Birds, chameleon predators

Rock Kestrel (Falco rupicolus) eating Cape Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion pumilum) at Rietvlei, near Milnerton, Cape Town, RSA

Common Kestrel (Falco tinnuculus) eats a Common Chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon).

Grey-Headed Bush Shrike (Malaconotus blanchoti), called also The Ghostbird feeding on Kilimanjaro Two-Horned Chameleon (Kinyongia tavetana),

"Often when I dгіⱱe through game reserves, my attention is foсᴜѕed on the surrounding bush, thickets, trees, and riverbeds. Sometimes the best sightings aren't where you'd expect them to be. On this particular day, I was driving along the tar road when a small shadowed figure саᴜɡһt my eуe in the middle of the road.

Narina Trogon (Apaloderma narina) eats a Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion sp.), RSA.

Juvenile Dark Chanting Goshawk (Melierax metabates) feeds on a Flap-necked Chameleon (Chamaeleo dilepis) in Lusaka, Zambia

Grey Headed Bushshrike (Malaconotus blanchoti) aka Ghost Bird hunting a Flapneck Chameleon (Chamaeleo dilepis) at Fish Eagle picnic spot, Pilanesberg, RSA

Black Headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala) eats Cape Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion pumilum) at Lake Michelle, Noordhoek, Western Cape

African Cuckoo Hawk (Aviceda cuculoides) eating a Flap-Necked Chameleon (Chamaeleo dilepis) between De Wildt and Hartbeestpoort in the North West Province, RSA

Brown-Hooded Kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris) eating a chameleon in St Lucia, RSA

Crowned Hornbill (Lophoceros alboterminatus) eats a Flapneck Chameleon (Chamaeleo dilepis), RSA.

Brown Snake Eagle (Circaetus cinereus) eating a Flapneck Chameleon (Chamaeleo dilepis) in Bergendal - Kruger National Park

Lilac Breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus) eating a Flapneck Chameleon (Chamaeleo dilepis)

The Flapneck Chameleon (Chamaeleo dilepis) eaten by a hornbill in Tanzania

Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) feeds on Flap-necked chameleon (Chamaeleo dilepis), Puff adder, juvenile (Bitis arietans) and Grey foam-nest tree frog (Chiromantis xerampelina) in Afsaal, Kruger NP, Mpumalanga, RSA

Photo: Stefan Toerien‎, courtesy FB Predation Records - Reptiles and Frogs (Sub-Saharan Africa)

Hornbills are notoriously known to feed on reptiles and Amphibians, the chameleons are no exception.