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Page 1 of 15 Cross References for Roberts VII Order Family Family Description Guide Num English Name Scientific Name Status N* Struthioniformes Struthionidae Ostriches 18.1 1 Common Ostrich Struthio camelus R-C Galliformes Phasianidae Francolins, Spurfowls 18.6 193 Orange River Francolin Scleroptila levaillantoides R-C 20.1 197 Hartlaub's Spurfowl Pternistis hartlaubi Er-U 2 20.2 188 Coqui Francolin Peliperdix coqui R-C 20.3 194 Red-billed Spurfowl Pternistis adspersus Er-C 20.3 199 Swainson's Spurfowl Pternistis swainsonii Er-C Numididae Guineafowls, Quails 20.5 203 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris R-VC 22.1 189 Crested Francolin Dendroperdix sephaena R-VC 24.1 201 Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei R/BM-C 24.2 200 Common Quail Coturnix coturnix R/BM/NBM-C Anseriformes Dendrocygnidae Whistling Ducks 26.1 100 Fulvous Duck Dendrocygna bicolor R-C 26.2 99 White-faced Duck Dendrocygna viduata R-C Anatidae Ducks, Geese 26.3 117 Maccoa Duck Oxyura maccoa R-U 26.4 106 Cape Teal Anas capensis R-C 26.5 104 Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata R-A 26.6 108 Red-billed Teal Anas erythorhyncha R-C 26.7 107 Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota R-C 28.1 102 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus R-A 28.2 103 South African Shelduck Tadorna cana E-C 28.3 116 Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis R-VC 28.4 115 Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos R-LC 28.6 113 Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma R-C 30.1 114 African Pygmy-Goose Nettapus auritus R-R 30.4 112 Cape Shoveler Anas smithii Er-C Turniciformes Turnicidae Buttonquails 24.4 205 Kurrichane Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus R(n)-U/LC Piciformes Indicatoridae Honeyguides 32.4 476 Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor R-LC Page 2 of 15 Picidae Woodpeckers, Wrynecks 34.1 481 Bennett's Woodpecker Campethera bennettii R-U 34.3 483 Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni R-C 36.3 487 Bearded Woodpecker Dendropicos namaquus R-C 36.4 486 Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens R-C Lybiidae African Barbets 38.4 464 Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus R-C 40.3 470 Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus R-C 40.4 465 Acacia Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas Er-C Bucerotiformes Bucerotidae Typical Hornbills 42.1 462 Monteiro's Hornbill Tockus monteiri Er-U 2 42.2 458 Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus R-C 42.3 458.1 Damara Hornbill Tockus damarensis R-C 2 42.4 459 Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas Er-C 42.5 461 Bradfield's Hornbill Tockus bradfieldi E-U 42.7 457 African Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus R-C Bucorvidae Ground-hornbills 44.3 463 Southern Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri R-LC Upupiformes Upupidae Hoopoes 46.1 451 African Hoopoe Upupa africana R(n)-C Phoeniculidae Wood-hoopoes 46.2 452 Green Wood-Hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus R-C 46.3 453 Violet Wood-Hoopoe Phoeniculus damarensis Er-C 1 Rhinopomastidae Scimitarbills 46.4 454 Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas R-C Coraciiformes Coraciidae Typical Rollers 48.1 446 European Roller Coracias garrulus NBM-C 48.2 447 Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudata R/LM-C 48.5 449 Purple Roller Coracias naevius R-U Dacelonidae Dacelonid Kingfishers 50.3 436 Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala BM-U 52.1 437 Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti R-C 52.2 435 Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris R-C Page 3 of 15 Cerylidae Cerylid Kingfishers 52.4 428 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis R-C Meropidae Bee-eaters 54.2 444 Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus R-C 54.3 445 Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus R-LC 56.1 440 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus NBM-LC 56.3 438 European Bee-eater Merops apiaster NBM/BM-C Coliiformes Coliidae Mousebirds 58.2 425 White-backed Mousebird Colius colius E-C 58.3 426 Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus R-C Cuculiformes Cuculidae Old World Cuckoos 60.1 382 Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus BM-C 60.2 381 Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii BM-U 60.4 380 Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius NBM-U 60.5 377 Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius BM-U 60.6 375 African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis BM-U 60.7 374 Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus NBM-U 62.1 378 Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus BM-C 62.5 385 Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas R/BM-C 62.7 386 Diderick Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius BM-VC Centropodidae Coucals 64.4 390 Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis R-U Psittaciformes Psittacidae Parrots, Lovebirds 66.3 364 Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri R-C 66.4 365 Ruppell's Parrot Poicephalus rueppellii Er-LC 2 68.3 367 Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis Er-LC Apodiformes Apodidae Typical Swifts 70.2 418 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba BM-C 70.4 411 Common Swift Apus apus NBM-C 72.3 421 African Palm-Swift Cypsiurus parvus R-C 72.4 417 Little Swift Apus affinis R/BM-VC 72.5 413 Bradfield's Swift Apus bradfieldi Er-C 2 72.6 415 White-rumped Swift Apus caffer BM-VC Musophagiformes Musophagidae Turacos 74.4 373 Grey Go-away-bird Corythaixoides concolor R-C Page 4 of 15 Strigiformes Tytonidae Barn Owls, Grass Owls 76.1 392 Barn Owl Tyto alba R-C Strigidae Typical Owls 76.3 396 African Scops-Owl Otus senegalensis R-C 76.4 397 Southern White-faced Scops-Owl Ptilopsis granti R-C 76.5 398 Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum R-C 76.6 395 Marsh Owl Asio capensis R-C 76.7 399 African Barred Owlet Glaucidium capense R-LC 78.2 401 Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus R-C 78.4 402 Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Bubo lacteus R-U Caprimulgidae Nightjars 80.1 405 Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis R/BM-C 80.3 408 Freckled Nightjar Caprimulgus tristigma R-C 80.4 409 Square-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus fossii R-C 80.5 406 Rufous-cheeked Nightjar Caprimulgus rufigena BM-C 80.7 404 European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus R-U Columbiformes Columbidae Pigeons, Doves 84.1 349 Speckled Pigeon Colomba guinea R-C 84.5 361 African Green-Pigeon Treron calva R-C 86.1 919 European Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur V-R 86.2 355 Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis R-VC 86.3 353 African Mourning Dove Streptopelia decipiens R-LC 86.4 354 Cape Turtle-Dove Streptopelia capicola R-VC 88.1 348 Rock Dove Columba livea R-C 88.2 358 Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur chalcospilos R-C 88.5 356 Namaqua Dove Oena capensis R-VC Gruiformes Otididae Bustards 90.2 232 Ludwig's Bustard Neotis ludwigii Er-U 90.3 230 Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori R-R 90.4 237 Red-crested Korhaan Lophotis ruficrista Er-C 90.5 238 Black-bellied Bustard Lissotis melangoster R-U 92.1 239.1 Northern Black Korhaan Afrotis afraoides E-VC 92.3 236 Ruppell's Korhaan Eupodotis rueppellii Er-C 2 Page 5 of 15 Gruidae Cranes 94.1 209 Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum R-C 94.2 208 Blue Crane Anthropoides paradiseus E-U 94.3 207 Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus R-U Heliornithidae Finfoots 100.2 223 African Purple Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis R-C 100.5 227 Lesser Moorhen Gallinula angulata BM-U 100.6 226 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus R-C 100.7 228 Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata R-A Rallidae Moorhens, Coots 98.2 212 African Crake Crecopsis egregia BM-U 98.3 213 Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostra R-C 98.5 215 Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla R-C 98.6 214 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana R-U 98.7 216 Striped Crake Aenigmatolimnas marginalis BM-U Charadriiformes Pteroclidae Sandgrouse 102.1 344 Namaqua Sandgrouse Pterocles namaqua Er-C 102.2 346 Yellow-throated Sandgrouse Pterocles gutturalis R-LC 102.3 347 Double-banded Sandgrouse Pterocles bicinctus Er-C 102.4 345 Burchell's Sandgrouse Pterocles burchelli Er-LC Scolopacidae Stints, Sandpipers, etc. 102.5 285 Great Snipe Gallinago media NBM-U 102.6 286 African Snipe Gallinago nigripennis R-LC 104.3 287 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa NBM-R 104.4 288 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica NBM-U 104.5 289 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata NBM-U 104.6 290 Common Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus NBM-C 106.1 269 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis NBM-C 106.3 268 Common Redshank Tringa totanus V-R 106.4 270 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia NBM-C 106.7 284 Ruff Philomachus pugnax NBM-C 108.1 266 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola NBM-C 108.3 279 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos V-R 108.4 264 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos NBM-C 108.5 272 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea NBM-VC Page 6 of 15 110.1 263 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus NBM-U 110.2 262 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres NBM-LC 110.5 281 Sanderling Calidris alba NBM-C 112.1 274 