|
STRUTHIONIFORMES: Struthionidae |
|
Ostrich |
Struthio camelus |
Namib-Naukluft NP. Etosha NP |
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SPHENISCIFORMES: Spheniscidae |
|
Jackass Penguin |
Spheniscus demersus |
Boulder’s Beach, near Cape Town, SA |
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae |
|
Little Grebe |
Tachybaptus ruficollis |
Namutoni Camp waterhole, Etosha |
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae |
|
White-chinned Petrel |
Procellaria
aequinoctialis |
At sea off Walvis Bay |
|
Sooty Shearwater |
Puffinus griseus |
At sea off Walvis Bay |
| |
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae |
|
Great White Pelican |
Pelecanus onocrotalus |
Good numbers in Walvis Bay |
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae |
|
White-breasted Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax lucidus |
Walvis Bay |
|
Cape Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax capensis |
Walvis Bay |
|
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae |
|
Black-headed Heron |
Ardea melanocephala |
Oukaukuejo Camp, Etosha |
|
Little Egret |
Egretta garzetta |
Namutoni Camp, Etosha |
|
Cattle Egret |
Bubulcus ibis |
Etosha NP |
|
Black-crowned Night-Heron |
Nycticorax nycticorax |
Namutoni Camp, Etosha |
|
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae |
|
Abdim's Stork |
Ciconia abdimii |
About 1,500 flocking near Waterberg |
|
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae |
|
Hadada Ibis |
Bostrychia hagedash |
Common around Cape Town |
|
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae |
|
Greater Flamingo |
Phoenicopterus roseus |
Hundreds at Walvis Bay |
|
Lesser Flamingo |
Phoenicopterus minor |
Hundreds at Walvis Bay |
|
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae |
|
Egyptian Goose |
Alopochen aegyptiaca |
Etosha NP. Cape Town |
|
South African Shelduck |
Tadorna cana |
A pair at Namutoni Camp waterhole |
|
Cape Teal |
Anas capensis |
Walvis Bay, Etosha NP |
|
Red-billed Duck |
Anas erythrorhyncha |
Etosha NP |
|
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae |
|
Black-shouldered Kite |
Elanus caeruleus |
Etosha NP |
|
Black Kite |
Milvus migrans |
Several flying with the Abdim’s
Stork flock near Waterberg |
|
White-backed Vulture |
Gyps africanus |
Etosha NP |
|
Lappet-faced Vulture |
Torgos tracheliotus |
Etosha NP |
|
White-headed Vulture |
Trigonoceps occipitalis |
Etosha NP |
|
Black-breasted Snake-Eagle |
Circaetus pectoralis |
Near Ai Aiba Lodge and Etosha NP |
|
Brown Snake-Eagle |
Circaetus cinereus |
Etosha NP |
|
Bateleur |
Terathopius ecaudatus |
Etosah NP |
|
Pale Chanting-Goshawk |
Melierax canorus |
Common throughout the Erongos and
Etosha |
|
Gabar Goshawk |
Micronisus gabar |
Etosha NP |
|
Shikra |
Accipiter badius |
Etosha NP |
|
Eurasian Buzzard |
Buteo buteo |
Etosha NP |
|
Augur Buzzard |
Buteo augur |
One over Spitzkoppe |
|
Tawny Eagle |
Aquila rapax |
Several at Etosha NP |
|
Wahlberg's Eagle |
Aquila wahlbergi |
One on the road from Waterberg to
Windhoek |
|
Verreaux's Eagle |
Aquila verreauxii |
A pair and a youngster near Erongo
Wilderness Lodge |
|
FALCONIFORMES: Sagittariidae |
|
Secretary-bird |
Sagittarius
serpentarius |
One at Etosha NP |
|
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae |
|
Pygmy Falcon |
Polihierax
semitorquatus |
One near Okaukuejo Camp, Etosha. |
|
Eurasian (Rock) Kestrel |
Falco tinnunculus |
Several seen in the Erongos and
Etosha. Also Cape Point. Noticeably fifferent from European Common
Kestrels. |
|
Greater Kestrel |
Falco rupicoloides |
Several at Etosha NP |
|
Red-necked Falcon |
