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Pririt Batis Batis priris
Taxa: Order Passeriformes
Habitat: Acacia & Prosopis trees
Nest: Small neat cup
Song: Slow descending of whistling notes
The Pririt Batis is a regular visitor to BRinK camp, which makes us laugh everytime we hear his song!
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Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
Taxa: Order Coraciiformes
Habitat: Acacia & dry savannah
Nest: Tree holes, often prepared by woodpeckers
Song: not a song bird
Their eggs are incubated by both parents, which are extremely defensive. Lilac-breasted rollers are common in Kuzikus.
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African red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans
 Taxa: Order Passeriformes
Habitat: Garden
Nest: --
Song: Quite variable
It mainly feeds on fruit, such as those from the pepper tree by the lodge. The species is socially monogamous and males are highly territorial.
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Crimson-breasted Shrike Lanarius atrococcineus
Taxa: Order Passeriformes
Habitat: Savannah and Garden
Nest: --
Song: not recorded
This shrike feeds on arthropods usually catching them in flight.
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Shaft-tailed Whydah Vidua regia
Taxa: Order Passeriformes
Habitat: Open grassland
Nest: brood parasite of the Violet-eared waxbill
Song: not recorded
Its diet consists mainly of seeds and often comes to camp after raking the area around the tents. |
Violet-eared Waxbill Uraeginthus granatinus
Taxa: Order Passeriformes, Habitat: Open grassland, Acacia & Thornbush, Nest: Oval-shaped structure made from grass stems which stick out untidily
Song: not recorded |
Black-chested Prinia Prinia flavicans
Taxa: Order Passeriformes
Habitat: Scrub, savannah, gardens
Nest: Small neat cup in bush
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Ant-eating Chat Myrmecocichla formicivora
Taxa: Order Passeriformes
Habitat: Savannah, Acacia
Nest: Nests in Aardvark holes
Song: High-pitched single note, sitting on the top of branches
The ant-eater is very common in Kuzikus. |