Little Stint Calidris minuta NBM-C 112.5 278 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii V-R 114.1 291 Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicaria NBM-U 114.3 292 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus NBM-R Rostratulidae Painted-snipes 102.7 242 Greater Painted-Snipe Rostratula benghalensis R-U Jacanidae Jacanas 116.1 240 African Jacana Actophilornis africanus R-VC Burhinidae Thick-knees 116.4 298 Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus R-C 116.5 297 Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis R-C Recurvirostridae Stilts, Avocets 114.6 295 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus R-C 114.7 294 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta R-LC Charadriidae Plovers, Lapwings 118.1 254 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola NBM-C 118.7 252 Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus NBM-U 120.1 245 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula NBM-C 120.2 245.1 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius V-R 120.3 248 Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius R-C 120.4 249 Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris R-C 120.5 247 Chestnut-banded Plover Charadrius pallidus R-U 120.7 246 White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus R-C 122.2 258 Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus R-VC 124.1 260 African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus R/BM-LC 124.4 255 Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus R-C Glareolidae Coursers, Pratincoles
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    Pel’s Fishing Owl - a pair was found on a wooded island south of Shakawe (Jan-Ake Alvarsson) NAMIBIA & THE OKAVANGO 21 SEPTEMBER – 8 OCTOBER 2017 LEADER: STEVE BRAINE For most of the country the previous three years drought had been broken and although too early for the mi- grants we did however do very well with birding generally. We searched and found all the near endemics as well as the endemic Dune Lark. Besides these we also had a new write-in for the trip! In the floodplains after observing a wonderful Pel’s Fishing Owl we travelled down a side channel of the Okavango River to look for Pygmy Geese, we were lucky and came across several pairs before reaching a dried-out floodplain. Four birds flew out of the reedbeds and looked rather different to the normal weavers of which there were many, a closer look at the two remaining birds revealed a beautiful pair of Cuckoo Finches. These we all enjoyed for a brief period before they followed the other birds which had now disappeared into the reedbeds. Very strong winds on three of the birding days made birding a huge challenge to say the least after not finding the rare and difficult Herero Chat we had to make alternate arrangements at another locality later in the trip. The entire tour from the Hosea Kutako International Airport outside the capital Windhoek and returning there nineteen days later delivered 375 species. Out of these, four birds were seen only by the leader, a further three species were heard but not seen.
  • Comprehensive Angola 2019 Tour Report

    Comprehensive Angola 2019 Tour Report

    BIRDING AFRICA THE AFRICA SPECIALISTS Comprehensive Angola 2019 Tour Report Swierstra's Francolin Text by tour leader Michael Mills Photos by tour participant Bob Zook SUMMARY ESSENTIAL DETAILS With camping on Angolan bird tours now ancient history, our fourth all- hotel-accommodated bird tour of Angola was an overwhelming success Dates 16 Aug : Kalandula to N'dalatando. both for birds and comfort. Thanks to new hotels opening up and a second 12-29 August 2019 17 Aug : N'dalatando to Muxima via northern escarpment forests of Tombinga Pass. wave of road renovations almost complete, Angola now offers some of the Birding Africa Tour Report Tour Africa Birding most comfortable travel conditions on the African continent, although Leader 18 Aug : Dry forests in Muxima area. Report Tour Africa Birding 19 Aug : Muxima to Kwanza River mouth. longer drives are needed to get to certain of the birding sites. Michael Mills 20 Aug : Kwanza River to Conda. Participants 21 Aug : Central escarpment forest at Kumbira. Andrew Cockburn 22 Aug : Conda to Mount Moco region. Mike Coverdale 23 Aug : Grasslands and montane forest at Mount Moco. Daragh Croxson 24 Aug : Dambos and miombo woodlands in the Stephen Eccles Mount Moco region. Ola Sundberg 25 Aug : Margaret's Batis hike at Mount Moco. Brazza's Martin Bob Zook 26 Aug : Mount Moco to Benguela area via wetlands of Lobito. Itinerary 27 Aug : Benguela to Lubango via rocky hillsides Besides the logistics running very smoothly we fared There were many other great birds seen too, and the and arid savannas. exceptionally well on the birds, with all participants impressive diversity of habitats meant that we logged 12 Aug : Luanda to Uíge.