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Abbreviation   Guide

Bo           Botswana

Co           Comoros

Et             Ethiopia

Ma            Madagascar

Mo            Mozambique

Na            Namibia

Na(Ca)    Namibia Caprivi

Rw            Rwanda

SA(Nam)  Nambiti Reserve SA

SA             South Africa

Ta             Tanzania

Ug             Uganda

Zi             Zimbabwe

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Birds of Africa

Page Nine

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Orioles; Oxpeckers

Starlings

Sparrows

Weavers

Waxbills

Canaries and Seedeaters; Buntings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photos

Orioles; Oxpeckers

Black-headed Oriole  SA(Nam)

Red-billed Oxpecker                Ta  Ta

Starlings

Red-winged Starling               SA(Nam)

Cape Glossy Starling  SA(Nam) Na(Ca)

Sharp-tailed Starling                   Ta Ta

Rüppell's Long-tailed Starling     Ug

Plum-coloured Starling  Na(Ca)    - Mo

Sparrows

 

Grey-headed Sparrow - Passer diffususMozambique-4587 Mo Mozambique-4586 Mo  SA(Nam)              

Weavers

White-browed Sparrow-weaver                 Ta

Vitelline Masked Weaver         Sw

Black-headed Weaver            Ta Ta

Baglafecht Weaver                 Rw Rw

Yellow-backed Weaver                              Ug Ug

Lesser-masked Weaver - Ploceus intermedius Mozambique-4601 Mo Mozambique-4603 Mo Mozambique-4599  MO

Southern Brown-throated Weaver          Bo

Southern Red Bishop                  Ug

Waxbills

Southern Cordon-bleu (Blue-waxbill)    SA(Nam) Za

Red-billed Firefinch                        Ug Ta

Eastern Paradise-whydah                         Ta

Pin-tailed Whydah                                   Ug     -Mo

Village Indigobird                                    Ta

Canaries and Seedeaters; Buntings

Brimstone Canary (Bully)

                          Ug  SA(Nam) SA(Nam)

Golden-breasted Bunting                         SA(Nam)

23 Bird Species Photographed