Tanzania - 2016

Birds of Tanzania


Thanks to a lot of help from Samson, Saimon, Hassan and Molela, and all my fellow travelers in the group, I got pictures of 198 different kinds of birds. I added 115 new species to my bird list. Here are just a few of the fabulous feathered friends we saw.



  • Tanzania Birds by Dorie Parsons
  • Black-winged Red Bishop--Tarangire
  • Red-and-yellow Barbet--Tarangire
  • Kori Bustard--Ngorongoro Crater
  • White-browed Robin-chat--Ngorongoro Highlands
  • Blue-capped Cordon-bleu--Tarangire
  • Grey Crowned Crane--Tarangire
  • Laughing Doves--Sinya
  • Steppe Eagle--Tarangire
  • Tawny Eagle--Arusha
  • Pygmy Falcon--Serengeti
  • Red-billed Firefinch--Tarangire
  • Grey-backed Fiscal--Serengeti
  • Long-tailed Fiscal--Tarangire
  • Dusky-brown Flycatcher--Ngorongoro Highlands
  • Pale Flycatcher--Serengeti
  • Crested Francolin--Tarangire
  • White-bellied Go-away-bird--Sinya
  • Helmeted Guineafowl--Serengeti
  • Hamerkop--Tarangire
  • Black-headed Heron--Serengeti
  • Black Kite--Ngorongoro Crater
  • Blacksmith Lapwing--Tarangire
  • Crowned Lapwing--Sinya
  • Fischers Lovebirds--Ngorongoro Highlands
  • Yellow-collared Lovebirds--Tarangire
  • Speckled Mousebird--Arusha
  • Common Ostrich--Tarangire
  • Verreaux Eagle Owl--Sinya
  • Lilac-breasted Roller--Serengeti
  • Secretarybird--Ngorongoro Highlands
  • Magpie Shrikes--Serengeti
  • Silverbird--Serengeti
  • Swahili Sparrow--Ngorongoro Highlands
  • Red-necked Spurfowl--Serengeti
  • Yellow-necked Spurfowl--Tarangire
  • Ashy Starling--Tarangire
  • Hildebrandts Starling--Ngorongoro Highlands
  • Superb Starling--Sinya
  • Black-winged Stilt--Serengeti
  • Abdims Stork--Ngorongoro Crater
  • White Stork--Ngorongoro Highlands
  • Bronzy Sunbird--Ngorongoro Highlands
  • Collared Sunbird--Arusha
  • Eastern Olive Sunbird--Sinya
  • Scarlet-chested Sunbird--Arusha
  • Variable Sunbird--Ngorongoro Highlands
  • Cape Teal--Serengeti
  • White-backed Vultures--Sinya
  • Black-faced Waxbill--Ngorongoro Highlands
  • Baglafecht Weaver--Ngorongoro Highlands
  • Golden-backed Weaver--Ngorongoro Highlands
  • Grey-headed Social Weaver--Tarangire
  • Red-billed Buffalo Weaver--Ngorongoro Crater
  • Rufous-tailed Weaver--Ngorongoro Crater
  • Speckes Weaver--Ngorongoro Crater
  • White-headed Buffalo Weaver--Serengeti
  • Isabelline Wheatear--Ngorongoro Highlands
  • Pin-tailed Whydah--Sinya
  • Straw-tailed Whydah--Tarangire


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