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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

White-breasted Cormorant ~ Natal Midlands, 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
All images are copyrighted to the author