Birds > Wading Birds & Shorebirds
The Hadada Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash) is an unmistakable, vocal wading bird widespread throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Named onomatopoeically for its boisterous, ringing ‘haa-haa-haa-de-dah’ calls uttered at dawn and dusk, this stocky ibis has successfully...
Mammals > Even-Toed Ungulates
The Kob (Kobus kob) is an iconic, medium-sized African antelope in the waterbuck family Reduncinae, flourishing along the broad alluvial floodplains and moist riverine savannas of equatorial Africa. Revered as the national animal of Uganda (where the Uganda Kob graces...
Mammals > Even-Toed Ungulates
The Bohor Reedbuck (Redunca redunca) is an agile, medium-sized antelope inhabiting the vast seasonally flooded grasslands and riverine wetlands of northern and eastern sub-Saharan Africa. With its warm fulvous-fawn coloration, hooked horns, and distinctive...
Birds > Wading Birds & Shorebirds
The Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala) is a tall, elegant wading bird native to sub-Saharan Africa. While belonging to a family famous for aquatic fishing, this species is primarily a terrestrial hunter, stalking dry grasslands, agricultural pastures, and open...