Falco chicquera |
One at Etosha NP |
|
Lanner Falcon |
Falco biarmicus |
A family group near |
|
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae |
|
Hartlaub's Francolin |
Francolinus hartlaubi |
Ai Aiba Lodge in the Erongos |
|
Red-billed Francolin |
Francolinus adspersus |
Namutoni Camp, Etosha. Waterberg
plateau. |
|
Cape Francolin |
Francolinus capensis |
Cape Point, SA |
|
Swainson's Francolin |
Francolinus swainsonii |
Etosha NP |
|
GALLIFORMES: Numididae |
|
Helmeted Guineafowl |
Numida meleagris |
Cape Point, SA. |
|
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae |
|
Blue Crane |
Anthropoides paradiseus |
Near Namutoni Camp, Etosha |
|
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae |
|
Red-knobbed Coot |
Fulica cristata |
Spier Wine State, Stellenbosch, SA |
GRUIFORMES: Otididae |
|
Kori Bustard |
Ardeotis kori |
Common in Etosha NP |
|
Ludwig's Bustard |
Neotis ludwigii |
One flying near Spitzkoppe |
|
Rueppell's Korhaan |
Eupodotis rueppellii |
Three near Spitzkoppe |
|
Red-crested Korhaan |
Eupodotis ruficrista |
Several in Etosha NP |
|
Northern Black Korhaan |
Eupodotis afraoides |
Common in Etosha |
|
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae |
|
African Oystercatcher |
Haematopus moquini |
One at the Penguin colony, Boulders
Beach, SA |
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae |
|
Black-winged Stilt |
Himantopus himantopus |
Walvis Bay |
|
Pied Avocet |
Recurvirostra avosetta |
Many at Walvis Bay |
|
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae |
|
Water Thick-knee |
Burhinus vermiculatus |
Leeubron Waterhole, Etosha NP |
|
Spotted Thick-knee |
Burhinus capensis |
Etosha NP |
|
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae |
|
Burchell's Courser |
Cursorius rufus |
Two near Ai Aiba Lodge, three in
Etosha NP |
|
Double-banded Courser |
Smutsornis africanus |
Relatively common in desert areas |
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae |
|
Blacksmith Plover |
Vanellus armatus |
Common near water, Etosha NP |
|
Crowned Lapwing |
Vanellus coronatus |
Etosha NP |
|
Wattled Lapwing |
Vanellus senegallus |
Etosha NP |
|
Grey Plover |
Pluvialis squatarola |
Common in Walvis Bay |
|
Common Ringed Plover |
Charadrius hiaticula |
Walvis Bay |
|
Kittlitz's Plover |
Charadrius pecuarius |
Etosha NP |
|
Three-banded Plover |
Charadrius tricollaris |
Huab Lodge. Etosha NP |
|
White-fronted Plover |
Charadrius marginatus |
Walvis Bay |
|
Chestnut-banded Plover |
Charadrius pallidus |
Walvis Bay. Etosha NP |
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae |
|
Bar-tailed Godwit |
Limosa lapponica |
Walvis Bay |
|
Common Greenshank |
Tringa nebularia |
Walvis Bay |
|
Marsh Sandpiper |
Tringa stagnatilis |
Etosha NP |
|
Wood Sandpiper |
Tringa glareola |
Etosha NP |
|
Ruddy Turnstone |
Arenaria interpres |
Walvis Bay |
|
Sanderling |
Calidris alba |
Walvis Bay |
|
Little Stint |
Calidris minuta |
Walvis Bay |
|
Curlew Sandpiper |
Calidris ferruginea |
Walvis Bay |
|
Dunlin |
Calidris alpina |
Rare/Accidental |
|
Ruff |
Philomachus pugnax |
Walvis bay |
|
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae |
|
Kelp Gull |
Larus dominicanus |
Common in Walvis Bay and Cape Town |
|
Gray-headed Gull |
Larus cirrocephalus |
Etosha NP |
|
Hartlaub's Gull |
Larus hartlaubii |
Common in Walvis Bay and Cape Town |
CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae |
|
Damara Tern |
Sternula balaenarum |
Walvis Bay |
|
Caspian Tern |
Hydroprogne caspia |
Walvis Bay |
|
Common Tern |
Sterna hirundo |
Walvis Bay |
|
Swift Tern |
Thalasseus bergii |
