East African birds

In 2001 Mom and I spent a week with Earthwatch in Tanzania helping Dr. Bill Newmark research birds in the Usambara Mountains. Eleven years later I’m back volunteering at the School of St Jude. Species total = 290

Struthioniformes

Struthionidae (Ostrich)

OstrichStruthio camelusSep 8, 2001
Ngorongoro Crater NP, TZ lc

Galliformes

Numididae (Guineafowl)

Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisOct 27, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Usa River, TZ lc

Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Junglefowl, Old World Quail, Francolins, Monals, and Peafowl)

Coqui FrancolinPeliperdix coquiDec 25, 2012
Serengeti NP, TZ lc
Scaly FrancolinPternistis squamatusFeb 17, 2013
Arusha NP, TZ lc
Grey-breasted SpurfowlPternistis rufopictusDec 24, 2012
Serengeti NP, TZ lc

Anseriformes

Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Swans)

Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorDec 23, 2012
Lake Manyara NP, TZ lc
White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduataDec 23, 2012
Lake Manyara NP, TZ lc
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisDec 27, 2012
Ngorongoro crater, TZ lc
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacusDec 23, 2012
Lake Manyara NP, TZ lc
Red-billed TealAnas erythrorhynchaDec 27, 2012
Ngorongoro Crater, TZ lc

Phoenicopteriformes

Phoenicopteridae (Flamingoes)

Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusSep 8, 2001
Ngorongoro crater, TZ lc
Lesser FlamingoPhoenicopterus minorSep 8, 2001
Ngorongoro crater, TZ lc

Columbiformes

Columbidae (Pigeons and Doves)

Rock DoveColumba liviaOct 11, 2012
Julius Nyerere International Airport, Dar es Salam, TZ lc
Speckled PigeonColumba guineaFeb 27, 2013
Arusha, TZ lc
African Green PigeonTreron calvusOct 23, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Moshono, TZ lc
Lemon DoveAplopelia larvataAug 24, 2001
East Usambara Mountains, TZ lc
Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisDec 24, 2012
Mto Wa Mbu, TZ lc
Dusky Turtle DoveStreptopelia lugensDec 27, 2012
Ngorongoro CA, TZ lc
African Mourning DoveStreptopelia decipiensDec 22, 2012
Arusha, TZ lc
Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataOct 12, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Moshono, TZ lc
Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaDec 22, 2012
Arusha, TZ lc
Emerald-spotted Wood DoveTurtur chalcospilosJan 1, 2013
Ushongo, TZ lc
Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaAug 18, 2001
East Usambara Mountains, TZ lc

Caprimulgiformes

Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)

Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossiiJan 1, 2013
Ushongo, TZ lc

Suliformes

Anhingidae (Darters)

African DarterAnhinga rufaFeb 27, 2013
Jinja, UG lc

Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and Shags)

Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusJan 13, 2013
Maji Moto waterhole, TZ lc
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboJan 25, 2013
Lake Chala, TZ lc

Ciconiiformes

Pelecanidae (Pelicans)

Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensFeb 27, 2013
Jinja, UG lc

Ciconiidae (Storks)

Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibisDec 25, 2012
Serengeti, TZ lc
African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerusFeb 28, 2013
Jinja, UG lc
Abdim’s StorkCiconia abdimiiDec 27, 2012
Ngorongoro crater, TZ lc
White StorkCiconia ciconiaDec 23, 2012
Arusha, TZ lc
Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferusOct 24, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Usa River, TZ lc

Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)

Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaOct 11, 2012
Julius Nyerere International Airport, Dar es Salam, TZ lc
Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisOct 28, 2012
Usa River, TZ lc
Striated HeronButorides striataDec 25, 2012
Serengeti NP, TZ lc
Common Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesFeb 28, 2013
Jinja, UG lc
Little EgretEgretta garzettaDec 30, 2012
Ushongo, TZ lc

Scopidae (Hamerkop)

HamerkopScopus umbrettaOct 27, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Usa River, TZ lc

Threskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)

African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusOct 24, 2012
Usa River, TZ lc
Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashOct 12, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Moshono, TZ lc

