Photographed by Luke Harwood
South Africa is one of the world’s top birding destinations, with enthusiasts from around the globe travelling to feast their eyes on some of the 850+ species to be seen. Of these, 53 are endemic to South Africa and in terms of the Southern African region, close on 180 are near-endemic. The country is also a part-time home to migrant birds from Europe, the Arctic and Antarctica, Central Asia, and China.
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Cape Turtle Dove (Streptopelia capicola) |
Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis) |
Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) |
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Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) |
Red-crested Korhaan (Eupodotis ruficrista) |
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Red-crested Korhaan (Eupodotis ruficrista) |
Dusky Sunbird (Cinnyris fusca) |
African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) |
African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) |
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African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) |
Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus) |
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Ostrich (Struthio camelus) |
Cape Vulture (Gyps coprotheres) |
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Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) |
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) |
Southern Masked Weaver (Ploceus velatus) |
Martial Eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus) |
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Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) |
Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) |
Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) |
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- Yellow-billed Stork, Mycteria ibis