Walvis Bay. Cape Town |
PTEROCLIFORMES: Pteroclidae |
|
Namaqua Sandgrouse |
Pterocles namaqua |
Etosha NP |
|
Double-banded Sandgrouse |
Pterocles bicinctus |
Etosha NP |
|
Burchell's Sandgrouse |
Pterocles burchelli |
Etosha NP |
|
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae |
|
Speckled Pigeon |
Columba guinea |
Common in the Erongos and Etosha |
|
Ring-necked Dove |
Streptopelia capicola |
Common throughout |
|
Laughing Dove |
Streptopelia
senegalensis |
Common throughout |
|
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove |
Turtur chalcospilos |
Walvis Bay |
|
Namaqua Dove |
Oena capensis |
Ai Aiba Lodge |
|
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae |
|
Rosy-faced Lovebird |
Agapornis roseicollis |
Relatively common in the Erongos |
|
Rueppell's Parrot |
Poicephalus rueppellii |
2 Near Huab Lodge |
|
CUCULIFORMES: Musophagidae |
|
Gray Go-away-bird |
Corythaixoides concolor |
Erongo Mountains, Etosha NP |
|
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae |
|
Black Cuckoo |
Cuculus clamosus |
Etosha NP |
|
African Cuckoo |
Cuculus gularis |
Halali Camp, Etosha |
|
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae |
|
Barn Owl |
Tyto alba |
Halali Camp, Etosha |
|
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae |
|
African Scops-Owl |
Otus senegalensis |
One roosting at Halali Camp, Etosha |
|
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl |
Bubo lacteus |
One flying over Namutoni Camp |
|
Pearl-spotted Owlet |
Glaucidium perlatum |
Waterberg escarpment |
|
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae |
|
Freckled Nightjar |
Caprimulgus tristigma |
Ai Aiba Lodge |
|
Rifous-cheeked Nightjar |
Caprimulgus rufigena |
Etosha NP |
|
APODIFORMES: Apodidae |
|
African Palm-Swift |
Cypsiurus parvus |
Etosha NP |
|
Alpine Swift |
Tachymarptis melba |
Erongo Mountains |
|
Common Swift |
Apus apus |
Erongo Wilderness Lodge |
|
Bradfield's Swift |
Apus bradfieldi |
Spitzkoppe |
|
Little Swift |
Apus affinis |
Okaukuejo Camp |
|
White-rumped Swift |
Apus caffer |
Namutoni Cam. Waterberg |
COLIIFORMES: Coliidae |
|
White-backed Mousebird |
Colius colius |
A few around Ai Aiba Lodge |
|
Red-faced Mousebird |
Urocolius indicus |
Etosha NP |
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae |
|
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater |
Merops hirundineus |
Open woodland in the Erongo
Mountains |
|
Madagascar Bee-eater |
Merops superciliosus |
Half a dozen near Huab Lodge |
|
European Bee-eater |
Merops apiaster |
Good numbers at Etosha, around
Andoni Plains |
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae |
|
Lilac-breasted Roller |
Coracias caudatus |
Etosha NP |
|
Rufous-crowned Roller |
Coracias noevius |
Etosha NP |
|
CORACIIFORMES: Upupidae |
|
African Hoopoe |
Upupa africana |
Several in Etosha NP |
|
CORACIIFORMES: Phoeniculidae |
|
Green Woodhoopoe |
Phoeniculus purpureus |
Waterberg. Okaukuejo Camp, Etosha |
|
Violet Woodhoopoe |
Phoeniculus damarensis |
Halali Camp, Etosha |
|
Common Scimitar-bill |
Rhinopomastus
cyanomelas |
Spitzkoppe. Etosha NP |
CORACIIFORMES: Bucerotidae |
|
Monteiro's Hornbill |
Tockus monteiri |
Spitzkoppe |
|
Red-billed Hornbill |
Tockus erythrorhynchus |
Etosha NP |
|
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill |
Tockus leucomelas |
Huab and Etosha NP |
|
African Gray Hornbill |
Tockus nasutus |
Relatively common in open woodland |
|
Damara Hornbill |
Tockus damarensis |
Near Erongo Wilderness Lodge |
|
PICIFORMES: Capitonidae |
|
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird |
Pogoniulus chrysoconus |
Halali Camp, Etosha |
