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Order: Struthioniformes

Family Struthionidae: Ostriches, Struthio camelus


The male developes a red sheen on legs and bill when breeding	Ostriches are the heaviest birds and are incapable of flight	Ostriches are depending on the game of numbers when breeding

Order: Galliformes

Family Phasianidae: Partridges, Frankolins, Spurfowls, Quails, Peacocks


Crested Francolin Peliperdix sephaena near Nambwa in the Caprivi Game Reserve	Small (Kurrichane) Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus on Nomtsas near Fishriver	Red-billed Francolin Pternistes adspersus at Hobatere


	Swainsons Spurfowl Francolinus swainsonii taken in the Caprivi Game reserve next to the Kwando River

Family: Numididae: Guineafowls


	Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris in Etosha national Park

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae: Ducks, Geese


Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca in the Kruger National Park	Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis on the Okavango River	Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota in the Mahango National Park

Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis on the Okavango River	Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis on the Okavango River	White-faced Duck Dendrocygna viduata on Kasikili Sedudu island

Order: Piciformes

Family Indicatoridae: Honeyguides


	Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor at Okonjima Lodge

Family Picidae: Woodpeckers, Wrynecks


	Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicus fuscescens at Caprivi Game Reserve

Family Lybiidae: African Barbets, Tinkerbirds


Blackcollared Barbet interacting Lybius torquatus at Zambezi River	Acacia Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas at Spitzkoppe	Blackcollared Barbet Lybius torquatus at Zambezi River


	Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii at the Zambezi River in the Caprivi

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family Bucerotidae: Typical Hornbills


near endemic: Damara Hornbill Tockus damarensis at Hobatere Lodge	Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas at Etosha National Park	African Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus at Halali, Etosha

near endemic: Monteiro's Hornbill Tockus monteiri at roadside en route to Opuwo	near endemic: Damara Hornbill Tockus damarensis at Hobatere Lodge	near endemic: Monteiro's Hornbill Tockus monteiri at Spitzkoppe

Family Bucorvidae: Ground-Hornbills


	Southern Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri in Chobe National Park

Order: Upupiformes

Family Phoeniculidae: Wood-Hoopoes


Violet Wood-Hoopoe Phoeniculus damarensis at Waterberg	near endemic: Violet Wood-Hoopoe at Halali, please note violet head and back	Green (Redbilled) Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus in Mahango National Park

Family Centropodidae: Coucals


	White-Browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus This species was split from Burchell's Coucal.- taken at Chobe National Park on bank of Chobe river

Family Rhinopomastidae: Scimitarbills


	Common (Greater) Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas at Avis Dam near Windhoek

Order: Coraciiformes

Family Coraciidae: Typical Rollers


Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus at Okapuka Game Reserve	Lilac-breasted Roller handling an armoured cricket strange choice for a meal	Purple Roller Coracias naevius is the largest roller of the region


Racket-tailed Roller Coracias spatulata at Caprivi Game Reserve about 100 km from Kongola, quite a wonderfull sighting	Purple Roller Coracias naevius this photo was taken by A.Voigts and Steve Braine was holding it	Purple Roller Coracias naevius this bird actually went for the mouse we had in the trap to catch a dark-chanting goshawk

Family Alcedinidae: Alcedinid Kingfishers


Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata near Kasane on Chobe River		Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata near Mahangu on Okavango River

Family Dacelonidae: Dacelonid Kingfishers


Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti in dry Manketti woodland about 10km from Okavango river	Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti in dry Manketti woodland about 10km from Okavango river	Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis taken on the Okavango River in dec.2006

Family Cerydilae: Cerylid Kingfishers


Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maximus on Zambezi River near Katima Mulilo	Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis beating fish on Okavango River	Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis male and female on Zambezi River

Family Meropidae: Bee-eaters


Southern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicoides, foraging aerial and beating their prey to death	Southern Carmine Bee-eater, Merops nubicoides, building nesting holes up to 3,5m deep	Southern Carmine Bee-eater, starting their breeding season in September, at the Kwando River

Southern Carmine Bee-eater, this picture was taken on the Zambezi river in October - some still busy digging nests	Swallow-tailed Bee-eater, Merops hirundineus, at Spitzkoppe	white-fronted Bee-eater, Merops bullokoides , taken in Namib Desert as vagrant, but they occur in Caprivi


Little Bee-eater , Merops pusillus at Nambwa at the Kwando River		Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus taken on the Chobe and Zambezi confluency in December 2006