Accipitriformes

Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, Kites, Harriers, and Old World Vultures)

Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusDec 24, 2012
Serengeti NP, TZ lc
Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosDec 24, 2012
Serengeti Plain, TZ vu
RÃ¼ppell’s Griffon VultureGyps rueppelliiDec 24, 2012
Serengeti Plain, TZ en
White-backed VultureGyps africanusNov 25, 2012
The School of St Jude, Usa River, TZ en
Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensisNov 25, 2012
Usa River, TZ lc
Augur BuzzardButeo augurOct 27, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Usa River, TZ lc
Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusDec 28, 2012
The School of St Jude, Moshono, TZ lc
BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusDec 23, 2012
Lake Manyara NP, TZ nt
African Fish EagleHaliaeetus vociferNov 25, 2012
Usa River, TZ lc
Black KiteMilvus migransOct 13, 2012
Arusha, TZ lc
African GoshawkAccipiter tachiroAug 20, 2001
Turaco Bird Trail, East Usambara Mountains, TZ lc
ShikraAccipiter badiusDec 23, 2012
Lake Manyara NP, TZ lc
Montagu’s HarrierCircus pygargusDec 25, 2012
Serengeti NP, TZ lc
Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusDec 26, 2012
Serengeti NP, TZ nt
African Harrier HawkPolyboroides typusOct 15, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Moshono, TZ lc
Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusOct 28, 2012
Arusha NP, TZ nt
Tawny EagleAquila rapaxDec 27, 2012
Ngorongoro crater, TZ lc

Falconiformes

Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras)

Common KestrelFalco tinnunculusDec 24, 2012
Serengeti NP, TZ lc
Lesser KestrelFalco naumanniDec 26, 2012
Serengeti NP, TZ lc
African HobbyFalco cuvieriiOct 27, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Usa River, TZ lc

Gruiformes

Gruidae (Cranes)

Grey Crowned CraneBalearica regulorumSep 8, 2001
Ngorongoro crater, TZ en

Otididae (Bustards)

Kori BustardArdeotis koriDec 24, 2012
Serengeti Plain, TZ lc
White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisDec 12, 2012
Serengeti NP, TZ lc
Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterDec 25, 2012
Serengeti NP, TZ lc

Charadriiformes

Charadriidae (Plovers, Dotterels, and Lapwings)

Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaDec 30, 2012
Ushongo, TZ lc
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaDec 28, 2012
Pangani, TZ lc
Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollarisDec 25, 2012
Serengeti NP, TZ lc
White-fronted PloverCharadrius marginatusDec 30, 2012
Ushongo, TZ lc
Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusDec 24, 2012
Serengeti Plain, TZ lc
Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatusDec 23, 2012
Lake Manyara NP, TZ lc
Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterusDec 27, 2012
Ngorongoro crater, TZ lc

Jacanidae (Jacanas)

African JacanaActophilornis africanaMar 1, 2013
Nile River, UG lc

Scolopacidae (Sandpipers)

Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoDec 24, 2012
Serengeti NP, TZ lc
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusDec 30, 2012
Ushongo, TZ lc
Terek SandpiperXenus cinereusDec 30, 2012
Ushongo, TZ lc
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosDec 24, 2012
Serengeti, TZ lc
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusDec 25, 2012
Serengeti NP, TZ lc
Common GreenshankTringa nebulariaDec 30, 2012
Ushongo, TZ lc
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaDec 26, 2012
Serengeti NP, TZ lc
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresDec 29, 2012
Maziwe Island, Pangani, TZ lc
SanderlingCalidris albaDec 30, 2012
Ushongo, TZ lc
Little StintCalidris minutaDec 24, 2012
Serengeti NP, TZ lc
RuffPhilomachus pugnaxDec 26, 2012
Serengeti NP, TZ lc

Glareolidae (Pratincoles and Coursers)

Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalisMar 1, 2013
Nile River, UG lc

Dromadidae (Crab Plover)

Crab PloverDromas ardeolaDec 29, 2012
Maziwe Island, Pangani, TZ lc

Laridae (Noddies, Gulls, and Terns)