|
Acacia Pied Barbet |
Tricholaema leucomelas |
Spitzkoppe and Erongo Wilderness
Lodge |
PICIFORMES: Picidae |
|
Cardinal Woodpecker |
Dendropicos fuscescens |
Near Ai Aiba Lodge and Oukakuejo |
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae |
|
Rufous-naped Lark |
Mirafra africana |
Etosha NP |
|
Eastern Clapper Lark |
Mirafra fasciolata |
Near Oukakuejo, Etosha NP |
|
Sabota Lark |
Calendulauda sabota |
Comon in open areas |
|
Dune Lark |
Calendulauda
erythrochlamys |
Near Walvis Bay |
|
Gray's Lark |
Ammomanopsis grayi |
Seen on the way from Spitzkoppe to
Ai Aiba Lodge |
|
Spike-heeled Lark |
Chersomanes
albofasciata |
Near Spitzkoppe and Oukakuejo,
Etosha |
|
Karoo Long-billed Lark |
Certhilauda subcoronata |
Near Walvis Bay |
|
Benguela Lark |
Certhilauda
benguelensis |
Two seen near the town of Uys, on
the road to Huab Lodge |
|
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark |
Eremopterix leucotis |
Etosha NP |
|
Gray-backed Sparrow-Lark |
Eremopterix verticalis |
Etosha NP |
|
Red-capped Lark |
Calandrella cinerea |
Common in Etosha |
|
Stark's Lark |
Spizocorys starki |
Seen near Spitzkoppe and in Etosha
NP |
|
Pink-billed Lark |
Spizocorys conirostris |
Two seen near Oukakuejo, Etosha |
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae |
|
Banded Martin |
Riparia cincta |
Etosha NP |
|
Barn Swallow |
Hirundo rustica |
Walvis Bay and Etosha NP |
|
Pearl-breasted Swallow |
Hirundo dimidiata |
Near Ai Aiba Lodge |
|
Rock Martin |
Ptyonoprogne fuligula |
Common throughout |
|
Lesser Striped-Swallow |
Cecropis abyssinica |
Etosha NP |
|
Rufous-chested Swallow |
Cecropis semirufa |
Etosha NP |
|
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae |
|
African Pipit |
Anthus cinnamomeus |
Etosha NP |
|
Cape Wagtail |
Motacilla capensis |
Walvis Bay |
|
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae |
|
African Red-eyed Bulbul |
Pycnonotus nigricans |
Common throughout |
|
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae |
|
Short-toed Rock-Thrush |
Monticola brevipes |
Last day near Windhoek, having
eluded us until then. |
|
Groundscraper Thrush |
Psophocichla
litsipsirupa |
Common at camps in Etosha |
|
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae |
|
Rattling Cisticola |
Cisticola chiniana |
Halali Camp, Etosha |
|
Grey-backed Cisticola |
Cisticola
subruficapilla |
Cape Point, SA |
|
Desert Cisticola |
Cisticola aridulus |
Near Oukakuejo, Etosha |
|
Black-chested Prinia |
Prinia flavicans |
Common in the Erongos |
|
Rufous-eared Warbler |
Malcorus pectoralis |
Near Oukakuejo, Etosha |
|
Green-backed Camaroptera |
Camaroptera brachyura |
Waterberg |
|
Barred Wren-Warbler |
Calamonastes
fasciolatus |
Near Erongo Wilderness Lodge |
|
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae |
|
Yellow-bellied Eremomela |
Eremomela
icteropygialis |
Spitzkoppe |
|
Long-billed Crombec |
Sylvietta rufescens |
Etosha NP |
|
Willow Warbler |
Phylloscopus trochilus |
Near Ai Aiba and Huab lodges |
|
Layard's Warbler |
Parisoma layardi |
Near Spitzkoppe |
|
Rufous-vented Warbler |
Parisoma subcaeruleum |
Etosha NP |
|
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae |
|
Chat Flycatcher |
Bradornis infuscatus |
Spitzkoppe. Oukakuejo, Etosha |
|
Mariqua Flycatcher |
Bradornis mariquensis |
Common throughout |
|
Fiscal Flycatcher |
Sigelus silens |
Rare/Accidental |
|
Spotted Flycatcher |
Muscicapa striata |
Huab Lodge |
|
White-browed Robin-Chat |
Cossypha heuglini |
Huab Lodge, Waterberg |
|
Red-capped Robin-Chat |
Cossypha natalensis |
Rare/Accidental |
|
Kalahari Scrub-Robin |
Cercotrichas paena |
