Small Field Birds

Red-and-yellow Barbet

Barbet on the ground

Superb Starling

Starling 

Ruppell's Long-tailed Starling

At picinc site 

Bare-faced Go-away-bird

On a branch On the ground near water

This bird is named for the sound is makes. It sounds like it is saying "go away". 

Yellow-billed Oxpecker

Two On a giraffe leg on a giraffe's back on giraffe's neck on a zebra's back

These oxpeckers are on the legs of a giraffe. They have pecked holes and the giraffe is bleeding. 

Crowned Plover

With an egg

This bird was guarding an egg. 

D'Arnaud's Barbet

On stone floor 

Blacksmith Plover

On the ground

Ring-necked Dove

In a tree 

White-browed Coucal

On a small branch In an acacia

Yellow-throated Sandgrouse

On the ground

The spotted birds are female.

Speckle-fronted Weaver

At the ranger station nest

Common Bulbul

On an acacia

Cut-throat Waxbill

Waxbill

Magpie shrike

magpie shrike 

Unidentified Birds

These songbirds are not in my books. I am still trying to identify them.

Unknown Yellow top In tree Looking for food Yellow

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