Gulls, Skimmer, Terns, Skua - shorebirds Shorebirds – Order Charadriiformes has a large variety of birds from small to large. Most of them live near water, but some inhabit forest or even deserts. Some are pelagic which means living in the open sea. They feed on fish, invertebrates and other small animals.…
From Snipes to small waders Order Charadriiformes - Shorebirds has a large variety of birds from small to large. The largest among them are snipes. Most of them live near water, but some inhabit forest or even deserts. Some are pelagic which means living in the open sea. They feed on invertebrates and…
Plovers and Lapwings in East Africa Order Charadriiformes - Shorebirds has a large variety of birds from small to large. Most of them live near water, but some inhabit forest or even deserts. Some are pelagic which means living in the open sea. They feed on invertebrates and other small animals. Since a…
Shorebirds to Coursers in East Africa Order Charadriiformes - Shorebirds has a large variety of birds from small to large. Most of them live near water, but some inhabit forest or even deserts. Some are pelagic which means living in the open sea. They feed on invertebrates and other small animals. Since…
Bustards, Somali and Common Ostrich Members of the order Otidiformes are large birds. They feed on the ground but all can fly even the heaviest bird on land the Kori Bustard. Males can reach around 20 kg. They live in savanna and dry bush land. They are opportunistic feeders and eat fruits,…
Crowned Cranes, Rails, Crakes, Finfoot, Flufftails Order Gruiformes - Cranes and relatives contains small and large bird species which stride, walk or swim. Flufftails, finfoot, cranes, bustards. Some families in the order cranes and relatives are extinct. Buttonquail - Family Turnicidae is a small family of small birds inhabiting warm grassland in Asia, Europe, Africa and…
Guineafowls, francolins, spurfowls, quails Chicken and relatives - Order – Galliformes – are quite heavily built birds mainly living on the ground in different habitats all over the globeGuineafowls – Family Numidae. This family is endemic to Africa South of the Sahara and consists of 6 species with several subspecies. They feed…
Falcons, hobbies and kestrels in East Africa Falcons – Order Falconiformes Family Falconidae - Falcons Falcons – Subfamily Falconinae They are small to medium seized birds of prey in their own order, which means they are not related to other birds of prey. They lack the ridge above the eye called supraorbital or brow…