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    Possible Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk 10/08/2024, Kenya

    Thanks for the answer!
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    Possible Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk 10/08/2024, Kenya

    Hi everyone! I saw this bird on the 10th of August 2024, at Rift Valley Viewpoint (here: -1.0113828418732775, 36.62702411417748). At the time, I had written it off as an African Goshawk, but now I might thinking it could be a Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk, because of the reddish cheek. I have only...
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    please identify my birds in kenya

    1. Looks like some type of Bulbul – possibly Black-capped? Depends on where it was seen! Probably not possible to get a definitive ID. 2. Juvenile firefinch, probably Red-billed? 3. Lowest hanging fruit, but since it is perched on a roof, I would go for Yellow-billed Kite. 4. I would say...
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    Caprimulgus sp, Amboseli, Kenya, July 2024

    Maybe? It looks like in the Helm Field Guide Book the color is different, with square-tailed being more rufous (also on the whisker). Also, indeed the nightjar in the pic above does not look like it has the elongated tip that would be typical of slender-tailed male - I know it can become worn...
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    Caprimulgus sp, Amboseli, Kenya, July 2024

    Not an expert (I just stayed in Amboseli this August for a while): I think that Slender-tailed Nightjar also has the white outline, and it is apparently much more common in Amboseli (according to eBird). I do not know of other "resting" ID marks that can separate the two (unless you manage to...
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    Kenya Endemics tour, August 2024 - looking for 1-3 companions!

    Hi everyone! I am so sorry, Birdforum did not warn me about the responses! I used Cisticola Tours - Birding and Nature Tours in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda and now that I am back, I can absolutely recommend it, it was amazing! Let me know if you want any further info though! Ben
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    Mystery plover in Amboseli, Kenya (18/08/24) - maybe Chestnut-banded?

    Thanks for the answer! Why not Chestnut-banded? In picture 7 and 5 you can see a bit of chestnut, and it looks very similar to these pictures (ML619725582 - Chestnut-banded Plover - Macaulay Library ML617735638 - Chestnut-banded Plover - Macaulay Library). In particular, the pure white breast...
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    Mystery plover in Amboseli, Kenya (18/08/24) - maybe Chestnut-banded?

    Hi everyone! Third bird from Kenya - only bad pics for this one. This was in Amboseli, on the 18th of August. It was not far from Observation hill, near a wetland. I noticed that this plover was lighter in color than the Kittlitz’s and the Three-banded around it, without cream tones. It was...
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    Lake Jilore, South-eastern Kenya: possible Fire-fronted Bishop (asking for help as there are few nonbreeding plumage pics online)

    Uhm, bump? I think it might be very niche, but it does not hurt to try!
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    Cisticola seen in August at Tsavo East, in Kenya - video, call and pictures

    Hi everyone! I have good feelings about this one, but being a cisticola I would love if some experts could give me more feedback. I saw it while I was in Tsavo East, on the 26th of August 2024. There were two birds calling in a grassland, with scattered bushes. Given their color, I thought of...
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    Lake Jilore, South-eastern Kenya: possible Fire-fronted Bishop (asking for help as there are few nonbreeding plumage pics online)

    Hi everyone! Pictures of a small bishop that I saw on the 27th of August on a small field with rank vegetation next to Lake Jilore, Kenya. So, there were a few bishops female/non-breeding types, and this struck me as having small bill (pink in color), light streaking on the breast, and yellow...
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    Kenya Endemics tour, August 2024 - looking for 1-3 companions!

    Hi everyone! I will be in Kenya for work in August 2024, my first time in the country, and I am very keen to spend some extra time there (max 14 days) to see as many endemics/specialties as possible. I have been drooling over this tour (Kenya Endemics Birding Tour: Cisticola- Birding & Nature...
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    Kiruna, N Sweden - Parrot Crossbill? Video + pictures

    Dear Alexander Yes, you are right, it is really depending on the angle... Thank you very much for your answer! All the best Beniamino
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    Kiruna, N Sweden - Parrot Crossbill? Video + pictures

    Just for an update: on Facebook forum, it would appear that the consensus is for Parrot Crossbill. In a different occasion, another individual (pictures and sound):
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    Kiruna, N Sweden - Parrot Crossbill? Video + pictures

    Dear Birdforum users I saw a flock of these birds outside my camp in the general vicinity of Kiruna (I was close to Aptasvare NR), deep in Swedish Lapland, on the 7th of August 2022. Given the flat forehead, deep "bulging" bill, and generally bull-headed appearance, I would call these Parrot...
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    Crested Terns in Senegal, March 2022

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    Crested Terns in Senegal, March 2022

    Thanks for the answer! I am getting more and more sure about the ones in pictures 3-4, 6. On the other hand, I agree with you that while the one in picture 5 looks a bit off (potentially also smaller size? plus all the things you noticed) I remain very cautious because it is only one grainy...
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    Crested Terns in Senegal, March 2022

    Dear Birdforum users, Here are some pictures taken in the Saloum Delta in March 2022. There are four terns on a mud bank. I was passing with a boat and I knew these birds could be difficult to ID, so I tried to snap as many pictures as I could while also observing them. At the time my first...
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    Question for vulture experts: Gyps in flight Senegal March

    Thanks a lot everyone for your replies! I will keep looking into it - maybe try work the pictures a bit! - if it is indeed a White-backed Vulture, it sure does its best to mimic a Griffon plumage! However, in a Facebook group of Senegal and Gambia birding the general consensus is also veering...
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    Question for vulture experts: Gyps in flight Senegal March

    Hey Butty, thanks for the reply! Yeah, my doubts might be founded... However, I did not judge the size as an absolute, but relative to three Ruppell's Griffons in the same kettle (White-backed is smaller than Rüppell, which is smaller than Eurasian Griffon), so while not definitive, it was an...
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    Question for vulture experts: Gyps in flight Senegal March

    Dear Birdforum users Looking back at the pictures I took, I found these two of the same vulture, taken in the Diourbel region (Senegal) on the 22nd of March. The three possible species are Rüppell's, Eurasian Griffon and White-backed Vulture. At the time I put White-backed Vulture, and both me...
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    Shikra or Besra Sri Lanka 2012

    Dear Deb and Andy Thank you very much for your resolutive opinions! And sorry for not answering sooner, I was in the middle of moving house. In the meantime I also got answers from a Sri Lanka Field Ornithology group and they all agree with you, it is a Shikra. I especially appreciate the...
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    Shikra or Besra Sri Lanka 2012

    Hi everyone! So, due to the absence of international travel I sifted among old pictures and I found some birds from a Sri Lanka trip in august 2012 that I think me and the guide might have misidentified. First up is a classic problem. We identified this bird as juvenile Besra, due to the...
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    Northern Thailand 28th March - 04th April 2020

    Thank you very much Andy, Kevin and Steve! Sorry for not replying sooner, I did not get alerted of the notifications somehow! I did contact the guide you mentioned (Uthai Cheummarung, not Treesucon) and his prices were reasonable (150 euros per entire day). He also said that he can more or...
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    Northern Thailand 28th March - 04th April 2020

    Hi everyone! My name is Beniamino Tuliozi, a birder from Italy. I am organizing a birding trip in Thailand lasting roughly three weeks, and part of this trip would be in the northern part. As you all know from Chiang Mai some great destinations can be reached with a car (Doi Inthanon, Doi...
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