Acanthoplus discoidalis
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Acanthoplus discoidalis is a species in the Hetrodinae, a subfamily of the bush cricket or katydid family. Like its closest relatives, Acanthoplus discoidalis variously bears common names such as armo
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Acanthoplus discoidalis
Koringkriek in Fish River Canyon
Red-billed quelea
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The red-billed quelea, also known as the red-billed weaver or red-billed dioch, is a small, seasonally nomadic, sparrow-like bird of the weaver family, Ploceidae, native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is a
Acanthoplus discoidalis
…range of a few centimetres. Acanthoplus discoidalis is omnivorous and feeds opportunistically on many different foods. One source documented attacks on red-billed quelea nestlings and suggested that the insects might be able to detect the nests by auditory clues. Especially when their diet is deficient in protein and…
Red billed quelea male breeding plumage yellow
Red billed Quelea Flickr Lip Kee
Two males of subsp. lathamii at their nest site
After 8:00 in the morning, tightly packed flocks await their chance to drink at waterholes in the Kgalagadi and Etosha respectively.