Images by Bruno PORTIER
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African Green Bee-eater (with broken lower mandibule)
Road Abeche - Oryx Camp - April, 2018 -
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West African Crested Terns in Cotonou harbour
Cotonou Harbour - Bénin - September, 2010 -
Blacksmith Lapwing, Vanneau armé (Vanellus armatus) - Chobe National Park (BOTSWANA)
Chobe National Park, BOTSWANA - January, 2019 -
Three-banded Plover, Pluvier à triple collier (Charadrius tricollaris) - Chobe National Park, BOTSWANA
Chobe National Park, BOTSWANA - January, 2019 -
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver, Mahali à sourcils blancs (Plocepasser mahali) - Victoria Falls, ZIMBABWE
Victoria Falls, ZIMBABWE - January, 2019 -
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver, Mahali à sourcils blancs (Plocepasser mahali) - Victoria Falls, ZIMBABWE
Victoria Falls, ZIMBABWE - January, 2019 -
Wire-tailed Swallow, Hirondelle à longs brins (Hirundo smithii) - VicFalls, ZIMBABWE
Victoria Falls, ZIMBABWE - January, 2019 -
Red-winged Starling, Rufipenne morio (Onychognathus morio) - Victoria Falls, ZIMBABWE
Victoria Falls, ZIMBABWE - January, 2019 -
Red-winged Starling, Rufipenne morio (Onychognathus morio) - Victoria Falls, ZIMBABWE
Victoria Falls, ZIMBABWE - January, 2019 -
Thick-billed (Grosbeak) Weaver, Amblyospize à front blanc (Amblyospiza albifrons), at nest - Victoria Falls, ZIMBABWE
Victoria Falls, ZIMBABWE - January, 2019 -
Thick-billed (Grosbeak) Weaver, Amblyospize à front blanc (Amblyospiza albifrons), at nest - Victoria Falls, ZIMBABWE
Victoria Falls, ZIMBABWE - January, 2019 -
Thick-billed (Grosbeak) Weaver, Amblyospize à front blanc (Amblyospiza albifrons), at nest - Victoria Falls, ZIMBABWE
Victoria Falls, ZIMBABWE - January, 2019 -
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Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin (ssp minor)
Zakouma National Park (Camp Tinga) - April, 2018 -
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin (ssp minor)
Zakouma National Park (Camp Tinga) - April, 2018 -
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin (ssp minor)
Zakouma National Park (Camp Tinga) - April, 2018 -
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Mixed flock of Black and Brown Noddis at sea
Sete Pedras Islet - SÃO TOMÉ - December, 2015 -
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Mixed flock of Black and Brown Noddis at breeding site
Sete Pedras Islet - SÃO TOMÉ - December, 2015 -
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Serinus (Crithagra) rufobrunneus thomensis
Mucumbli lodge - Neves - SÃO TOMÉ - December, 2015 -
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White-winged Widowbird (underwing pattern of a male)
Mucumbli lodge - Neves - SÃO TOMÉ - December, 2015 -
White-winged Widowbird (moulting male)
Mucumbli lodge - Neves - SÃO TOMÉ - December, 2015 -
White-winged Widowbird (moulting male)
Mucumbli lodge - Neves - SÃO TOMÉ - December, 2015 -
White-winged Widowbird (moulting male)
Mucumbli lodge - Neves - SÃO TOMÉ - December, 2015 -
White-winged Widowbird (moulting male)
Mucumbli lodge - Neves - SÃO TOMÉ - December, 2015 -
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Pin-tailed Whydah - Display flight of male
Djene (Malonda Lodge) - CONGO - April, 2015 -
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Ruwenzori Double-collared Sunbird ssp graueri
Kinigi, Virunga NP - RWANDA - December, 2014 -
Ruwenzori Double-collared Sunbird ssp graueri
Kinigi, Virunga NP - RWANDA - December, 2014 -
Ruwenzori Double-collared Sunbird ssp graueri
Kinigi, Virunga NP - RWANDA - December, 2014 -
Ruwenzori Double-collared Sunbird ssp graueri
Kinigi, Virunga NP - RWANDA - December, 2014 -
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African Palm Swift - adult at nest
Malonda Lodge (near Djeno) - SW Congo - April, 2015 -
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Red-footed Falcon immature female hunting over Bateke Plateau
Bateke Plateau - January, 2015 -
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White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher ssp toruensis
Kinigi (Virunga Volcanoes NP) - RWANDA - December, 2014 -
White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher ssp toruensis
Kinigi (Virunga Volcanoes NP) - RWANDA - December, 2014 -
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Black-headed Weaver ssp dimidiatus
Kinigi (Virunga Volcanoes NP) - RWANDA - December, 2014 -
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Ruppell's Vulture on a carrion
Parc National du Delta du Saloum - Senegal - January, 1999 -
Ruppell's Vulture on a carrion
Parc National du Delta du Saloum - Senegal - January, 1999 -
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Lesser Black-backed Gull on Congo River (with Kinshasa in the background)
Brazzaville - Congo - May, 2014 -
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Female Black-faced Canary in the tall grasses
along the Congo River banks in Brazzaville - June, 2013 -
Female Black-faced Canary in the tall grasses
along the Congo River banks in Brazzaville - June, 2013 -
Male Black-faced Canary in the tall grasses
along the Congo River banks in Brazzaville - June, 2013 -
Male Black-faced Canary in the tall grasses
along the Congo River banks in Brazzaville - June, 2013 -
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Brown-throated (common) Wattle-eye - young chick near nest
Togbin - Southern Benin - January, 2011 -
Brown-throated (common) Wattle-eye - young chick near nest
Togbin - Southern Benin - January, 2011 -
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Mottled Spinetail - active flight - side view