Common NoddyAnous stolidus Dec 29, 2012
Maziwe Island, Pangani, TZ lc
Lesser NoddyAnous tenuirostrisDec 29, 2012
Maziwe Island, Pangani, TZ lc
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaDec 30, 2012
Ushongo, TZ lc
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiDec 29, 2012
Maziwe Island, Pangani, TZ lc
Common TernSterna hirundoDec 29, 2012
Maziwe Island, Pangani, TZ lc
Crested TernThalasseus bergiiDec 29, 2012
Maziwe Island, Pangani, TZ lc
Sooty GullIchthyaetus hemprichiiDec 29, 2012
Maziwe Island, Pangani, TZ lc

Psittaciformes

Psittacidae (Afro & Neotropical Parrots)

Meyer’s ParrotPoicephalus meyeriDec 25, 2012
Serengeti NP, TZ lc

Psittaculidae (Australo-Asian Parrots)

Yellow-collared LovebirdAgapornis personatusDec 22, 2012
Arusha, TZ lc
Fischer’s LovebirdAgapornis fischeriDec 24, 2012
Serengeti NP, TZ nt

Cuculiformes

Musophagidae (Turacos, Plantain-eaters, and Go-away-birds)

Hartlaub’s TuracoTauraco hartlaubiFeb 17, 2013
Arusha NP, TZ lc
Ross’s TuracoMusophaga rossaeMar 1, 2013
Jinja, UG lc
Bare-faced Go-away-birdCorythaixoides personatusDec 25, 2012
Serengeti NP, TZ lc
White-bellied Go-away-birdCorythaixoides leucogasterJan 26, 2013
Lake Chala, TZ lc
Eastern Grey Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurusFeb 27, 2013
Jinja, UG lc

Cuculidae (Cuckoos)

White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusOct 27, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Usa River, TZ lc
Klaas’s CuckooChrysococcyx klaasDec 9, 2012
Moivaro, TZ lc
Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitariusDec 24, 2012
Lodoare Gate, Ngorongoro CA, TZ lc

Strigiformes

Strigidae (True Owls)

Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanusDec 12, 2012
The School of St Jude, Moshono, TZ lc
Verreaux’s Eagle-OwlBubo lacteusDec 23, 2012
Lake Manyara, TZ lc
African Wood OwlStrix woodfordiiDec 16, 2012
The School of St Jude, Moshono, TZ lc
Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumDec 25, 2012
Serengeti NP, TZ lc

Coraciiformes

Coraciidae (Rollers)

Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusSep 6, 2001
Tarangire NP, TZ lc
Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurusDec 30, 2012
Ushongo, TZ lc

Meropidae (Bee-eaters)

Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusOct 28, 2012
Arusha NP, TZ lc
White-throated Bee-eaterMerops albicollisDec 29, 2012
Pangani, TZ lc

Alcedinidae (River Kingfishers)

Malachite KingfisherAlcedo cristataFeb 27, 2013
Jinja, UG lc

Halcyonidae (Forest Kingfishers)

Grey-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaDec 23, 2012
Mto Wa Mbu, TZ lc
Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensisFeb 28, 2013
Jinja, UG lc
Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiDec 31, 2012
Ushongo, TZ lc

Cerylidae (Water Kingfishers)

Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaFeb 28, 2013
Jinja, UG lc
Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisAug 15, 2001
Tanga, TZ lc

Bucerotidae (Hornbills)

Crowned HornbillTockus alboterminatusOct 28, 2012
Usa River, TZ lc
African Grey HornbillTockus nasutusOct 28, 2012
Usa River, TZ lc
Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchusSep 6, 2001
Tarangire NP, TZ lc
Von der Decken’s HornbillTockus deckeniSep 6, 2001
Tarangire NP, TZ lc
Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevisAug 18, 2001
Near the Turaco Bird Trail, East Usambara Mountains, TZ lc
Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindricusFeb 27, 2013
Entebbe, UG lc

Phoeniculidae (Wood hoopoe)

