Female spotted dikkop with its chick, cruising the streets. Graaf-Reinett, Eastern Cape (2021) - iNaturalist Also called the spotted thick-knee. Fairly large, with dark-brown and buff-spotted upperparts but lacking grey wing coverts. In flight, it shows small, white patches at the base of the primaries, while the remainder of flight feathers and greater coverts are… Continue reading Spotted dikkop (Burhinus capensis)
Tag: Charadriiformes
Common greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Common greenshank running on a grass bed along the river banks. Kowie River, Eastern Cape (2022) - iNaturalist A fairly large wader with long, greenish (rarely yellowish) legs and toes. Larger than the marsh sandpiper, with a heavier, slightly upturned bill with grey-green base (not all dark, needle-like bill of the marsh sandpiper) and relatively… Continue reading Common greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
Adult black-winged stilt wading along the river banks. Kowie River, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2022) - iNaturalist A fairly large, black-and-white wader with very long, red legs and a thin, pointed, black bill. In flight, black underwings contrast with white underparts, and long legs trail conspicuously. Head and neck vary from pure white to predominantly… Continue reading Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
African black oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini)
A couple of African black oystercatcher on mussel beds and worm reefs. Old Woman's River, Eastern Cape (2018) - iNaturalist A large dumpy, unmistakable wader with its jet-black body, short pink legs and bright orange-red bill and eyes.Birds occasionally have white patches on the belly or entire plumage dove-grey. Male's bill averages shorter and less… Continue reading African black oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini)
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