african animals hunting facts and tips index

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#808080" vlink="#808080" alink="#808080"> <div align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial" size="3"><b>AFRICAN GAMEBIRDS</b></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial" size="2">Both waterfowl and upland gamebirds make up Africa's gamebird population. Waterfowl are dependent on aquatic environments and include ducks and geese and snipe. Upland gamebirds include grouse, francolin, quail, pheasant, partridge and guineafowl.<br> <br> </font><img border="0" src="../BIRDS/bird%20pix/billhide.jpg" width="300" height="161" align="right" alt="waterfowl wingshooting"><font face="Arial" size="2">Southern Africa sees the most successful sustainable utilisation game management policies with South Africa establishing some very successful ventures. We've included a list of gamebirds of southern Africa, not all of them being suitable for sustainable hunting.<br> <br> In many instances, gamebirds are shot as an additional activity to trophy hunting. However, since most hunting takes place in the cooler months, this co-incides with the breeding seasons of most gamebirds. This is having a serious impact on populations throughout southern Africa but particularly in Botswana and South Africa.</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial"> <img border="0" src="../IMAGES/companyimage/spacer.gif" width="31" height="13"> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" bgcolor="#D2BE91" valign="top"> <font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B"><b><a name="gamebirds">southern african waterfowl gamebirds</a> </b></font><i><font face="Arial" color="#593C2B" size="2"> (commonly hunted)</font></i> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial" size="2"><b><font color="#808080"><a href="#duck">ducks</a> - <a href="#teal">teal</a> - <a href="#goose">geese</a></font></b></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial"> <img border="0" src="../IMAGES/companyimage/spacer.gif" width="31" height="9"> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B"><b><a name="duck">african black duck</a></b></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> A widespread waterfowl found in fast-moving streams and rivers as well as in dams.<br> south africa: Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Kwazulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Northern Cape, North West, Free State<br> africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <b><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B">cape shoveller</font></b><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> A grey-brown bird that is easily identified by its long black spatulate bill.<br> south africa: Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Kwazulu-Natal, North West, Northern Cape, Free State<br> africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <b><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B">knob-billed duck</font></b><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> Black and white birds with the males sporting a large knob on the top of their bills which enlarges in the breeding season! They are typically found in pans, dams and large rivers.<br> south africa: Kwazulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, North West<br> africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font color="#593C2B" face="Arial" size="3"><b>south african shellduck</b></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> A russet coloured duck found on freshwater lakes and dams. Interesting, they prefer to nest underground in burrows made by various mammals.<br> south africa: Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Free State<br> africa: Namibia, Botswana</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B"><b>whitefaced duck</b></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> A distinctive white face and long-necked duck.south africa: Eastern Cape, Kwazulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, North West<br> africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B"><b>yellowbilled duck</b></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> Often found in flocks and on any open fresh water, this duck has a bright yellow bill.<br> south africa: Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Kwazulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, North West, Free State<br> africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial"><img border="0" src="../IMAGES/companyimage/spacer.gif" width="31" height="9"> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font size="3" color="#593C2B"><b><font face="Arial"><a name="teal">c</a></font><a name="teal"><font face="Arial">ape teal</font></a></b></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> A pale duck with a pink bill that lives in both fresh and saline open water.<br> </font><font face="Arial" size="2">south africa: Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Kwazulu-Natal, Northern Cape, Free State<br> africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <b><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B">hottentot teal</font></b><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> Similar to the redbilled teal but has a noticeable blue bill and is found inland on small bodies of water.<br> south africa: Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Kwazulu-Natal, Limpopo<br> africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B"><b>redbilled teal</b></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> Found in fresh water, this common teal sports a distinctive red bill.<br> south africa: Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Kwazulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, North West, Northern Cape, Free State<br> africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial"><img border="0" src="../IMAGES/companyimage/spacer.gif" width="31" height="9"> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <img border="0" src="bird%20pix/egyptbillsmith.jpg" width="195" height="169" align="right"><b><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B"><a name="goose">egyptian goose</a></font></b><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> Very common even in urbanised areas and around Cape Town are protected species. They are commonly seen roosting in trees.<br> south africa: Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Kwazulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, North West, Free State<br> africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font size="3" color="#593C2B"><b><font face="Arial">p</font><font face="Arial">ygmy goose</font></b></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> An orange-coloured goose that sits in floating vegetation and nests in holes in trees.<br> south africa: Kwazulu-Natal, Limpopo<br> africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font size="3" color="#593C2B"><b><font face="Arial">s</font><font face="Arial">purwing goose</font></b></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> A very large black goose that likes water bordered by grasslands which it likes to come ashore to feed on.