Africa Wild Challenge - BIRD Checklist of Kgalagadi

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505. Dusky Lark - 100 Points

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505. Dusky Lark Pinarocorys nigricans

Identification
Size: 19 cm
Sexes alike. Overall dark appearance (especially above), heavily streaked underparts, short stout beak. Flight undulating and underwings all dark.
Juvenile: Duller than ad, and breast buffier.

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6.2.2016 - Union End waterhole, Kgalagadi


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106. Cape Teal - 100 points

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106. Cape Teal Anas capensis

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46 cm. Small pale duck with slightly upturned pink bill. Speculum mainly white with metallic green rectangle in centre.
Juvenile: Like adult, duller brown above.

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Urikaruus, 20.2.2016

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Rooiputs - 4/1/2017


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107. Blue-billed Teal - 100 Points

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107. Blue-billed Teal Anas hottentota

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35 cm. Smallest duck in region. Blue-grey bill, dark crown and small size diagnostic. In flight, trailing edge to secondaries white.
Juvenile: Duller, plainer above and less spotted below.

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Aoub river, 24.1.2016


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438. European Bee-eater - 60 Points

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438. European Bee-Eater Merops apiaster

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23 cm (25 cm incl streamers); sexes alike. Combination of yellow throat, black gorget, turquoise underparts and brown and yellow back unmistakable.
Juvenile: Lacks tail streamers, gorget less distinct and overall duller and greener.

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126. Black Kite - 40 Points

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126. Black Kite Milvus migrans

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55 cm; sexes alike. Distinguished from Yellow-billed Kite by pale greyish head, dark bill, pale eyes and less deeply forked tail.

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380. Great Spotted Cuckoo - 100 Points

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380. Great Spotted Cuckoo - Clamator glandarius

Identification
39 cm; sexes alike. Long wings, spotted upperparts, grey crest and pale underparts distinc­tive. Gives itself away by loud call. Juvenile: Crown blackish, spots on upperparts buffish.

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Wahlberg Eagle - 60 Points

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135. Wahlberg's Eagle Aquila wahlbergi

Identification
58 cm; sexes alike, females considerably larger than males. Relatively small eagle with colour variations from pale, intermediate (most common) to dark. Distinctive features include small face, dark eyes and dark patch in front of eye, small crest (not always visible), baggy leggings and long narrow tail. In flight, long narrow ruler-like (square-tipped) tail and long square-ended wings (also ruler-like) easily distinguish it from other ‘brown’ raptors. Juvenile: Like respective ad, but with pale fringes to feathers on upperparts.

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526. Greater Striped Swallow - 60 points

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526 Greater Striped Swallow Hirundo cucullata

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Kousant - Jan 2016

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801. House Sparrow - 60 Points

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801 House Sparrow Passer domesticus

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Twee Rivieren - Jan 2015

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Female, 16.10.2015 Twee Rivieren


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411. Common Swift - 40 Points

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411. Common Swift Apus apus

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around Houmoed - Dec 2013

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24.2.2016 near Kieliekrankie


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