Tanzanian birds

Mom and I spent a week with Earthwatch helping Dr. Bill Newmark research the “metapopulation dynamics of understory bird communities on two archipelgoes of forest fragments in the East and West Usambara Mountains.” I was thrilled to be working on a project exploring forest fragments, a concept I first encountered when learning about Spotted Owl conservation in the Pacific Northwest. Species total = 41

Struthioniformes

Struthionidae (Ostrich)

OstrichStruthio camelusSep 8, 2001
Ngorongoro Crater NP lc

Phoenicopteriformes

Phoenicopteridae (Flamingoes)

Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusSep 8, 2001
Ngorongoro Crater NP lc
Lesser FlamingoPhoenicopterus minorSep 8, 2001
Ngorongoro Crater NP lc

Columbiformes

Columbidae (Pigeons and Doves)

Lemon DoveAplopelia larvataAug 24, 2001
East Usambara Mountains lc
Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaAug 18, 2001
East Usambara Mountains lc

Accipitriformes

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

African GoshawkAccipiter tachiroAug 20, 2001
Turaco Bird Trail, East Usambara Mountains lc

Gruiformes

Gruidae (Cranes)

Crested CraneBalearica regulorum gibbericepsSep 8, 2001
Ngorongoro Crater NP vu

Coraciiformes

Coraciidae (Rollers)

Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusSep 6, 2001
Tarangire NP lc

Cerylidae (Water Kingfishers)

Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisAug 15, 2001
Tanga lc

Bucerotidae (Hornbills)

Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchus ruahaeSep 6, 2001
Tarangire NP lc
Von der Decken’s HornbillTockus deckeniSep 6, 2001
Tarangire NP lc
Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevisAug 18, 2001
Near the Turaco Bird Trail, East Usambara Mountains lc

Piciformes

Lybiidae (African Barbets)

Moustached Green-tinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystaxAug 18, 2001
Turaco Bird Trail, East Usambara Mountains lc
White-eared BarbetStactolaema leucotisAug 23, 2001
East Usambara Moutains lc

Indicatoridae (Honeyguides)

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

Corvoidea

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

Forest BatisBatis mixtaAug 18, 2001
Turaco Bird Trail, East Usambara Mountains lc

Dicruridae (Drongos)

Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigiiAug 20, 2001
Turaco Bird Trail, East Usambara Mountains lc

Laniidae (Shrikes)

Northern White-crowned ShrikeEurocephalus rueppelliSep 6, 2001
Tarangire NP lc

Sylvioidea

Megaluridae (Grass-warblers and allies)

Evergreen Forest WarblerBradypterus mariaeAug 18, 2001
East Usambara Mountains

Timaliidae (Old World Babblers and White-eyes)

Pale-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis rufipennisAug 19, 2001
East Usambara Mountains lc

Phylloscopidae (Leaf-warblers and allies)

Yellow-throated Woodland-warblerPhylloscopus ruficapillaAug 18, 2001
Turaco Bird Trail, East Usambara Mountains lc

Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)

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

Muscicapoidea

Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers and Chats)

Sharpe’s AkalatSheppardia sharpeiAug 18, 2001
East Usambara Mountains lc
White-chested AletheAlethe fuelleborniAug 18, 2001
East Usambara Mountains lc

Turdidae (Thrushes and allies)

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

Buphagidae (Oxpeckers)

Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusSep 7, 2001
Tarangire NP lc

Sturnidae (Starlings)

Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbusSep 6, 2001
Tarangire NP lc

Dicaeoidea

Nectariniidae (Sunbirds)

Olive SunbirdNectarinia olivaceaAug 18, 2001
Turaco Bird Trail, East Usambara Mountains lc
Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusAug 18, 2001
Near the Turaco Bird Trail, East Usambara Mountains lc

Passeroidea

Estrildidae (Estrildid Finches)

Red-faced CrimsonwingCryptospiza reichenoviiAug 22, 2001
East Usambara Mountains lc

Motacillidae (Wagtails and Pipets)

African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpAug 20, 2001
Near the Turaco Bird Trail, East Usambara Mountains lc
Mountain WagtailMotacilla claraAug 18, 2001
Near the Turaco Bird Trail, East Usambara Mountains lc

Paroidea

Stenostiridae (Flycatcher-tits)

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

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