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Bird Identification Training Course: Learn to Identify Waterbirds in Africa

This training course, "Identifying and Counting Waterbirds in Africa," is a toolkit for trainers, providing technical explanations and indoor exercises to enhance bird identification skills. It covers criteria such as plumage color, shape, and habitat to accurately describe various bird species. Join us to improve your bird-watching abilities and conservation efforts!

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Bird Identification Training Course: Learn to Identify Waterbirds in Africa

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  1. – Module 1 – Initial knowledgeNorth of Africa - Palearctic Migrants Identifying and Counting Waterbirds in Africa – Training Course –

  2. Authors Designed and written by Nathalie Hecker nat.hecker@yahoo.fr Photographs Steve Garvie sgarvie@aol.com, www.pbase.com/rainbirder Illustrations Cyril Girard girardcyril3335@neuf.fr, www.cyrilgirard.fr Translation Rachel Wakeham moosekeeper77@hotmail.com This training course is one of the tools of : Hecker N., 2012. Identifying and Counting Waterbirds in Africa: A toolkit for trainers – North of Africa. ONCFS, Hirundo-FT2E

  3. Presenting the Module • Technical explanations Indoor exercises

  4. What is this bird?

  5. What is this bird?

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  10. What is this bird?

  11. The previous exercise allowed a list of species to be made. • This list shows that: • The group knows many, varied and complementary facts • One species = several names • Several species = the same name?...

  12. Even without any prior ornithological training, we all know a certain number of birds. • For example we feel as if we’ve always known how to recognise the Cattle Egret. • We use criteria to identify them, but this isn’t a conscious thing.

  13. How do we recognise them? • Criterion of plumage colour: • This bird is black and white

  14. How do we recognise them? “It is black and white” ???

  15. How do we recognise them?

  16. How do we recognise them? • Three groups of criteria • “because it’s white and has a yellow bill” • ➞criteria of colour of parts of the body “because it has a long neck and long legs” ➞ criterion of shape • “because it follows livestock” • ➞ criteria of behaviour, habitat

  17. How do we recognise them ? • Three groups of criteria to use for every description

  18. How do we recognise them ? • Criteria of plumage colour, shape and habitat: • “It has grey-brown upper parts, a white belly, long legs and lives by the water”

  19. How do we recognise them ? • “It has grey-brown upper parts, a white belly, long legs and lives by the water” ???

  20. How do we recognise them? • One criterion is not enough • Criteria are complementary • A brief description is not enough • An accurate description is essential • Module 2 : “How to describe a bird accurately”

  21. Thank you for your attention!

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