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Eagle-Eye Tours , & Victoria Falls 2018 List - Following IOC (8.2)

Birds ‘heard only’ are marked with (H) after the common name, all other were seen.

The following notation after species names is used to show following BirdLife International: CE = Critically Endangered, EN = Endangered, VU = Vulnerable, NT = Near Threatened. Region endemics are bolded.

Common name Scientific name

Ostriches () Common Struthio camelus

Ducks, Geese and () White-faced Whistling Dendrocygna viduata Spur-winged Plectropterus gambensis Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Tadorna cana African Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus Hottentot Teal Spatula hottentota Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata Cape Teal Anas capensis Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha

Guineafowl (Numididae) Helmeted Numida meleagris

Pheasants and Allies () Crested Dendroperdix sephaena Hartlaub's Spurfowl hartlaubi Red-billed Spurfowl Pternistis adspersus Natal Spurfowl Pternistis natalensis Red-necked Spurfowl Pternistis afer Swainson's Spurfowl Pternistis swainsonii

Penguins (Spheniscidae) African - EN Spheniscus demersus

Eagle-Eye Tours Namibia, Botswana & Victoria Falls 2018 Common name Scientific name , Shearwaters, Diving Petrels () - NT Ardenna grisea

Grebes (Podicipedidae) Little Tachybaptus ruficollis

Flamingos (Phoenicopteridae) Greater Phoenicopterus roseus - NT Phoeniconaias minor

Storks (Ciconiidae) Yellow-billed Mycteria Anastomus lamelligerus Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Leptoptilos crumenifer

Ibises, () Threskiornis aethiopicus Bostrychia hagedash Plegadis falcinellus African Platalea alba

Herons, (Ardeidae) Little Ixobrychus minutus White-backed Night Gorsachius leuconotus Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Striated Heron Butorides striata Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Rufous-bellied Heron Ardeola rufiventris Western Bubulcus ibis Ardea cinerea Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala Ardea goliath Ardea purpurea Ardea alba Ardea intermedia Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca

Eagle-Eye Tours Namibia, Botswana & Victoria Falls 2018 Common name Scientific name - VU Egretta vinaceigula Egretta garzetta

Hamerkop (Scopidae) Scopus umbretta

Pelicans (Pelecanidae) Great White Pelecanus onocrotalus

Gannets, () Cape - EN Morus capensis

Cormorants, Shags (Phalacrocoracidae) Reed Microcarbo africanus - NT Microcarbo coronatus White-breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus - EN Phalacrocorax capensis

Anhingas, (Anhingidae) African Anhinga rufa

Secretarybird (Sagittariidae) - VU Sagittarius serpentarius

Ospreys (Pandionidae) Western Pandion haliaetus

Kites, , () Black-winged Elanus caeruleus African - Polyboroides typus Pernis apivorus - CE Necrosyrtes monachus White-backed Vulture - CE Gyps africanus White-headed Vulture - CE Trigonoceps occipitalis Lappet-faced Vulture - EN Torgos tracheliotos Black-chested Snake Eagle pectoralis Circaetus cinereus

Eagle-Eye Tours Namibia, Botswana & Victoria Falls 2018 Common name Scientific name Western Banded Snake Eagle Circaetus cinerascens - NT Terathopius ecaudatus - VU Polemaetus bellicosus Wahlberg's Eagle wahlbergi - VU rapax Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster Kaupifalco monogrammicus Micronisus gabar Melierax canorus (H) Accipiter tachiro Accipiter badius Accipiter minullus Circus ranivorus - NT Circus macrourus Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius Haliaeetus vocifer buteo Buteo augur

Bustards (Otididae) Kori - NT kori Ludwig's Bustard - EN ludwigii Rüppell's Korhaan rueppelii Red-crested Korhaan ruficrista afraoides

Finfoots () African Finfoot Podica senegalensis

Rails, Crakes and Coots (Rallidae) African caerulescens Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostra African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lesser Moorhen Paragallinula angulata Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata

Eagle-Eye Tours Namibia, Botswana & Victoria Falls 2018 Common name Scientific name

Cranes (Gruidae) Wattled - VU carunculata - VU Grus paradisea

Stone-, Thick-knees (Burhinidae) Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis

Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae) African Haematopus moquini

Stilts, Avocets () Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta

Plovers () Long-toed Vanellus crassirostris Vanellus armatus White- Vanellus albiceps Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus Grey Pluvialis squatarola Charadrius hiaticula Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus Chestnut-banded Plover - NT Charadrius pallidus

Painted-snipes (Rostratulidae) Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis

Jacanas () Lesser Jacana Microparra capensis African Jacana Actophilornis africanus

Sandpipers, Snipes (Scolopacidae)