Madagascar (Olive) Bee-eater , Merops supercilliosus at Hobatere Lodge in November	Madagascar (Olive) Bee-eater , Merops supercilliosus at Hobatere Lodge in November	Madagascar (Olive) Bee-eater , Merops supercilliosus at Hobatere Lodge in November

Order: Coliiformes

Family Coliidae: Mousebirds


	White-backed Mousebird Colius colius at Nomtsas Guestfarm in southern Namibia

Order: Cuculiformes

Family Cuculidae: Old World Cuckoos, Malkohas


Diderick Cuckoo (Diederik) Chrysococcyx caprius		Jacobin Cuckoo, Oxylophus jacobinus this immature bird was still fed by a Dark-capped (Black-eyed) Bulbul

Order: Psittaciformes

Family Psittacidae: Parrots, Lovebirds


near endemic: Rüppell's Parrot, Poicephalus rueppellii, at Hobatere Lodge	Rüppell's Parrot, Poicephalus rueppellii, at Hobatere Lodge	Rüppell's Parrot, distinguishable from Meyer's Parrot by yellow underwing!

near endemic: Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis Namib Desert		near endemic: Rosy-faced Lovebirds Agapornii roseicollis Erongo Mountains

Order: Musophagiformes

Family Musophagidae: Turacos


	Grey Go-away-bird (Lourie), Corythaixoides concolor, possibly anywhere in Namibia

Order: Strigiformes

Family Tytonidae: Barn Owls, Grass Owls


	Barn Owl, Tyto alba, at Okaukuejo, Etosha

Family Strigidae: Typical Owls


Southern White-faced Scops-owl Ptilopsus granti in Shikra nest Hobatere	African Scops-Owl, Otus senegalensis, at Halali in dens Mopane trees shading the pool	African Scops-Owl, Otus senegalensis, at Halali in dens Mopane trees shading the pool

Southern White-faced Scops-owl Ptilopsus granti at famous owling resort Halali, Etosha	Pearl-spotted Owlet, Glaucidium perlatum, in Mopane foliage at Hobatere game reserve	African Wood Owl, Strix woodfordii , flew into our net at Mahango near the Okavango River


Southern White-faced Scops-owl Ptilopsus granti caught near the Okavango river at Rundu	Barred Owl Glaucidium capense caught near the Okavango river at Rundu	Barred Owl Glaucidium capense taken near the Okavango river at Rundu


	Verreaux's Eagle-Owl , Bubo lacteus , perching in Faidherbia albida at Hobatere Lodge

Order: Columbiformes

Family Columbidae: Pigeons, Doves


Cape Turtle-Dove, Streptopelia capicola, near Fishers Pan in Etosha	Speckled (Rock) Pigeon, Columba guinea, at Namib Desert Lodge	Red-eyed Dove, Streptopelia semitorquata, near the Okavango River

Order: Gruiformes

Family Otididae: Bustards


Northern Black Korhaan, Eupodotis afraoides, this male was near Gemsbokvlakte, Etosha	Northern Black Korhaan, Eupodotis afraoides, a female relying on her well camouflaged appearance	near endemic: Rüppell's Korhaan, Eupodotis rueppellii, near petrified dunes in Namib Desert

Rüppell's Korhaan, Eupodotis rueppellii, here the difference between male and female is clearly visible	Ludwigs Bustard, Neotis ludwigii , near the Brandberg on the way to Uis	Kori Bustard, Ardeotis kori, at Salvadora Etosha Pan


Kori Bustard, Ardeotis kori, in the Etosha National Park		Red-crested Korhaan Eupodotis ruficrista in Etosha National Park

Family Gruidae: Cranes


	Blue Crane Anthropoides paradiseus quite a few breeding pairs found in the Etosha National Park

Family Rallidae: Flufftails, Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, Moorhens, Coots


Allen's (Lesser) Gallinule, Porphyrio alleni, this juvenile was on the Chobe River near King's Den Lodge	Allen's (Lesser) Gallinule, Porphyrio alleni, on the Kwando River near Lianshulu Lodge	African Purple Swamphen (Purple Gallinule), Porphyrio madagascariensis, sewage works, Walfish Bay

Order: Charadriiformes

Family Pteroclidae: Sandgrouse


Namaqua Sandgrouse, Pterocles gutturalis, on Nomtsas Guestfarm	Double-banded Sandgrouse, Pterocles bicintus, near Namutoni in Etosha	Double-banded Sandgrouse, Pterocles bicintus, this male clearly shows the bar