Green Wood hoopoePhoeniculus purpureusOct 28, 2012
Usa River, TZ lc

Piciformes

Lybiidae (African Barbets)

White-eared BarbetStactolaema leucotisAug 23, 2001
East Usambara Moutains, TZ lc
Moustached Green-tinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystaxAug 18, 2001
Turaco Bird Trail, East Usambara Mountains, TZ lc
Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatusDec 30, 2012
Ushongo, TZ lc
Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus pusillusJan 1, 2013
Ushongo, TZ lc
White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalusOct 27, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Usa River, TZ lc
Brown-breasted BarbetLybius melanopterusOct 28, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Usa River, TZ lc
Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusDec 17, 2012
Moshono, TZ lc
d’Arnaud’s BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudiiDec 23, 2012
Lake Manyara, TZ lc

Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Mountain Grey WoodpeckerChloropicus spodocephalusDec 25, 2012
Serengeti NP, TZ lc
Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubicaDec 24, 2012
Serengeti NP, TZ lc
Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniNov 24, 2012
The School of St Jude, Usa River, TZ lc

Indicatoridae (Honeyguides)

Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatusAug 18, 2001
Turaco Bird Trail, East Usambara Mountains, TZ lc

Coliiformes

Coliidae (Mousebirds)

Speckled MousebirdColius striatusOct 13, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Moshono, TZ lc
Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusDec 23, 2012
Lake Manyara, TZ lc

Corvoidea

Campephagidae (Cuckoo-shrikes and Trillers)

Black Cuckoo-shrikeCampephaga flavaOct 27, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Usa River, TZ lc

Oriolidae (Orioles and Figbirds)

African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusOct 15, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Moshono, TZ lc
Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusDec 31, 2012
Ushongo, TZ lc

Malaconotidae (Bush-shrikes)

BrubruNilaus aferJan 26, 2013
Lake Chala, TZ lc
Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaOct 15, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Moshono, TZ lc
Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalaNov 24, 2012
The School of St Jude, Usa River, TZ lc
Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisOct 21, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Moivaro, TZ lc
Slate-coloured BoubouLaniarius funebrisDec 23, 2012
Lake Manyara NP, TZ lc
Sulphur-breasted Bush-shrikeTelophorus sulfureopectusOct 15, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Moshono, TZ lc

Platysteiridae (Wattle-eyes, Batises, and Shrike-flycatchers)

Forest BatisBatis mixtaAug 18, 2001
Turaco Bird Trail, East Usambara Mountains, TZ lc
Black-headed BatisBatis minorDec 29, 2012
Ushongo, TZ lc

Dicruridae (Drongos)

Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigiiAug 20, 2001
Turaco Bird Trail, East Usambara Mountains, TZ lc
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisOct 13, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Moshono, TZ lc

Laniidae (Shrikes)

Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioDec 31, 2012
Ushongo, TZ lc
Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinusDec 31, 2012
Ushongo, TZ lc
Grey-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroidesDec 24, 2012
Serengeti NP, TZ lc
Long-tailed FiscalLanius cabanisiDec 22, 2012
Arusha, TZ lc
Common FiscalLanius collarisOct 21, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Moivaro, TZ lc
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusDec 24, 2012
Serengeti NP, TZ lc
Northern White-crowned ShrikeEurocephalus rueppelliSep 6, 2001
Tarangire NP, TZ lc

Corvidae (Crows, Ravens, and Jays)

White-naped RavenCorvus albicollisDec 27, 2012
Ngorongoro CA, TZ lc
Pied CrowCorvus albusOct 11, 2012
Arusha, TZ lc
Cape RookCorvus capensisDec 24, 2012
Ngorongoro CA, TZ lc
House CrowCorvus splendensOct 11, 2012
Julius Nyerere International Airport, Dar es Salam, TZ lc

Monarchidae (Monarch Flycatchers)

African Paradise-flycatcherTerpsiphone viridisNov 11, 2012
Moivaro, TZ lc

Sylvioidea

Alaudidae (Larks)

Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africanaDec 27, 2012
Ngorongoro crater, TZ lc
Fischer’s Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareiaDec 25, 2012
Serengeti NP, TZ lc

