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Angola Endemics with a Chance of African Pitta Tour Leaflet 2021 BIRDING AFRICA THE AFRICA SPECIALISTS Angola Endemics with a chance of African Pitta Tour Leaflet 2021 Gabela Helmetshrike © Tertius Gous 10 – 15 October 2021 (Southern Extension) 14 – 26 October 2021 (Angola Endemics Tour) Angola Endemics 2021 BIRDING Tour leader: Michael Mills AFRICA THE AFRICA SPECIALISTS Birding Africa Tour Summary Tour Africa Birding Summary Tour Africa Birding Endemics in comfort • Targets all endemics, with a 4-day extension to the south • Good chance of African Pitta • Red-crested Turaco, White- Swierstra's Francolin © John Clark headed Robin-Chat, Braun's We have been pioneering birding tours to Angola for Grey-striped Francolin, Gabela Helmetshrike, Bushshrike, Gabela Akalat since 2005. Our 13-day Angola Endemics Tour White-fronted Wattle-eye, Angola Batis and has been carefully craft ed to comfortably and Monteiro's Bushshrike. Th ere is also a good chance • Led by Angola’s top birder Michael’s incredible focus, dedication and ability effi ciently target all of Angola's endemic birds. to see African Pitta on two mornings! to locate and show Africa's toughest birds is It is almost a week (six days) shorter than our Monteiro's Bushshrike © Tertius Gous probably unequalled. He has led dozens of tours Comprehensive Angola Tour. However, we also across the continent and his experience in locating off er a Southern Extension which adds on another Tour Focus birds on just the soft est of calls or briefest of views four days to the trip and targets mainly Namibian impresses those who travelled with him. Michael Th is tour will give us a good chance to see all of specials. We don’t do the long and tough hike for Angola's endemic birds. It is heavily bird focused has spent a total of more than four years in Angola, Margaret’s Batis at Mount Moco (which can be and knows the country's birds better than anyone. (there is little other wildlife), although the scenery seen on our Zambia tours without a tough hike). is oft en spectacular and we will visit Kalandula Falls, one of Angola's top tourist attractions. Dates (2021) We start with the Southern Extension, leaving Luanda to the south and fi rst birding the Benguela We use hotel accommodation throughout, which Southern Extension 10 – 15 Oct area where several Namibian specials on off er. means extra comfort, although some of the drives Endemics Tour 14 – 26 Oct Next we visit Lubango where we spend a day at to birding sites are fairly long (all under two Tundavala and a day visiting the Namibe deserts. hours). Th e Endemics Tour starts off by travelling from A species list will be handed out to you as part of Pro�isional Prices Luanda to the Mt Moco region (aft er a night in your tour booklet at the start of the tour and is Endemics Tour $4950 + $530 the capital), where we join up with those on the available beforehand upon request. Southern Extension. Almost three days are spent in Southern Extension $1480 + $160 the diverse Mount Moco region where Swierstra's Th e tour coincides with the main breeding season. Days will typically be warm to hot, but nights Starts/ends in Luanda (no Lubango fl ight needed) Francolin, Brazza's Martin and Bocage's Sunbird will be among our targets. Aft er this we'll bird the cooler in the highlands. We are likely to encounter central escarpment forests at Kumbira to look for rain in the higher-lying areas. Book online Gabela Akalat, Gabela Bushshrike and Pulitzer's Travel conditions are generally reasonable, Longbill. From here we continue to the Kalandula Visit www.birdingafrica.com although service in hotels is oft en slow. Our Falls area to search for White-headed Robin-Chat. route makes use of the best roads and avoids the Deposit ($150) by credit card Next are the forests of then northern escarpment worst, but sections are still potholed and under Email [email protected] forests where the striking Braun's Bushshrike is construction. found. Finally we visit Kissama NP we will search 2 | Angola Endemics 2021 Angola Endemics 2021 | 3 INTRODUCTION Angola is one of the most biologically diverse Firefinch and Golden-backed Bishop. On top of countries in Africa. Following 30 years of civil war the central escarpment we hope to find three of that ended in 2002 the country has been slow in Angola's most Endangered endemics, namely opening up, which means that few birders have Gabela Bushshrike, Gabela Akalat and Pulitzer's had the opportunity to sample its delights. With Longbill, with other possibilities including Birding Africa Tour Leaflet Tour Africa Birding habitats ranging from Congo Basin forests to the Monteiro's Bushshrike, Red-crested Turaco, Leaflet Tour Africa Birding Namib Desert, it is little surprise that the country Angola Batis, Yellow-throated Nicator, Angola has over 