Tanzania 2012 - Birds
We saw all sorts of birds whilst out on safari. Hopefully I've remembered their names correctly but please shout if you know differently
Black-Lored Babblers
bird
Bateleur
bateleur
Little Bee Eater
bee eater
little bee eater
Yellow Vented Bulbul

sunbird

sunbird

 

sunbird

sunbird
Kori Bustard
bustard
bustard
kori
kori
White Bellied Bustard
bustard
Augur Buzzard
bird
bird
bird
bird
Augur Buzzard - Black Form
bird

Northern Anteater Chat

bird

Sooty Chat
sooty chat

Crowned Crane
(Uganda National Bird)
crane
crane
crane
crane
Fork Tailed Drongo
drongo
African Fish Eagle

fisheagle

Juvenile

fish eagle

 
Brown Snake Eagle
eagle
eagle
eagle
snake eagle
snake eagle
Martial Eagle
martial eagle
martial eagle
martial eagle
eagle
martial
martial
martial eagle
martial
martial
Tawny Eagle
tawny
Coqui Francolin
franklin
franklin
Crested Francolin
franklin
White Bellied Go Away Bird
goaway
go away
Egyptian Goose
geese
goose

Eastern Chanting Goshawk
goshawk

goshawk
augur buzzard
augur buzzard
goshawk
Helmeted Guinea Fowl
guinea
Black Crowned Heron
heron
Black Crowned Night Heron
heron
heron
heron
Goliath Heron
goliath
goliath
African Hoopoe
hoopoe
hoopoe
hoopoe
Grey Hornbill
hornbill
hornbill
hornbill
Southern Ground Hornbill
hornbill
Von Der Decken's Hornbill
hornbill
Glossy Ibis
ibis
Hadada Ibis
hadida
Sacred Ibis
ibis
Greater Kestrel
kestrel
Grey Headed Kingfisher
kingfisher
kingfisher
Striped Kingfisher
kingfisher
Black Kite
kite
kite
kite
Black Shouldered Kite
kite
kite
kite
kite
kite
kite
 
kite
Black Winged Lapwing (Senegal)
peewit
bird
Blacksmith Plover
plover
plover
plover
plover
bird
plover
Spur Winged Lapwing
lapwing
kevin
Three Banded Plover
plover
Wattled Lapwing
lapwing
Maasai Ostrich
ostrich
ostrich
ostrich
ostrich
ostrich
ostrich
ostrich
ostrich
 
ostrich
ostrich
ostrich
ostrich
 
ostrich
ostrich
ostrich
Giant Eagle Owl
eagle owl
Pearl Spotted Owlet
owl
owlet
Brown Parrot
parrot
Yellow Collared Lovebird
bird
White Pelican
pelican
Lilac Breasted Roller
lilac
lilac
roller
roller
 
roller
roller
roller
roller
Chestnut Bellied Sandgrouse
bird
Secretary Bird
secretary
Common Fiscal Shrike
starling
Grey Backed Fiscal Shrike
shrike
Magpie Shrike
shrike
weaver
White Crowned Shrike
shrike
bird
bird
bird
Silver Bird
silver bird
Grey Breasted Spur Fowl
(endemic to Serengeti)
spur
spur
Red Necked Spur Fowl
spurfowl
spurfowl
Yellow Necked Spur Fowl
spurfowl

Ashy Starling
(endemic to Tanzania)
bird
Hildebrandts Starling
starling
Rupell's Long Tailed Starling
starling
starling
Superb Starling
splendid starling
starling
starling
starling
Wattled Starling

starling

bird
birds
birds
 
birds
Marabou Stork
stork
stork
stork
stork
 
marabou
Yellow Billed Stork
stork

stork
stork
stork
 
stork
stork

stork&ibis

3 Glossy Ibis & 1 Yellow Billed Stork
stork
Beautiful Sunbird

sunbird
sunbird
Marico Sunbird

sunbird
sunbird
sunbird
Scarlet Chested Sunbird

sunbird
Little Swift
swift
Lappet Faced Vulture
vulture
vulture
Rupell's Griffin Vulture
vulture
vulture
vulture
White Backed Vulture
vulture
vulture
Buffalo Weaver Bird
buffalo weaver

nests

Buffalo Weaver Nests
Rufous Tailed Weaver
(endemic to Tanzania)
lbj

bird
bird
Woodpecker
woodpecker
Lake Manyara was full of water birds so here's a selecton of the photos we took.
manyara
manyara
birds
manyara
manyara
manyara
manyara
The birds we saw were mainly Pelican, Maribou Stork, Yellow Billed Stork, Blue Heron and White Chested Cormorant.
The lake was almost dried up so the Flamingoes were too far away for us to see them
manyara

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