<br> south africa: Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Kwazulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, North West, Free State<br> africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial"><img border="0" src="../IMAGES/companyimage/spacer.gif" width="31" height="22"> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top" bgcolor="#D2BE91"> <b><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B">southern african upland gamebirds </font></b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial" size="2" color="#808080"><b><a href="#guineafowl">guineafowl</a> - <a href="#quail">quail</a> - <a href="#sandgrouse">sandgrouse</a> - <a href="#francolin">francolin</a> - <a href="#spurfowl">spurfowl</a></b></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font size="2" face="Arial">There are 21 species of Southern African gamebirds francolin, quails, guineafowls and sandgrouse. Recent classifications <a href="../SUPPLIERS/suppages/books.htm" target="_blank">(Gamebirds of Southern Africa. Little, Crowe & Barlow. 2000. Hirt & Carter)</a> separate francolins and spurfowls from partridges but farmers and locals still use old classifications. As a guideline, most francolins are not suitable for hunting but most spurfowl are.</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial"><img border="0" src="../IMAGES/companyimage/spacer.gif" width="31" height="9"> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <b><font face="Arial" size="3"><a name="guineafowl">guineafowl</a></font></b><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> Probably our most famous gamebirds with their bare heads and bright necks. Interestingly, this nakedness helps the guineafowl to forage in the heat of the day. There are several other species in west, central and northern Africa as well.</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B"><b>crested guineafowl</b></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> Known for their curly feathers on top of their heads, these guineafowl prefer forests and eat fruit and insects.<br> south africa: KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo<br> africa: Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <b><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B"><img border="0" src="../BIRDS/bird%20pix/guineafowl.jpg" align="right" alt="photo courtesy of South African Tourism" width="217" height="131">helmeted guineafowl</font></b><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> This is the most widespread upland gamebird. Recently, there has been quite substantial interbreeding with feral or domesticated guineafowl which results in white feathers and a similar loss of colour in legs and neck.<br> south africa: country-wide except for Limpopo<br> africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial"><img border="0" src="../IMAGES/companyimage/spacer.gif" width="31" height="9"> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <b><font face="Arial" size="3"><a name="quail">quail</a></font></b><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> These are the smallest gamebirds in the region and are also nomadic and migratory.</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <b><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B">a</font></b><b><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B">frican blue quail</font></b><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> This quail is the rarest, its numbers being dependent on the amount of rain in a season.<br> south africa: Kwazulu-Natal<br> africa: Zimbabwe, Angola, Kenya, Ethiopia, West Africa</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <b><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B">c</font></b><b><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B">ommon quail</font></b><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> Migrating long distances at night and moving in large groups these birds prefer grassland areas. Unfortunately, hunting them in large groups co-incides with their breeding season.<br> south africa: country-wide<br> africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe. North African populations Congo, Angola, Namibia, Zambia</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <b><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B">h</font></b><b><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B">arlequin quail</font></b><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> Prefering wetter grasslands, the harlequin quail form large coveys of around 20 birds in the non-breeding season.<br> south africa: Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Free State<br> africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial"><img border="0" src="../IMAGES/companyimage/spacer.gif" width="31" height="9"> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial"><b><font size="3"><a name="sandgrouse">sandgrouse</a></font></b><font size="2"><br> Sandgrouse are good hunting birds and have been harvested regularly since the first European settlers arrived in the 1800s.</font></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial"><font size="3" color="#593C2B"><b>burchell's sandgrouse</b></font><font size="2"><br> These sandgrouse are well adapted for the desert's intense heat.<br> south africa: Northern Cape, North West, Limpopo<br> africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Angola</font></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial"><b><font size="3" color="#593C2B">double-banded sandgrouse</font></b><font size="2"><br> Preferring wooded areas, the double-banded sandgrouse are usually nocturnal.<br> south africa: Limpopo, Northern Cape<br> africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Angola</font></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial"><b><font size="3" color="#593C2B">namaqua sandgrouse</font></b><font size="2"><br> Named for the desert area that they frequent, the namaqua sandgrouse forms large coveys in the non-breeding season.<br> south africa: Western Cape, Northern Cape<br> africa: Namibia, Botswana</font></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial"><font size="3" color="#593C2B"><b>yellow-throated sandgrouse</b></font><font size="2"><br> This is the largest of the sandgrouse and is found mainly in wet areas such as swamps and rivers.<br> south africa: Limpopo<br> africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia</font></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial"><img border="0" src="../IMAGES/companyimage/spacer.gif" width="31" height="9"> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <b><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#000000"><a name="francolin">francolin</a></font></b><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <b><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B">c</font></b><b><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B">oqui </font></b><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B"><b>francolin</b></font><font face="Arial" size="2"> <br> The coqui francolin is the smallest francolin in the region and is also the most widely spread, although its grassland habitats are under threat of destruction. They have a particularly late breeding season is late and most hunting takes place in the late winter and spring months to accommodate this.