Scientific papers are simply boring. That is why they have sections Abstract and Summary, to allow you to read the digested versions and skip...

Mousebirds (order Coliiformes) are one of the perennial puzzles in bird systematics. They do not look or act much like any other birds (my...

A dusty-red road leads me through Marico bushveld deeper into the 750 square kilometers large wilderness of the Madikwe Game Reserve – the 4th...

Of course Africa could not to be left out of the pink weekend so I have researched all African species whose official or alternative...

Virtually every region on earth has some exceptionally long tailed birds – Europe and North America have their magpies, Central America has arguably the...

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...

Africa, in common with the rest of our planet, has been divided up into various biomes or ecosystems, each supporting unique avifauna and communities...

The wonderful family Meropidae contains 27 dazzling species, of which Africa is endowed with no less than 20 species, the balance occurring across Asia...