Ai Aiba Lodge. Etosha |
|
Herero Chat |
Namibornis herero |
One seen at Spitzkoppe |
|
Mountain Wheatear |
Oenanthe monticola |
Spitzkoppe |
|
Northern Wheatear |
Oenanthe oenanthe |
Rare/Accidental |
|
Capped Wheatear |
Oenanthe pileata |
Etosha NP |
|
Karoo Chat |
Cercomela schlegelii |
Spitzkoppe, Ai Aiba Lodge |
|
Tractrac Chat |
Cercomela tractrac |
Erongos area |
|
Familiar Chat |
Cercomela familiaris |
Erongos area |
|
Southern Anteater-Chat |
Myrmecocichla
formicivora |
Etosha NP |
|
PASSERIFORMES: Platysteiridae |
|
Pririt Batis |
Batis pririt |
Spitzkoppe, Ai Aiba Lodge |
|
White-tailed Shrike |
Lanioturdus torquatus |
Common in the Erongo Mts |
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae |
|
African Paradise-Flycatcher |
Terpsiphone viridis |
At least 2 pairs nesting at
Waterberg |
PASSERIFORMES: Timaliidae |
|
Rockrunner |
Chaetops pycnopygius |
Ai Aiba Lodge, Erongo Wilderness
Lodge |
|
Black-faced Babbler |
Turdoides melanops |
Dik Dik drive, Etosha NP |
|
Southern Pied-Babbler |
Turdoides bicolor |
Near Namutoni, Etosha NP |
|
Bare-cheeked Babbler |
Turdoides gymnogenys |
Huab Lodge |
|
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae |
|
Carp's Tit |
Melaniparus carpi |
Seen in the Erongos and Halali
Camp, Etosha |
|
Ashy Tit |
Melaniparus cinerascens |
Spitzkoppe |
|
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae |
|
Scarlet-chested Sunbird |
Chalcomitra
senegalensis |
Waterberg |
|
Mariqua Sunbird |
Cinnyris mariquensis |
Ai Aiba Lodge, Waterberg |
|
Shelley's Sunbird |
Cinnyris shelleyi |
Rare/Accidental |
|
White-breasted Sunbird |
Cinnyris talatala |
Waterberg |
|
Dusky Sunbird |
Cinnyris fuscus |
Throughout the Erongos. Waterberg |
|
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae |
|
Cape White-eye |
Zosterops pallidus |
Kirstenbosch, SA |
|
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae |
|
Red-backed Shrike |
Lanius collurio |
One near Namutoni, Etosha |
|
Lesser Gray Shrike |
Lanius minor |
Good numbers around Andoni plains,
Etosha |
|
Common Fiscal |
Lanius collaris |
Common throughout |
|
White-crowned Shrike |
Eurocephalus
anguitimens |
Halali Lodge |
|
PASSERIFORMES: Malaconotidae |
|
Brubru |
Nilaus afer |
Near Ai Aiba Lodge |
|
Black-backed Puffback |
Dryoscopus cubla |
Waterberg |
|
Brown-crowned Tchagra |
Tchagra australis |
Huab Lodge, Waterberg |
|
Crimson-breasted Gonolek |
Laniarius atrococcineus |
Spitzkoppe, Etosha NP (lodges) |
|
Bokmakierie |
Telophorus zeylonus |
Spitzkoppe |
|
PASSERIFORMES: Prionopidae |
|
White Helmetshrike |
Prionops plumatus |
Huab and Halali lodges |
|
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae |
|
Fork-tailed Drongo |
Dicrurus adsimilis |
Common in open woodland |
|
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae |
|
Cape Crow |
Corvus capensis |
Common |
|
Pied Crow |
Corvus albus |
Common |
|
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae |
|
Cape Glossy-Starling |
Lamprotornis nitens |
Common throughout |
|
Burchell's Glossy-Starling |
Lamprotornis australis |
Common throughout |
|
Violet-backed Starling |
Cinnyricinclus
leucogaster |
Erongo Wilderness Lodge |
|
Pale-winged Starling |
Onychognathus nabouroup |
Common in the Erongos |
|
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae |
|
House Sparrow |
Passer domesticus |
Walvis Bay |
|
Great Rufous Sparrow |
Passer motitensis |
Common throughout |
|
Cape Sparrow |
Passer melanurus |
Walvis Bay area, Etosha NP |
|
Southern Gray-headed Sparrow |
Passer diffusus |
Etosha |
|
PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae |
|
