Birds of Southern Africa Index

Birds of
Southern Africa

I spent the period from October 11-23, 1998 visiting southwestern Africa with my close friend, Victor Emanuel. We visited the Huab Lodge and Etosha National Park in Namibia with our friends Jan and Suzi Van de Reep (owners of the Huab Lodge), then headed on to the Shakawe Lodge on the Okavango River in Botswana, owned by Barrie & Elaine Pryce. In January, 2006, I spent three weeks in South Africa with my friends John Abbott and Nick & Ailsa Donnelly. Although we were mainly photographing dragonflies, I was able to take a number of bird shots. I will be adding some of those images here as my time permits.

OSTRICH (STRUTHIONIDAE)

Ostrich (Struthio camelus)

CORMORANTS AND DARTERS (PHALACROCORACIDAE)

White-breasted Cormorant (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
African Darter (Anhinga rufa)

BITTERNS AND HERONS (ARDEIDAE)

Striated Heron (Butorides striatus)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)

STORKS (CICONIIDAE)

Marabou Stork (Leptopilos crumeniferus)
Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)

WATERFOWL (ANATIDAE)

White-faced Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Comb Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos)
White-backed Duck (Thalassornis leuconotus)

SECRETARYBIRD (SAGITTARIIDAE)

Secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius)

HAWKS, EAGLES (ACCIPITRIDAE)

White-headed Vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis)
African Fish-Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer)
Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus)
Brown Snake-Eagle (Circaetus cinereus)
Yellow-billed Kite (Milvus aegyptius)
Pale-chanting Goshawk (Melierax canorus)
Steppe Buzzard (Buteo vulpinus)

FRANCOLINS, SPURFOWL (PHASIANIDAE)

Crested Francolin (Peliperdix sephaena)
Natal Francolin (Pternistes natalensis)
Swainson's Francolin (Pternistes swainsonii)

BUSTARDS AND KORHAANS (OTIDIDAE)

Black-bellied Bustard (Lissotis melanogaster)
Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori)
Northern Black Korhaan (Eupodotis afraoides)

JACANAS (JACANIDAE)

African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus)

PLOVERS (CHARADRIIDAE)

Crowned Lapwing (Vanellus coronatus)

THICK-KNEES (BURHINIDAE)

Water Dikkop (Burhinus vermiculatus)

COURSERS (GLAREOLIDAE)

Double-banded Courser (Rhinoptilus africanus)

SANDGROUSE (PTEROCLIDAE)

Double-banded Sandgrouse (Pterocles bicinctus)

PIGEONS AND DOVES (COLUMBIDAE)

Namaqua Dove (Oena capensis)
Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis)
African Mourning Dove (Streptopelia decipiens)
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove (Turtur chalcospilos)

PARROTS (PSITTACIDAE)

Brown-headed Parrot (Poicephalus cryptoxanthus)

CUCKOOS (CUCULIDAE)

Dideric Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx caprius)

OWLS (STRIGIDAE)

Verreaux's Eagle-Owl (Bubo lacteus)
African Scops-Owl (Otus senegalensis)
White-faced Scops-Owl (Otus leucotis)
Pearl-spotted Owlet (Glaucidium perlatum)
African Wood-Owl (Strix woodfordii)
Pel's Fishing-Owl (Scotopelia peli)

KINGFISHERS (ALCEDINIDAE)

African Pygmy-Kingfisher (Ispidina picta)
Brown-hooded Kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris)
Woodland Kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis)
Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)

BEE-EATERS (MEROPIDAE)

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
Southern Carmine Bee-Eater (Merops nubicoides)
Little Bee-Eater (Merops pusillus)
White-fronted Bee-Eater (Merops bullockoides)

ROLLERS (CORACIIDAE)

European Roller (Coracias garrulus)
Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudata)

HORNBILLS (BUCEROTIDAE)

Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus leucomelas)

SWALLOWS (HIRUNDINIDAE)

Red-breasted Swallow (Hirundo semirufa)

BABBLERS (TIMALIIDAE)

Bare-cheeked Babbler (Turdoides gymnogenys)

BULBULS (PYCNONOTIDAE)

Red-eyed Bulbul (Pycnonoyus nigricans)

FLYCATCHERS (MUSCICAPIDAE)

Ficedula flycatcher (specific identification unknown at present time)
Marico Flycatcher (Bradornis mariquensis)
African Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis)

CISTICOLAS (CISTICOLIDAE)

Levaillant's Cisticola (Cisticola tinniens)

SHRIKES (LANIIDAE)

Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)

BUSH-SHRIKES (MALACONOTIDAE)

White-tailed Shrike (Lanioturdus torquatus)

STARLINGS (STURNIDAE)

Cape Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis nitens)

SPARROWS, WEAVERS (PASSERIDAE)

Southern Masked-Weaver (Ploceus velatus)
Lesser Masked-Weaver (Ploceus intermedius)
Southern Red Bishop (Euplectes orix)