The family Picathartidae consists of two very unusual birds: White-necked or Yellow-headed Picathartes, endemic to the Upper Guinea forests of West Africa; and Grey-necked or Red-headed, restricted to Lower Guinea forests of Central Africa. Their strange appearance and habit of communally nesting in rock...

The following article about the Ethiopian Bush-crow (The IOC labels it Stresemann’ Bushcrow) was recently posted by the Journal of Ornithology, and we thought we’d pass it on verbatim (aside from the addition of some photographs) for some interesting reading….   Why would a smart and adaptable bird...

Rockjumper is supporting Dr Alan Lee on his 3 month bicycle survey. Most Fynbos endemic birds are reported considerably less now compared to previous atlas periods. Surprisingly, we know very little about 4 of the 6 species found only in the Fynbos. This survey is a first step to addressing the shortcomings in...

Hi folks – here’s a link to Adam’s latest post on 10,000 Birds where he shares some of his images of Ethiopia’s top endemic birds and mammals taken on a recent Rockjumper in Style tour to Ethiopia:...

(This blog originally appeared on 10000birds.com) Paging through a fieldguide, it’s always with a sense of dismay and sadness that I come across reference to an extinct species. This is particularly poignant if the bird has disappeared during the course of my birding days or “on my watch”, as I like to...