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Posted: **Fri Jul 04, 2014 8:31 pm**

452. Green Wood-Hoopoe (Formerly known as Red-billed Wood-Hoopoe) Phoeniculus purpureus

© Dewi
Kanniedood Dam Road

© Amoli
S94 Dec 2012

© Toko
Pretoriuskop

© ExFmem
Afsaal area

© mposthumus
Lake Panic 12/6/2009

© leachy
Letaba Camp

© Lisbeth
Southern Kruger

© Flutterby
H10

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© Dindingwe
Shingwedzi

Posted: **Fri Jul 04, 2014 8:34 pm**

435. Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris

© Toko
Letaba area, S47

© Flutterby
S63

© Dewi
S56/Shingwedzi area.

© Bush Brat
Near Punda Maria

© Amoli
Mahonie Loop Aug 2012

© Tina
Skukuza Loop

© ExFmem
Lake Panic

© leachy
Pafuri

© Lisbeth
Southern Kruger

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© Dindingwe
Shimuvini

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© harrys
Central Kruger

© Richprins
H4-1

© Bookworm
Satara Area

Posted: **Fri Jul 04, 2014 8:34 pm**

132. Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax

Identification
71 cm; sexes alike. Female larger, and usually darker and more streaked. Plumage variable, from dark rufous brown to light brown (most common) and pale buff. Usually paler than Steppe Eagle and always more rufous. Eyes yellowish; yellow gape extends only as far back as to below centre of eye (diagnostic). Legs fully feathered and more shaggy than Lesser Spotted Eagle. Larger bill than Steppe Eagle.
Juvenile: Like adult but dark brown eyes and generally paler plumage.

© Toko
H13-1, Punda Maria area

© Flutterby
H1-4

© Mel
H3

© Dewi
S56

© harrys
Near Letaba camp

© Bush Brat
H4-1

© Duke
H8

© Amoli
Near Letaba Aug 2012

© nan
8.3.2008

© Lisbeth
Southern Kruger

© Tina
S25

© leachy
Muntshe loop

© Richprins
S25

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© Dindingwe
H1-1

© harrys
Southern Kruger

© Bookworm
Satara Area

Posted: **Fri Jul 04, 2014 8:40 pm**

719. Buffy Pipit Anthus vaalensis

Posted: **Fri Jul 04, 2014 8:44 pm**

242. Greater Painted-Snipe Rostratula benghalensis

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© Dindingwe
S39

© ExFmem
Balule Bridge

Posted: **Fri Jul 04, 2014 8:47 pm**

855. Cut-throat Finch Amadina fasciata

Lisbeth
Southern Kruger

© Amoli
S50

© Michele Nel

Red Rocks Nov 2014

Posted: **Fri Jul 04, 2014 8:50 pm**

779. Marico Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis

© Flutterby
Male, Pretoriuskop Camp

© Bush Brat
Pretoriuskop

© Dewi
Sirheni

© ExFmem
Female

© Toko
Crook's Corner

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© Dindingwe
Skukuza

Posted: **Fri Jul 04, 2014 8:55 pm**

137. African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster

Identification
Black upperparts, flight feathers, and a black tail. The undertail is white with thin bars and has a thick black terminal band and trailing edge. The primary feathers have brown and white bases and the secondary feathers have pale gray bars. The neck is white and there are dark stripes along the breast and flanks. The beak is black with a light-colored cere. The head and crown are also black, and the feathered legs are white. Female African Hawk Eagles are more heavily streaked than males.
Juvenile: Dark brown upperparts and white bars on their wing coverts and scapulars. The breast and coverts are streaked with brown, and the underwing and underparts are rufous. The wing and tail patterns are duller than adults', and their tails do not have a black band.

© Toko
S3, Albasini Road

© Flutterby
H1-3, Kumana Dam

© Dewi
S60

© Duke
Phalaborwa/Letaba Road

© Bush Brat
Satara area

© Tina
Satara

© Amoli
S21 Dec 2012

© nan
18.4.2011

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© Dindingwe
S93

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© Leachy
S52 Red Rocks Loop

© harrys
Southern Kruger

© Richprins
S52

© ExFmem
Letaba Area

© Lisbeth
S3

Posted: **Fri Jul 04, 2014 9:05 pm**

142. Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus

Identification
74 cm; sexes alike. The largest snake-eagle. Dark brown plumage, large yellow owl-like eyes, upright posture and round head very distinctive. Legs scaled and featherless, cere light grey. In flight, all-brown except for pale or silvery-grey flight feathers (diagnostic); tail with 3 narrow white (sometimes indistinct) bars.
Juvenile: Similar to adult; overall darkish brown, but highly variable, some flecked white above, others mottled white below; tail barred.

© Toko
H1-8

© Flutterby
H4-1, near Nkuhlu

© nan
3.5.2011

© Tina
S127

© leachy
H10

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© Lisbeth
S62

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Posted: **Fri Jul 04, 2014 9:13 pm**

146. Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus

Identification
63 cm; sexes similar. Very distinctive with red facial skin, grey shoulder patches and long wings that extend past the very short tail.
Male: When perched, flight feathers appear black; in flight, black trailing edge to white underwing considerably broader than female.
Female: When perched, primaries show pale grey wing panel (below grey-brown shoulder patch). In flight underwing white with narrow black trailing edge.
Juvenile: Uniform brown plumage; cere and facial skin grey-green and short tail distinctive.

© Mel
H3

© Amoli
Female

© ExFmem
H1-3

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© Lisbeth
S132

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Africa Wild

Kruger National Park Bird Challenge - Battle of the Sexes

452. Green Wood-Hoopoe - 20 Points

435. Brown-hooded Kingfisher - 20 Points

132. Tawny Eagle - 20 Points

719. Buffy Pipit - 60 Points

Greater Painted-Snipe - 60 Points

855. Cut-throat Finch - 40 Points

779. Marico Sunbird - 20 Points

137. African Hawk-Eagle - 40 Points

142. Brown Snake Eagle - 20 Points

146. Bateleur - 20 Points