Michael´s Second Year

[michael-ibk]

449/ZZ101.) African Palm Swift (Cypsiurus parvus) / Palmensegler

 

Musekese, 10/10.

 

[michael-ibk]

450/ZZ102.) Mottled Spinetail (Telacanthura ussheri) / Baobabsegler

 

Mana Pools Floodplains, 18/10. The clear white line across the vent is diagnostic.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

451/ZZ103.) Böhm´s Spinetail (Neafrapus boehmi) / Fledermaussegler

 

Mana Pools, 19/10. Many kms away from the river in the dryer inland area.

 

 

Puh, I could really need some Swift photography lessons, @PeterHG.

[michael-ibk]

452/ZZ104.) Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maximus) / Riesenfischer

 

Southern Kafue, 8/10. First time I´ve ever managed to take a photo of this species.

 

 

One more from Kafue River, 15/10.

 

 

-/ZZ105.) Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) / Graufischer

 

Regularly seen everywhere - the most common Kingfisher.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

453/ZZ106.) Half-Collared Kingfisher (Alcedo semitorquata) / Kobalteisvogel

 

Kafue River, 10/10. One of my top targets for this trip - very happy to have this one sighting.

 

 

-/ZZ107.) Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) / Haubenzwergfischer

 

Kafue River, 11/10. An unusual place for this one (the only sighting) - not really a big river bird.

 

[michael-ibk]

454/ZZ108.) Woodland Kingfisher (Halycon senegalensis) / Senegalliest

 

Kafue River, 11/10. According to our guides the first one of the season seen around Musekese - they are Green Season birds in Southern Africa.

 

[michael-ibk]

455/ZZ109.) Brown-Hooded Kingfisher (Halycon albiventris) / Braunkopfliest

 

Musekese, 12/10.

 

 

-/ZZ110.) Grey-Headed (formerly Chestnut-Bellied) Kingfisher (Halycon leucocephala) / Graukopfliest

 

Southern Kafue, 7/10. A brutal ebc so I´m glad I already have it in the count from Ethiopia.

 

[michael-ibk]

456/ZZ110.) Striped Kingfisher (Halycon chelicuti) / Streifenliest

 

Konkomoya, 8/10. Another ebc unfortunately.

 

 

A dryland Kingfisher which can turn up far away from water - I had my best sighting in the Kgalagadi last year (really just a pathetic excuse to show a better photo).

 

[michael-ibk]

457/ZZ111.) White-Fronted Bee-Eater (Merops bullockoides) / Weißstirnspint

 

Musekese, 12/10. The most commonly seen Bee-Eater this trip.

 

 

-/ZZ112.) European Bee-Eater (Merops apiaster) / Bienenfresser

 

Southern Konkomoya, 8/10. Only a few scattered and distant sightings of "my" Bee-Eater species.

 

[michael-ibk]

458/ZZ113.) Southern Carmine Bee-Eater (Merops nubicoides) / Scharlachspint

 

Zambezi River, 20/10. Spending two hours with a colony here was a trip highlight for me.

 

 

[michael-ibk]

459/ZZ114.) Swallow-Tailed Bee-Eater (Merops hirundineus) / Schwalbenschwanzspint

 

Konkomoya, 8/10. Only two sightings of this species which is so numerous in KTP.

 

 

-/ZZ115.) Little Bee-Eater (Merops pusillus) / Zwergspint

 

Busanga Plains, 14/10. Several good sightings of this confiding little beauty.

 

[michael-ibk]

460/ZZ116.) Böhm´s Bee-Eater (Merops boehmi) / Böhmspint

 

Musekese Camp, 10/10. Another important target bird, a Zambia specialty. Only seen in camp.

 

[michael-ibk]

461/ZZ117.) Broad-Billed Roller (Eurystomus glaucurus) / Zimtracke

 

Kanga Pan, 23/10. Regularly seen throughout the trip but a difficult one to get a picture of.

