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Tanzania and Eastern Kenya Bird List

18 August - 15 September 2001

Jon Hornbuckle

Trip Report

Eastern Arc Mountains endemics in Bold L Nva Kieni Knyga Tsavo Taita Sokoke K coast E Usam Ulug Ifak travel Mikumi W Usm N Tanz
F=few, C=common, FC=fairly common H=heard, X=present
DATE: Aug/Sept
18, 19 20, 21 21 22, 23 24 25-28, 30 28, 29, 31 1-4, 14 5, 6, 7 9 9, 10 8, 10-11 12, 13 15, 16
Ostrich Struthio camelus 2
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 2
Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens 15
Long-tailed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus 1 F 1 2 3
Darter Anhinga melanogaster 1 4
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 1 1
Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala 2 2 F 4 2
Great Egret Ardea alba F 1
Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca 25
Little Egret Egretta garzetta 1
Western Reef-Heron Egretta gularis 1
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 1 1 2
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis F C F F C C F F
Striated Heron Butorides striatus 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 1
Hamerkop Scopus umbretta F 1 F 1 2 2
Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis 1 C 5 2
African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus 3 1
Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus 3 1
Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus F F 1
Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus F 10 FC 2
Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash F 1 F 1 H
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 1 1
African Spoonbill Platalea alba 6
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 50
Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor 1000 50
Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor 20
White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata 20 20 30
White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus 10
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus F F 10 1
Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis 3
Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos 2
African Black Duck Anas sparsa 1
Red-billed Duck Anas erythrorhyncha 20 20 10
Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma 2 F 2
African Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda cuculoides 1 1
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus 2 1 2 2 2 2 5
Black Kite Milvus migrans F C C F F F F F F F F F
African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer C 1 1 1
Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis 1 2 2 1
Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus F
Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus 1
White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus 2
White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis 1
Black-breasted Snake-Eagle Circaetus pectoralis 1 1 1 1
Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Fasciated Snake-Eagle Circaetus fasciolatus 1
Banded Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinerascens 1
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus 2 1 3 3 1
African Marsh-Harrier Circus ranivorus 1
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 1
African Harrier-Hawk (Gymnogene) Polyboroides typus 1 1 1 1 2
Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus 1 3
Eastern Chanting-Goshawk Melierax poliopterus 1 4
Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar 1 1 3
African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro 1 1 1 2
Shikra Accipiter badius 1
Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter minullus 1 1 1 1
Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris 1
Black Goshawk Accipiter melanoleucus 1
Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo 1
Mountain Buzzard Buteo oreophilus 1 1
Augur Buzzard Buteo augur F 1 1 1 1 2
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax 2 2 1 1
Wahlberg's Eagle Aquila wahlbergi 1 2 1 1
African Hawk-Eagle Hieraaetus spilogaster 1 1
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus 1
Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus 1 2
Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis 2 2 2 1
Crowned Hawk-Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus 1 1
Secretary-bird Sagittarius serpentarius 2
Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus 1
Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera 1
African Hobby Falco cuvierii 1 1
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus 1 1
Crested Francolin Francolinus sephaena 20 3 5 5
Hildebrandt's Francolin Francolinus hildebrandti H
Yellow-necked Francolin Francolinus leucoscepus 20
Red-necked Francolin Francolinus afer 1 2 6
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 2
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris C F 15 20
Small Buttonquail Turnix sylvatica 1
Grey Crowned-Crane Balearica regulorum F
Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostris 2
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 1
Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata F
Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori 1
White-bellied Bustard Eupodotis senegalensis 1 3
Buff-crested Bustard Eupodotis gindiana 1
Black-bellied Bustard Lissotis melanogaster 2 2
African Jacana Actophilornis africanus F F
Crab Plover Dromas ardeola 50
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus F 4
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 5
Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus 5
Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii 2 1
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola 1
Madagascar Pratincole Glareola ocularis 100
