It is a small, dark plover that thrives in freshwater and brackish wetland easily recognizable with its broad forehead, and white and two black bands on its breast. This bird agilely along water surfaces and edges, searching for food and pecking spotted prey. It has a renowned card, a quick rasping series … Read more
It is a migratory bird, summering in Europe and wintering in Africa. Striking and conspicuous with its light blue plumage, coppery back, and crow-resembling bill. Frequents open to semi-open countries, with sparse trees and woods. Often observed solitarily or a part of small flocks, feeding on larger insects or perching on wires, … Read more
The Lilac-breasted Roller, also known as Coracias caudatus, is an African bird categorized under the family Coraciidae or Roller Bird family. Bird species from the Roller Bird family are known for their unique ability to perform aerial acrobatics during flight, consisting of side-to-side rolling motions and quick, shallow dives from high altitudes. … Read more
It is an uncommon locally relatively common bird, breeding it wet grassy meadows and bogs. Migrant populations can occur nearly in all wetland areas, such as coastal mudflats, reservoirs, and fields. Males have distinct neck ruffs while non-breeding birds have highly variable plumage. Its flight is sluggish, accompanied by deep flabby wingbeats. … Read more
It is a stubby, short-legged bird that resembles a pigeon, hobbling oddly on the ground yet is swift and direct when in flight. They have a buff-yellow throat and chin, in which they derived their name. Pairs or small groups of these birds occur in farmlands, grassland, and savanna in middle altitudes, … Read more
It is a long, matte bird renowned for its slender, greatly-decurved black bill. This bird species avoids forests and thrives in arid, densely-leaved woodlands singly or in pairs. Most of the time, they shin around trunks, foraging for invertebrates, sometimes joining other mixed-species groups. It is easily detected through its wistful, whistled … Read more
