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  1. AndyS56

    Loisaba, Kenya October 2023 - 3

    With apologies, I'm back again! For all the questions that I've asked, there are still something over 100 species that I have managed to identify so far with several days of the trip still to go. 2043 looks like some species of Dove, but my field guide doesn't show anything like this - unless...
  2. lgonz1008

    Kenya: Birding in Africa's Top Safari Destination

    Kenya is well known and established as one of the best places left on earth to see many of the iconic megafauna of Africa, not just the Big-5, but also many other iconic species that we've seen in zoos and nature documentaries since we were old enough to remember. While I can say with confidence...
  3. Ozprey1

    Narok, Kenya ID help

    Low quality image but all we have right now. Thinking Grey-Crowned Crane.
  4. Verreaux Eagle Owl

    Verreaux Eagle Owl

    It's the largest owl in Africa, and found across most of the continent in good woodland and forests.
    • the_kenyanbirder
    • Media item
    • bubo lacteus kenya kenya africa verreaux's eagle-owl
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Africa
  5. Golden-breasted Starling

    Golden-breasted Starling

    One of the most beautiful birds in the world! Took this picture on Christmas day 2019 so take it as a proper Christmas special :D
    • the_kenyanbirder
    • Media item
    • golden-breasted starling kenya kenya africa lamprotornis regius
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Africa
  6. Eurasian Golden Oriole

    Eurasian Golden Oriole

    Oriolus oriolus - So good they named it twice! They are common yet beautiful Palearctic migrants that come to spend their winter months in Africa. They can be found distrubuted across much of Sub-saharan Africa.
    • the_kenyanbirder
    • Media item
    • eurasian golden-oriole kenya kenya africa oriolus oriolus
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Africa
  7. Eastern Golden Weaver

    Eastern Golden Weaver

    These lovely weavers can be found along the coast from South East Kenya all the way to Northern Mozambique.
    • the_kenyanbirder
    • Media item
    • african golden-weaver diani beach eastern golden weaver kenya kenya africa ploceus subaureus ploceus subaureus aureoflavus
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Africa
  8. Spotted Ground Thrush

    Spotted Ground Thrush

    This rare Afrotropic visitor has become harder and harder to see, as they face habitat destruction and predation in their nesting grounds. Their population is declining and are on the Endangered species list. We mainly see them in coastal forest along the East African coast
    • the_kenyanbirder
    • Media item
    • arabuko sokoke forest geokichla guttata kenya kenya africa spotted ground-thrush zoothera guttata
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Africa
  9. Fischer's Starling

    Fischer's Starling

    This East African endemic is common across much of the dry and arid areas of Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia.
    • the_kenyanbirder
    • Media item
    • fischer's starling kenya kenya africa spreo fischeri
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Africa
  10. Blue-naped Mousebird

    Blue-naped Mousebird

    I got this one waking up and basking in the morning sun. They are found across much of Eastern Africa, preferring Arid and Semi-arid areas.
    • the_kenyanbirder
    • Media item
    • blue-naped mousebird kenya kenya africa urocolius macrourus
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Africa
  11. Yellow-billed Oxpeckers

    Yellow-billed Oxpeckers

    They're found across much of Sub-saharan Africa, mostly preferring large herbivores to look for tasty bugs.
    • the_kenyanbirder
    • Media item
    • buphagus africanus kenya kenya africa yellow-billed oxpecker
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Africa
  12. Black-necked Weaver

    Black-necked Weaver

    These distinct weavers are uncommon, and found in bushy and woodland habitats across much of Eastern Africa
    • the_kenyanbirder
    • Media item
    • black-necked weaver kenya kenya africa ploceus nigricollis
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Africa
  13. Taveta Golden Weaver

    Taveta Golden Weaver

    This East African Endemic is only found in a very small area around the lowlands of Mount Kilimanjaro.
    • the_kenyanbirder
    • Media item
    • kenya kenya africa ploceus castaneiceps taveta golden weaver
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Africa
  14. Marabou Stork

    Marabou Stork

    Marabou Stork carrying nesting material. This huge bird is the biggest and baddest looking stork in the world, commonly found across much of Sub-saharan Africa. They are also important scavengers that keep our continent rid of rotting carcasses and disease
    • the_kenyanbirder
    • Media item
    • kenya kenya africa leptoptilos crumenifer marabou stork
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Africa
  15. Dodson's Bulbul

    Dodson's Bulbul

    A smaller sub-species of the Common bulbul. Easily identified by the white feathers covering it's ears.
    • the_kenyanbirder
    • Media item
    • africa common bulbul kenya kenya africa pycnonotus dodsoni
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Africa
  16. Little Greenbul

    Little Greenbul

    Little Greenbul feeding on a ripe fig. These lovely forest birds are typically shy and hard to see in the open. They're found in a few selected forests in East Africa, but more widely spread across much of Western and central Africa.
    • the_kenyanbirder
    • Media item
    • eurillas virens kenya kenya africa little greenbul
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Africa
  17. Lizard Buzzard

    Lizard Buzzard

    Lizard buzzard on it's favourite lookout branch. This highly efficient reptile & rodent killer is commonly found across much of Sub-saharan Africa.
    • the_kenyanbirder
    • Media item
    • kaupifalco monogrammicus kenya kenya africa lizard buzzard
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Africa
  18. Birding by the river Kongo.

    Birding by the river Kongo.

    Spotted this pair of Pied Kingfishers. What a beautiful sighting!
    • Nick Muri
    • Media item
    • ceryle rudis diani beach kenya kenya africa pied kingfisher pied kingfisher (ceryle rudis )
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Africa
  19. Masai Mara Game Reserve: Savannah Cafe

    Masai Mara Game Reserve: Savannah Cafe

    Hi Folks; Gina took the photo of the Savannah with the Zebras & Wildebeest also called the Gnu grazing & the Cheeta separately in Kenya, Africa, 2004. I made up the composite & then digitaly oil painted it using photoshop CS6
    • UncleGus_24
    • Media item
    • digital oil painting kenya africa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Art & Graphics
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