Bulbul, Greenbul, Brownbul, Leaf-love, Bristlebill, NICATOR Order Passeriformes is the largest order of birds in the Class Aves. It contains over 140 families with 6.500 identified bird species world wide. They are also called perching birds. 3 toes point forward, 1 backwards called hallux and is long. This is called…
Cuckoos, malkohas and coucals Order Cuculiformes - Cuckoos has 1 family - Cuculidae. The other family Hoatzins are not in Africa.The family of Cuckoos has 140 species which are found in tropical, subtropical and temperate zones on all continents except Antarctica. To this family belong: Cuckoos and Coucals as well as others not found…
Sandgrouses, Doves and Parrots Order Pterocliformes - Sandgrouses has 1 family Sandgrouse – Family Pteroclidae has 16 species in Africa and Asia. They are short-legged, cursorial birds of arid and semi-arid grassland and savanna. Flocks fly to water at fixed times every day – so if you are lost in the bush follow the Sandgrouses. Males have…
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…
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…