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236/ET153.) Bearded Woodpecker (Dendropicos namaquus) / Namaspecht

 

One sighting at Abijatta Shalla NP.

 

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237/ET154.) Eastern Grey Woodpecker (Dendropicos spodocephalus) / Graukopfspecht

 

Common (for a Woodpecker) at Lake Langano. Not the same bird as the well-known African Grey Woodpecker which is quite easy to see in East Africa.

 

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Well, that was it for big, bold and colourful, entering some brutal ebc and LBJ-territory now ...

 

238/ET155.) Green-Backed Honeybird (Prodotiscus zambesiae) / Graubauch-Laubpicker

 

Harenna Forest, Bale Mountains NP.

 

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239/ET156.) Lesser Honeyguide (Indicator minor ) / Nasenstreif-Honiganzeiger

 

Lake Langano. Honeyguides are noted and named for one or two species that will deliberately lead humans directly to bee colonies, so that they can feast on the grubs and beeswax that are left behind.

 

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240/ET157.)  Thekla Lark (Galerida theklae) / Theklalerche

 

Somewhere between Addis and Guassa. Abundant in the Ethiopian highlands. I´m sure we saw more Larks, and definitely the endemic Erlanger´s one, but no photos where you could recognize the bird.

 

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241/ET158.) Chestnut-Backed Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix leucotis) / Weißwangenlerche

 

Ali Deghe Wildlife Reserve.

 

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242/ET159.) Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) / Uferschwalbe

 

Lake Langano.

 

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243/ET160.) Wire-Tailed Swallow (Hirundo smithii) / Rotkappenschwalbe

 

Lake Langano, nesting in the dining room there.

 

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We saw lots of other Swallows (definitely remember Barn), Swifts and Spinetails but I did not even try for them.

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244/ET161.) Mountain Wagtail (Motacilla clara) / Langschwanzstelze

 

Harenna Forest, Bale Mountains NP.

 

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Where we also saw a few White Wagtails (ET162):

 

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Yellow Wagtails (ET163) were common in the Rift Valley, and different subspecies than we mostly see here in Europe. A "feldegg" I believe:

 

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This one (from Dinsho) could be our "flava" but not quite sure.

 

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245/ET164.) Tree Pipt (Anthus trivialis) / Baumpieper

 

Harenna Forest, Bale Mountains NP. They do occur here in Austria but I don´t think I´ve ever seen one.

 

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246/ET165.) Red-Throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus) / Rotkehlpieper

 

Sanetti Plateau, Bale Mountains NP. Very common there.

 

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We also saw a couple of Grassland Pipits and probably others as well.

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247/ET166.) Abyssinian Longclaw (Macronyx flavicollis) / Goldhalspieper - ENDEMIC

 

Guassa, two sightings.Similar in appearance and behaviour to East Africa´s common Yellow-Throated Longclaw. A true Ethiopia endemic, found nowhere else.

 

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248/ET167.) Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus) / Graubülbül

 

Occurring in four forms, three of which we saw, the Common one (subspecies schonaus) of the highlands West of the Rift Valley:

 

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And the Dark-Capped Bulbul (spurius) with yellow-undertail-coverts from the highlands East of the Rift Valley (Bale):

 

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In Awash we also saw the Somali Bubul with a small white patch on side of neck but no photo.

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249/ET168.) White-Throated Robin (Irania gutturalis) / Irania

 

Lake Langano. A winter visitor here.

 

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250/ET169.) Rüppel´s Robin-Chat (Cossypha semirufa) / Braunrückenrötel

 

A common highlands bird, here from Addis. And if, like me, you´re always wondering who that Rüppel guy is so many animals seem to have gotten their name from, look here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_Rüppell

 

Not as many as I thought, only 15 in fact are "Rüppel´s animals".

 

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251/ET170.) White-Browed Scrub Robin (Cercotrichas leucophrys) / Weißbrauen-Heckensänger

 

One (obscured) sighting around Doho Lodge.

 

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252/ET171.) African Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus) / Afrikanisches Schwarzkehlchen

 

Pretty common in Guassa.

 

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253/ET172.) Abyssinian Wheatear (Oenanther lugubris) / Rüppelsteinschmätzer - ENDEMIC (and hey, there´s that Rüppel guy again)

 

A very confusing bird with many different forms. This one is from Bale:

 

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And this one from Guassa:

 

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I have some where I really am unsure, thought about Pied, Black-Eared or even Desert Wheatear, and even consulted the experts over at Birdnet. A lot of debate, a lot of opinions, but no consensus.

 

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254/ET173.) Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina) / Isabell-Steinschmätzer

 

One sighting in Senkelle.

 

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255/ET174.) Moorland Chat (Cercomela sordida) / Almenschmätzer

 

Abundant in Guassa (where photo was taken), some in Bale.

 

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256/ET175.) Rüppel´s Black Chat (Myrmecocichla melaen) / Einfarbschmätzer - ENDEMIC

 

One ebc-sighting in Guassa.

 

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257/ET178.) White-Winged Cliff Chat (Thamnolaea semirufa) / Spiegelschmätzer - ENDEMIC

 

Guassa, the only sighting, a few metres away from the Black Chat above - two endemics in one spot.

 

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258/ET179.) Abyssinian Ground Thrush (Zoothera piaggiae) / Orangedrossel

 

Bale Mountain Lodge. Not really an uncommon bird but very shy.

 

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259/ET180.) Groundscraper Thrush (Psophocichla litsitsirupa) / Akaziendrossel

 

A couple of sightings in the highlands, here from Dinsho. A much bolder bird than the one in the previous post.

 

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260/ET181.) Abyssinian Thrush (Turdus abyssinicus) / Cabanisdrossel

 

A recent split from the Mountain Thrush. A common highlands bird, here from Addis.

 

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