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This bir has been elected by God himself to be the "king of birds" after having won a contest against the bat! Well, at least this is the legend every Malagasy guide can tell you!

Scientific name: Dicrurus forficatus
Dutch name: Kuifdrongo
English name: Crested Drongo
Place: Amber Mountain NP
Date: 01 Aug 2010
Posted: Sat 22 Jan 2011, 23:55
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During a hike, a small group came very close and waited for us to give them some food. They seemed to like the rests of fruit we throwed in their direction!
In the back ground, you can see the Mont Blanc, highest peak in Europe.

Scientific name: Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Dutch name: Alpenkraai
English name: Red-billed Chough
Place: Grenoble - France
Date: 06 Nov 2010
Posted: Sun 07 Nov 2010, 12:16
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These small birds a very common in west Africa, and it's always a pleasure to see this colored friend!

Scientific name: Lagonosticta senegala
Dutch name: Vuurvinkje
English name: Red-billed Firefinch
Place: Djenné - Mali
Date: 27 Dec 2008
Posted: Sun 10 May 2009, 17:15
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A nice bird of a group of 6 I could approach really closely, they where almost as confident as our european pigeons

Scientific name: Columba guinea
Dutch name: Gespikkelde Duif
English name: Speckled Pigeon
Place: Djenné - Mali
Date: 27 Dec 2008
Posted: Sat 09 May 2009, 11:17
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First pic of this beautiful bird on BP! This guy and his female were preparing their nest, so I could observe them several times, but always early in the morning. guess they stayed in shadow during the day to avoid being in the hot sun

Scientific name: Amadina fasciata
Dutch name: Bandvink
English name: Cut-throat Finch
Place: Djenné - Mali
Date: 27 Dec 2008
Posted: Fri 08 May 2009, 11:41
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I've been looking for this bird for a long time and finally found it at the very place I saw it for the first time two years ago! I unfortunately didn't manage to take a good pic of it...

Scientific name: Upupa epops
Dutch name: Hop
English name: Eurasian Hoopoe
Place: Saint Jean de Luz, France
Date: 16 Apr 2009
Posted: Fri 17 Apr 2009, 13:34
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