Botswana Bird List 2012

Here's a list of all the birds we saw on the trip. I have photos of some of them. If the name is a link, you can click on it to obtain a photo. If there is an "(ID)" following the name of the bird, the photo isn't great; it's just for identification purposes.

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Struthionidae
OstrichStruthio camelus
Numididae
Helmeted Guineafowl (ID)Numida meleagris
Phasianidae
Crested FrancolinFrancolinus sephaena
Red-billed FrancolinFrancolinus adspersus
Swainson's FrancolinFrancolinus swainsonii
Anatidae
White-faced Whistling DuckDendrocygna viduata
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
African Pygmy-gooseNettapus auritus
Yellow-billed Duck (ID)Anas undulata
Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
Podicipedidae
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Ciconiidae
African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
Saddle-bill StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferus
Threskiornithidae
Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
Hadeda IbisBostrychia hagedash
Ardeidae
Black-crowned Night Heron (ID)Nycticorax nycticorax
Striated HeronButorides striata
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
Cattle Egret (ID)Bubulcus ibis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Goliath HeronArdea goliath
Great Egret (ID)Ardea alba
Intermediate EgretEgretta intermedia
Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
Slaty EgretEgretta vinaceigula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Scopidae
HamerkopScopus umbretta
Pelecanidae
Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens
Phalacrocoracidae
Reed Cormorant (ID)Phalacrocorax africanus
Anhingidae
African DarterAnhinga melanogaster
Falconidae
Dickinson's KestrelFalco dickinsoni
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
Accipitridae
Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
Yellow-billed KiteMilvus aegyptius
African Fish EagleHaliaeetus vocifer
Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
African White-backed VultureGyps africanus
Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotus
Black-breasted Snake EagleCircaetus pectoralis
Brown Snake EagleCircaetus cinereus
BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
African Marsh Harrier (ID)Circus ranivorus
Pallid Harrier (ID)Circus macrourus
Pale Chanting GoshawkMelierax canorus
Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
Tawny EagleAquila rapax
Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
African Hawk-EagleHieraaetus spilogaster
Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
Otididae
Kori BustardArdeotis kori
Red-crested BustardLophotis ruficrista
Northern Black KorhaanAfrotis afraoides
Rallidae
Black CrakeAmaurornis flavirostra
Purple SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
Gruidae
Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatus
Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt (ID)Himantopus himantopus
Charadriidae
Long-toed Lapwing (ID)Vanellus crassirostris
Blacksmith PloverVanellus armatus
Crowned PloverVanellus coronatus
Jacanidae
African JacanaActophilornis africanus
Scolopacidae
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Glareolidae
Double-banded CourserRhinoptilus africanus
Laridae
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
White-winged Black TernChlidonias leucopterus
African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris
Pteroclididae
Double-banded SandgrousePterocles bicinctus
Columbidae
Mourning Collared DoveStreptopelia decipiens
Red-eyed Turtle DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
Ring-necked (Cape Turtle-) DoveStreptopelia capicola
Laughing DoveStreptopelia senegalensis
Emerald-spotted Wood Dove (ID)Turtur chalcospilos
Namaqua DoveOena capensis
African Green Pigeon (ID)Treron calvus
Psittacidae
Brown (Myer's) ParrotPoicephalus meyeri
Musophagidae
Grey (Lourie) Go-away BirdCorythaixoides concolor
Cuculidae
Coppery-tailed CoucalCentropus cupreicaudus
Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
Strigidae
Verreaux's (Giant) Eagle-OwlBubo lacteus
Pel's Fishing OwlScotopelia peli
Caprimulgidae
Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralis
Apodidae
African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus
Coliidae
Red-faced MousebirdUrocolius indicus
Coraciidae
Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
Alcedinidae
Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
Malachite KingfisherAlcedo cristata
Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
Meropidae
Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineus
Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
Southern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicus
Upupidae
African HoopoeUpupa africana
Phoeniculidae
Green Wood HoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas
Bucerotidae
African Grey HornbillTockus nasutus
Southern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchus
Southern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus leucomelas
Bucorvidae
Southern Ground HornbillBucorvus leadbeateri
Ramphastidae
Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantii
Picidae
Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoni
Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
Malaconotidae
White Helmet-shrikePrionops plumatus
Retz's Helmet-shrikePrionops retzii
Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
Crimson-breasted (Shrike) Gonolek (ID)Laniarius atrococcineus
Laniidae
Magpie-ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucus
White-crowned ShrikeEurocephalus anguitimens
Dicruridae
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis
Corvidae
Pied CrowCorvus albus
Hirundinidae
Banded MartinRiparia cincta
Barn Swallow (ID)Hirundo rustica
Alaudidae
Rufous-naped BushlarkMirafra africana
Sabota BushlarkMirafra sabota
Cisticolidae
Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
Chirping Cisticola (ID)Cisticola pipiens
Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
Pycnonotidae
Black-fronted BulbulPycnonotus nigricans
Dark-capped Bulbul (ID)Pycnonotus tricolor
Timaliidae
Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
Hartlaub's BabblerTurdoides hartlaubii
Southern Pied BabblerTurdoides bicolor
Sturnidae
Cape Glossy StarlingLamprotornis nitens
Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus
Meves's Long-tailed StarlingLamprotornis mevesii
Burchell's StarlingLamprotornis australis
Buphagidae
Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorhynchus
Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus
Muscicapidae
Common Stonechat (ID)Saxicola torquatus
Southern Anteater ChatMyrmecocichla formicivora
Chat Flycatcher (ID)Melaenornis infuscatus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Pale FlycatcherBradornis pallidus
Passeridae
White-browed Sparrow Weaver (ID)Plocepasser mahali
Ploceidae
Red-billed Buffalo Weaver (ID)Bubalornis niger
Scaly-fronted Weaver (ID)Sporopipes squamifrons
Holub's Golden WeaverPloceus xanthops
Red-headed Weaver (ID)Anaplectes rubriceps
Red-billed QueleaQuelea quelea
Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
Estrildidae
Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu (Waxbill)Uraeginthus angolensis