While birding Ruhija of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in southwestern Uganda, we attempted to find the Red-chested Owlet – Glaucidium tephronotum medje at a spot where I hold records, which worked out positively. G. t.…
Zygodactylaous and semi-zygodactylous have their unique kind of attractive beauty. It is entirely understandable for the Musophagids, which are semi-zygodactylous. Turacos are very variable in colours and remarkable for their peculiar pigments that give them…
A very beautiful Bar-tailed Trogon – Apaloderma vittatum. One of the only three Trogon species that occur in Africa. These are sometimes easier to hear than see and do not mean they are the most…
Rüppell’s starling (Lamprotornis purpuroptera) is one of East Africa’s most abundant starling. A big-sized and long-tailed starling of moist woodland to cultivation habitats mostly below 1,400 meters above sea level. They are very vocal around…
The Black Bishop (Euplectes gierowii ansorgei) is getting dressed up for the second breeding season. Just like several other members of the family Ploceidae, the male of this species moults to this colourful plumage for…
Willard’s Sooty Boubou – (Laniarius willardi) is an Albertine Rift endemic family Malaconotidae (Bushshrikes) member. Laniarius willardi was only described thirteen years back despite collecting the first specimen over 100 years ago. Boubous are typically…
A Grey-capped warbler (Eminia lepida) sings at an exposed perch at Uganda’s Lake Mburo National Park. This monotypic genus is the largest member of the family, Cisticolidae. A skulky occupant of the dense undergrowth and…
A good morning encounter with the Papyrus Gonolek Laniarius mufumbiri, a colourful Bushshrike famed for being difficult to observe and best pulled out by vocalisations. One of those that require an unending supply of patience…
The search for the Green-breasted Pitta Pitta reichenowi can be tricky and easy on some days. The day for this video was one of the easy ones. Multiple display observations, although all were in the…