Saturday, 30 December 2023

28-12-2023 NJAU, GAMBIA - NAMAQUA DOVE (JUVENILE)

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The Namaqua dove (Oena capensis) is a small pigeon. It is the only species in the genus Oena. It is found over much of Sub-Saharan Africa as...

28-12-2023 NJAU, GAMBIA - CHESTNUT BACKED SPARROW LARK (Eremopterix leucotis) (FEMALE)

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The chestnut-backed sparrow-lark (Eremopterix leucotis) is a passerine bird which is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert...

28-12-2023 NJAU, GAMBIA - SPUR WINGED LAPWING (Vanellus spinosus)

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The spur-winged lapwing or spur-winged plover (Vanellus spinosus) is a lapwing species, one of a group of largish waders in the family Chara...

28-12-2023 NJAU, GAMBIA - NAMAQUA DOVE (Oena capensis)

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The Namaqua dove (Oena capensis) is a small pigeon. It is the only species in the genus Oena. It is found over much of Sub-Saharan Africa as...

28-12-2023 NJAU, GAMBIA - GREATER PAINTED SNIPE (Rostratula benghalensis)

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The greater painted-snipe or goudsnip (Rostratula benghalensis) is a species of wader in the family Rostratulidae. They are widely distribut...

28-12-2023 NJAU, GAMBIA - CUT-THROAT FINCH (MALE AND FEMALE) (Amadina fasciata)

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The cut-throat finch (Amadina fasciata) is a common species of estrildid finch found throughout Africa; it is also known as the bearded finc...

29-12-2023 BAKAU, GAMBIA - ABYSSINIAN ROLLER (Coracias abyssinicus)

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The Abyssinian roller (Coracias abyssinicus), or Senegal roller, is a member of the roller family of birds which breeds across tropical Afri...

29-12-2023 NGALA LODGE, GAMBIA - RAINBOW AGAMA (Agama agama)

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Rainbow lizards can occupy urban, suburban and wild areas that supply enough vegetation for reproduction and insects for food. The agama liz...

28-12-2023 NJAU, GAMBIA - EXCLAMATORY PARADISE WHYDAH (Vidua interjecta)

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The exclamatory paradise whydah or Uelle paradise whydah (Vidua interjecta) is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is also known as...
Friday, 29 December 2023

27-12-2023 KOTU CREEK, GAMBIA - COMMON GREENSHANK (Tringa nebularia)

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The common greenshank (Tringa nebularia ) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders. The genus name Tringa is the New ...

28-12-2023 TENDABA, GANDIA - RUFOUS CROWNED ROLLER (Coracias naevius)

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The name "purple roller" can also refer to the azure dollarbird (Eurystomus azureus) of Indonesia. The purple roller (Coracias nae...

29-12-2023 BAKAU, GAMBIA - AFRICAN GREY HORNBILL (Lophoceros nasutus)

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The African grey hornbill (Lophoceros nasutus) is a member of the hornbill family of mainly tropical near-passerine birds found in the Old W...

27-12-2023 BRUFUT FOREST - LONG TAILED NIGHTJAR (Caprimulgus climacurus)

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The long-tailed nightjar (Caprimulgus climacurus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in multiple African coun...

25-12-2023 NGALA LODGE, GAMBIA - VINACEOUS DOVE (Streptopelia vinacea)

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The vinaceous dove (Streptopelia vinacea) is a bird species in the pigeon family Columbidae that widely resident across the Sahel and Sudan ...

25-12-2023 BAKAU, GAMBIA - YELLOW BILLED KITE (Milvus migrans ssp. parasitus)

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The yellow-billed kite (Milvus aegyptius) is the Afrotropic counterpart of the black kite (Milvus migrans), of which it is most often consid...

26-12-2023 NGALA LODGE, GAMBIA - BROWN PLAYBOY BUTTERFLY (Deudorix antalus)

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Deudorix antalus, the brown playboy, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Africa (including Madagascar) and south-west Ar...

25-12-2023 ATLANTIC BLV, GAMBIA - BLACK KITE (Milvus migrans)

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The black kite (Milvus migrans) is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors. I...

25-12-2023 ATLANTIC BLV, GAMBIA - NILE MONITOR (Varanus niloticus)

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The Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus) is a large member of the monitor family (Varanidae) found throughout most of Sub-Saharan Africa, partic...

25-12-2023 ATLANTIC BLV, GAMBIA - RED BILLED FIREFINCH (MALE)

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The red-billed firefinch or Senegal firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala) is a small seed-eating bird in the family Estrildidae. This is a resid...

25-12-2023 ATLANTIC BLV, GAMBIA - HOODED VULTURE (Necrosyrtes monachus)

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A small, mostly brown vulture with a small, naked, pink head covered with velvety white flufflike feathers. The slender, drooping, black bea...

25-12-2023 ATLANTIC BLV, GAMBIA - RED BILLED FIREFINCH (FEMALE) (Lagonosticta senegala)

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The red-billed firefinch or Senegal firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala) is a small seed-eating bird in the family Estrildidae. This is a resid...