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Red-throated Alethe ~ Nyungwe Forest, Rwanda
Alethes
Bar-throated Apalis ~ Lindani Lodge, Waterberg Biosphere, South Africa
Apalises
Red-collared Mountain babbler ~ Nyungwe Forest, Rwanda
Babblers & Chatterers
Golden-rumped Tinkerbird
Barbets & Tinkerbarbets (or Tinkerbirds)
Chinspot Batis (male) ~ Kruger National Park, South Africa
Batises
Little Bee-eaters ~ Waterberg Biosphere, South Africa
Bee-eaters
Yellow-crowned Bishop ~ Devon Farmlands, South Africa
Bishops
Dwarf Bittern ~ Leeupan, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Bitterns
Bush Blackcap ~ Giant's Castle, South Africa
Blackcaps
Tropical Boubou ~ Pafuri, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Boubous
African Broadbill ~ Coutada 11, Mozambique
Broadbills
Terrestrial Brownbul ~ Berg n Dal, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Brownbuls, Bulbuls & Greenbuls
Cape Bunting ~ Tenahead Lodge & Spa, South Africa
Buntings
Gorgeous Bush-shrike ~ Tala Game Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Bush-shrikes & Tchagras
Kori Bustard ~ El Karama Conservancy, Kenya
Bustards & Korhaans
Jackal Buzard ~ Giant's Castle, South Africa
Buzzards
Lemon-breasted Canary ~ Makuleke Concession, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Canaries & Seedeaters
Familiar Chat ~ Kololo Game Reserve, South Africa
Chats
Levaillant's Cisticola ~ Devon Farmlands, South Africa
Cisticolas
Lesser Moorhen ~ Leeupan, Kruger National Park, South Africa (*Edited)
Coots, Gallinules & Moorhens
Reed Cormorant ~ Zibulo Colliery, South Africa
Cormorants & Darters
Black Coucal ~ Manyane Game Reserve, South Africa
Coucals
Bronze-winged Courser ~ Benoue National Park, Cameroon
Coursers
Spotted Crake
Crakes
Grey-crowned Cranes ~ Natal Midlands, South Africa
Cranes
White-browed Crombec ~ Nyungwe Forest, Rwanda
Crombecs
White-necked Raven ~ Giant's Castle, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Crows & Ravens
African Emerald Cuckoo ~ Lower Mpushini Conservancy, South Africa
Cuckoos & Cuckoo-shrikes
Namaqua Dove ~ Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, South Africa
Doves & Pigeons
Fork-tailed Drongo ~ Balgowan, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Drongos
Red-billed Teal ~ Zibulo Colliery, South Africa
Ducks, Geese & Grebes
Southern Banded Snake-eagle ~ Ndumo Game Reserve, South Africa
Eagles (Snake & Hawk)
Black Egret or Heron ~ Marievale Bird Sanctuary, South Africa
Egrets
Karoo Eremomela ~ Tankwa Karoo National Park, South Africa
Eremomelas
Lanner Falcon ~ Kgalagadi Transfrontier PArk
Falcons
Red-headed Finch (male)
Finches
African Finfoot (East African) ~ El Karama Conservancy, Kenya
Finfoots
Jamieson's Firefinch ~ Limpopo Lipadi, Botswana
Firefinches
Greater Flamingo ~ Thangadzi River Conservancy, Malawi
Flamingos
Striped Flufftail ~ Mbina Nature Reserve, South Africa
Flufftails
Fairy Flycatcher ~ Tankwa Karoo, South Africa
Flycatchers
Hildebrand's Francolin ~ El Karama Conservancy, Kenya
Francolins & Spurfowls
Gabar Goshawk ~ El Karama Conservancy, Kenya
Goshawks, Hawks & Sparrowhawks
Vulturine Guineafowl ~ El Karama Conservancy, Kenya
Guineafowls
Grey-headed Gull ~ Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Nigel, South Africa
Gulls
Hamerkop ~ Borakalalo National Park, South Africa
Hamerkops
Pallid Harrier (female) ~ Lower Sabie, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Harriers & Harrier-hawks
White-crested Helmet-shrike ~ Mkuze Game Reserve, South Africa
Helmetshrikes
Grey Heron ~ Balgowan, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Herons
Greater Honeyguide ~ El Karama Conservancy, Kenya
Honeyguides & Honeybirds
Hoopoes, Wood-hoopoes & Scimittarbills
Southern Ground Hornbill ~ Pafuri, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Hornbills
Yellow-bellied Hyliota ~ Benoue National Park, Cameroon
Hyliotas
Southern Bald Ibis ~ Karkloof, South Africa
Ibises & Spoonbills
Village Indigobird ~ Makuleke Concession, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Indigobirds
Greater Kestrel ~ Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa
Kestrels
Kingfishers
Black-shouldered Kite ~ Devon Farmlands, South Africa
Kites
Black-winged Lapwing ~ Mbina Nature Reserve, South Africa
Lapwings
Botha's Lark ~ Wakkerstroom, South Africa
Larks
Rosy-throated Longclaw ~ Nibela Peninsula, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Longclaws
