African penguin, Cape penguin or South African penguin (Spheniscus demersus). Adult. Conservation status: Endangered. CC: KHVZ 📷: Photo by Medienservice via Pixabay 2016 The photo shows a plump seabird with relatively small, black, flipper-like wings. It has black and white feathers on it's head, with pink patches above the eyes. Its back is black and its undersides are white, with a thin black band across its chest. Its beak and feet are dark gray.

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Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus). Adult. Conservation status: Least Concern. CC: AEPV 📷: Photo by tomtom4167 via Pixabay 2019 The photo shows a vibrant African bird with a lilac chest, greenish head, and rusty cheeks, perched on a dead tree branch.

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Southern double-collared sunbird or Lesser double-collared sunbird (Cinnyris chalybeus). Adult male. Conservation status: Least Concern. CC: GGBE 📷: Photo by jeanvdmeulen via Pixabay 2018

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Brown-headed parrot (Poicephalus cryptoxanthus). Adult. Conservation status: Least Concern. CC: NKMY 📷: Photo by artieblur via Pixabay 2024

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