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver |
Bubalornis niger |
Etosha. Waterberg |
|
Scaly Weaver |
Sporopipes squamifrons |
Spitzkoppe. etosha |
|
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver |
Plocepasser mahali |
Common throughout |
|
Social Weaver |
Philetairus socius |
Common in Etosha |
|
Southern Masked-Weaver |
Ploceus velatus |
Erongos area |
|
Red-billed Quelea |
Quelea quelea |
A large flock near namutoni, Etosha |
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae |
|
Black-cheeked Waxbill |
Estrilda erythronotos |
Erongo Wilderness and Huab lodges |
|
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu |
Uraeginthus angolensis |
Namutoni Camp, Etosha |
|
Violet-eared Waxbill |
Granatina granatina |
Halali Camp, Etosha |
|
Green-winged Pytilia |
Pytilia melba |
Erongo Wilderness Lodge |
|
Red-headed Finch |
Amadina erythrocephala |
Etosha NP |
PASSERIFORMES: Viduidae |
|
Shaft-tailed Whydah |
Vidua regia |
Etosha NP |
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae |
|
Black-throated Canary |
Serinus atrogularis |
Common |
|
Cape Canary |
Serinus canicollis |
Kirstenbosch, SA |
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White-throated Canary |
Serinus albogularis |
Walvis Bay, Spitzkoppe |
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae |
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Lark-like Bunting |
Emberiza impetuani |
Very abundant in Etosha |
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Cinnamon-breasted Bunting |
Emberiza tahapisi |
Common in the Erongos |
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Cape Bunting |
Emberiza capensis |
Common in the Erongos |
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Golden-breasted Bunting |
Emberiza flaviventris |
Seen only in and around Namutoni Camp,
Etosha |
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Mammal List |
| Commerson’s
Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros commersoni): A lone
individual roosting on a tree, Waterberg Plateau. |
| Western
Rock Elephant Shrew (Elephantulus rupestris): Erongo Wilderness Lodge. |
| Dassie
Rat (Petromys
tyicus): One or two always present at the drinking pool, Erongo Wilderness
Lodge |
| South
African Ground Squirrel (Xerus inauris): Common in open plains,
especially in Etosha |
| Damara
Ground Squirrel (Xerus princeps): A small colony
lives near Huab Lodge |
| Striped
Tree Squirrel (Funisciurus
congicus): One shy specimen near Huab Lodge |
| Tree
Squirrel (Paraxerus
cepapi): A few in Halali Lodge, Etosha |
| African
Porcupine (Hystrix
africaeaustralis): One came to feed at night, Erongo Wilderness Lodge
|
| Cape
Hare (Lepus
capensis): One near Oukakuejo Camp, Etosha |
| Scrub
Hare (Lepus
saxatilis): One near Namutoni, Etosha |
| Rock
Hyrax (Procavia
capensis capensis): Common in rocky areas in the Erongos. Also Cape Point,
SA |
| Koakoveld
Rock Hyrax (Procavia
capensis welwitschii): A small group near Huab Lodge |
| Chacma
Baboon (Papio
ursinus): Relatively common but never tame through the Erongo Mountains. Very tame in Waterberg, and around Cape Town. |
| Cape
Fox (Vulpes
chama): One near Oukakuejo Camp, Etosha |
| Black-backed
Jackal (Canis
mesomelas): Very abundant in Etosha NP |
| Honey
Badger (Mellivora
capensis): One foraging near Oukakuejo Camp followed by 3 Pale Chanting
Goshawks. A mother and grown cub inside Halali Lodge. |
| Slender
Mongoose (Herpestes
sanguine): Several seen in Etosha |
| Dwarf
Mongoose (Helogale
parvula): A small troop of jet-black individuals near the lodge at
Waterberg Plateau |
| Banded
Mongoose (Mungos
