Longevities of kingfishers
Kingfishers are colourful and interesting, and it is always exciting to hold one in the hand. Catching them also provides valuable data, and here longevi...
Author: Dieter
Dieter is a qualified Bird Ringer and trainer, registered bird guide, and Weaver expert. Dieter is able to act as a bird guide for day trips in Cape Town, and is able to customise birds tours in South Africa and beyond.
Longevities of cranes
There are 15 species of cranes, found on 5 continents (not South America or Antarctica). The cranes are among most threatened bird families globally, wit...
Weaver identification
Weaver identification, ageing & sexing Papers from Safring News General Oschadleus HD. 2011. Iris colours in ageing and sexing South African Ploceus weavers...
African bird atlasses
Several bird atlasses have been published that include maps showing absence/presence in grids, allowing accurate distributions to be mapped. The map below shows...
Longevities of sunbirds and sugarbirds
The sunbirds and spiderhunters (family Nectariniidae) are small passerine birds found in the Old World. There are about 145 species with species diversity being...
Longevities of Cossypha robin-chats
There are 14 species of Cossypha robin-chats in Africa. They are medium sized thrushes and sexes are alike. They have much red in the plumage and many sp...
Red-necked Falcon takes Red-collared Widow
The Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera eats mostly small to medium-sized birds, usually less than 300 g in weight. It also preys on small mammals (like bats and ...
Robben Island birding
Visiting Robben Island generally means going on the tourist tour, which may seem restrictive to birders, but there are still some great opportunities for birdin...
Longevities of shrikes, bush-shrikes and helmet-shrikes
Would you like to ring a shrike? Book a ringing trip with Birds4Africa ! The shrikes, bush-shrikes and helmet-shrikes were formerly all classed together in one ...
Karoo garden ringing
If you would like to ring Karoo birds, book a trip with Dieter at Birds4Africa ! Visiting Vanrhynsdorp from 23-26 January 2020, a team of ringers and trainees...