Masked Water Tyrant (Fluvicola nengeta)
The Masked Water Tyrant (Fluvicola nengeta) is a common bird of eastern and south-eastern Brazil with a second population inhabiting the coastline of western Ecuador and north-western Peru. The birds […]
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Double-banded Courser (Rhinoptilus africanus)
The Double-banded Courser (Rhinoptilus africanus) is a bird species occurring through large areas of sub-Saharan Africa (e.g., Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania, South Africa, Namibia). Throughout its range the birds are quite […]
Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
The Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) ranges through wide parts of sub-Saharan Africa and is the largest of all hyena species. The animals live in large groups with up to 80 […]
Chital (Axis axis)
The Chital (Axis axis) or Spotted Deer is the most abundant deer species of India, but occurs also in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Pakistan. In the 19th century, […]
Denham’s Bustard (Neotis denhami)
The Denham’s Bustard (Neotis denhami) or Stanley’s Bustard is a large bird occurring almost throughout sub-Saharan Africa. I have seen this imposing species in the Pendjari National Park, Benin, during […]
Scorpions (Scorpiones)
There are around 1500 different species of scorpions (Scorpiones) known on our planet and since I am not a specialist I really don’t know the name of the species I […]
Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani)
The Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani) is a bird occurring in Central and parts of South America (Brazil, western Ecuador, northern Argentina). The birds belong to the cuckoo family, but do […]
Kob (Kobus kob)
The Kob (Kobus kob) is an African antelope occurring in a belt from Senegal to Uganda and western Ethiopia. It is mid-sized and while appearing similar to the South and […]
Purple Roller (Coracias naevia)
With the Purple Roller (Coracias naevia) I will finish my short series on rollers (see here and here). This bird has a wide geographic range in sub-Saharan Africa: it can […]
Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus)
The Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus) is another member of the roller family. It occurs in southern and eastern Africa and is quite similar to the Abyssinian Roller (Coracias abyssinicus), however, […]
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