Locustellidae (Grass warblers, Grassbirds, and Bush warblers)

Evergreen Forest WarblerBradypterus lopeziAug 18, 2001
East Usambara Mountains, TZ lc

Acrocephalidae (Marsh- and Tree-warblers)

Dark-capped Yellow WarblerChloropeta natalensisNov 24, 2012
The School of St Jude, Usa River, TZ lc
Mountain Yellow WarblerChloropeta similisDec 27, 2012
Ngorongoro crater, TZ lc

Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and allies)

Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaNov 18, 2012
Moivaro, TZ lc
Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsNov 25, 2012
The School of St Jude, Usa River, TZ lc
Singing CisticolaCisticola cantansNov 11, 2012
The School of St Jude, Moivaro, TZ lc
Hunter’s CisticolaCisticola hunteriDec 27, 2012
Ngorongoro CA, Simba Camp, TZ lc
Winding CisticolaCisticola galactotesOct 27, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Usa River, TZ lc
Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaDec 24, 2012
Naabi Hill, Serengeti NP, TZ lc
Grey-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brevicaudataNov 11, 2012
Moivaro, TZ lc
Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchellaDec 24, 2012
Mto Wa Mbu, TZ lc
Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisDec 22, 2012
Arusha, TZ lc

Leiothrichidae (Laughingthrushes)

Northern Pied BabblerTurdoides hypoleucaMay 22, 2013
Maserani, TZ lc
Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineiiDec 9, 2012
Moivaro, TZ lc
Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpeiDec 25, 2012
Serengeti NP, TZ lc

Timaliidae (Old World Babblers and White-eyes)

African Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensisFeb 28, 2013
Jinja, UG lc
Montane White-eyeZosterops poliogasterFeb 17, 2013
Arusha NP, TZ lc
Abyssinian White-eyeZosterops abyssinicusOct 12, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Moshono, TZ lc
Pale-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis rufipennisAug 19, 2001
East Usambara Mountains, TZ lc

Phylloscopidae (Leaf-warblers and allies)

Yellow-throated Woodland-warblerPhylloscopus ruficapillaAug 18, 2001
Turaco Bird Trail, East Usambara Mountains, TZ lc
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusDec 18, 2012
The School of St Jude, Moshono, TZ lc

Hirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)

Black Saw-wingPsalidoprocne pristopteraNov 25, 2012
The School of St Jude, Usa River, TZ lc
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaOct 28, 2012
Arusha NP, TZ lc
Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiOct 28, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Usa River, TZ lc
Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaOct 28, 2012
Usa River, TZ lc
Common House MartinDelichon urbicumNov 11, 2012
The School of St Jude, Moivaro, TZ lc
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaDec 23, 2012
Lake Manyara NP, TZ lc
Red-rumped SwallowCecropis dauricaDec 25, 2012
Serengeti NP, TZ lc

Macrosphenidae (African warblers)

Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyuraJan 27, 2013
Lake Chala, TZ lc
Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytiiJan 1, 2013
Ushongo, TZ lc

Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)

Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusAug 18, 2001
Near the Turaco Bird Trail, East Usambara Mountains, TZ lc
Yellow-streaked GreenbulPhyllastrephus flavostriatusAug 18, 2001
Turaco Bird Trail, East Usambara Mountains, TZ lc
Tiny GreenbulPhyllastrephus debilisAug 18, 2001
Turaco Bird Trail, East Usambara Mountains, TZ lc
Shelley’s GreenbulAndropadus masukuensisAug 18, 2001
East Usambara Mountains, TZ lc
Little GreenbulAndropadus virensAug 18, 2001
East Usambara Mountains, TZ lc
Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunusDec 30, 2012
Ushongo, TZ lc
Olive Mountain GreenbulAndropadus nigricepsAug 18, 2001
East Usambara Mountains, TZ lc
Stripe-cheeked GreenbulAndropadus milanjensisAug 20, 2001
Turaco Bird Trail, East Usambara Mountains, TZ lc