Blacksmith Plover Vanellus armatus 2 1 5 F
Spur-winged Plover Vanellus spinosus F
Senegal Lapwing Vanellus lugubris 2
Black-winged Lapwing Vanellus melanopterus 2
Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus 2 4 6
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola C
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula F
Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius 10 10
Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris 1
White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus 10
Chestnut-banded Plover Charadrius pallidus 6
Mongolian Plover Charadrius mongolus F
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii F
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus F
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata F
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 2
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 3 C
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 1
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 2
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus C
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 1 1 2 1 1 2
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 1
Sanderling Calidris alba 2
Little Stint Calidris minuta C 10
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea C
Ruff Philomachus pugnax 1 20
Sooty Gull Larus hemprichii 1
Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus 1 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 50
Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica C
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia F
Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis F
Great Crested Tern Sterna bergii F
Roseate/ Common Tern Sterna dougallii/ hirundo 3
Saunders' Tern Sterna saundersi F
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus F
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 10+
African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris 4
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus 2
Black-faced Sandgrouse Pterocles decoratus 1+
Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea F
Rameron Pigeon Columba arquatrix 10 10
Delegorgue's Pigeon Columba delegorguei 8 4 1
Lemon Dove Columba larvata 1
Dusky Turtle-Dove Streptopelia lugens C
African Mourning Dove Streptopelia decipiens C 2
Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata F F F F F F C
Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola C F C
Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis F F F 2 2
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur chalcospilos F F F F 2 F F
Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria 2 1 1
Namaqua Dove Oena capensis 5 4 2 F
African Green-Pigeon Treron calva 1 5
Fischer's Lovebird Agapornis fischeri 20
Yellow-collared Lovebird Agapornis personatus 4 20
Brown-necked Parrot Poicephalus robustus 3
Brown-headed Parrot Poicephalus cryptoxanthus 3 2
Red-bellied Parrot Poicephalus rufiventris 10 F
Livingstone's Turaco Tauraco livingstonii 4
Fischer's Turaco Tauraco fischeri 2 1+
Hartlaub's Turaco Tauraco hartlaubi 3 H 1
Bare-faced Go-away-bird Corythaixoides personatus 2
White-bellied Go-away-bird Corythaixoides leucogaster 10 C
Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator(Oxylophus) levaillantii 1
Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius 1
Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx montanus H
Klaas' Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas 1 1 H
Yellowbill Ceuthmochares aereus 1
Coppery-tailed Coucal Centropus cupreicaudus 2
White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus F C F 1 F 1 C F
Sokoke Scops-Owl Otus ireneae 2
Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus 1
Usambara Eagle-Owl Bubo vosseleri H
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Bubo lacteus 1
African Wood-Owl Strix woodfordii H 1 2 H
Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum 1 1 1
Sombre Nightjar Caprimulgus fraenatus 1
Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis 2
Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus H
[Usambara Nightjar Caprimulgus guttifer (ruwenzorii)] H
Square-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus fossii 2
Bat-like Spinetail Neafrapus boehmi 4
African Palm-Swift Cypsiurus parvus C F C C C F
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 1
Mottled Swift Tachymarptis aequatorialis 2
Nyanza Swift Apus niansae 50
African Swift Apus barbatus 10 30
Little Swift Apus affinis 20 F C C
Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus C C C C F F F F F 10 6
White-headed Mousebird Colius leucocephalus 20
Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus 8 F
Narina Trogon Apaloderma narina 2
Bar-tailed Trogon Apaloderma vittatum 2 H 1 H
Half-collared Kingfisher Alcedo semitorquata 1
Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata 1 2 1 2
African Pygmy-Kingfisher Ispidina picta 1 1 1
Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala 3 1 1
Mangrove Kingfisher Halcyon senegaloides 1
Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris 2 H H
Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti 2 1 2 1
Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima 1
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis F 1
White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides 10 4
Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus 10 4 10 10 F
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates F
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus 3
Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus F 10
Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudata F F F F 20 F 10 F
Racket-tailed Roller Coracias spatulata 1
Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus F 1