Family Scolopacidae: Snipes, Godwits, Curlews & Whimbrels, Shanks, Stints, Sandpipers, Ruff, Turnstones, Phalaropes


Greater Painted-Snipe Rostratula benghalensis as seen at the Huab River	Greater Painted-Snipe Rostratula benghalensis as seen at the Huab River	Common Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus wading through low tide


Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia wading at shallow waters of the Walfish Bay Lagoon	Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea wading at shallow waters of the Walfish Bay Lagoon	Little Stint Calidris minuta wading at shallow waters of the Walfish Bay Lagoon


Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus feeding shallow waters of the Walfish Bay Lagoon		Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus feeding shallow waters of the Walfish Bay Lagoon

Family Jacanidae: Jacanas


	African Jacana, Actophilornis africanus, on the Kwando River near Mazambala Island

Family Burnhinidae: Thick-Knees


	Water Thick-knee (Dikkop), Burhinus vermiculatus, on the banks of the Chobe River in Namibia

Family Haematopodidae: Oystercatchers


African Black Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini near Lüderitz on Agate Beach		African Black Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini near Lüderitz on Diaz Point

Family Recurvirostridae: Stilts, Avocets


Pied Avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta, in August 2006 breeding in the Sossusvlei	Pied Avocet, these chicks nearly fell prey to Booted eagle, but parents fended them of	Pied Avocet, Spcecial Chicks because Sossusvlei fills up with water only about every 20 years

Family Charadriidae: Plovers, Lapwings


African Wattled Lapwing (Plover) Vanellus senegallus, breeding near Nambwa at backwater of Kwando river	Crowned Lapwing (Plover), Vanellus coronatus, with chick in Etosha National Park	Crowned Lapwing (Plover), Vanellus coronatus, in Khomas Highland after heavy rains


Three-banded Plover Charadrius dubius	Blacksmith Lapwing (Plover), Vanellus armatus, at Klein Namutoni in Etosha, please note his "weapons"	Blacksmith Lapwing (Plover), Vanellus armatus, on Fishers Pan in Etosha


White-crowned Lapwing Vanellus albiceps , feeding on the shore of the Zambezi river	Chestnut-banded Plover Charadrius pallidus feeding Walfisch Bay Lagoon	Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola feeding on the shore of the Walfisch Bay Lagoon

Family Glareolidae: Coursers, Pratincoles


Double-banded Courser, Rhinoptilus africanus, in southern Namibia	Burchell's Courser	Burchell's Courser


Collared (redwinged) Pratincole Glareola pratincola breeding on sandbanks of the Okavango River near Mahango Park	Collared (redwinged) Pratincole Glareola pratincola breeding on sandbanks of the Okavango River near Mahango Park	Rock Pratincole Glareola nuchalis perching on rocks near the Popa falls on Okavango river

Family Laridae: Skuas, Jaegers, Gulls, Skimmers, Terns, Noddies


Subantarctic Skua Catharacta antarctica near Walfishbay Lagoon	Cape (Kelp) Gull Larus vetula at Swakopmund	Hartlaub's Gull Larus hartlaubii at sewage works of Walfish Bay

Cape (Kelp) Gull Larus vetula at Walfishbay Lagoon	Caspian Tern Sterna caspia on the Atlantic coast	Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus on Walfishbay Lagoon


Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea taken at the Swakopmund Saltworks	African Skimmer Rhynchops flavirostris over the Zambezi River	African Skimmer Rhynchops flavirostris over the Okavango River


mostly Arctic Terns Sterna paradisaea taken at the Swakopmund Saltworks		Swift Tern Sterna bergii and Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea

Order: Falconiformes

Family Accipitridae: Typical Raptors, Old World Vultures, Osprey


Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus on Pans Edge at Etosha	Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus caught between Rundu and Divundu	African Hawk-Eagle Aquila fasciatus Immature in Erongo

Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus in Mahango National Park	White-headed Vulture Trygonoceps occipitalis in the western parts of Etosha	Augur Buzzard Buteo augur caught,ringed at Hobatere

Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus in Mahango National Park	Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus enroute to Aus in the Namib desert	Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus enroute to Aus in the Namib desert

Steppe Buzzard Buteo vulpinus near Omaruru Damaraland	Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus near Otjiwasandu in western Etosha	Booted Eagla Aquila pennatus over Sossusvlei, while trying to catch Avocet chicks