Muscicapoidea

Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers and Chats)

SilverbirdEmpidornis semipartitusDec 26, 2012
Serengeti NP, TZ lc
African Grey FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchusDec 22, 2012
Arusha, TZ lc
White-eyed Slaty FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeriOct 16, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Moshono, TZ lc
Sharpe’s AkalatSheppardia sharpeiAug 18, 2001
East Usambara Mountains, TZ lc
White-chested AletheAlethe fuelleborniAug 18, 2001
East Usambara Mountains, TZ lc
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataDec 29, 2012
Pangani, TZ lc
African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adustaDec 23, 2012
Lake Manyara, TZ lc
Ashy FlycatcherMuscicapa caerulescensFeb 17, 2013
Arusha NP, TZ lc
African StonechatSaxicola torquatusDec 27, 2012
Simba Camp, Ngorongoro CA, TZ lc
Cape Robin-chatCossypha caffraDec 9, 2012
Moivaro, TZ lc
White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniDec 24, 2012
Ngorongoro CA, TZ lc
White-browed Scrub-robinCercotrichas leucophrysDec 9, 2012
Moivaro, TZ lc
Capped WheatearOenanthe pileataMay 22, 2013
Monduli, TZ lc
Northern WheatearOenanthe oenantheJan 26, 2013
Lake Chala, TZ lc

Turdidae (Thrushes and allies)

Orange Ground-thrushZoothera gurneyiAug 18, 2001
East Usambara Mountains, TZ lc
Northern Olive ThrushTurdus olivaceusAug 20, 2001
Turaco Bird Trail, East Usambara Mountains, TZ lc
Red-tailed Ant-thrushNeocossyphus rufusAug 23, 2001
Turaco Bird Trail, East Usambara Mountains, TZ lc

Buphagidae (Oxpeckers)

Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorhynchusDec 24, 2012
Serengeti NP, TZ lc
Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusSep 7, 2001
Tarangire NP, TZ lc

Sturnidae (Starlings)

Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinereaMay 22, 2013
Monduli, TZ lc
Black-bellied StarlingLamprotornis corruscusDec 31, 2012
Ushongo, TZ lc
Purple StarlingLamprotornis purpureusFeb 28, 2013
Jinja, UG lc
RÃ¼ppell’s Long-tailed StarlingLamprotornis purpuropteraDec 24, 2012
Serengeti NP, TZ lc
Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbusSep 6, 2001
Tarangire NP, TZ lc
Hildebrandt’s StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandtiDec 22, 2012
Arusha, TZ lc
Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogasterOct 12, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Moshono, TZ lc
Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morioOct 13, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Moshono, TZ lc

Dicaeoidea

Nectariniidae (Sunbirds)

Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisOct 12, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Moshono, TZ lc
Olive SunbirdNectarinia olivaceaAug 18, 2001
Turaco Bird Trail, East Usambara Mountains, TZ lc
Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystinaOct 12, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Moshono, TZ lc
Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisDec 22, 2012
Arusha, TZ lc
Bronzy SunbirdNectarinia kilimensisOct 28, 2012
Usa River, TZ lc
Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowiOct 25, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Moshono, TZ lc
Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygiaFeb 28, 2013
Jinja, UG lc
Eastern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris mediocrisDec 24, 2012
Mto Wa Mbu, TZ lc
Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellaJan 26, 2013
Lake Chala, TZ lc
Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercusFeb 28, 2013
Jinja, UG lc
Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusAug 18, 2001
Near the Turaco Bird Trail, East Usambara Mountains, TZ lc

Passeroidea

Estrildidae (Estrildid Finches)