Eagle-Eye Tours Namibia, Botswana & Victoria Falls 2018 Common name Scientific name Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Eurasian - NT Numenius arquata Bar-tailed - NT Limosa lapponica Arenaria interpres Calidris pugnax Curlew - NT Calidris ferruginea Calidris alba Calidris minuta Gallinago nigripennis Actitis hypoleucos stagnatilis Tringa glareola Tringa nebularia

Coursers, () Temminck's Cursorius temminckii Double-banded Courser Rhinoptilus africanus Collared Glareola pratincola Rock Pratincole Glareola nuchalis

Gulls, and Skimmers () - NT Rynchops flavirostris Grey-headed Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus Hartlaub's Gull Chroicocephalus hartlaubii Larus dominicanus Caspian Hydroprogne caspia Thalasseus bergii Thalasseus sandvicensis - VU Sternula balaenarum Sterna hirundo Chlidonias hybrida White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Chlidonias

Skuas (Stercorariidae) Stercorarius parasiticus

Eagle-Eye Tours Namibia, Botswana & Victoria Falls 2018 Common name Scientific name (Pteroclidae) Pterocles namaqua Double-banded Sandgrouse Pterocles bicinctus Burchell's Sandgrouse Pterocles burchelli

Pigeons, Doves () Columba livia Columba Mourning Collared Dove Streptopelia decipiens Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis Emerald-spotted Wood Dove Turtur chalcospilos Namaqua Dove Oena capensis African Green Pigeon Treron calvus

Turacos (Musophagidae) Schalow's Tauraco schalowi Grey Go-away-bird Corythaixoides concolor Livingstone's Turaco Tauraco livingstonii

Cuckoos (Cuculidae) Coucal Centropus senegalensis Coppery-tailed Coucal Centropus cupreicaudus White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus Black Cuculus clamosus Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius Cuculus gularis Cuculus canorus

Owls (Strigidae) African Scops Otus senegalensis Pel's Fishing Owl Scotopelia peli African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum African Barred Owlet Glaucidium capense

Eagle-Eye Tours Namibia, Botswana & Victoria Falls 2018 Common name Scientific name Nightjars (Caprimulgidae) Rufous-cheeked Nightjar (H) Caprimulgus rufigena Fiery-necked Nightjar (H) Caprimulgus pectoralis Freckled Nightjar Caprimulgus tristigma Square-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus fossii

Swifts (Apodidae) African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba Apus apus Bradfield's Swift Apus bradfieldi Little Swift Apus affinis Apus horus White-rumped Swift Apus caffer

Mousebirds (Coliidae) White-backed Colius colius Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus

Rollers () Coracias naevius Racket-tailed Roller Coracias spatulatus Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus

Kingfishers (Alcedinidae) Grey-headed Halcyon leucocephala Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris Halcyon chelicuti Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus Half-collared Kingfisher Alcedo semitorquata Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis

Bee-eaters (Meropidae) -tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus

Eagle-Eye Tours Namibia, Botswana & Victoria Falls 2018 Common name Scientific name Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus Olive Bee-eater Merops superciliosus European Bee-eater Merops apiaster Southern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicoides

Hoopoes (Upupidae) African Upupa africana

Wood (Phoeniculidae) Green purpureus Violet Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus damarensis Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

Hornbills (Bucerotidae) Damara Red-billed Tockus damarensis Southern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus rufirostris Monteiro's Hornbill Tockus monteiri Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas Bradfield's Hornbill Lophoceros bradfieldi African Grey Hornbill Lophoceros nasutus Trumpeter Hornbill Bycanistes bucinator

African Barbets (Lybiidae) Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii

Honeyguides (Indicatoridae) Lesser Indicator minor

Woodpeckers (Picidae) Bennett's Campethera bennettii Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni Bearded Woodpecker Chloropicus namaquus

Eagle-Eye Tours Namibia, Botswana & Victoria Falls 2018 Common name Scientific name Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens

Caracaras, () Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolus Falco rupicoloides Red-necked Falco chicquera Falco cuvierii Falco biarmicus

African & New World (Psittacidae) Meyer's Poicephalus meyeri Rüppell's Parrot Poicephalus rueppellii

Old World Parrots (Psittaculidae) Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis

Wattle-eyes, Batises (Platysteiridae) Chinspot Batis Batis molitor Pririt Batis Batis pririt White-tailed Lanioturdus torquatus

Bushshrikes (Malaconotidae) Orange-breasted Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus (H) Telophorus zeylonus Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla Laniarius major Laniarius bicolor Crimson-breasted Shrike Laniarius atrococcineus Brubru Nilaus afer

Vangas and Allies (Vangidae) White-crested Prionops plumatus Retz's Helmetshrike Prionops retzii

Cuckooshrikes (Campephagidae)

Eagle-Eye Tours Namibia, Botswana & Victoria Falls 2018 Common name Scientific name White-breasted Ceblepyris pectoralis Black Cuckooshrike Campephaga flava