mungo): Seen near Huab Lodge and in Etosha, especially Namutoni Camp where
a troop is habituated. |
| Yellow
Mongoose (Cynictis
penicillata): Several seen in Etosha NP |
| Spotted
Hyena (Crocuta
crocuta): Only three lone individuals seen in Etosha |
| Small-spotted
Genet (Genetta
genetta): One came to drink at night, Erongo Wilderness Lodge |
| Lion (Panthera leo): A total of 36 seen in Etosha. |
| African
Elephant (Laxodonta
africana): Seen almost daily in Etosha |
| Plains
zebra (Equus
burchelii): Seen daily in Etosha. |
| Black
Rhinoceros (Diceros
bicornis): Seen at night at the Oukakuejo waterhole. Up
to three females with young at the same time. |
| Common
warthog (Phacochoerus
africanus): Very common in Etosha and the Erongos. Often
inside lodges where grass was still fresh. |
| Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis): Seen daily in
Etosha. |
| Greater
Kudu (Tragelaphus
striptocerus): Females seen daily in Etosha. Bulls are usually more
elusive, but seen well at waterholes and in more dense wooded areas. |
| Gemsbok (Oryx gacella): Common
around Huab Lodge, and very common in Etosha. |
| Blue
Wildebeest (Connochaetes
taurinus): Common in Etosha |
| Red
Hartebeest (Alcelaphus
busephalus): A few around Halali area, Etosha |
| Impala ((Aepyceros
melampus petersi): The distinctive black-faced
subspecies so characteristic of Northern Namibia. Relatively
common around Namutoni area, Etosha. |
| Klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus): Several pairs seen at Spitzkoppe and around Erongo Wilderness Lodge. |
| Springbok (Antidorcas
marsupialis): The most abundant and characteristic
ungulate in Etosha. |
| Steenbok (Raphicerus campestris): Lone individuals and pairs seen almost anywhere with some dense cover, from the
Erongos to Etosha. |
| Damara Dik-dik (Madoqua
kirkii): Normally elusive, relatively tame pairs could be seen around
Erongo Wilderness Lodge and Waterberg. Also in the Dik-dik
drive near Namutoni, Etosha. |
| Grey Duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia): Lone individuals seen near
Spitzkoppe and in Etosha |
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Wedge-snouted Skink
Reptiles & Amphibians List |
| Namibian Rock Agama (Agama
planiceps): Common in rocky areas throughout the Erongos to Huab.
|
| Ground Agama (Agama
aculeata): One seen on a drive near Namutoni, Etosha
|
| Anchieta’s Agama (Agama
anchietae): A pair on the road from Uys to Huab
|
| Namaqua Sand Lizard (Pedioplanis
namaquensis): Relatively common in the Erongos
|
| Black-lined Plated Lizard (Gerrhosaurus
nogrolineatus): One seen near Erongo Wilderness Lodge
|
| Black Girdled Lizard (Cordylus niger): Good numbers on the cliffs at Cape Point,
SA
|
| Striped Skink (Mabuya
wahlbergi): Several specimens of different forms seen in Huab and Etosha
|
| Wedge-snouted Skink (Mabuya
acutilabris): One seen near Huab
|
| Boulton’s Namib Day Gecko (Rhoptropus
boutoni): Two seen in different rocky areas near Huab Lodge
|
| Barnard’s Namib Day Gecko (Rhoptropus
barnardi): One near Huab
|
| Turner’s Gecko (Pachydactylus
bibroni): Seen at night hunting, Ai Aiba Lodge
|
| Flap-neck Chameleon (Chamaeleo
dilepis): one crossing the road near Waterberg
|
| Horned Adder (Bitis
caudalis): One seen at Spitzkoppe
|
| African Rock Python (Python
natalensis): A large specimen drinking from the waterhole at Namutoni,
Etosha
|
| Western Olive Toad (Bufo
poweri): Several calling in a pond, Namutoni Camp, Etosha
|
| Marbled Rubber Frog (Phrynomantis
annectens): Several calling inside the lodge’s pool at night, Erongo
Wilderness
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