Terminology

Africa’s Big Five and Little Five

December 11, 2012 by Adam Riley 6 Comments
I’m sure you’ve all heard of Africa’s famous Big Five, but do you know there is also an equally fascinating Little Five? Africa is...
Trips

Africa’s Biomes – the Guinea-Congo Forests

November 13, 2012 by Adam Riley 9 Comments
Africa, in common with the rest of our planet, has been divided up into various biomes or ecosystems, each supporting unique avifauna and communities...
Birds

Weavers

October 9, 2012 by Adam Riley 8 Comments
Weavers are truly magical birds, combining bright plumages with ingenious weaving talents and cheerful, noisy social lives. The IOC world birdlist recognizes 90 species...
Plants

The Cape Wildflower Spectacle

September 11, 2012 by Adam Riley 17 Comments
The world’s 17 megadiverse countries have either massive landmasses or are situated in tropical zones, thus supporting a very rich fauna and flora. However...
Birds

The Bee-eaters of Africa

August 14, 2012 by Adam Riley 19 Comments
The wonderful family Meropidae contains 27 dazzling species, of which Africa is endowed with no less than 20 species, the balance occurring across Asia...
Conservation

Africa’s endangered species

July 10, 2012 by Adam Riley 4 Comments
Although extinction is a natural phenomenon, experts have determined that the current rate of bird extinction is somewhere between 1,000 and 10,000 times the...
Birds

Namibia’s 15 key birds

June 12, 2012 by Adam Riley 10 Comments
Gaining independence in 1990, Namibia is one of Africa’s “newer” nations, although not quite as newborn as South Sudan which has yet to celebrate...
Birds

The Storks of Africa

May 8, 2012 by Adam Riley 12 Comments
Africa has more than its fair share of storks, with 8 of the world’s 19 species gracing the continent. Furthermore we have another very...
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