mystery bird

Can anyone help with the I/D of this bird, spotted near a freshwater pool, near the sea at Tujerang in The Gambia, this photo was taken in January this year.

The common green magpie (Cissa chinensis) is a member of the crow family, roughly about the size of the Eurasian jay or slightly smaller. It is a vivid green in colour (often fades to turquoise in captivity), slightly lighter on the underside and has a thick black stripe from the bill (through...

OK BF friends, here's my Saturday fun shot for this week, taken on yesterday's 15km hike. Consider it a challenge, like the Saturday crossword in your favorite paper. This time it's "Spot the Birdie". Yes, there is a bird in there, and some of it's visible if you look closely: left...

Would appreciate any help in correctly identifying this bird. He was on the ground and then flew to a tree and let me get pretty close to take his picture. I thought at first it was pigeon based on his shape, but his eyes and beak are wrong.. plus the yellow rump, yellow lores and cheeks. I...

Does anyone know what bird this is, I spotted it last saturday (17/10/09) around 4pm near Poundbury, Doset, by a farmers track. It was about 50-60 cms tall (only estimate) it had a mate with it which I also managed to get a picture of. It looked most unusual, as I am a novice.

We thought we should post this photo of a mainly terrestial bird to let you tell us what species you think it is.Found in Australia,it is encountered sometimes in small flocks,but heard calling mainly at night.This,of course is a juvenile after fledging,but we have posted a photo of an adult...