Author: thedigitalphilatelist

The white-faced whistling duck (Dendrocygna viduata) is a whistling duck that breeds in sub-Saharan Africa and much of South America. This species is gregarious, and at favoured sites, the flocks of a thousand or more birds arriving at dawn are an impressive sight. As the name implies, these are noisy…

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Garganey (Spatula querquedula) was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. The Garganey  is a small dabbling duck. It breeds in much of Europe and across the Palearctic, but is strictly migratory, with the entire population moving to southern Africa, India (in particular…

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Stanley bustard (Neotis denhami) is a large bird in the bustard family. It breeds in much of Sub-Saharan Africa. It is a species of open ground, including agricultural land, grassland, flood-plains and burnt fynbos. It is resident, but some inland populations move to lower altitudes in winter. Stamps & Postal…

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Air Malawi was the state-owned national airline of Malawi, based in Blantyre, which operated regional passenger services. The airline began operations in 1964 as a subsidiary of Central African Airways and was officially established by an Act of Parliament in 1967. With the exception of short-lived long-haul flights to London…

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The blue quail or African blue quail (Synoicus adansonii) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa. It ranges from Sierra Leone to Ethiopia, and south to Zambia, and eastward to Kenya. The blue quail was described as Coturnix adansonii by Jules Verreaux…

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A African Map Butterfly (Cryestis camillus sublineatus) Auratus Cichlid (Pseudotropheus auratas) B Bean Blister Beetle (Mylabris dicincta) Bidens pinnatipartita Blue Quail (Excalfactoria adansoni) Bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus) C Carmine Bee-Eater (Merops nubicoides) Chambo (Oreochromis lidole) D Dwarf Red Hibiscus (Hibiscus rhodanthus) E Eland (Taurotragus oryx) Elegant Grasshopper (Zonocerus elegans) F G…

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The spur-winged goose (Plectropterus gambensis) is a large, Sub-Saharan African waterbird in the family Anatidae, which includes geese and shelducks. However, P. gambensis developed unique environmental adaptations, which resulted in the evolution of several anatomical features that are not shared with other anatids; thus, the species has been classified one…

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The long-tailed paradise whydah or eastern paradise whydah (Vidua paradisaea) is from the family Viduidae of the order Passeriformes. They are small passerines with short, stubby bills found across Sub-Saharan Africa. The paradise whydahs are found in grassland, savanna and open woodland where they live in bushed grassland around cultivation.…

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