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Notes on the nesting of the Kurrichane Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus in the wild
Get PDFThe elusive nature [of Buttonquails] makes them difficult to observe in the wild ... here I report on data collected at three nest sites in South Africa's Limpopo Province ..
Weavers and nectar feeding
Get PDFThe recent article on nectar feeding by birds (Engelbrecht et al., 2014) highlights how important nectar is for a wide range of bird species, and the authors provide many new records of nectar feeding in southern African birds. Their article is likely to result in several new observations being published
Interspecific competition between Oxpecker Buphagus species?
Get PDFin areas where both oxpecker species occur, what governs their specific interest in particular host ungulates, and what prevents them from competing against one another
Photos of Weaver Nests. Why PHOWN?
Get PDFMany weavers are common and you may wonder if there is anything more to learn about them. Precisely because many weavers are common, means that there is potential to collect large amounts of data to provide new insights into their breeding biology
Confirming Southern Double-collared Sunbird as host for the Klaas's Cuckoo
No full textIt was giving the husky tseek call described as the nestling begging call of Klaas's Cucko
An annotated checklist of birds of the Vilanculos Coastal Wildlife Sanctuary, Southern Mozambique
Get PDFIt is possible that episodic recharging of wetlands by tropical cyclones is an important and overlooked ecological factor in creating suitable habitat for breeding waterbirds in Mozambique
Kelp Gulls breeding in mountain fynbos
Get PDFit is farthest inland breeding site in South Africa, and certainly the highest elevation sit
Not so friendly neighbours: Pygmy Falcon eating Sociable Weaver nestling
Get PDFOne of the falcons finally flew out with something in its talon
A comparative analysis of SABAP2 data for the Free State National Botanical Gardens and the Valley of Seven Dams Conservancy, Bloemfontein
No full textThis paper is... a comparison of the birds of the FSNBG and V7D areas, including historical records obtained at the FSNBG before SABAP2, and data from the Birds in Reserves Project ..
White-bellied Sunbird breeding in greenhouse
Get PDF...showed me two White-bellied Sunbird nests in the greenhouse... Both nests were only a few centimetres away from the sidewall of the greenhouse ..