Green-winged PytillaPytilia melbaDec 31, 2012
Ushongo, TZ lc
Red-faced CrimsonwingCryptospiza reichenoviiAug 22, 2001
East Usambara Mountains, TZ lc
Peter’s TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatusNov 25, 2012
Usa River, TZ lc
Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaOct 14, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Moshono, TZ lc
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleuUraeginthus bengalusDec 22, 2012
Arusha, TZ lc
Blue-capped Cordon-bleuUraeginthus cyanocephalusDec 22, 2012
Arusha, TZ lc
Purple GrenadierUraeginthus ianthinogasterDec 20, 2012
Moivaro, TZ lc
Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopygaOct 29, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Usa River, TZ lc
Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildOct 27, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Usa River, TZ lc
Bronze MannikinLonchura cucullataOct 28, 2012
Usa River, TZ lc
Black-and-white MannikinLonchura bicolorOct 17, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Moshono, TZ lc
Cut-throat FinchAmadina fasciataJan 27, 2013
Lake Chala, TZ lc

Ploceidae (Weavers)

Red-billed Buffalo WeaverBubalornis nigerDec 22, 2012
Arusha, TZ lc
White-headed Buffalo WeaverDinemellia dinemelliDec 22, 2012
Arusha, TZ lc
Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafechtOct 14, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Moshono, TZ lc
Taveta Golden WeaverPloceus castaneicepsNov 24, 2012
Usa River, TZ lc
African Golden WeaverPloceus subaureusJan 13, 2013
Maji Moto waterhole, TZ lc
Vitelline Masked WeaverPloceus vitellinusDec 23, 2012
Lake Manyara NP, TZ lc
Speke’s WeaverPloceus spekeiDec 25, 2012
Serengeti NP, TZ lc
Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalusOct 27, 2012
Usa River, TZ lc
Golden-backed WeaverPloceus jacksoniOct 29, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Usa River, TZ lc
Chestnut WeaverPloceus rubiginosusOct 21, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Moivaro, TZ lc
Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsOct 13, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Moshono, TZ lc
Red-billed QueleaQuelea queleaJan 26, 2013
Lake Chala, TZ lc
Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsNov 24, 2012
Usa River, TZ lc
Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixMay 22, 2013
Monduli, TZ lc
Yellow BishopEuplectes capensisNov 25, 2012
The School of St Jude, Usa River, TZ lc
Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisDec 27, 2012
Ngorongoro crater, TZ lc

Viduidae (Indigobirds and Whydahs)

Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataJan 9, 2013
Moivaro, TZ lc

Passeridae (Old World Sparrows)

White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliApr 13, 2013
Namanga, KE lc
House SparrowPasser domesticusOct 11, 2012
Julius Nyerere International Airport, Dar es Salam, TZ lc
Kenya SparrowPasser rufocinctusDec 22, 2012
Arusha, TZ lc
Northern Grey-headed SparrowPasser griseusOct 12, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Moshono, TZ lc
Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibeyDec 22, 2012
Arusha, TZ lc
Yellow-spotted PetroniaPetronia pyrgitaJan 27, 2013
Lake Chala, TZ lc
Rufous-tailed WeaverHisturgops ruficaudusDec 22, 2012
Arusha, TZ lc

Motacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits)

African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusDec 20, 2012
Moivaro, TZ
African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpAug 20, 2001
Near the Turaco Bird Trail, East Usambara Mountains, TZ lc
Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaDec 24, 2012
Ngorongoro CA, TZ lc
Mountain WagtailMotacilla claraAug 18, 2001
Near the Turaco Bird Trail, East Usambara Mountains, TZ lc
Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceusDec 25, 2012
Serengeti NP, TZ lc

Fringillidae (True Finches)

African CitrilSerinus citrinelloidesOct 27, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Usa River, TZ lc
Yellow-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi Dec 20, 2012
Moivaro, TZ lc
Yellow-fronted CanarySerinus mozambicusOct 27, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Usa River, TZ lc
White-bellied CanarySerinus dorsostriatusDec 24, 2012
Serengeti Plain, TZ lc
Streaky SeedeaterSerinus striolatusOct 21, 2012
The School of St. Jude, Moivaro, TZ lc

Emberizidae (Buntings, American Sparrows, Longspurs, and Arctic Buntings)

African Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisNov 11, 2012
Moivaro, TZ lc

Paroidea

Stenostiridae (Flycatcher-tits)

White-tailed Crested-flycatcherElminia albonotataAug 22, 2001
East Usambara Mountains, TZ lc