Cub Birds Badge

Badge requirements

Birds Cub Interest Badge

Do any THREE of the following:

1. Identify (in nature or from photographs) FIVE different kinds of birds that live in Southern Africa.
2. Show the examiner that you know THREE birds by their call or song.
3. Feed birds that are not in captivity, and tell the examiner which birds you attract. Find out which birds eat which type of food (seeds, insects, fruit, etc.)
4. Draw and colour a bird which belongs to your locality.

Resources

• South African garden birds checklist
• Bird recognition: Hadeda Ibis, Cape Sugarbird, Blue Crane, Cape Weaver, Pintail Wydah

Links

• 100 Common Birds of South Africa: Learn to identify South Africa's most common birds across habitats with names, calls, and where to find them.
• xeno-canto: Sharing bird sounds from around the world
• DIY: How to Make a Bird Feeder From a Plastic Bottle

See also

• Cub Interest Badges

• Birds Fly (Game)