Ovambo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis at Helio Waterhole near Halali Etosha National Park		Ovambo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis at Helio Waterhole near Halali Etosha National Park

Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorux swooping down on prey near Sossusvlei	Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter minullus near waterhole in Hobatere	Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates few caught on road from Rundu to Kongola

Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorux immature bird perching near Groot Okevi in Etosha	Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorux at Aroe waterhole in Etosha National Park	Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorux chick in nest, about three weeks old - at Frauenstein near Windhoek


White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus in the western parts of Etosha	White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus in a very high nest up on Acacia karoo	White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus typical chick head down posture when intruder comes near

White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus in the western parts of Etosha	Cape Vulture or Griffin Gyps coprotheres flying high over Dordabis	Black-chested Snake-eagle Circaetus pectoralis flying high over Divundu.


African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer on banks next to Chobe river	African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer immature bird	African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer on banks next to Chobe river


Lappet-Faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus in the Namib Desert	Lappet-Faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus in the Namib Desert	Lappet-Faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus in the Namib Desert


Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus taken in Etoscha		Dickinsons Kestrel Falco dickinsonii taken near the Mahango Park in the Caprivi

Family Sagittariidae: Secretarybird


	Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius near Gemsbokvlakte en route to Okaukuejo

Family Falconidae: Falcons


Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides perching on salsola bushes	Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolis held by Steve Braine from Hobatere	Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus Nomtsas Game reserve


Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus I called and found numerous birds in the Dieprivier at Namib Desert Lodge		Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides chicks in Cape Crows nest, September 2006 on the road from Luederitz to Aus

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family Sulidae: Boobies, Gannets

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Cape Gannet
Morus capensis
at Walfish Bay Lagoon

Family Anhingidae: Anhingas

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African Darter
Anhinga rufa
on riverbank in the Caprivi

Family Phalacrocoracidae: Cormorants


Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis on guano platform near Swakopmund	Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis from a pelagic boat trip	Crowned Cormorant Phalacrocorax coronatus on shark island near Lüderitz


Bank Cormorant Phalacrocorax neglectus on seal island near Lüderitz		White-breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus on boye in Walfish Bay

Family Ardeidae: Herons, Bitterns, Egrets


Purple Heron Ardea purpurea a common resident but easily overlooked	Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala fishing at Okaukuejo waterhole	(Common) Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides on a birding trip up the Chobe river

Green-backed Heron Butorides striata from a cover on the Okavango river	Rufous-bellied Heron Butorides rufiventris feeding in open water near Nambwa on Kwando river	Goliath Heron Ardea goliath can swallo fish up to 1,4 kg in weight

Great (white) Egret Egretta alba shows a yellow bill when not breeding	Cattle Egret Bulbulcus ibis sharing the photo with Equus burchellii, the Plains' zebra	Great (white) Egret Egretta alba at the Avis Dam Windhoek


Egretta garzetta shows a yellow bill when not breeding	Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax taken on the Okavango river	Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala at the small dam in Nomtsas Game area


Yellow-billed Egret Egretta intermedia taken on Atlantic coast near Swakopmund		Purple Heron Ardea purpurea taken in Chobe National Park

Family Phoenicopteridae: Flamingos


Greater Flamingo Phoenicocepterus ruber at the Walfishbay Lagoon		Lesser Flamingo Phoenicocepterus minor at the Walfishbay Sewage works

Family Threskiornithidae: Ibises, Spoonbills


Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus in Fishers pan Etosha during the rainy season		Hadeda Ibis Bostrychia hagedash close to Mazambala Island on the Kwando Rive

Family Pelecanidae: Pelicans


	Great (Eastern) White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus occur at the coast and inland of Namibia

Family Ciconiidae: Storks


Openbilled Stork Anastomus lamelligerus often found in great numbers. welcoming all birders	Openbilled Stork Anastomus lamelligerus often found in great numbers. welcoming all birders	Openbilled Stork Anastomus lamelligerus often found in great numbers. welcoming all birders


Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus taken in Etosha National Park	Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis on Impalila Island, where the Zambezi meets the Chobe.	Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis at floodplain of Mahango National Park

Family Spheniscidae: Penguins


African (Jackass) Penguin Spheniscus demersus congregating and breeding on Halifax Island	African (Jackass) Penguin Spheniscus demersus on Halifax Island, swimming right next to boat	African (Jackass) Penguin Spheniscus demersus on Halifax Island, reachable by boat from Lüderitz

