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White-bellied Bustard: East Africa's Most Colourful Small Bustard The white-bellied bustard is one of East Africa's most attractive medium-sized bustards. The male's combination of a blue-grey neck, white belly, and…

Kori Bustard Weight: How Africa's Heaviest Flying Bird Lives on the Savanna The kori bustard is Africa's heaviest flying bird. Adult males weigh between 7 and 19 kilograms, with the…

Black Crowned Crane: Africa's Western Counterpart to the Grey Crowned Crane The black crowned crane is the western sibling species to the grey crowned crane of East Africa. The two…

Grey Crowned Crane: East Africa's Most Elegant Wetland Bird The grey crowned crane is one of East Africa's most recognisable and most beautiful birds. The combination of grey body plumage,…

Fiery-necked Nightjar: The Iconic Nocturnal Voice of East Africa's Woodlands The fiery-necked nightjar produces one of East Africa's most recognisable nocturnal sounds. The call  a series of clear, purring notes…

East Africa Robin Chat: The Melodious Song-Bird of East Africa's Forests and Gardens The robin chat group is the East African equivalent of Europe's robin — a group of small,…

Equatorial Akalat: A Prized Albertine Rift Endemic of Uganda's Forests The equatorial akalat is one of the Albertine Rift's most sought-after endemic bird species. The Albertine Rift — the chain…

Red-faced Cisticola: The Riverside Warbler With a Distinctive Rufous Face The red-faced cisticola is one of East Africa's most distinctive cisticola species. The rufous-orange wash on the face and lores…

East Africa Cisticola: How to Navigate the Region's Most Challenging Grassland Warblers Cisticolas are small, streaked warblers that inhabit the grassland, wetland, and scrub zones of East Africa in extraordinary…

Yellow-fronted Canary: East Africa's Most Musical Small Seed-Eater The yellow-fronted canary is one of East Africa's most common and most melodious small birds. Its song is a rich, varied warbling…