Fieldguide

Bullfrog, African Giant

Bullfrog, African Giant
Name: Bullfrog, African Giant
Classification:
Place first seen: Piper Pan, Central Kalahari (CKGR), Botswana
Date spotted: March 2016
Description:

Huge, very mean looking inflatable frogs that we found all over Piper Pan in the Central Kalahari, in temporary ponds and in the deep pools of water on the roads. They have an incredibly nasty look on their faces when approached and make a bizarre industrial sound at night.

They are the second largest frogs on earth, and adult males can weigh well over a kilo.

They survive by burying themselves during the dry season (i.e. winter in the Kalahari, May – Sept), dropping their metabolism to one-quarter of the normal rate and sustaining themselves using moisture stored in their digestive tracts.

Photo: Ralph

Rhino, White

Rhino, White
Name: Rhino, White
Classification:
Place first seen: Khama, Botswana
Date spotted: March 2016
Description:

Wide flat lip. Largest rhino. Estimated 20,000 remaining.

Owl, Spotted Eagle

Owl, Spotted Eagle
Name: Owl, Spotted Eagle
Classification:
Place first seen: Kori Campsites, Deception Valley, Central Kalahari, Botswana
Date spotted: March 2016
Description:

Perched in our copse of trees at CKKOR02. Probably the same one James had at CKKOR03 four months previously.

These guys breed for life and live up to 10 years.

Whydah, Shaft-tailed

Whydah, Shaft-tailed
Name: Whydah, Shaft-tailed
Classification:
Place first seen: Nxai Pan, Botswana
Date spotted: Feb-12
Description:

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Whydah, Eastern Paradise

Whydah, Eastern Paradise
Name: Whydah, Eastern Paradise
Classification:
Place first seen: Bloemfontein, South Africa
Date spotted: Jan-12
Description:

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Waxbill, Common

Waxbill, Common
Name: Waxbill, Common
Classification:
Place first seen: Khama Rhino Sanctuary, Botswana
Date spotted: Aug-08
Description:

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Waxbill, Blue

Waxbill, Blue
Name: Waxbill, Blue
Classification:
Place first seen: Ihaha, Chobe National Park, Botswana
Date spotted: Jul-08
Description:

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Warbler, Yellow

Warbler, Yellow
Name: Warbler, Yellow
Classification:
Place first seen: Plettenburg Bay, South Africa
Date spotted: Mar-05
Description:

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Wagtail, Cape

Wagtail, Cape
Name: Wagtail, Cape
Classification:
Place first seen: Nature's Valley, South Africa
Date spotted: Apr-04
Description:

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Vulture, Lappet-faced

Vulture, Lappet-faced
Name: Vulture, Lappet-faced
Classification:
Place first seen: Central Kalahari, Botswana
Date spotted: Mar-16
Description:

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