17-12-2022 KARTONG, THE GAMBIA - WEST AFRICAN FIDDLER CRAB (Afruca tangeri)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/555973-Afruca-tangeri

17-12-2022 KARTONG, THE GAMBIA - BROAD SCARLET DRAGONFLY (MALE) (Crocothemis erythraea)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/85030-Crocothemis-erythraea

 

17-12-2022 KARTONG, THE GAMBIA - CRESTED LARK (MALE) (Galerida cristata)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/578607-Galerida-cristata

17-12-2022 KARTONG, THE GAMBIA - CRESTED LARK (FEMALE) (Galerida cristata)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/578607-Galerida-cristata

17-12-2022 KARTONG, THE GAMBIA - LONG SKIMMER DRAGONFLY (ORTHETRUM TRINACRIA)

 

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/107982-Orthetrum-trinacria

17-12-2022 KARTONG, THE GAMBIA - RED VEINED DROPWING DRAGONFLY (FEMALE) (Trithemis arteriosa)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/114465-Trithemis-arteriosa

17-12-2022 KARTONG, THE GAMBIA - WIRE TAILED SWALLOW (Hirundo smithii)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/11896-Hirundo-smithii

17-12-2022 KARTONG, THE GAMBIA - AFRICAN PIED KINGFISHER (Ceryle rudis ssp rudis)

The pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) is a species of water kingfisher widely distributed across Africa and Asia. Originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, it has five recognised subspecies. Its black and white plumage and crest, as well as its habit of hovering over clear lakes and rivers before diving for fish, make it distinctive. Males have a double band across the breast, while females have a single gorget that is often broken in the middle. They are usually found in pairs or small family groups. When perched, they often bob their head and flick up their tail.

17-12-2022 KARTONG, THE GAMBIA - CATTLE EGRET (Bubulcus ibis)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5017-Bubulcus-ibis

17-12-2022 KARTONG, THE GAMBIA - GREAT EGRET (Ardea alba)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/144455-Ardea-alba

17-12-2022 KARTONG, THE GAMBIA - SENEGAL COUCAL (Centropus senegalensis)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1670-Centropus-senegalensis

17-12-2022 KARTONG, THE GAMBIA - VILLAGE WEAVER (FEMALE) (Ploceus cucullatus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13796-Ploceus-cucullatus

17-12-2022 KARTONG, THE GAMBIA - CITRUS SWALLOWTAIL (Papilio demodocus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68469-Papilio-demodocus

17-12-2022 KARTONG, THE GAMBIA - HOODED VULTURE (Necrosyrtes monachus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5426-Necrosyrtes-monachus

17-12-2022 KARTONG, THE GAMBIA - SPUR WINGED LAPWING (Vanellus spinosus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4866-Vanellus-spinosus

17-12-2022 KARTONG, THE GAMBIA - SENEGAL THICK NEE (Burhinus senegalensis)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4928-Burhinus-senegalensis

17-12-2022 KARTONG, THE GAMBIA - PIAPIAC (Ptilostomus afer)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/8371-Ptilostomus-afer

17-12-2022 KARTONG, THE GAMBIA - RED EYED DOVE (Streptopelia semitorquata)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/2988-Streptopelia-semitorquata

29-12-2022 NGALA LODGE, GAMBIA - STINK BUG (Genus Lerida)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/604379-Lerida

29-12-2022 NGALA LODGE, GAMBIA - RED BILLED FIREFINCH (MALE) (Lagonosticta senegala)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14051-Lagonosticta-senegala

29-12-2022 NGALA LODGE, GAMBIA - DARK BLUE PANSY BUTTERFLY (Junonia oenone)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68465-Junonia-oenone

28-12-2022 NGALA LODGE, GAMBIA - LONG TAILED GLOSSY STARLING (Lamprotornis caudatus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14928-Lamprotornis-caudatus

28-12-2022 NGALA LODGE, GAMBIA - WESTERN RED BILLED HORNBILL (Tockus kempi)

list.org/taxa/144661-Tockus-kempi

28-12-2022 NGALA LODGE, GAMBIA - CITRUS SWALLOWTAIL (Papilio demodocus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68469-Papilio-demodocus

28-12-2022 NGALA LODGE, GAMBIA - BEAUTIFUL SUNBIRD (FEMALE) (Cinnyris pulchellus)

The beautiful sunbird (Cinnyris pulchella), formerly placed in the genus Nectarinia, is a sunbird. It is native to tropical Africa, its range extending from Senegal and Guinea in the west to Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Kenya in the east.

Beautiful sunbirds are tiny, only 10 cm (4 in) long, although the breeding male's long tail adds another 5 cm (2 in). They have medium-length thin down-curved bills and brush-tipped tubular tongues, both of which are adaptations to their nectar feeding. The male has a black head, bright metallic green upper parts, scarlet breast bordered with yellow and black belly. The central feathers of the teal are greatly elongated. The female is brown above with yellowish underparts.