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Birds – the Shoebill – and Observed the Continent’S Shyest Pitta Quietly Going About Its Business

Birds – the Shoebill – and Observed the Continent’S Shyest Pitta Quietly Going About Its Business

Highlights of Smith - Private 25th May to 12th June 2017 (19 days) Trip Report

Chimpanzee by Wayne Jones

Trip report compiled by Tour Leader, Wayne Jones

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 2 ______Tour Summary Africa is blessed with an incredible range of birdlife and unrivalled megafaunal diversity. On this trip of a lifetime, we witnessed life as it once was, with thousands of roaming freely across the plains of the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater, and Maasai still living traditional lives. In , a country renowned for its birdlife, we saw one of the world’s strangest – the – and observed the continent’s shyest pitta quietly going about its business. And lastly, we ended our African odyssey at the drenching along the fourth-longest river on the continent, the mighty . ______After a late arrival in Arusha, we got down to the business of birding the next morning, before our long drive to Ngorongoro Crater. Despite a lack of sleep and luggage woes, the birdlife in the gardens of our lodge did a good job of lifting our spirits: African Black Duck, African Green Pigeon, White- eared and Brown-breasted Barbets, Green-backed Honeybird, Black-throated Wattle-eye, Lesser and Scaly-throated , Retz’s , Grey-olive , Trilling and the localised Taveta Weaver.

After breakfast, we hit the road, and a couple of stops along the way yielded Pink-backed , Retz’s Helmetshrike by Wayne Jones Augur , Yellow-collared Lovebird, Nubian , , Reichenow’s Seedeater and a massive Yellow-billed colony. Despite being pressed for time, a walk along the Endoro Trail shortly before the crater was highly productive, with such as Crowned , Schalow’s , Cinnamon-chested Bee- eater, White-tailed Blue Flycatcher, Olive-breasted Greenbul, Grey-capped , African Hill Babbler, Grey-headed Nigrita and Thick-billed Seedeater. With the afternoon light quickly turning golden, we wound our way along the crater rim to our lodge, but were happily delayed by five beautiful male striding along the narrow road, just centimetres from our vehicle!

The next morning, we ventured slowly down into Ngorongoro Crater, making numerous stops along the way as we dropped from montane forest, through scrubby heathland to the grassy plains dotted with and on the caldera floor. Here we had our first views of Common and over 20 Kori Bustards; while thousands of Greater and Lesser Flamingoes were turned into a big pink smear by the heat haze from Lake Magadi. Mammals included a Black Rhino, Black-backed and Golden , Spotted Hyaena, Lions along Ngorongoro Crater rim by Wayne 13 more Lions, Eland and African Buffalo. Jones Elsewhere in and around the crater, we found male

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 3 ______Jackson’s Widowbirds displaying, Quailfinch, a vagrant male Northern Shoveler, Pangani and Rosy- throated Longclaws, Speke’s Weaver, Golden-winged, Malachite, Bronzy and Eastern Double-collared , Kenrick’s , Northern Pied Babbler, Dusky Dove, Grey Crowned Crane and Black-chested Eagle.

While rounding a corner along the crater rim the following day, we caught a glimpse of a slinking off the road into the bush. We pulled up alongside and managed to relocate the , which was staring at us from behind some only metres away. Not a bad start to the day! We continued westward, to , with the landscape becoming increasingly arid as we moved into Ngorongoro’s rain shadow. We visited a Maasai village and the world-famous palaeontological site: Oldupai Gorge, where we took in a lecture covering its history and perused the small museum. -wise, we saw Southern -Canary, Eastern Chanting Goshawk, Grey Crowned Cranes by Wayne Jones Red-and-yellow Barbet, Chinspot , Slate- colored Boubou, Taita Fiscal, , White-browed Scrub Robin, Sparrow, a stunning male and, nearby, a Short-tailed .

That afternoon, we added Black-bellied Bustard, Spotted Thick-knee, Black-winged Lapwing, Yellow- throated Sandgrouse, Jacobin and Diederik in the same little shrub, Black-lored Babbler, Yellow-billed Oxpecker and Red-headed Weaver to our lists as we covered the terrain from the Serengeti entrance to our lodge. We spent the next two full days exploring the southern, central and western sections of this huge World Heritage Site. The wildebeest migration was in full swing, with thousands of to the west of the park’s capital, Seronera. We even witnessed a large pride of Lions attempting a hunt among them. We spent a tense few minutes observing the silent strategising among the lionesses, but in the end the wildebeest lived to roam the plains another day.

