Feb 5 2013
Another common and widespread Spurfowl over the Eastern parts of Southern Africa
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Apr 6 2021
Locally common in open savanna. but you need to find it on the roadside to get a shot
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Apr 17 2012
Another endemic Spurfowl found in rocky habitats in Northern Namibia
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Another Intra African migrant although some overwinter. Always difficult to find. I see them most often in Kruger
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Jan 9 2009
Grey-winged Francolin is another South African endemic found in montane grasslands
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Dec 4 2010
female
The female- shot taken in the Kruger Park
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Dec 4 2010
male
Our smallest Francolin has a patchy distribution through north eastern southern Africa. Sexes are dimorphic. this is the male
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Jan 26 2019
Common Quail is an intra-African migrant arriving in Southern Africa in Sept and leaving March/April. A common bird more often heard than seen it favours moist to semi arid grasslands
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Feb 9 2009
This bird is now known as Cape Spurfowl- Spurfowl and Francolins were split some years ago.Spurfowl have a harsh grating call while Francolins have attractive whistled calls. Cape Spurfowl is a Southern African endemic found only in the SW Cape and in the most southerly corners of Namibia
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Oct 11 2013
Genuinely wild ostrich ( there many Ostrich farms in the Southern Cape) are now only found in the large game reserves
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