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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Spotted dikkop (Burhinus capensis)
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)
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