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White-backed Mousebird (Colius colius) is distributed in western and central regions of southern Africa from Namibia and southern Botswana eastwards to Central Transvaal and the eastern Cape. This mousebird prefers scrubby dry habitats, such as thornveld, fynbos scrub and semi-desert. . . . . . . #animalelite #mothernature  #nature_seekers #naturelovers  #splendid_animals #wildlife #wildlifeonearth #wildlifeperfection #wildlifephoto  #wildlifeplanet #birdsofinstagram #birdfreaks #birds #bestbirdshots #nuts_about_birds #birder_unleashed #natgeowild #your_best_birds #planetbirds #fynbos #thornveld #mousebird #whitebackedmousebird (at Western Cape) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqUfsq_BDv6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=dsfx04ninzr4

Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) Feral Bird. The species was once widespread in East Asia, but large-scale exports and the destruction of its forest habitat have reduced populations in eastern Russia and in China to below 1,000 pairs in each country; Japan, however, is thought to still hold some 5,000 pairs. The Asian populations are migratory, overwintering in lowland eastern China and southern Japan. . . . . . . . . . . #birdsofinstagram #bestbirdshots #nuts_about_birds #birder_unleashed #natgeowild #your_best_birds #planetbirds #ip_birds #kings_birds #bb_of_ig #instagood #photooftheday #picoftheday #naturegrampixels #wildplanet #bbcearth #best_birds_of_world #animalelite #mothernature  #nature_seekers #naturelovers  #splendid_animals #wildlife #wildlifeonearth #wildlifeperfection #wildlifephoto  #wildlifeplanet #mandarinduck #mandarin (at England) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtMcZRVBM51/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7gstqigxev2i

Cape Penduline Tit (Anthoscopus minutus) It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savannah, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. Photographed in the Western Cape, South Africa 🇿🇦 . . . . . . . #birder_unleashed #natgeowild #your_best_birds #planetbirds #ip_birds #kings_birds #bb_of_ig #nature_seekers #naturelovers  #splendid_animals #wildlife #wildlifeonearth #pendulinetit #capependulinetit #karoo #westerncape (at Cape Town, Western Cape) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrA2dwMh5ln/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1u21kpu8pwp0i

Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum ) It occurs in dry savannah in Africa south of the Sahara, although it nests in somewhat wetter habitats. They can also be found in marshes, cultivated lands and grassy flatlands near rivers and lakes in Uganda and Kenya and as far south as South Africa. This animal does not have set migration patterns, and birds nearer the tropics are typically sedentary. Birds in more arid areas, particularly Namibia, make localised seasonal movements during drier periods. . . . #birdsofinstagram #birdfreaks #birds #bestbirdshots #nuts_about_birds #birder_unleashed #natgeowild #your_best_birds #planetbirds #ip_birds #kings_birds #bb_of_ig #instagood #photooftheday #picoftheday #smallbusiness #uganda #crane #greycrownedcrane (at Uganda)

Rüppell's vulture (Gyps rueppellii) and Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) Competing for control of the hill. . . . #birdsofinstagram #birdfreaks #birds #bestbirdshots #nuts_about_birds #birder_unleashed #natgeowild #your_best_birds #planetbirds #ip_birds #kings_birds #bb_of_ig #instagood #photooftheday #picoftheday #smallbusiness (at Kenya)

Swinhoe's pheasant (Lophura swinhoii) is a bird of the pheasant subfamily in the fowl family Phasianidae. It is endemic to Taiwan and is found in the mountains of central Taiwan, where it lives in primary broadleaf forest up to 2,300 meters in elevation. . . #birdsofinstagram #birdfreaks #birds #bestbirdshots #nuts_about_birds #birder_unleashed #natgeowild #your_best_birds #planetbirds #ip_birds #kings_birds #bb_of_ig #instagood #photooftheday #picoftheday #smallbusiness (at Taiwan)

Spot-winged Thrush (Zoothera spiloptera) It is an endemic resident breeder in Sri Lanka. This uncommon species breeds in hill rainforests, and to a lesser extent in drier woodlands, at altitudes between 500 and 2000 m. Spot-winged thrushes are omnivorous, but eat far more insects than fruit. They feed on the ground. . . #birdsofinstagram #birdfreaks #birds #bestbirdshots #nuts_about_birds #birder_unleashed #natgeowild #your_best_birds #planetbirds #ip_birds #kings_birds #bb_of_ig (at Sri Lanka)

Spot-winged Thrush (Zoothera spiloptera) It is an endemic resident breeder in Sri Lanka. This uncommon species breeds in hill rainforests, and to a lesser extent in drier woodlands, at altitudes between 500 and 2000 m. Spot-winged thrushes are omnivorous, but eat far more insects than fruit. They feed on the ground. . . #birdsofinstagram #birdfreaks #birds #bestbirdshots #nuts_about_birds #birder_unleashed #natgeowild #your_best_birds #planetbirds #ip_birds #kings_birds #bb_of_ig (at Sri Lanka)