Other highlights included African Elephant, heaps of Hippos, Kirk’s Dik-dik, Giraffe, Topi, White- tailed Lark, Secretarybird, Ruppell’s and Lappet- faced Vultures, Grey-crested on two occasions, Fischer’s Lovebird, White-bellied Bustard, Temminck’s Courser, Tanzanian Red- billed and Von der Decken’s , the usambiro of D’Arnaud’s Barbet, Long-tailed Cisticola, range-restricted Karamoja , Straw-tailed Whydah and Grey-breasted Spurfowl.

Leaving behind one of the continent’s most iconic parks, we returned to our lodge near Arusha, where we notched up Green , Common Wildebeest migration by Wayne Jones

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 4 ______Tambourine Dove and Stripe-faced Greenbul, before flying to Entebbe early the next morning. We eased into Ugandan birding with a visit to the Entebbe Botanical Gardens, which produced great birds like African Openbill, Palm-nut Vulture, Ross’s and Great Blue , Woodland Kingfisher, Grey Parrot, Yellow-throated Leaflove, Snowy-crowned Robin- and . At a hotel a few blocks away, we enjoyed cracking views of a pair of African Hobbies.

During a day trip to the Mabamba Swamp, we boarded a small motorboat and headed down a papyrus-lined channel in search of one of the world’s strangest looking birds. Our local guide spied the large grey bird rather quickly, and we slowly edged closer to the Shoebill. Other denizens of Mabamba included Lesser Moorhen, Long-toed Lapwing, Weyn’s Weaver, Lesser Jacana, Blue-headed Coucal, Yellow-throated Longclaw, Swamp Warbler and the dazzling Papyrus Gonolek. A tiny patch of forest in the vicinity held Black-and-white-casqued , Red-chested , Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird, Red-shouldered and Superb Shoebill by Wayne Jones

From Entebbe, we embarked on the long drive through countless villages – where roadside birds included Piapiac and – to . A highly productive stop along our route afforded us good looks at Blue-spotted Emerald Dove, spectacular Double-toothed Barbet, a pair of Black-and-white -Flycatchers, , White-headed Saw-wing, , Yellow-bellied and Black-crowned Waxbills, Black-and-white Mannikin and . We reached Kibale in the late afternoon, where we birded for a short while – Black Bee-eater, Grey-throated and Hairy-breasted Barbets, Speckled and Yellow-throated Tinkerbirds, Purple-headed Starling, Sooty and Cassin’s Flycatcher were some of the species seen before settling into our lodge situated right in the park.

The next morning saw us stumbling through the forest pre-dawn to ensure we were in position at just the right time to find a very special bird: Green-breasted Pitta. As the morning’s grey light filtered through the forest canopy, our local guide called us to say he’d found the bird. We quietly hurried to the spot and watched, enthralled, as the gorgeous creature moved through the litter along the path. To top it off, a second bird moved in and we had simply sensational views of the two relaxed individuals going about their business. With that firmly in the bag, we set off after our other major quarry – ! Thanks to teamwork from the other guides present in the Green-breasted Pitta by Wayne Jones forest, this didn’t take long, and we soon came

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 5 ______upon a male chimp lounging in the middle of a small circle of spectators with a few more preparing nests for themselves up in the trees.

Kibale is well-known for its diversity and, aside from the chimps, the area produced Red- tailed , Grey-cheeked Mangabey, Eastern and Olive . Birding highlights included lengthy scope views of an Afep Pigeon, three Verreaux’s Eagle-Owls, Cassin’s Honeybird, Yellow-crested Woodpecker, Dusky , Purple- throated Cuckooshrike, tiny Chestnut Wattle-eye, a male Narina , Slender-billed Greenbul, Green , Narrow-tailed Starling, Fraser’s Rufous , White-tailed Ant Thrush, Yellow- mantled Weaver, White-breasted Nigrita and Western Oriole.

Blue-breasted Bluebill by Wayne Jones A morning’s excursion to Bigodi Swamp yielded some great birds: African Pygmy Kingfisher, Yellow-billed Barbet, Western Nicator, Little and Plain , , Dusky-blue Flycatcher, Green-headed Sunbird, Red-headed Malimbe and the exquisite Red-headed Bluebill. After this, it was another long drive to Buhoma, on the edge of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. The journey took us through Queen Elizabeth Park, which lies on Uganda’s border with the DRC. The open acacia woodland and here held a new suite of birds for us that included Red-necked Spurfowl, Blue-naped Mousebird, Common Scimitarbill, White- headed Barbet, Brown-throated Wattle-eye, Stout Cisticola and Sooty Chat. We also had our only sighting of Kob and our second look at Bohor Reedbuck. While crossing the Kazinga Channel, which links Lakes Edward and George, we counted 33 Pied Kingfishers along the utility wire spanning the narrow water body! Evidently a very fishy spot!!

The following two days were spent in bliss at our tranquil lodge on the edge of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. The major attraction was, of course, the Eastern Gorillas, of which we had two sightings – the first brief and unofficial, the second properly sanctioned and, by all accounts, a magical and intimate experience. The birding was equally sensational, with sightings of Black-billed Turaco, Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo, a male Bar-tailed Trogon, Yellow-spotted Barbet, -spotted and Elliot’s , a charming little African Broadbill, Pink-footed Puffback, Black-throated Apalis, Kakamega, Ansorge’s, Cabanis’s and Red- tailed Greenbuls, Petit’s Cuckooshrike, Luhder’s , Chubb’s Cisticola, a pair of nest- building Black-faced Rufous , Olive- green Camaroptera, Stuhlmann’s Starling, Grey- throated Tit-Flycatcher, Grey-chinned and Blue- throated Brown Sunbirds, Black-billed and Brown- throated Weavers, Red-throated , White- bellied Robin-Chat and . Equatorial Akalat by Wayne Jones

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 6 ______Our last birding stop in Uganda was at the dry, acacia-dominated Lake Mburo National Park. Shortly before entering the park, we came upon a herd of magnificent Ankole and marvelled at their improbably long, robust horns. Unfortunately, we couldn’t find the area’s flagship bird species, the Red-faced Barbet, but were consoled with Crested , Levaillant’s Cuckoo, Spot-flanked and Crested Barbets, Brown-backed Honeybird, White- winged Black Tit, Violet-backed Starling, Yellow- billed Oxpecker and Brown-backed Scrub Robin. We also encountered Plains , Tantalus Monkey, , , Topi, Common Dwarf , Waterbuck, African Buffalo and (Rothschild’s) Giraffe. Before departing for an overnight stay in Entebbe, we ventured out on to the lake, nervously skirting pods of Hippos in pursuit of our main target – African Finfoot, of which we saw a pair incredibly well. A spot of roadside birding along the way yielded Greater Swamp Warbler, Carruthers’s Cisticola and MacKinnon’s Shrike. African Finfoot by Wayne Jones

The next day, we flew from Entebbe to the town of Victoria Falls in . We quickly made our way to the attraction for which the town is named – we’d already seen it from the air and were eager to experience it up close. The falls were very nearly at their peak flow, and their local name of Mosi-oa- Tunya (the Smoke that Thunders) suddenly made a lot of sense! Perhaps it should be altered to “the WET Smoke that Thunders” as we were drenched in localised showers caused by the massive amounts of spray and erratic updraughts. The warm sunshine dried us off while we walked from the falls to the bus and we quickly passed through Zambian border control before heading to our lodge on the banks of the Zambezi River.

Over the last couple of days of the tour, we wound things down a bit and enjoyed the sumptuous food and personalised accommodation at our lodge – while still fitting in some birding, of course! A boat ride on the Zambezi afforded us views of White-crowned Lapwing and we spotted Collared , Holub’s Golden Weaver, African Golden Oriole, African Harrier-Hawk, Trumpeter Hornbill and Black-collared Barbet in the lodge grounds.

The Livingstone sewage works and nearby Mosi- oa-Tunya National Park gave us looks at Dickinson’s Kestrel, African Pygmy Goose, Shikra, African Swamphen, Long-toed Lapwing, Dickinson’s Kestrel by Wayne Jones Coucal, a pair of Black , Yellow-bellied Greenbul, Southern Red-billed Hornbill, , Red-billed Oxpecker, White-browed Sparrow-Weaver and Blue Waxbill. While in the national park, the guests went on a short guided walk to see the carefully guarded resident White Rhino, and we also added a male Puku to our list. In Livingstone, we paid another visit to

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 7 ______Victoria Falls – the Zambian side offering a (slightly) drier perspective – and browsed the town’s craft market for some hand-made gifts for the folks back home. All in all, a wonderful end to a tour of some of Africa’s most amazing sites (and sights!). ______Annotated List of species recorded Note: Number in brackets ( ) indicate number of days on the tour the species was recorded. List powered through the report generator of our partner iGoTerra.

Birds (492 in total: 475 seen, 17 heard) Nomenclature and follows Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2017. IOC World Bird List (v 7.2). Status codes: E = Endemic, NE = Near-endemic, I = Introduced IUCN codes: CR = , EN = Endangered, VU = Vulnerable, EW = Extinct in the Wild, NT = Near Threatened, DD = Data Deficient Ostrich Common Ostrich Struthio camelus (3) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Serengeti NP 28.5 and Serengeti NP 31.5.

Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl Anatidae White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata (1) Mabamba Swamp 2.6. Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis (1) Ngorongoro CA 27.5. Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos (3) Mabamba Swamp 2.6, Lake Mburo NP 9.6 and Chundukwa River Lodge 10.6. Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca (6) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, observed Serengeti NP 28-31.5 and Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6. African Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus (1) Livingstone sewage plant 11.6. Cape Teal Anas capensis (2) Ngorongoro CA 27.5 and Serengeti NP 30.5. African Black Duck Anas sparsa leucostigma (1) Ngare Sero ML 26.5. Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata undulata (1) Mabamba Swamp 2.6. Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata (1) Ngorongoro CA 27.5. Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha (3) Arusha to Ngorongoro CA 26.5, Ngorongoro CA 27.5 and Serengeti NP 30.5. Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota (1) Ngorongoro CA 27.5.

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 8 ______Guineafowl Numididae Helmeted Numida meleagris (6) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, observed Serengeti NP 29-31.5, Lake Mburo NP 9.6 and Chundukwa River Lodge 10.6.

Pheasants, , and Allies Coqui Francolin Peliperdix coqui (1) Serengeti NP 30.5. Crested Francolin Dendroperdix sephaena (1) Lake Mburo NP 9.6. Hildebrandt's Francolin Pternistis hildebrandti (1) Ngorongoro CA 27.5. Grey-breasted Spurfowl Pternistis rufopictus (3) Observed Serengeti NP 29-31.5. Red-necked Spurfowl Pternistis afer (2) Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6 and Lake Mburo NP 9.6.

Grebes Podicipedidae Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis capensis (2) Ngare Sero ML 31.5 and Livingstone sewage plant 11.6.

Flamingos Phoenicopteridae Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus (2) Ngorongoro CA 27.5 and Serengeti NP 30.5. Lesser Flamingo (NT) Phoeniconaias minor (1) Ngorongoro CA 27.5.

Storks Ciconiidae Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria (2) Lake Manyara NP entrance 26.5 and Serengeti NP 31.5. African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus lamelligerus (4) Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6, Mabamba Swamp 2.6, Entebbe 3.6 and Entebbe 9.6. Woolly-necked Stork (VU) Ciconia episcopus microscelis (1) Buhoma to Lake Mburo NP 8.6. White Stork Ciconia ciconia ciconia (1) Serengeti NP 30.5. Leptoptilos crumenifer (11) Arusha to Ngorongoro CA 26.5, observed Serengeti NP 28-31.5, observed Entebbe 1-3.6, Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6, Buhoma to Lake Mburo NP 8.6 and Entebbe 9.6.

Ibises and Spoonbills Threskiornithidae African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 9 ______(3) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Serengeti NP 30.5 and Livingstone sewage plant 11.6. Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash (8) Ngare Sero ML 26.5, Serengeti NP 29.5, Entebbe 1.6, Entebbe 2.6, Bigodi Swamp 5.6, Buhoma to Lake Mburo NP 8.6, Entebbe 9.6 and Livingstone sewage plant 11.6. Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus (3) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Mabamba Swamp 2.6 and Livingstone sewage plant 11.6. African Spoonbill Platalea alba (1) Ngorongoro CA 27.5.

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns Ardeidae Striated Butorides striata atricapilla (2) Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6 and Lake Mburo NP 9.6. Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides (2) Mabamba Swamp 2.6 and Livingstone sewage plant 11.6. Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis (5) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6, Mabamba Swamp 2.6, Lake Mburo NP 9.6 and Livingstone sewage plant 11.6. Grey Heron cinerea cinerea (2) Serengeti NP 30.5 and Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6. Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala (6) Arusha to Ngorongoro CA 26.5, Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Serengeti NP 29.5, Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6, Lake Mburo NP 9.6 and Livingstone sewage plant 11.6. Goliath Heron Ardea goliath (2) Lake Mburo NP 9.6 and Livingstone sewage plant 11.6. Ardea purpurea purpurea (1) Mabamba Swamp 2.6. Great Egret Ardea alba melanorhynchos (2) Mabamba Swamp 2.6 and Livingstone sewage plant 11.6. Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia brachyrhyncha (1) Livingstone sewage plant 11.6. Little Egret Egretta garzetta garzetta (2) Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6 and Lake Mburo NP 9.6.

Hamerkop Scopidae Scopus umbretta umbretta (8) Ngare Sero ML 26.5, Ngare Sero ML 27.5, Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6, Mabamba Swamp 2.6, Lake Mburo NP 8.6, Lake Mburo NP 9.6, Chundukwa River Lodge 10.6 and Livingstone sewage plant 11.6.

Shoebill Balaenicipitidae Shoebill (VU) Balaeniceps rex (1) Mabamba Swamp 2.6.

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 10 ______Pelicans Pelecanidae Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens (2) Lake Manyara NP entrance 26.5 and Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6.

Cormorants and Shags Phalacrocoracidae Reed Microcarbo africanus africanus (3) Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6, Mabamba Swamp 2.6 and Chundukwa River Lodge 10.6.

Secretary-bird Sagittariidae Secretarybird (VU) Sagittarius serpentarius (3) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Serengeti NP 29.5 and Serengeti NP 31.5.

Hawks, , and Kites Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus caeruleus (4) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Serengeti NP 30.5, Serengeti NP 31.5 and Lake Mburo NP 9.6. African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus typus (4) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Serengeti NP 30.5, Mabamba Swamp 2.6 and Chundukwa River Lodge 12.6. Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis (3) Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6, Bigodi Swamp 5.6 and Buhoma to Lake Mburo NP 8.6. Hooded Vulture (EN) Necrosyrtes monachus (1) Serengeti NP 29.5. White-backed Vulture (NT) Gyps africanus (7) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, observed Serengeti NP 29-31.5, Lake Mburo NP 8.6, Chundukwa River Lodge 10.6 and Mosi-Oa-Tunya NP 11.6. Rüppell's Vulture (EN) Gyps rueppelli rueppelli (3) Observed Serengeti NP 29-31.5. White-headed Vulture (VU) Trigonoceps occipitalis (1) Serengeti NP 28.5. Lappet-faced Vulture (VU) Torgos tracheliotos tracheliotos (5) Ngorongoro CA 27.5 and observed Serengeti NP 28-31.5. Black-chested Snake Eagle Circaetus pectoralis (5) Arusha to Ngorongoro CA 26.5, Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Serengeti NP 29.5, Serengeti NP 31.5 and Lake Mburo NP 8.6. Western Banded Snake Eagle Circaetus cinerascens (1) Entebbe to Kibale 3.6. Bateleur (NT) Terathopius ecaudatus (3) Serengeti NP 29.5, Serengeti NP 30.5 and Lake Mburo NP 8.6. Crowned Eagle (NT) coronatus (1) Endoro Forest Trail 26.5. (NT) Polemaetus bellicosus

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 11 ______(2) Serengeti NP 31.5 and Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6. Long- Lophaetus occipitalis (4) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Entebbe to Kibale 3.6, Buhoma to Lake Mburo NP 8.6 and Lake Mburo NP 9.6. rapax (3) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Serengeti NP 30.5 and Serengeti NP 31.5. Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii (1) Lake Manyara viewpoint 31.5. Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus (3) Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6, Entebbe to Kibale 3.6 and Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6. Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates (2) Serengeti NP 29.5 and Serengeti NP 30.5. Eastern Chanting Goshawk Melierax poliopterus (2) Oldupai Gorge 28.5 and Serengeti NP 31.5. Shikra Accipiter badius (2) Entebbe to Kibale 3.6 and Livingstone sewage plant 11.6. African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus (1) Mabamba Swamp 2.6. Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius (4) Entebbe 1.6, Mabamba Swamp 2.6, Entebbe 3.6 and Lake Mburo NP 9.6. African Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer (4) Ngare Sero ML 26.5, Serengeti NP 30.5, Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6 and Lake Mburo NP 9.6. Augur Buzzard augur (3) Arusha to Ngorongoro CA 26.5, Ngorongoro CA 27.5 and Buhoma to Lake Mburo NP 8.6.

Bustards Otididae Kori Bustard (NT) Ardeotis kori (4) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Serengeti NP 28.5, Serengeti NP 30.5 and Serengeti NP 31.5. White-bellied Bustard Eupodotis senegalensis (2) Serengeti NP 29.5 and Serengeti NP 31.5. Black-bellied Bustard Lissotis melanogaster melanogaster (1) Serengeti NP 28.5.

Flufftails Sarothruridae White-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura pulchra centralis (1) 1 heard Mabamba Swamp 2.6.

Finfoots Heliornithidae African Finfoot Podica senegalensis (2) Lake Mburo NP 9.6 and Chundukwa River Lodge 11.6.

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 12 ______Rails, Gallinules, and Coots Rallidae Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostra (4) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Serengeti NP 29.5, Mabamba Swamp 2.6 and Livingstone sewage plant 11.6. African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis (2) Mabamba Swamp 2.6 and Livingstone sewage plant 11.6. Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus meridionalis (5) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Serengeti NP 29.5, Serengeti NP 30.5, Mabamba Swamp 2.6 and Livingstone sewage plant 11.6. Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata (1) Ngorongoro CA 27.5.

Cranes Gruidae Grey Crowned Crane (VU) Balearica regulorum (3) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Serengeti NP 30.5 and Buhoma to Lake Mburo NP 8.6.

Thick-knees Burhinidae Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus (2) Serengeti NP 29.5 and Chundukwa River Lodge 10.6. Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis (1) Serengeti NP 28.5.

Stilts and Avocets Recurvirostridae Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus (2) Serengeti NP 29.5 and Serengeti NP 30.5. Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta (1) Serengeti NP 30.5.

Plovers and Lapwings Charadriidae Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris (3) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Mabamba Swamp 2.6 and Livingstone sewage plant 11.6. Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus (5) Lake Manyara NP entrance 26.5, Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Serengeti NP 29.5, Serengeti NP 30.5 and Livingstone sewage plant 11.6. White-crowned Lapwing Vanellus albiceps (2) Chundukwa River Lodge 10.6 and Mosi-Oa-Tunya NP 11.6. Black-winged Lapwing Vanellus melanopterus minor (1) Serengeti NP 28.5. Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus coronatus (4) Ngorongoro CA 27.5 and observed Serengeti NP 29-31.5. African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 13 ______(3) Lake Mburo NP 9.6, Chundukwa River Lodge 10.6 and Chundukwa River Lodge 11.6. Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius (2) Ngorongoro CA 27.5 and Serengeti NP 30.5. Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris tricollaris (3) Arusha to Ngorongoro CA 26.5, Serengeti NP 29.5 and Serengeti NP 30.5.

Jacanas Jacanidae Lesser Jacana Microparra capensis (1) Mabamba Swamp 2.6. African Jacana Actophilornis africanus (4) Ngare Sero ML 26.5, Mabamba Swamp 2.6, Lake Mburo NP 9.6 and Livingstone sewage plant 11.6.

Sandpipers and Allies Scolopacidae Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea (1) Serengeti NP 30.5.

Pratincoles and Coursers Glareolidae Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii (1) Serengeti NP 29.5. Double-banded Courser Rhinoptilus africanus gracilis (2) Serengeti NP 29.5 and Serengeti NP 30.5. Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola (1) Arusha to Ngorongoro CA 26.5.

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers Laridae Grey-headed Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus poiocephalus (1) Mabamba Swamp 2.6. Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida (1) Ngorongoro CA 27.5. White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus (1) Arusha to Ngorongoro CA 26.5.

Sandgrouse Pteroclidae Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus olivascens (1) Serengeti NP 31.5. Yellow-throated Sandgrouse Pterocles gutturalis (4) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Serengeti NP 28.5, Serengeti NP 29.5 and Serengeti NP 31.5.

Pigeons and Doves Rock Dove livia var. domestica (1) Arusha 31.5.

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 14 ______Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea (2) Ngorongoro CA 27.5 and Entebbe 1.6. Afep Pigeon Columba unicincta (1) Kibale Forest NP 4.6. African Olive Pigeon Columba arquatrix (1) Ngorongoro CA 26.5. Western Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba iriditorques (1) 1 heard Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Dusky Turtle Dove Streptopelia lugens (1) Ngorongoro CA 27.5. Mourning Collared Dove Streptopelia decipiens (1) Serengeti NP 31.5. Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata (8) Ngare Sero ML 26.5, Serengeti NP 31.5, Mabamba Swamp 2.6, Entebbe 3.6, Kibale Forest NP 4.6, Bigodi Swamp 5.6, Buhoma to Lake Mburo NP 8.6 and Entebbe 9.6. Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola tropica (3) Serengeti NP 29.5, Chundukwa River Lodge 10.6 and Mosi-Oa-Tunya NP 11.6. Spilopelia senegalensis senegalensis (5) Oldupai Gorge 28.5, Serengeti NP 29.5, Entebbe 3.6, Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6 and Livingstone sewage plant 11.6. Emerald-spotted Wood Dove Turtur chalcospilos (4) Serengeti NP 29.5, Lake Mburo NP 8.6, Lake Mburo NP 9.6 and Mosi-Oa-Tunya NP 11.6. Blue-spotted Wood Dove Turtur afer (2) Entebbe to Kibale 3.6 and Bigodi Swamp 5.6. Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria (3) Ngare Sero ML 31.5, Kibale Forest NP 4.6 and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Namaqua Dove Oena capensis capensis (3) Arusha to Ngorongoro CA 26.5, Ngorongoro CA 27.5 and Serengeti NP 28.5. African Green Pigeon Treron calvus (4) Ngare Sero ML 26.5, Ngare Sero ML 31.5, Lake Mburo NP 8.6 and Lake Mburo NP 9.6.

Turacos Musophagidae Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata (5) Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6, Mabamba Swamp 2.6, Entebbe 3.6, Bigodi Swamp 5.6 and Entebbe 9.6. Schalow's Turaco schalowi (2) Endoro Forest Trail 26.5 and Victoria Falls 11.6. Black-billed Turaco Tauraco schuettii emini (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Ross's Turaco Musophaga rossae (3) Observed Entebbe 1-3.6.

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 15 ______Bare-faced Go-away-bird Corythaixoides personatus leopoldi (4) Serengeti NP 29.5, Serengeti NP 30.5, Lake Mburo NP 8.6 and Lake Mburo NP 9.6. White-bellied Go-away-bird Corythaixoides leucogaster (1) Ngorongoro to Arusha 31.5. Eastern Plantain-eater zonurus (3) Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6, Entebbe 2.6 and Entebbe 3.6.

Cuckoos Cuculidae Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis (1) Livingstone sewage plant 11.6. Blue-headed Coucal Centropus monachus fischeri (1) Mabamba Swamp 2.6. White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus (4) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Serengeti NP 30.5, Lake Mburo NP 9.6 and Chundukwa River Lodge 11.6. aereus aereus (1) 1 heard Kibale Forest NP 4.6. Ceuthmochares australis (1) Ngare Sero ML 31.5. Levaillant's Cuckoo levaillantii (1) Lake Mburo NP 9.6. Clamator jacobinus (1) Serengeti NP 28.5. caprius (2) Serengeti NP 28.5 and Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6. Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas (1) Ngare Sero ML 26.5. African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus (1) 1 heard Kibale Forest NP 4.6. Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx mechowi (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Black Cuckoo clamosus (1) 1 heard Kibale Forest NP 4.6. Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius (1) Mabamba Swamp 2.6.

Owls Strigidae Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Bubo lacteus (1) Kibale Forest NP 4.6. Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum licua (1) Serengeti NP 30.5.

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 16 ______Nightjars and Allies Caprimulgidae Black-shouldered Nightjar Caprimulgus nigriscapularis (1) 1 heard Lake Mburo NP 8.6. Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus (1) Ngorongoro CA 26.5.

Swifts Apodidae African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus (4) Ngare Sero ML 31.5, Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6, Entebbe 3.6 and Chundukwa River Lodge 11.6. Little Swift Apus affinis (6) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Serengeti NP 28.5, Ngare Sero ML 31.5, Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6, Entebbe 2.6 and Bigodi Swamp 5.6. White-rumped Swift Apus caffer (1) Ngorongoro CA 27.5.

Mousebirds Coliidae Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus (9) Ngare Sero ML 26.5, Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Ngorongoro CA 28.5, Serengeti NP 30.5, Mabamba Swamp 2.6, Entebbe 3.6, Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6, Buhoma to Lake Mburo NP 8.6 and Lake Mburo NP 9.6. Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus (1) Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6.

Trogons Trogonidae Apaloderma narina (1) Kibale Forest NP 4.6. Bar-tailed Trogon Apaloderma vittatum (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6.

Rollers Coraciidae Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus caudatus (4) Arusha to Ngorongoro CA 26.5 and observed Serengeti NP 29-31.5. European Roller (NT) Coracias garrulus (1) Serengeti NP 29.5. Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus (5) Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6, Mabamba Swamp 2.6, Entebbe 3.6, Buhoma to Lake Mburo NP 8.6 and Lake Mburo NP 9.6.

Kingfishers Alcedinidae Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala (1) Serengeti NP 29.5.

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 17 ______Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris (2) Chundukwa River Lodge 10.6 and Chundukwa River Lodge 11.6. Halcyon chelicuti chelicuti (2) Entebbe to Kibale 3.6 and Lake Mburo NP 9.6. Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica malimbica (1) 1 heard Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6. Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis (3) Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6, Entebbe 3.6 and Bigodi Swamp 5.6. African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta (1) Bigodi Swamp 5.6. Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus (2) Mabamba Swamp 2.6 and Lake Mburo NP 9.6. Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima (1) Chundukwa River Lodge 12.6. Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis rudis (4) Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6, Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6, Lake Mburo NP 9.6 and Chundukwa River Lodge 11.6.