<br> south africa: Kwazulu-Natal, Limpopo<br> africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B"><b>c</b></font><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B"><b>rested </b></font><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B"><b>francolin</b></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> Most commonly known as a partridge to local farmers, this bird responds well to calling. It is found in woodlands or thick bush and is fairly widespread in the area.<br> south africa: KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Gauteng<br> africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe,Mozambique</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <b><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B">g</font></b><b><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B">reywing</font></b><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B"><b>francolin</b></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> The most hunted species and the only southern African francolin to really withstand commercial shooting, this is one of South Africa's most successful commercial wingshooting ventures, particularly in the Eastern Cape.<br> south africa: Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Kwazulu-Natal, Free State</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <b><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B">o</font></b><b><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B">range river </font></b><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B"><b>francolin</b></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> A prolific gamebird in the Northern Cape up until the 1930s, this francolin prefers both sandy areas and grasslands.<br> south africa: Limpopo, Free State, Northern Cape<br> other: Namibia, Angola, Botswana</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B"><b>r</b></font><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B"><b>edwing</b></font><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B"><b>francolin</b></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> This is the largest of the francolins and frequents grasslands, much of which is under threat.<br> south africa: Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Kwazulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Free State</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B"><b>shelley's francolin</b></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> Shelley's francolin is found mainly in more moist grasslands.<br> south africa: Kwazulu-Natal, Limpopo<br> africa: Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial"><img border="0" src="../IMAGES/companyimage/spacer.gif" width="31" height="9"> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <b><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#000000"><a name="spurfowl">spurfowl</a></font></b><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B"><b>c</b></font><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B"><b>ape spurfowl</b></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> This is the largest of the spurfowl family and is unique to the heath vegetation areas of South Africa.<br> south africa: Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Karoo, West Coast</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B"><b>hartlaub's </b></font><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B"><b>spurfowl</b></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> The smallest spurfowl, the Hartlaub is found around stony outcrops and in sandy areas. It is endemic to Namibia.<br> other: Namibia</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B"><b>n</b></font><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B"><b>atal spurfowl</b></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> Forming coveys of about 10 birds, these birds are found in a wide variety of areas. They have been known to search elephant and rhino dung for seeds.<br> south africa: Kwazulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, North West, Free State<br> other: Botswana, Zambia, Mozambique</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B"><b>r</b></font><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B"><b>edbilled spurfowl</b></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> Often referred to as "wild" chickens because of their scratching for food on the ground, these spurfowl frequent dry and sandy areas. <br> south africa: Northern Cape<br> other: Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B"><b>r</b></font><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B"><b>ednecked spurfowl</b></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> Found mainly in dense forests and wooded areas.<br> south africa: Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Kwazulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo<br> other: Zimbabwe, Mozambique</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B"><b>s</b></font><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#593C2B"><b>wainson's spurfowl</b></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><br> Still known as Swaison's Francolin, these birds have responded well to changes in their environment and encroachment by habitation and agriculture. They live in tall grasslands and have been seen to feed in the moonlight.<br> south africa: Free State, North West, Gauteng, Limpopo<br> other: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top"> <p align="left"><font face="Arial"><img border="0" src="../IMAGES/companyimage/spacer.gif" width="31" height="17"> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" height="20"> <a href="mailto:info@safaribwana.com"><font face="Arial" size="2">email for more information</font></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" height="20"> <font face="Arial"><img border="0" src="../IMAGES/companyimage/spacer.gif" width="31" height="9"> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" height="15"> <i><font color="#808080" face="Arial" size="1"><a href="../index.htm" target="_top">home page </a>- <a href="../HUNT/indexhunts.htm" target="_top">hunt with us</a>  - <a href="../ANIMALS/indexanml.htm" target="_top">animals</a> - <a href="indexbirds.htm" target="_top">gamebirds</a> - <a href="../TROPHY/indexlib.htm" target="_top">trophy room</a> - <a href="../COUNTRIES/indexcoun.htm" target="_top">destinations</a> - <a href="../SUPPLIERS/indexspl.htm" target="_top">planning</a></font></i> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" height="15"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" height="15"> <p align="left"> <i><a href="../HUNT/copyright.htm" target="main"><font color="#808080" size="1" face="Verdana">© Copyright</font></a></i> </p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p><b><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#000000">If you can see this page, then your browser doesn't support frames. </font></b></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#000000">Unfortunately, since this is a complex site, frames are essential to browse the information. 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