940 birds recorded. In addition the Cave Chat, Yellow-necked Greenbul, Pale-olive escarpment and highlands of western Angola hold Greenbul, Black-faced Canary and Landana isolated patches of Afromontane and Congo Basin Firefinch. We spend three days in the varied Mount forests where numerous endemics have evolved Moco region, with Afromontane forests, montane in isolation. The combination of varied habitats, grasslands and miombo woodlands. Here our high species diversity and significant numbers of main targets include Swierstra's Francolin (hard endemics and specials makes Angola one of the to see), Finsch's Francolin, Fülleborn’s Longclaw, continent's top birding destinations. Angola Swee Waxbill, Dusky Twinspot, Bocage's Weaver, Black-chinned Weaver, Oustalet's Sunbird, On the Angola Endemics Tour we will sample Ludwig's Double-collared Sunbird, Bocage's all the key birding habitats in Angola. For the Sunbird, Angola Slaty Flycatcher, Bocage's Akalat, northern escarpment forests we base ourselves Huambo Cisticola, Black-and-rufous Swallow, out of Uíge, where numerous Congo Basin birds Brazza's Martin, Black-collared Bulbul and Angola occur alongside the endemic Braun's Bushshrike. Lark. The broadleaved woodlands and gallery forests of the Kalandula area host forest specials such as We also offer a Southern Extension which gives White-headed Robin-Chat alongside miombo you a chance to bird the mostly-arid habitats of Red-crested Turaco © Tertius Gous species such as Anchieta's Barbet and Sharp- the south. At Lubango we bird Tundavala (Angola tailed Starling. Along the central escarpment, Cave Chat, Swierstra's Francolin, Angola Slaty Accommodation and meals Walking Kissama National Park hosts dry forests at the Flycatcher) and the coastal deserts of Namibe foot of the escarpment. Here we hope to find (Cinderella Waxbill, Benguela Starling and Accommodation and meals are generally of a This tour requires only a moderate degree of Gabela Helmetshrike, Monteiro's Bushshrike, Rüppell’s Korhaan), and in the Benguela area we reasonable standard. All rooms have private fitness. All walks will last less than four hours and White-fronted Wattle-eye, Grey-striped Francolin, could find a range of Namibian specials such as bathrooms and cold and hot running water is be conducted at a manageable pace. Terrain where Angola Batis, Yellow-throated Nicator, Pale- Hartlaub's Spurfowl, White-tailed Shrike and generally available. Although power supply can be we walk is generally flat, except at Mount Moco olive Greenbul, Hartert's Camaroptera, Landana Monteiro's Hornbill. unreliable, most hotels have backup generators. where it is much steeper and rocky. Angola Lark © Tertius Gous Meals are a generally Portuguese-style, with a strong emphasis on starch and meat. Vegetarian International flights options are limited. Some breakfasts and most lunches may be taken in the field. Participants are required to make their own international flight reservations. Water is not safe to drink so we supply free bottled water in the vehicle that you can take to your The tour starts with dinner and accommodation rooms for drinking and brushing teeth. in Luanda on 10 October 2021 for the Southern Extension and on 14 October 2021 for the Endemics Tour. Group size The tour ends in Luanda on the evening of 26 Maximum 9 participants in two 4x4s. October 2021 (excluding accommodation or dinner). Participants can leave Luanda any time after 21h00. Those wishing to overnight in Luanda can be dropped at their hotel. 4 | Angola Endemics 2021 Angola Endemics 2021 | 5 ITINERARY AND MAP Southern Extension Itinerary Day E1 10 Oct 2021 Arrive. Overnight in Luanda. 10 Day E2 11 Oct 2021 Luanda to Benguela. Overnight in or near Benguela. Uíge Birding Africa Tour Leaflet Tour Africa Birding Day E3 12 Oct 2021 Benguela to Lubango. Overnight in Lubango. Leaflet Tour Africa Birding Day E4 13 Oct 2021 Tundavala. Overnight in Lubango 9 Day E5 14 Oct 2021 Namibe Day Trip. Overnight in Lubango. 11 Day E6 15 Oct 2021 Lubango to Huambo. Overnight near Huambo. Luanda 2 E1 + 1 13 Kalandula 8 Endemics Tour Itinerary Day 1 14 Oct 2021 Arrive. Overnight in Luanda. Kissama E2 12 7 Day 2 15 Oct 2021 Luanda to Huambo. Overnight near Huambo. Day 3 16 Oct 2021 Full day at Mount Moco. Overnight near Huambo. Day 4 17 Oct 2021 Full day in the Mount Moco region. Overnight near Huambo. Conda & Kumbira Day 5 18 Oct 2021 Huambo to Conda. Overnight near Conda. 6 5 Day 6 19 Oct 2021 Kumbira Forest and surrounds. Overnight near Conda. Day 7 20 Oct 2021 Conda to Kalandula. Overnight in or near Kalandula. Day 8 21 Oct 2021 Full day in the Kalandula Falls area. Overnight in or near Kalandula. Benguela Huambo & Day 9 22 Oct 2021 Kalandula to Uíge. Overnight in Uíge. Mt Moco 3 + 4 Day 10 23 Oct 2021 Full day in the Uíge area.
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