I filmed this African Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis) while we were hiking at the Kleinrivier Game Reserve near Uitenhage. It’s a chestnut coloured bird with striking blue eye-rings and a blue bill. The sexes look very similar, but the biggest difference is the length of the tail; the two central tail feathers of the male…Read More
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Birdwatching in Malaysia (Part 3)
Part 3 of “Birdwatching in Malaysia” where I saw 300 bird species in 17 days by Mat Wilson Read Part 1 of Birdwatching in West Malaysia here. Read Part 2 of Birding in Malaysia here. Day 11 of Birdwatching in Malaysia (13th March) – Superb Sunday We decided to go off down the waterfall road…Read More
Endangered Birds of Nevada
Recently I published a post on the 15 Endangered Birds of Florida. Due to the popularity of that post I decided to post a follow up article covering the endangered, or threatened, birds of Nevada. As per usual, sadly, most of these birds are threatened as a direct result of humans’ actions such as: developing…Read More
Cape Batis video
This was another lifer for me; the Cape Batis. It is a Flycatcher-like bird which is closely related to helmetshrikes and bushrikes. It has a large head and a thick, black eye-mask and golden eyes (female’s eyes are reddish). It has a black breast band. HD Video of the male Cape Batis: