestnut. The chin, throat, foreneck and upper breast are white, with black streaks across the foreneck and upper breast. The lower breast and belly are buff with black streaks. The back and upper wings are slate-grey, with a chestnut shoulder patch at the bend of the wings when they're closed. The under-wing is pale chestnut. The upper mandible is black and the lores and orbital areas are yellow with a greenish tinge. The eyes are yellow while legs and feet are black. Juveniles look similar to the adults, but are paler.
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Female Sooty Chat, Myrmecocichla nigra, 18cm / 7in. COMMON in lightly wooded grasslands.
Maasai Mara, Narok, Rift Valley, Kenya.
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