Bush Blackcap

Lioptilus nigricapillus

Our December 2016 visit to Thendele in the Royal Natal National Park afforded us our first opportunity to photograph the Bush Blackcap, a rarely seen endemic South African bird with a very limited distribution along the Eastern Escarpment.

Bush Blackcap in Thendele

These small birds occur singly or in pairs in the dense canopy of mountain forests and their verges, moving down to coastal forests (and lush gardens) during winter. Breeding takes place in summer. They feed on fruits, berries and insects. The IUCN considers them “near threatened” due to a small population size (estimated at most around 5,000) and threats to their forest habitat.

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scrapydo2.wordpress.com January 13, 2017 at 8:05 am

Het die voëltjie n Afrikaanse naam?
Voorspoedige jaar vir julle en jul uitstappies. Ek hoop om nou weer bietjie meer hier te kuier.

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de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 13, 2017 at 8:51 am

Baie dankie Ineke, altyd lekker as jy kom kuier. Sy Afrikaanse naam is Rooibektiptol.

Hoe gaan dit met die kleinding en die nuwe ouers?

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1. scrapydo2.wordpress.com January 13, 2017 at 9:19 am
  
  Aha, dankie tiptol klink bekend. Die Rooibek is die skaars een. Gaan goed met Bea(Beatrix) ouers pas nog maar aan want sy is n nagwolfie. Slaap lekker bedags maar snags …. jy weet hoe hul aanvoel ouers is moeg!
  
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2. de Wets Wild Post authorJanuary 14, 2017 at 2:43 am
  
  Bly om te hoor dit gaan goed met klein Bea! Gelukkig hou die middernagtelike wakker-sessies ook nie vir altyd nie (net sodra mens dit gewoond raak begin hulle deurslaap 😀 )
  
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3. scrapydo2.wordpress.com January 14, 2017 at 8:17 am
  
  Ha ha en hoe!:)
  
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