Greater striped swallow with its white ear coverts and diffuse streaking on the underparts. Valley of Desolation, Graaf-Reinett, Eastern Cape (2021). Larger and paler than the lesser striped swallow. Striping on the buffy underparts is paler and less well defined. Orange crown slightly paler, and rump paler rufous. Ear coverts whitish (and not rufous). Crown… Continue reading Greater striped swallow (Cecropis cucullata)
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Trumpeter hornbill (Bycanistes bucinator)
Male trumpeter hornbill in a large tree. Port St Johns, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape (2021) - iNaturalist A medium to large, black-and-white hornbill. Smaller than the silvery-cheeked hornbill, with a white belly and lower breast, a black (not white) back and a smaller, darker bill. In fight, it has white trailing edges to its wings… Continue reading Trumpeter hornbill (Bycanistes bucinator)
Black-headed heron (Ardea melanocephala)
Juvenile black-headed heron, lacking the black crown yet, but showing the characteristic dark ear coverts. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024) - iNaturalist A large, greyish heron of terrestrial habitats. Slightly smaller than the grey heron, with contrasting dark flight feathers and pule underwing coverts in flight. Black crown and hindneck contrast with white throat. Underparts… Continue reading Black-headed heron (Ardea melanocephala)
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