Sasol Birds of Southern Africa: The Region's Most Comprehensively Illustrated GuideThis comprehensively revised edition ensures up-to-the-minute information, latest taxonomy and an advanced technique for improved field identification. Already established as a leading field guide to birds of the region, |
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Sasol Birds of Southern Africa Ian Sinclair,P. A. R. Hockey,Warwick Rowe Tarboton No preview available - 2002 |
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African Albatross BEE-EATER belly birds blue breast band breeding plumage broad-leaved woodland buff buffy Call Cape Cape Gannet Cape Vulture chestnut Cisticola cm This species coastal collar colour Common Greenshank Common summer visitor confused conspicuous crest crown dark brown darker diagnostic differs distinguished duller edge endemic estuaries eye-ring eyebrow stripe Female and juv flanks flight forehead FRANCOLIN fynbos grassland green greyish Gull Habitat heavily streaked high-pitched Karoo Kelp gulls KwaZulu-Natal LAPWING larger Lark legs localised resident Locally common resident Miombo Montane mottled Namibia nape near-endemic neck NIGHTJAR non-br orange outer tail feathers pale grey paler patch Petrel Pipit PLOVER plumage range red bill region resembles female riverine forests rufous savanna scrub Shearwater shorter similar smaller song Southern Southern Giant-Petrel spotted Status Sunbird Tern thornveld Uncommon underparts undertail underwing coverts upperparts vagrant Western Cape whistle white rump white throat white underparts wing coverts Wood-Hoopoe