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Water Thick-Knee, Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus, 41 cm. / 16 in. COMMON near water of all types, including lakes, river sandbanks, coastal creeks and lagoons, and offshore islands.
Sabaki River Mouth, Kenya.
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Hunter's Cisticola, Cisticola hunteri, 14cm. / 5.5in. Forest edges, highland giant heather, remand valley herbage and overgrown cultivated habitat.
En-route to Kakamega Forest Nature Reserve from Nairobi, Kenya.
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Madagascar Bee-eater, Olive Bee-eater, Merops superciliosus superciliosus, 30cm. / 12in. Non-breeding visitor from the south to bushed and wood habitat, often near water.
Tsavo West National Park, Taita Taveta, Kenya.
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Sokoke Scops-Owl, Otus ireneae, 15 cm. / 6 in. ENDANGERED. Endemic to coastal forest. Rufous morph and gray-brown morph.
Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, Coast Province, Kenya.
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Unlike so many other birds, it is said that most raptors don’t serenade at mating time. There are apparently exceptions to every rule, however, and so this elegant bird of prey has been most appropriately named the Eastern Chanting Goshawk. The male is noted to chant or sing from a high perch at mating time. This African accipiter, like so many birds of prey, will generally choose perches on one of the highest spots in an area. It makes the job of hunting easier but also makes the bird easy to see. #EasternChantingGoshawk
D'Arnaud's Barbet, Trachyphonus darnaudii boehmi, 18cm. / 7in. Widespread and COMMON in semi-arid bushed and winded grassland from sea-level to 2,000 meters.
Tsac=vo West National Park, Kenya.
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Red-faced Crombec, Sylvietta leucopsis jacksoni, 9cm / 3.5in. A second sub-species and is so different from the S. l. emini we spotted earlier. COMMON and widespread resident in a wide variety of woodlands and bush country.
Maasai Mara, Narok, Rift Valley, 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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Mackinnon's Shrike, Lanius mackinnoni, 20cm. / 8in. Forest edges, woodlands and lush gardens.
Kakamega Forest Nature Reserve, Western, Kenya.
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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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Speke's Weaver, Ploceus spekei, 15 cm. / 6 in. COMMON East African Endemic. Open woodland, acacia habitat and near settlements.
Nairobi, Kenya.
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Gray Kestrel, Falco ardosiaceus, 33cm / 13in. UNCOMMON residents bushed and wooded grasslands. Breeds in old Hamerkop nests.
Maasai Mara, Narok, Rift Valley, 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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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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Black-bellied Bustard, Lissotis melanogaster melanogaster, 63 cm. / 25 in. COMMON and widespread in wetter open bushed and wooded grassland.
Maasai Mara, Narok Province, 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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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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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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