Bobby’s Wildlife Dex

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Birds, blurds or other animals from my photo record of 1800+ species I'm so grateful to have seen so far. And thankful to see many more. All in the wild. Based in New Zealand. Thanks for your likes, kind comments and follows. Much appreciated. Enjoy!

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Here's a video of highlights from our wonderful 2024 trip to South Africa! All footage filmed by me. Enjoy! 🐘🦒🐆🦏🦛 #safari #africa #southafrica #krugernationalpark #capetown #animals #mammals #reptiles #fish #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography

youtu.beSouth African Wildlife 2024. 3 weeks in 2 minutes!YouTube video by Bobby's Wildlife Dex

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🐦 Altai Accentor (Prunella himalayana) 📏 15-15.5 cm 📍 Pangot, Uttarakhand, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Mar 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #accentors

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🎨 World Freshwater Dolphin Day 🐬 Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica) 📏 2.2–2.6 m 📍 Chambal River, Uttar Pradesh, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Feb 2026 #mammals #cetaceans #dolphins

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🐦 Indian White-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus) 📏 8–9 cm 📍 Sattal, Rajasthan, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Feb 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #whiteeyes #birds

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🐦 Indian Thick-knee (Burhinus indicus) 📏 40 cm 📍 Tal Chhapar, Rajasthan, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Feb 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #thickknees #stonecurlews #waders #shorebirds #birds

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🐦 Painted Sandgrouse (Pterocles indicus) 📏 28 cm 📍 Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Feb 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #sandgrouse

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🦎 Asian Water Monitor (Varanus salvator) 📏 1.5–2 m 📍 1: Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore 🇸🇬 🗓 Feb 2026 📍 2: Kaziranga NP, Assam, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Mar 2026 #reptileawarenessday #monitors #lizards #reptiles

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🐦 Black Stork (Ciconia nigra) 📏 95–100 cm 📍 Jim Corbett NP, Uttarakhand, India 🇮🇳 📅 Mar 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #storks

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🐦 Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) 📏 1.6–1.8 m including bill 📍 Little Rann of Kutch, Gujurat, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Feb 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #pelicans

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🎨 Laniidae 🐦 Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach) 📏 17 cm 📍 Kosi River & Jim Corbett NP, Uttarakhand, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Mar 2026 Two different subspecies (L. s. erythronotus & L. s. tricolor) #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #shrikes

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🎨 Laniidae 🐦 Bay-backed Shrike (Lanius vittatus) 📏 17 cm 📍 Sikar, Rajasthan, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Feb 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #shrikes

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🎨 Laniidae 🐦 Magpie Shrike (Urolestes melanoleucus) 📏 34.5–50 cm (including tail) 📍 Zaagkuilsdrift Rd, Limpopo, South Africa 🇿🇦 🗓 Apr 2024 #birds #shrikes

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🎨 Laniidae 🐦 Grey-backed Shrike (Lanius tephronotus) 📏 21–25 cm 📍 Kaziranga NP, Assam, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Mar 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #shrikes

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🎨 Lanidae 🐦 Isabelline Shrike (Lanius isabellinus) 📏 16·5–18 cm 📍 Tal Chhapar, Rajasthan, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Feb 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #shrikes

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🎨 Lanidae 🐦 Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor) 📏 22–26 cm 📍 Tal Chhapar, Rajasthan, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Feb 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #shrikes

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🦌 Sambar (Rusa unicolor) 📏 102–160 cm at the shoulder 📍 Ranthambore NP, Rajasthan, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Feb 2026 #mammals #deer

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🎨 Rainbow Colours 🐦 Pink-browed Rosefinch (Carpodacus rodochroa) 📏 14–15 cm 📍 Nainital, Uttarakhand, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Mar 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #finches

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🎨 Rainbow Colours 🐦 Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus) 📏 10 cm 📍 Dhikuli, Uttarakhand India 🇮🇳 🗓 Mar 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #sunbirds

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🎨 Rainbow Colours 🐦 Blue-throated Barbet (Psilopogon asiaticus) 📏 19–22 cm 📍 Pangot, Uttarakhand, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Mar 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #barbets

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🎨 Rainbow Colours 🕊️ Green Imperial Pigeon (Ducula aenea) 📏 45 cm 📍Manas NP, Assam, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Mar 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #pigeons

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🎨 Rainbow Colours 🐦 Lesser Yellownape (Picus chlorolophus) 📏 27 cm 📍 Sattal, Uttarakhand, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Feb 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #woodpeckers

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🎨 Rainbow Colours 🐦 Orange-headed Thrush (Geokichla citrina) 📏 20.5–23.5 cm 📍 Jarar, Uttar Pradesh, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Feb 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #thrushes

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🎨 Rainbow Colours 🦊 Red Fox (White-footed/Desert Fox ssp.) (Vulpes vulpes pusilla) 📏 48.2–57.9 cm 📍 Little Rann of Kutch, Gujurat, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Feb 2026 #mammals #canids #foxes

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🎨 Wheatears 🐦 Red-tailed (Persian) Wheatear (Oenanthe chrysopygia) 📏 14.5 cm 📍 Desert National Park, Rajasthan, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Feb 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #flycatchers #wheatears

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🎨 Wheatears 🐦 Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina) 📏 16.5 cm 📍 Desert National Park, Rajasthan, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Feb 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #flycatchers #wheatears