Shrikes (Laniidae) Shrike Urolestes melanoleucus Southern White-crowned Shrike anguitimens Red-backed Shrike collurio Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris

Figbirds, Orioles & Turnagra (Oriolidae) oriolus Oriolus auratus Black-headed Oriole (H) Oriolus larvatus

Drongos (Dicruridae) Fork-tailed Dicrurus adsimilis

Monarchs (Monarchidae) African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis

Crows, Jays () Corvus capensis Corvus albus

Tits, Chickadees (Paridae) Southern Black Melaniparus niger Carp's Tit Melaniparus carpi Rufous-bellied Tit Melaniparus rufiventris Ashy Tit Melaniparus cinerascens

Larks (Alaudidae) Spike-heeled Chersomanes albofasciata Gray's Lark Ammomanopsis grayi Long-billed Lark (H) Certhilauda subcoronata Benguela Long-billed Lark Certhilauda benguelensis Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix leucotis

Eagle-Eye Tours Namibia, Botswana & Victoria Falls 2018 Common name Scientific name Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix verticalis Sabota Lark Calendulauda sabota Calendulauda erythrochlamys Eastern Clapper Lark Mirafra fasciolata Stark's Lark Spizocorys starki Pink-billed Lark Spizocorys conirostris Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea

Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae) African Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans Dark-capped Bulbul Pycnonotus tricolor Yellow-bellied Greenbul Chlorocichla flaviventris Terrestrial Brownbul Phyllastrephus terrestris

Swallows, Martins (Hirundinidae) Grey-rumped Swallow Pseudhirundo griseopyga Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola Riparia riparia Riparia cincta Hirundo rustica White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii Pearl-breasted Swallow Hirundo dimidiata Ptyonoprogne fuligula urbicum Cecropis cucullata Cecropis abyssinica Red-breasted Swallow Cecropis semirufa

Crombecs, African Warblers () Achaetops pycnopygius Long-billed Sylvietta rufescens

Leaf Warblers and Allies (Phylloscopidae) Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus

Reed Warblers and Allies ()

Eagle-Eye Tours Namibia, Botswana & Victoria Falls 2018 Common name Scientific name Greater Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus rufescens Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris African Reed Warbler Acrocephalus baeticatus

Grassbirds and Allies () Little Rush Warbler (H) baboecala

Cisticolas and Allies () Red-faced (H) Cisticola erythrops Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana Luapula Cisticola Cisticola luapula Chirping Cisticola Cisticola pipiens Neddicky (H) Cisticola fulvicapilla Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Cisticola Cisticola aridulus Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava Black-chested Prinia Prinia flavicans Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida Rufous-eared Warbler Malcorus pectoralis Grey-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brevicaudata Stierling's Wren-Warbler Calamonastes stierlingi Barred Wren-Warbler Calamonastes fasciolatus Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis Green-capped Eremomela Eremomela scotops Burnt-necked Eremomela Eremomela usticollis

Laughingthrushes and Allies (Leiothrichidae) Black-faced Babbler Turdoides melanops Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii Hartlaub's Babbler Turdoides hartlaubii Southern Pied Babbler Turdoides bicolor Bare-cheeked Babbler Turdoides gymnogenys

Sylviid Babblers () Chestnut-vented Warbler Sylvia subcoerulea Layard's Warbler Sylvia layardi

Eagle-Eye Tours Namibia, Botswana & Victoria Falls 2018 Common name Scientific name White-eyes (Zosteropidae) Orange River White-eye Zosterops pallidus African Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis

Starlings, Rhabdornis (Sturnidae) Wattled Creatophora cinerea Lamprotornis nitens Greater Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus Meves's Starling Lamprotornis mevesii Burchell's Starling Lamprotornis australis Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio Pale-winged Starling Onychognathus nabouroup

Oxpeckers (Buphagidae) Yellow-billed Buphagus africanus Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorynchus

Thrushes (Turdidae) Groundscraper Turdus litsitsirupa Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana

Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae) Bearded Cercotrichas quadrivirgata Kalahari Scrub Robin Cercotrichas paena White-browed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys Southern Black Flycatcher pammelaina Pale Flycatcher Melaenornis pallidus Flycatcher Melaenornis infuscatus Marico Flycatcher Melaenornis mariquensis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Muscicapa caerulescens White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini Collared Palm Thrush Cichladusa arquata Rufous-tailed Palm Thrush Cichladusa ruficauda Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis Short-toed Rock Thrush Monticola brevipes

Eagle-Eye Tours Namibia, Botswana & Victoria Falls 2018 Common name Scientific name Miombo Rock Thrush Monticola angolensis African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus schlegelii Emarginata tractrac -eating Chat Myrmecocichla formicivora Mountain Myrmecocichla monticola Arnot's Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata Oenanthe familiaris Herero Chat Namibornis herero

