
Dusky Sunbird
Dry woodland and scrub. Above and breast black with coppery iridescence; belly white.

Dry woodland and scrub. Above and breast black with coppery iridescence; belly white.

BBroad-leaved woodland. Usually in pairs. Female almost completely speckled. Male has distinctive white and black band on breast. White spots on back.

Coastal shores. White body apart from black cap, pale grey back and wings with short tail; long, slender black bill (similar to Little Tern)


Woodland. Greyish bird with well-streaked breast, pale eyes and rufous vent.

Kalahari and Karoo. Grey-brown above; wing feather edges paler; below whitish with a brown wash to the breast and belly; soft parts black.


Farmlands and suburbia. Crown, face and upper breast black in male, grey in female; mantle grey; back, rump and wings chestnut with small white wing-bar.

Wetlands. Large drab duck. Black, broad-tipped bill; orange-yellow legs; speckled all over dark brown on pale grey. Male has paler head. In flight, shows pale blue-green on upper wings.

Woodland. Very small size; forehead blackish; throat white; rest of underparts yellow.
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