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Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu (2)

Uraeginthus bengalus

Chris

Kenya

Date taken: Aug 15 2015

Details: male, adult

Seen at Naro Moru, Kenya.

Date uploaded: Sep 5 2015

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Hooded Vulture (3)

Necrosyrtes monachus

(Endangered)

Chris

Kenya

Date taken: Aug 11 2015

Details: adult

Seen at 7:00am during an early game drive in Masai Mara, Kenya. I've just learned this species was uplisted to Endangered due to ongoing habitat loss, trapping and poisoning.

Date uploaded: Sep 2 2015

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Lappet-faced Vulture (2)

Torgos tracheliotus

(Vulnerable)

Chris

Kenya

Date taken: Aug 10 2015

Details: adult

This enormous bird looked impressive from a distance perched on top of a tree near the Kenya/Tanzania border at Masai Mara.

Date uploaded: Sep 2 2015

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Rüppell's Griffon Vulture (4)

Gyps rueppellii

(Near-threatened)

Chris

Kenya

Date taken: Aug 11 2015

Details: adult

A perched Griffon Vulture for comparison with the next 2 uploads. Masai Mara, Kenya.

Date uploaded: Sep 2 2015

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African Dusky Flycatcher (1)

Muscicapa adusta

Chris

Kenya

Date taken: Aug 14 2015

Details: adult

Lucky to have this bird fly into the open briefly, contrasting with the dark backdrop of some dense shrubbery. Mount Kenya, Kenya.

Date uploaded: Sep 2 2015

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Hadada Ibis (1)

Bostrychia hagedash

Chris

Kenya

Date taken: Aug 14 2015

Details: adult

Seen at Mount Kenya, north of Nairobi.

Date uploaded: Sep 2 2015

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Yellow-throated Longclaw (1)

Macronyx croceus

Chris

Kenya

Date taken: Aug 12 2015

Details: adult

We just happened to stop in time to catch a photo of this Meadowlark-like bird. Learning on the go. Masai Mara, Kenya.

Date uploaded: Sep 2 2015

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Secretary Bird (4)

Sagittarius serpentarius

Chris

Kenya

Date taken: Aug 11 2015

Details: male, nest

One more of the Secretary Bird - a great sight to see building a nest. Masai Mara, Kenya.

Date uploaded: Sep 2 2015

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Blue-headed Bee-eater (1)

Merops muelleri

Chris

Kenya

Date taken: Aug 18 2015

Details: adult

This was probably the rarest bird we saw on the trip. Status is uncertain due to pressure on its rainforest habitat; in Kenya it is restricted to one forest block at Kakamega.

Date uploaded: Sep 1 2015

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Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater (2)

Merops oreobates

Chris

Kenya

Date taken: Aug 14 2015

Details: adult

It was one of those memorable instances when keeping up with each exotic and new species was difficult. Mount Kenya north of Nairobi.

Date uploaded: Sep 1 2015

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