 

 

 

-/ZZ118.) Lilac-Breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus) / Gabelracke

 

Lake Itezhi Tezhi, 7/10

 

[michael-ibk]

462/ZZ118.) Southern Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) / Kaffernhornrabe

 

Busanga Plains, 15/10. Only a handful of sightings this time.

 

[michael-ibk]

463/ZZ119.) Trumpeter Hornbill (Bycanistes bucinator) / Trompeterhornvogel

 

Mana Pools Floodplains, 21/10. Pretty common in Mana but not very approachable.

 

 

-/ZZ120.) African Grey Hornbill (Tockus nasutus) / Grautoko

 

Musekese, 11/10. Every Grey we saw was a disappointment because we were looking for the very similar Pale-Billed Hornbill, a Zambezian endemic. But no luck with that one.

 

Edited December 13, 2017 by michael-ibk

[michael-ibk]

464/ZZ121.) Crowned Hornbill (Tockus alboterminatus) / Kronentoko

 

Kanga, 24/10. A few scattered sightings throughout the trip.

 

[michael-ibk]

465/ZZ122.) Southern Red-Billed Hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus) / Südlicher Rotschnabeltoko

 

Mana Pools, 19/10. Abundant in the park, one of the birds impossible to miss there.

 

[Peter Connan]

Some really lovely birds and sightings!

[PeterHG]

Great collections of Bee-eaters, Rollers and Hornbills! Those Carmine Bee-eaters are truly beautiful! 

[michael-ibk]

466/ZZ123.) Green aka Red-Billed Wood-Hoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus) / Baumhopf

 

Mana Pools, Dhumukwa Camp, 20/10.

 

 

467/ZZ124.) Common aka Greater Scimitarbill (Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) / Sichelhopf

 

Musekese, 10/10.

 

[michael-ibk]

468/ZZ125.) African Hoopoe (Upupa africana) / Afrikanischer Hopf

 

Musekese, 11/10.

 

[michael-ibk]

469/ZZ126.) Black-Collared Barbet (Lybius torquatus) / Halsband-Bartvogel

 

Northern Kafue, 15/10

 

 

470/ZZ127.) Crested Barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii) / Haubenbartvogel

 

Busanga Plains, 14/10. I´ve had excellent sightings of this bird in the past - not this time.

 

[michael-ibk]

471/ZZ128.) Greater Honeyguide (Indicator indicator) / Schwarzkehl-Honiganzeiger

 

Mana Pools, Dhumukwa Camp, 20/10

 

 

-/ZZ129.) Lesser Honeyguide (Indicator minor) / Nasenstreif-Honiganzeiger

 

Kanga Pan, 23/10

 

[michael-ibk]

472/ZZ130.) Bennet´s Woodpecker (Campethera notata) / Bennetspecht

 

Mana Pools, 21/10. The only one in the area with a spotted belly. This is a female (because of the dark brown cheeks)

 

 

-/ZZ131.) Bearded Woodpecker (Dendropicos namaquus) / Namaspecht

 

Mana Pools, 18/10. Black crown tells it´s a female.

 

 

473/ZZ132.) Cardinal Woodpecker (Dendropicos fuscescens) / Kardinalspecht

 

Mana Pools, Dhumuka Camp, 19/10. One of the most common and widespread Woodpeckers, it´s almost weird I did not see it in Ethiopia.

 

Edited December 14, 2017 by michael-ibk

[michael-ibk]

474/ZZ133.) Red-Capped Lark (Calandrella cinerea) / Rotkappenlerche

 

Busanga Plains, 13/10. One of the few easily identifiable Larks.

 

 

475/ZZ134.) Dusky Lark (Pinarocorys nigricans) / Drossellerche

 

Busanga Plains, 12/10. As always with most Larks, reasonably but not completely sure about this one.

 

 

-/ZZ135.) Chestnut-Backed Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix leucotis) / Weißwangenlerche

 

Mana Pools, 20/10.