Green Malkoha ~ Thangadzi River Conservancy, Malawi
Malkohas
Red-backed Mannikin ~ Kuris Moya, Magoebaskloof, South Africa
Mannikins
White-backed Mousebird ~ Karoo National Park, Western Cape, South Africa
Mousebirds
Eastern Nicator ~ Hluhluwe Game Reserve, South Africa
Nicators
Pennant-winged Nightjar ~ Dzanlanyama Forest, Malawi (*Edited)
Nightjars
Black-headed Oriole ~ Balgowan, Natal Midlands, South Africa
Orioles
Owls
Yellow-billed Oxpecker ~ Pafuri, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Oxpeckers
African Black Oystercatcher ~ Kelso, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Oystercatchers
Meyer's Parrot ~ Mabula Game Lodge, South Africa
Parrots & Parakeets
Pink-backed Pelican ~ The Elephant Marsh, southern Malawi
Pelicans
Grey Tit ~ Prince Albert, South Africa
Penduline-tits & Tits
Yellow-breasted Pipit ~ Ntsikeni Nature Reserve, South Africa
Pipits
African Pitta ~ Coutada 11, Mozambique
Pittas
Collared Pratincole ~ The Elephant Marsh, southern Malawi
Pratincoles
Karoo Prinia ~ Ballots Bay Nature Reserve, South Africa
Prinias
Common Quail ~ Nambithi Game Reserve, South Africa
Quails & Buttonquails
African Rail ~ Marievale Bird Sanctuary, South Africa
Rails
Bearded Scrub Robin ~ Pafuri Picnic Spot, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Robins, Scrub Robins & Robin-chats (& Akalats)
Drakensberg Rockjumper ~ Tenahead Lodge & Spa, South Africa
Rockjumpers
Racket-tailed Roller ~ Pafuri, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Rollers
Double-banded Sandgrouse ~ Mpumalanga, South Africa
Sandgrouse
Secretarybird ~ Nambithi Game Reserve, South Africa
Secretarybirds
Crimson-breasted Shrike ~ Khamab Kalahari Reserve, South Africa
Shrikes (& Puffbacks)
Drakensberg Siskin (male) ~ Tenahead Lodge & Spa, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Siskins
Sparrowlarks
Southern Grey-headed Sparrow ~ Limpopo Lipadi, Botswana
Sparrows (& Petronias)
Hildebrand's & Superb Starlings ~ El Karama Wilderness Conservancy, Kenya
Starlings & Mynas
European Stonechat ~ Nyungwe Forest, Rwanda
Stonechats & Whinchats
Wooly-necked Stork ~ Selbourne Golf Estate, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Storks
Gurney's Sugarbird ~ Montusi Mountain Lodge, South Africa
Sugarbirds
Malachite Sunbird ~ Balgowan, Natal Midlands, South Africa
Sunbirds
Blue Swallow ~ Roselands Nature Reserve, South Africa
Swallows, Martins & Sawwings
Bohm's Spinetail ~ Pafuri, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Swifts & Spinetails
Swift Tern ~ Umngazi River Bungalows, South Africa
Terns
Water Thick-knee ~ Kruger National Park, South Africa
Thick-knees
Cape Rock Thrush ~ Giant's Castle, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Thrushes, Palm-thrushes & Rock-thrushes
Layard's Tit-Babbler ~ Tierkloof Mountain Cottages, Tankwa Karoo, South Africa
Tit-babblers
Narina Trogon ~ Hluhluwe Game Reserve, South Africa
Trogons
Purple-crested Turaco ~ Lower Mpushini Conservancy, South Africa
Turacos & Go-away-birds
Green Twinspot (female) ~ Kurisa Moya, Magoebaskloof, South Africa
Twinspots & Crimsonwings
Bearded Vulture ~ Giant's Castle, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Vultures
Black-winged Stilt ~ Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Nigel, South Africa
Waders (Godwits, Pipers, Plovers, Shanks, Snipes, Stilts, Stints)
Mountain Wagtail ~ Balgowan, Natal Midlands, South Africa
Wagtails
Cinnamon-breasted Warbler ~ Tierkloof Mountain Cottages, Tankwa Karoo, South Africa
Warblers (Grassbirds, Camaropteras & Parisomas)
Black-throated Wattle-eye (female) ~ Pafuri Picnic Spot, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Wattle-eyes
Orange-breasted Waxbill ~ Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa
Waxbills, Pytilias & Olivebacks
Thick-billed Weaver ~ Balgowan, Natal Midlands, South Africa
Weavers (Buffalo & Sparrow) & Queleas
Capped Wheatear ~ Kgomo Kgomo, South Africa
Wheatears
African Yellow White-eye ~ Bonanamanzi Game Reserve, South Africa
White-eyes
Red-collared Widowbird ~ Balgowan, Natal Midlands, South Africa
Whydahs & Widowbirds
Bearded Woodpecker (female) ~ Kololo Game Reserve, South Africa
Woodpeckers & Wrynecks

THE FLACKS PHOTOGRAPHY
Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Photography: richard@theflacks.co.za
Website: eileen@theflacks.co.za

© 2026 Bird & Wildlife Photography by Richard Flack
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