
Fairy Flycatcher
Karoo. Grey cap and upper body; black tail; mask and black wings with white bar; pink central breast.

Karoo. Grey cap and upper body; black tail; mask and black wings with white bar; pink central breast.

Upland vleis and matted scrub. Dark brown above; eyebrows and underparts saffron-yellow; breast lightly spotted.

Rocky grasslands. Rump and upper-tail coverts orange; below orange lower breast; paler towards belly.

Montane scrub. Small, dark canary-like birds with greenish-yellow underparts.

Cape west coast. Like a short-tailed Reed Cormorant with permanent crest.

Upper tail black; rest of upperparts dark brown, except for cinnamon forehead; breast, flanks and rump cinnamon; throat pale with dark barring.

Forests. Underparts entirely orange; hood black; wings and upper tail dark grey.

General. Male yellow all over; darker above; orange wash over head and throat; pale eyes. Female paler; yellow wash over head and breast; eyes dark; belly white.

Woodland and gardens. Various races but all with underlying yellow plumage; greener above.

Cape flats and mountains with flowering proteas. Pale brown breast with dark malar streak.
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