Damaliscus, lunatusEndangered, Topi, Tsessebe


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The Topi, or Tsessebe (Damaliscus lunatus)(Endangered)

Image by Arno & Louise Wildlife

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One of the most common ungulates of western Africa's grasslands until the early 1900s, the tsessebe has now gone extinct in much of its former range and populations are still declining. The rise of cattle-based human societies in its habitat has resulted in the simultaneous retreat of the tsessebe. Known for its distinctive sentry position on termite mounds as it surveys its range, the tsessebe has a short, glossy, light brown to deep red coat and long, black face. The belly may have purple blotches. The legs are light brown on the lower half, but fade to black on the upper half. The darker colouration spreads across the shoulders to a small but obvious hump between the shoulder blades. The tail ends in a coarse black tuft. Both sexes have ringed S-shaped horns. Males are slightly larger than females, and have a darker coat.

Java Sparrow




Image by Shawn McCready

The quality is not the same as my other captures on my other Hawaii photo's. These guys are small and fast and so focusing on them is quite difficult.


The Java Sparrow is 17 cm in length. The adult is unmistakable, with its grey upper parts and breast, pink belly, white-cheeked black head, red eye-ring, pink feet and thick red bill.

Both sexes are similar, but immature birds have brown upper parts and paler brown under parts and cheeks. The rest of their head is dark grey rather than black, and the bill is grey with a pink base.

The call is a chip, and the song is a rapid series of call notes chipchipchipchipchipchip.






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