Family Procellariidae: Petrels, Shearwaters


	White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis taken from kayak in Walfish Bay Lagoon

Order Passeriformes

Family Malaconotidae: Bush-Shrikes, Puffbacks, Tchagras, Boubous, Helmet-Shrikes, Batises, Wattle-eyes


Brown-crowned Tschagra Tschagra australis at Mokuti Lodge near bird hide	White-crested Helmetshrike Prionops plumatus at Moringa Waterhole near Halali	Brubru Nilaus afer at Spitzkoppe in the Namib

Swamp Boubou Laniarius bicolor Popa Falls, Okavango	Crimson-breasted Shrike Laniarius atrococcineus occuring all over Namibia	White-tailed Shrike Lanioturdus torquatus Naukluft, Waterkloof trail

Bokmakierie telophorus zeylonus at the Spitzkoppe	Grey-headed Bush-shrike Melanconotus blanchoti caught at the Zambezi river	Pririt Batis Batis pririt at Avis Dam near Windhoek


Chinspot Batis Batis molitor at dry woodland in Caprivi	Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla taken near the Zambezi river	Magpie (African Long-tailed)Shrike Corvinella melanoleuca taken in the Bwabwata Game Reserve

Family Corvidae: Crows, Raven


	Pied Crow Corvus albus at Ganab Waterhole in the Namib Desert

Family Laniidae: Typical Shrikes


Southern White-crowned shrike Eurocephalus anguitimens Rietfontein waterhole, Etosha		Common Fiscal (Fiscal Shrike) Lanius collaris immature bird, Nomtsas birdhide

Family Paridae: Tits, Penduline-Tits


near endemic: Carp's Tit Parus carpi near Hobatere	near endemic: Carp's Tit Parus carpi near Kalkheuwel in Mopane woodland at Etosha	near endemic: Carp's Tit Parus carpi near Hobatere

Family Hirundinidae: Swallows, Martins


Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola perching on bank of the fishriver		Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundu smithii perching on dead tree sticking out Chobe river

Family Pyconotidae: Bulbuls, Nicators

Yellowbellied Greenbul or Bulbul
Chlorocichla flaviventris
taken in campsite near Zambezi river

African Red-eyed Bulbul
Pycnonotus nigricans
anywhere in Namibia

Family Sylviidae: Leaf-Warblers, Babblers, Warblers


Grey-backed Camaroptera (Bleating Warbler) Camaroptera brevicaudata		Lesser Swamp-Warbler or Cape Reed Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris in reeds next to Naute Dam

(African)Barred Wren-Warbler Calamonastes fasciolatus Erongo	Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis on Nomtsas Game Reserve	Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis on Nomtsas Game Reserve

Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii Mahango Park, Caprivi	Black-faced Babbler Turdoides melanops birdhide, Mokuti Lodge	Hartlaub's Babbler Turdoides hartlaubii birdfeeder, Mahangu Lodge


Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii Nambwa, eastern Caprivi on the Kwando	Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii Nambwa, eastern Caprivi on the Kwando	Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii Nambwa, eastern Caprivi on the Kwando


Hartlaub's Babbler Turdoides hartlaubii caught at Mahangu Lodge	Burnt-necked Eremomela Eremomela usticollis reacting heavily to call, although played very soft	Burnt-necked Eremomela Eremomela usticollis feeding in Acacia karoo trees on Nomtsas


Layard's Tit-Babbler Parisoma layardii taken in the deep gorge of the Naukluft		Chestnut-Vented Tit-Babbler Parisoma subcaeruleum Sossusvlei


Green-capped Eremomela Eremomela scotops found in Manketti woodland	Green-capped Eremomela Eremomela scotops reacting to our call	Bare-cheeked Babbler Turdoites gymnogenys in garden of Hobatere Lodge


Little Rush-Warbler or African Sedge Warbler Bradypterus baboecala this picture was taken in reeds of Rundu sewage works	near endemic: Damara Rockrunner Archaeopts pygnopygius taken at the Waterberg	near endemic: Rockrunner Archaeopts pygnopygius Waterberg

Family Zosteropidae: White-eyes


African Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis this picture was taken in dry woodland just outside Divundu	Orange River White-eye Zosterops pallidus in Namib Desert, close to Naukluft Mountains	African Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis in garden of Mahangu Lodge at Okavango Lodge

Family: Cisticolidae: African Warblers

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