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George Edwards · Apr 13, 2010

Here are the last of my friend's photos from Kenya and Tanzania, taken Nov 09.
#1 Amboseli, Kenya
#2 #3 Lake Victoria, Tanz.
#4 Serengeti, Tanz. - Dark-capped Bulbul ?
#5 Olduvai Gorge, Tanz - Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ?

Gavia_immer · Apr 13, 2010

George Edwards said:
Here are the last of my friend's photos from Kenya and Tanzania, taken Nov 09.
#1 Amboseli, Kenya
#2 #3 Lake Victoria, Tanz.
#4 Serengeti, Tanz. - Dark-capped Bulbul ?
#5 Olduvai Gorge, Tanz - Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ?

Weavers & cia are my nemesis, so I prefer not to give an opinion on No.1 o

Or is it some kind of Lark? Not any better on these :-O

2-3 are Magpie Shrikes (Corvinella melanoleuca)
No. 4 is Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus) I don't know if the form found in Tanzania is named Dark-capped Bulbul. Probably yes.
No.5, I would say is a Blue-capped Cordon Blue (Uraeginthus cyanocephalus). Too much blue on the cap, plus it has a reddish bill.

George Edwards · Apr 13, 2010

Gavia_immer said:
Weavers & cia are my nemesis, so I prefer not to give an opinion on No.1 o

Thanks for those Gavia. Dark-capped Bulbul = Common Bulbul = Pycnonotus barbatus, AFAICS.

I agree Blue-capped Cordon Bleu is a better fit than Red-cheeked and the other two must be Magpie Shrikes.

Tib78 · Apr 13, 2010

I agree with GI on every ID, the Cordon Bleu is a male Blue-capped for sure.

The first bird isn't a weaver though, but a lark of the genus Eremopterix (note the extremely long tertials and the blackish undertail coverts), the rather scaly upperparts and crown suggests an immature Fischer's Sparrow-lark.

Nicky mwangi · Apr 15, 2010

I agree with you.Fishers sparrow lark, Eremopterix leucopareia sounds good.

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