African Birdlife (March / April 2013)

Bird of the year 2013

Inbox - A tale of two halves

Parrots and falcons are sister to passerines

Bird diversity: past and present

Guiding 'lights: Interesting observations from bird guides and field rangers: Clean glean; The pulling power of chicks

Conservation honour for Kenyan forest protector

Book review

In Memoriam: Phil Hockey: 8 March 1956-24 January 2013

Tips from the top

African grass owl survey; The importance of getting involved

Safe travels: in flyways and byways; Rise of the guardians: Taita Falcon survey 2012

IBA photographic competition; Seabirds worth their salt; Ostrich

Sightings in the sub-region

Southern Ground-Hornbill: Vanishing icon

House Martins Make a home

Donors

Your only chance to buy the Butterfly Atlas

Undercover agents

Fiscal policy: caching in

Beak 'n Feather

Convergent evolution

Lighting strike: African harrier-hawks in Cape Town; Tool time: bait fishing by a Little Bittern