Tree of life for ground-hornbills
As part of a population-bolstering programme, the Mabula Ground-Hornbill Project (MGHP) and its partners harvest the second egg from wild ground-hornbill nests and raise the chick by hand.
Browsing: Birdlife
The rollercoaster ride migratory birds go on
The European roller is a large attractive blue bird that breeds across Europe and migrates…
Railway lines killing flamingos
In January, thousands of lesser flamingo chicks were rescued from Kamfers Dam in Kimberley amid…
Rare bird spotted along South Africa’s West Coast
A red-billed oxpecker has been hanging around South Africa’s West Coast in the Koeberg Nature Reserve near Melkbosstrand for just over two months now. It is a mystery how it ended up in this fynbos habitat as red-billed oxpeckers do not occur in the Western Cape, the Free State and most of the arid regions of South Africa.
The Cape parrot, in true parrot-fashion
The Cape parrot is found only in South Africa and is currently listed as vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List. Until recently, the Cape parrot was considered a sister species with the grey-headed parrot (Poicephalus fuscicollis). However, Cape parrots are now considered a unique species, Poicephalus robustus.
Invasive ring-necked parakeet eradicated in Seychelles
Seychelles is emerging as a world leader when it comes to invasive species eradication. For…