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Piapiac

Ptilostomus afer

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13.4925, 2.11991

Field Notes

Description:

Striking African purple-eyed bird spotted on the banks of River Niger, in Niamey. Black beak and body, tail with scaly patterns, black and white wings.

Habitat:

River bank with trees and bushes.

Notes:

In a group of 5-10. Pic 4 shows juveniles. Found only in tropical equatorial regions of Africa.

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Piapiac

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Comments (11)
DanielePralong
Thank you Zlatan! Seeing this spotting resurface brings back memories from Africa :-)
maplemoth662
Photo No. 1, could have been drawn and painted, by an artist....A very pretty photo....
DanielePralong
Thanks ceherzog! I've finally found it: it's a piapiac, a bird specific to tropical Africa. The individuals with the partly red beak are juveniles. Thanks to HemantKumar for orienting me towards Corvidae! (I have a list of all 529 (!) birds of Niger but no pictorial guide...).
DanielePralong
Thanks Hemant. There are similarities with the white-winged chough but the location is wrong though...
HemantKumar
check this http://www.cbwps.org.uk/cornish_choughs.htm

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PublishedMay 4, 2011

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