Don’t forget the birds! It’s great to see the Big 5 but the birdlife in Africa is sensational too. Here are five questions to illustrate their diversity.
1. What is the family of small, nectar-feeding birds with slender curved bills, the males usually with brilliant metallic plumage in the breeding season?
a. Lovebirds
b. Hummingbirds
c. Sunbirds
2. Which bird uses rocks to break open ostrich eggs?
a. Egyptian vulture
b. Egyptian crane
c. Delia Smith
3. Which Kingfisher hunts by hovering over the water?
a. Common Kingfisher
b. Pygmy kingfisher
c. Pied kingfisher
4. Which bustard performs a spectacular display flight, flying vertically up high into the sky before tumbling straight down again with its plumage fluffed up?
a. The mad bustard
b. The buff-crested bustard
c. The common bustard
5. Which parrot, well-known for its vocal mimicry, is common around Lake Victoria in Uganda?
a. The Blue priest parrot
b. The African grey parrot
c. The African Sage parrot
The answers are beneath the picture below.
Answers:
1. C
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. B
