Lake Nakuru
Red Billed Oxpecker
04 April 2010 21:57
Photo copyright: AS/monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • Lake Nakuru, Oct 2009
Bird name: Red Billed Oxpecker
Latin: Buphagus erythrorhynchus
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Family: Buphagidae • Oxpeckers
Red-billed Oxpeckers picking ticks off White Rhino at Lake Nakuru in Kenya.
Red-billed Oxpeckers live in East Africa.
Oxpeckers have been classed in Sturnidae, the Starlings, in the past, but here are placed in their own family the Buphagidae.More photos...
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Lesser Blue Eared Glossy Starling
26 March 2010 11:08
Photos copyright: AS/monacoeye • Lake Nakaru • Oct 2009 • Do not copy without permission
Bird name: Lesser Blue Eared Glossy Starling
Latin: Lamprotornis chloropterus
Other: Lesser Blue Eared Starling
Family: Sturnidae • Starlings
This is probably a Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling but there is a similar, larger, bird: the Greater Blue-eared Starling.More photos...
Superb Starling
20 March 2010 07:46
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Bird name: Superb Starling
Latin: Lamprotornis superbus
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Family: Sturnidae • Starlings
The aptly named Superb Starling lives in East Africa, seen here above at Lake Nakuru in Tanzania.More photos...
Rufous Crowned Roller
18 March 2010 19:15
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Bird name: Rufous Crowned Roller
Latin: Coracias naevia
Other: Purple Roller
Family: Coraciidae • Rollers
The Rufous-crowned Roller lives in sub-Saharan Africa. These photos were taken by André near Lake Nakuru in Kenya.More photos...
Speckled Pigeon
17 March 2010 16:40
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Bird name: Speckled Pigeon
Latin: Columba guinea
Other: Rock Pigeon
Family: Columbidae • Pigeons
The Speckled Pigeon is a sub-Saharan Pigeon, photographed here near Lake Nakuru by André.More photos...
Lesser Flamingo
11 March 2010 22:57
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Bird name: Lesser Flamingo
Latin: Phoenicopterus minor
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Family: Phoenicopteridae • Flamingos
The Lesser Flamingo looks similar to the Greater Flamingo, but is smaller with more black on the bill and a red patch at the tip. Large numbers congregate in Lake Nakuru.
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