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🎨 Wheatears 🐦 Mountain Chat (Wheatear) (Myrmecocichla monticola) 📏 18–20 cm 📍 Brandberg Mountain & Windhoek Rural, Namibia 🇳🇦 🗓 Aug 2017 Two morphs of the male, and a female #birds #flycatchers #chats #wheatears

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🎨 Wheatears 🐦 Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe deserti) 📏 14.5–15 cm 📍 Desert National Park, Rajasthan, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Feb 2026 Male and female #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #flycatchers #wheatears

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🐦 Cyprus Wheatear (Oenanthe cypriaca) 📏 14–15 cm 📍 Desert National Park, Rajasthan, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Feb 2026 First record for India! #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #flycatchers #wheatears

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🐦 Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) 📏 14.5–16 cm 📍 Stonehenge & Holy Island, England, United Kingdom 🇬🇧 🗓 May 2024 Male and female #birds #flycatchers #wheatears

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🐦 Variable Wheatear (Oenanthe picata) 📏 14.5 cm 📍 Desert National Park & Tal Chhapar, Rajasthan, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Feb 2026 Three different morphs #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #flycatchers #wheatears

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🐢 Parrot-beaked Tortoise (Homopus areolatus) 📏 11 cm 📍 De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa 🇿🇦 🗓 Nov 2022 #reptiles #tortoises #turtles #herping

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🦏 Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) 📏 3.1–3.8 m 📍Kaziranga NP, Assam, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Mar 2026 #mammals #rhinoceros #rhinos

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🐦 South Melanesian Cuckooshrike (Coracina caledonica) 📏 32–37 cm 📍 Pothe, New Caledonia 🇳🇨 📅 Oct 2025 #birds #cuckooshrikes

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🐦 Chestnut-capped Brushfinch (Arremon brunneinucha) 📏 16–19.5 cm 📍 Canopy San Luis, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 🗓 Mar 2025 #birds #sparrows #brushfinches

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🦅 New Zealand Falcon / Kārearea 📏 48–62cm 📍 Christchurch Botanic Gardens, Canterbury, New Zealand 🇳🇿 🗓 Sep 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #birdsofprey #raptors #falcons

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🦅 Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus) 📏 45–51 cm 📍 Changi Village, Singapore 🇸🇬 🗓 Mar 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #raptors #birdsofprey #kites

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🎨 New Zealand Catch Up 🐦 Eurasian Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) 📏 14.5 cm 📍Christchurch Botanic Gardens, Canterbury, New Zealand 🇳🇿 🗓 Sep 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds

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🎨 New Zealand Catch Up 🐓 California Quail (Callipepla californica) 📏 24–27 cm 📍Christchurch Botanic Gardens, Canterbury, New Zealand 🇳🇿 🗓 Sep 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds

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🎨 New Zealand Catch Up 🦆 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 🕊️ Rock Dove (Columba livia) 🐦 Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 📍Christchurch Botanic Gardens, Canterbury, New Zealand 🇳🇿 🗓 Sep 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds

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🎨 New Zealand Catch Up 🐦 Common Blackbird (Turdus merula) 🐦 Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 🐦 European Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) 🐦 Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) 📍Christchurch Botanic Gardens, Canterbury, New Zealand 🇳🇿 🗓 Sep 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds

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🎨 Small, Cute & Round 🐦 Indian Silverbill (Euodice malabarica) 📏 11–11.5 cm 📍Pangot, Uttarakhand, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Mar 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #finches #estrildidfinches #silverbills #birds

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Actually it's in Nal Sarovar, Gujurat, India. Oops!

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🎨 Small, Cute & Round 🐦 Small Minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus) 📏 16 cm 📍Tal Chhapar, Rajasthan, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Feb 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #cuckooshrikes #minivets #birds

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🎨 Small, Cute & Round 🐦 Fire-breasted Flowerpecker (Dicaeum ignipectus) 📏 9 cm 📍Sattal, Uttarakhand, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Feb 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #flowerpeckers #birds

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🎨 Small, Cute & Round 🪿 Cotton Pygmy Goose (Nettapus coromandelianus) 📏 26-37 cm 📍Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Feb 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #waterfowl #ducks #geese #birds

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🎨 Small, Cute & Round 🍓 Red Avadavat (Amandava amandava) 📏 9·5–10 cm 📍Bagdi, Rajasthan, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Feb 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #finches #estrildidfinches #avadavats #birds

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🎨 Small, Cute & Round 🐦 Rock Bunting (Emberiza cia) 📏 16 cm 📍Pangot, Uttarakhand, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Mar 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #buntings #birds

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🎨 Small, Cute & Round 🐦 Small Pratincole (Glareola lactea) 📏 16.5–18.5 cm 📍 Tal Chhapar, Rajasthan, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Feb 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #shorebirds #waders #pratincoles #birds

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🎨 Plover Appreciation Day 🐦 Tibetan Sand Plover (Anarhynchus atrifrons) 📏 19–21 cm 📍 Jamnagar, Gujarat, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Feb 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #shorebirds #waders #plovers #birds

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🦦 Indian Grey Mongoose (Urva edwardsii) 📏 36–45 cm (plus 45 cm tail) 📍 Little Rann of Kutch, Gujurat, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Feb 2026 #mammals #mongooses

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🎨 Columbiformes of India 🕊️ Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon (Treron sphenurus) 📏 33 cm 📍Manas NP, Assam, India 🇮🇳 🗓 Mar 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #doves #pigeons #birds