Hotel du Lac - Cotonou, Benin - May, 2013 -
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Northern Lapwings - Parc National du Delta du Saloum (Senegal)
Sine-Saloum (Senegal) - January, 2001 -
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A leaflove caught in the edge of Pahou forest
Pahou (Ahozon) Classified Forest (Southern Benin) - November, 2012 -
Brown Illadopsis photographed under the dense canopy of Pahou Forest
Pahou (Ahozon) Classified Forest (Southern Benin) - November, 2012 -
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Males Northern Red Bishops assuming non breeding plumage
So-Ava, southern Benin - November, 2012 -
Males Northern Red Bishops assuming non breeding plumage
So-Ava, southern Benin - November, 2012 -
Males Northern Red Bishops assuming non breeding plumage
So-Ava, southern Benin - November, 2012 -
Males Northern Red Bishops assuming non breeding plumage
So-Ava, southern Benin - November, 2012 -
Adult male Pin-tailed Whydah assuming non breeding plumage
So-Ava, southern Benin - November, 2012 -
Male Slender-billed Weaver assuming non breeding plumage
So-Ava, southern Benin - November, 2012 -
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Male Cooper Sunbird singing on top of mangrove trees
Houndodji - Southern Benin - September, 2012 -
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Moulting male Little Weaver in Pendjari NP
Pendjari National Park, northern Benin - April, 2012 -
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Yellow-crowned Bishop: moulting male or adult female
Sô-Ava, southern Benin - June, 2012 -
Yellow-crowned Bishop: moulting male or adult female
Sô-Ava, southern Benin - June, 2012 -
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Anambra Waxbills - So-Ava (southern Benin)
So-Ava, Lower Ouémé, southern Benin - February, 2011 -
Anambra Waxbill - So-Ava (southern Benin)
So-Ava, Lower Ouémé, southern Benin - February, 2011 -
Anambra Waxbill - So-Ava (southern Benin)
So-Ava, Lower Ouémé, southern Benin - February, 2011 -
Anambra Waxbill - So-Ava (southern Benin)
So-Ava, Lower Ouémé, southern Benin - February, 2011 -
Anambra Waxbill - So-Ava (southern Benin)
So-Ava, Lower Ouémé, southern Benin - January, 2012 -
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Ruddy Turnstone in breeding dress in Cotonou (with a Grey Plover)
Cotonou harbour (southern Benin) - May, 2012 -
Yellow-fronted Canary in Pendjari National Park
Pendjari National Park (northern Benin) - April, 2012 -
Yellow-fronted Canary in Pendjari National Park
Pendjari National Park (northern Benin) - April, 2012 -
Red-throated Bee-eater in Pendjari National Park
Pendjari National Park (northern Benin) - April, 2012 -
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Singing Cisticola in Tanougou Waterfalls
Tanougou Waterfalls (northern Benin) - April, 2012 -
Tawny-flanked Prinia in Pendjari National Park
Pendjari National Park (northern Benin) - April, 2012 -
Senegal Eremomela in Pendjari National Park
Pendjari National Park (northern Benin) - April, 2012 -
Senegal Eremomela in Pendjari National Park
Pendjari National Park (northern Benin) - April, 2012 -
Brown Babbler in Pendjari National Park
Pendjari National Park (northern Benin) - April, 2012 -
Brown-throated (Common) Wattle-eye in Tanougou Waterfalls
Tanougou Waterfalls (northern Benin) - April, 2012 -
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Little Ringed Plover on a pool in Cotonou harbour
Cotonou harbour - Benin - February, 2012 -
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Male Pin-tailled Whydah moulting to non breeding plumage
Grand Popo (Southern Benin) - December, 2011 -
Male Pin-tailled Whydah moulting to non breeding plumage
Grand Popo (Southern Benin) - December, 2011 -
Male Variable Sunbird moulting to non breeding plumage
Cotonou - Benin - January, 2012 -
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A running Temminck's Courser ...
Sahel Partial Reserve (Northern Burkina Faso) - June, 2002 -
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Adult female Black-headed Weaver ssp 'capitalis'
Sedjè-Dénou (Basse Vallée de l'Ouémé) - Benin - January, 2011 -
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Partly albino Long-tailed Glossy Starling
Nazinga Game Ranch – BURKINA FASO - November, 2001 -
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Two adults male and a female Orange Weavers
Sedjè-Dénou (Basse Vallée de l'Ouémé) - Benin - January, 2011 -
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Flight action of an Arctic Tern above "old bridge" in Cotonou
Cotonou - Benin - November, 2011 -
Flight action of a Caspian Tern above "old bridge" in Cotonou
Cotonou - Benin - November, 2011 -
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Two Buff-breasted Sandpipers in Cotonou harbour
Cotonou Harbour - Bénin - October, 2011 -
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Immature Buff-breasted Sandpiper with Yellow Wagtail
Cotonou Harbour - Bénin - October, 2011 -
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Adult Yellow-throated Longlaw on Cotonou beach
Cotonou, Airport beach - Bénin - October, 2011 -
Adult Yellow-throated Longlaw on Cotonou beach
Cotonou, Airport beach - Bénin - October, 2011 -
Adult Yellow-throated Longlaw on Cotonou beach
Cotonou, Airport beach - Bénin - October, 2011 -
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Common Sandpiper in Godomey (Cotonou)
Mare de Godomey (Cotonou) - BENIN - February, 2011 -
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Male Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu in brillant plumage at Nazinga Game Ranch (BF)
Nazinga Game Ranch - BURKINA FASO - February, 2000 -
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