Eurasian (African) Hoopoe Upupa epops (africana) 2 1
Green Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus 1 F 3
White-headed Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus bollei 10
Common Scimitar-bill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas F 1
Abyssinian Scimitar-bill Rhinopomastus minor 10 2 2
Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus 1
Von der Decken's Hornbill Tockus deckeni C F 2 10 F
Crowned Hornbill Tockus alboterminatus 2 5 10 5 2 4 2
African Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus F F F 2 F 10
Pale-billed Hornbill Tockus pallidirostris 10 4
Trumpeter Hornbill Ceratogymna bucinator 5 4 4
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill Ceratogymna brevis 5 20 F F
Southern Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri 4 5
White-eared Barbet Stactolaema leucotis 10
Whyte's Barbet Stactolaema whytii H
Green Barbet Stactolaema olivacea 3 2 5 H
Moustached Tinkerbird Pogoniulus leucomystax 1 4 H 2
Green Tinkerbird Pogoniulus simplex 1
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus 1
Red-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus pusillus 1 4 2 2
Red-fronted Barbet Tricholaema diademata 1
Spot-flanked Barbet Tricholaema lachrymosa 3 2
Black-throated Barbet Tricholaema melanocephala 4 4 4
White-headed Barbet Lybius leucocephalus 3
Red-and-yellow Barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus 2
D'Arnaud's Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii 10 1 1
Scaly-throated Honeyguide Indicator variegatus 1 H 2
Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator 1
Pallid Honeyguide Indicator meliphilus 1, 1H
Green-backed Honeyguide Prodotiscus zambesiae 1
Nubian Woodpecker Campethera nubica 3 2
Bennett's Woodpecker Campethera bennettii 1
Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni 2
Mombasa Woodpecker Campethera mombassica 1 1
Green-backed Woodpecker Campethera cailliautii 1 2
Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens 2
Bearded Woodpecker Dendropicos namaquus 1 3
Grey (Grey-headed) Woodpecker D. goertae (spodocephalus) 1
Olive Woodpecker Dendropicos griseocephalus 2
African Broadbill Smithornis capensis H
Red-winged Lark Mirafra hypermetra 1 5 8
Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana 2
Flappet Lark Mirafra rufocinnamomea 1
Fawn-coloured Lark Mirafra africanoides 1 15
Pink-breasted Lark Mirafra poecilosterna 4
Spike-heeled Lark Chersomanes albofasciata (beesleyi) 5
Fischer's Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix leucopareia 6 10
Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea 20
Somali (Athi) Short-toed Lark Calandrella somalica (athensis) 6
Short-tailed Lark Pseudalaemon fremantlii 3
Plain Martin Riparia paludicola 2
Rock Martin Hirundo fuligula 10 10 F F 10 20
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 1 10
Ethiopian Swallow Hirundo aethiopica F
Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii 4 2 F 10
Lesser Striped-Swallow Hirundo abyssinica F 4 F F F F 20 F
Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica 2
Black Sawwing Psalidoprocne holomelas 10 C C 10
African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp F F F F F 2 F F F F F 1
Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara 2 1
Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus 3
Pangani Longclaw Macronyx aurantiigula 1 4 1
Sharpe's Longclaw Macronyx sharpei 4+
Striped Pipit Anthus lineiventris 2 3
African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus 1 C C
Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis 2
Bush Pipit Anthus caffer 1
Sokoke Pipit Anthus sokokensis 1
Malindi Pipit Anthus melindae 1
White-breasted Cuckoo-shrike Coracina pectoralis 1
Grey Cuckoo-shrike Coracina caesia 1 1 3
Black Cuckoo-shrike Campephaga flava 2 2 1 1 2
Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
Shelley's Greenbul Andropadus masukuensis 2 4 F
Little Greenbul Andropadus virens F
Slender-billed Greenbul Andropadus gracilirostris F
Sombre Greenbul Andropadus importunus 2 2 4
Yellow-whiskered Bulbul Andropadus latirostris 1 1
Eastern Mountain-Greenbul Andropadus nigriceps 1 F F
Stripe-cheeked Bulbul Andropadus milanjensis 1 1 10
Yellow-bellied Greenbul Chlorocichla flaviventris 3 2 20
Cabanis' Greenbul Phyllastrephus cabanisi 2 2
Fischer's Greenbul Phyllastrephus fischeri 2
Placid Greenbul Phyllastrephus placidus 4 F
Northern Brownbul Phyllastrephus strepitans 2
Grey-olive Greenbul Phyllastrephus cerviniventris 4 2 2
Yellow-streaked Bulbul Phyllastrephus flavostriatus 1
Tiny Greenbul Phyllastrephus debilis 4 2 6
Eastern Nicator Nicator gularis 3
Red-tailed Ant-Thrush Neocossyphus rufus 1 2
Miombo Rock-Thrush Monticola angolensis 2
Little Rock-Thrush Monticola rufocinereus 1
Abyssinian Ground-Thrush Zoothera piaggiae 1
Orange Ground-Thrush Zoothera gurneyi 1 1
Spotted Ground-Thrush Zoothera guttata 1
Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus 1 5
Taita Thrush Turdus helleri (olivaceus) 3
Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyanus 1
African Bare-eyed Thrush Turdus tephronotus 1 1+
White-chested Alethe Alethe fuelleborni 2
Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops 1 1
Trilling Cisticola Cisticola woosnami 1
Hunter's Cisticola Cisticola hunteri F
Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana C 6
Ashy Cisticola Cisticola cinereolus F
Stout Cisticola Cisticola robustus 2
Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis 1
Siffling Cisticola Cisticola brachypterus 10
Tiny Cisticola Cisticola nanus 2 3
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis F 3
Pectoral-patch Cisticola Cisticola brunnescens 10
Wing-snapping Cisticola Cisticola ayresii 1
White-tailed Cisticola Cisticola sp. nov.