Sunbirds (Nectariniidae) Collared (H) Hedydipna collaris Chalcomitra amethystina Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis Marico Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis Purple-banded Sunbird Cinnyris bifasciatus White-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris talatala Dusky Sunbird Cinnyris fuscus

Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches (Passeridae) domesticus Passer motitensis Passer melanurus Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus Yellow-throated Petronia superciliaris

Weavers, Widowbirds () Red-billed Buffalo Weaver Bubalornis niger White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali Philetairus socius Scaly-feathered Weaver Sporopipes squamifrons Thick-billed Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons Ploceus ocularis Holub's Golden Weaver Ploceus xanthops Southern Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus xanthopterus Ploceus velatus

Eagle-Eye Tours Namibia, Botswana & Victoria Falls 2018 Common name Scientific name Ploceus cucullatus Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris

Waxbills, Munias and Allies () Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba Red-headed Amadina erythrocephala Cut-throat Finch Amadina fasciata Red-throated Twinspot Hypargos niveoguttatus Brown Lagonosticta nitidula Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala Jameson's Firefinch Lagonosticta rhodopareia Blue Waxbill Uraeginthus angolensis Violet-eared Waxbill Uraeginthus granatinus Cinderella Waxbill Estrilda thomensis Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild Black-faced Waxbill Estrilda erythronotos

Indigobirds, Whydahs () Vidua chalybeata Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura Shaft-tailed Whydah Vidua regia Long-tailed Paradise Whydah Vidua paradisaea

Wagtails, () Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Motacilla capensis Motacilla aguimp African Anthus cinnamomeus Buffy Pipit Anthus vaalensis Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys

Finches, Euphonias (Fringillidae) Black-throated Canary Crithagra atrogularis Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris

Eagle-Eye Tours Namibia, Botswana & Victoria Falls 2018 Common name Scientific name White-throated Canary Crithagra albogularis

Buntings (Emberizidae) Lark-like Emberiza impetuani Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi Cape Bunting Emberiza capensis Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris

Total seen 410 Total heard only 10 Total recorded 420

Mammal List

Common Name Scientific Name

Old World Fruit (Pteropodidae) Gambian Epauletted Fruit Epomophorus gambianus

Elephant Shrews (Macroscelididae) Bushveld Sengi Elephantulus intufi

Dassie Rat (Petromuridae) Dassie Rat Petromus typicus

Squirrels (Sciuridae) South African Ground Squirrel Xerus inauris Congo Rope Squirrel Funisciurus congicus Smith's Bush Squirrel Paraxerus cepapi

Hyraxes (Procaviidae) Rock Procavia capensis

Rabbits, Hares (Leporidae) Scrub Hare Lepus saxatilis

Old World Porcupines (Hystricidae) Cape Porcupine Hystrix africaeaustralis

Eagle-Eye Tours Namibia, Botswana & Victoria Falls 2018 Common Name Scientific Name

Old World Monkeys (Cercopithecidae) Cercopithecus pygerythrus Chacma Papio ursinus

Cats () Panthera pardus Panthera leo

Dogs and Allies () Black-backed Canis mesomelas

Hyaenas (Hyaenidae) Spotted Hyaena Crocuta crocuta

Badgers, Weasels, Otters (Mustelidae) African Clawless Otter Aonyx capensis Mellivora capensis

Mongooses (Herpestidae) Banded Mungos mungo Yellow Mongoose Cynictis penicillata Herpestes sanguineus Herpestes flavescens

Civets, Genets (Viverridae) Common Genetta genetta

Hippopotamuses (Hippopotamidae) Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius

Elephants (Elephantidae) African Elephant Loxodonta africana

Rhinoceroses (Rhinocerotidae) Black Rhinoceros Diceros bicornis

Eagle-Eye Tours Namibia, Botswana & Victoria Falls 2018 Common Name Scientific Name Horses, Asses, Zebras (Equidae) Plains Zebra Equus quagga

Pigs (Suidae) Common Phacochoerus africanus

Bovids (Bovidae) African Buffalo Syncerus caffer Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus Aepyceros melampus Roan Hippotragus equinus Sable Antelope Hippotragus niger Blue Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus taurinus Red Alcelaphus buselaphus caama Tsessebe Damaliscus lunatus lunatus Southern Reedbuck Redunca arundinum Damara Dik-dik Madoqua kirkii damarensis Common Sylvicapra grimmia Oreotragus oreotragus Antidorcas marsupialis campestris Greater Kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros Red Lechwe Kobus leche leche Gemsbok Oryx gazella Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Giraffe, Okapi (Giraffidae) Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis

Eared Seals (Otariidae Cape Fur Seal Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus

Oceanic Dolphins (Delphinidae) Common Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus

Total seen 48