Bee-eaters Meropidae Black Bee-eater Merops gularis australis (2) Kibale Forest NP 3.6 and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus (7) Arusha to Ngorongoro CA 26.5, observed Serengeti NP 29-31.5, Kibale Forest NP 3.6, Lake Mburo NP 8.6 and Lake Mburo NP 9.6. Blue-breasted Bee-eater Merops variegatus (1) Mabamba Swamp 2.6. Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates (1) Ngorongoro CA 26.5. White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides (1) Mosi-Oa-Tunya NP 11.6. White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis (1) Entebbe 9.6.

Woodhoopoes and Scimitar-bills Phoeniculidae Phoeniculus purpureus (2) Serengeti NP 29.5 and Mosi-Oa-Tunya NP 11.6. Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas schalowi (1) Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6.

Hornbills Bucerotidae Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill Tockus ruahae

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 18 ______(1) Serengeti NP 29.5. Southern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus rufirostris (1) Mosi-Oa-Tunya NP 11.6. Von der Decken's Hornbill Tockus deckeni (2) Serengeti NP 29.5 and Serengeti NP 30.5. alboterminatus (2) Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6 and Kibale Forest NP 4.6. African Pied Hornbill Lophoceros fasciatus fasciatus (1) Kibale Forest NP 3.6. Lophoceros nasutus (4) Serengeti NP 29.5, Serengeti NP 30.5, Lake Mburo NP 9.6 and Livingstone sewage plant 11.6. Trumpeter Hornbill Bycanistes bucinator (2) Chundukwa River Lodge 11.6 and Chundukwa River Lodge 12.6. Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill Bycanistes subcylindricus subquadratus (5) Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6, Mabamba Swamp 2.6, Entebbe 3.6, Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6 and Entebbe 9.6. Silvery-cheeked Hornbill Bycanistes brevis (1) Ngare Sero ML 26.5.

African Barbets Lybiidae Grey-throated Barbet Gymnobucco bonapartei cinereiceps (1) Kibale Forest NP 3.6. White-eared Barbet Stactolaema leucotis (2) Ngare Sero ML 26.5 and Ngare Sero ML 31.5. Speckled Tinkerbird Pogoniulus scolopaceus flavisquamatus (3) Kibale Forest NP 3.6, Kibale Forest NP 4.6 and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Yellow-throated Tinkerbird Pogoniulus subsulphureus flavimentum (2) Kibale Forest NP 3.6 and Kibale Forest NP 4.6. Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus (2) Mabamba Swamp 2.6 and Buhoma to Lake Mburo NP 8.6. Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus (1) Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6. Yellow-spotted Barbet Buccanodon duchaillui (2) Kibale Forest NP 4.6 and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Hairy-breasted Barbet Tricholaema hirsuta ansorgii (1) Kibale Forest NP 3.6. Red-fronted Barbet Tricholaema diademata (1) Oldupai Gorge 28.5. Spot-flanked Barbet Tricholaema lacrymosa (2) Lake Mburo NP 8.6 and Lake Mburo NP 9.6. White-headed Barbet Lybius leucocephalus

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 19 ______(2) Serengeti NP 30.5 and Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6. Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus (1) Chundukwa River Lodge 12.6. Brown-breasted Barbet Lybius melanopterus (1) Ngare Sero ML 26.5. Double-toothed Barbet Lybius bidentatus aequatorialis (2) Entebbe to Kibale 3.6 and Buhoma to Lake Mburo NP 8.6. Yellow-billed Barbet Trachyphonus purpuratus elgonensis (1) Bigodi Swamp 5.6. Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii suahelicus (2) Lake Mburo NP 9.6 and Mosi-Oa-Tunya NP 11.6. Red-and-yellow Barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus (1) Oldupai Gorge 28.5. D'Arnaud's Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii (1) Serengeti NP 29.5.

Honeyguides Indicatoridae Cassin's Honeybird Prodotiscus insignis insignis (1) Kibale Forest NP 4.6. Green-backed Honeybird Prodotiscus zambesiae (1) Endoro Forest Trail 26.5. Brown-backed Honeybird Prodotiscus regulus regulus (1) Lake Mburo NP 8.6. Lesser minor (2) Ngare Sero ML 26.5 and Lake Mburo NP 8.6. Scaly-throated Honeyguide Indicator variegatus (1) Endoro Forest Trail 26.5.

Woodpeckers Picidae Nubian Woodpecker Campethera nubica nubica (2) Arusha to Ngorongoro CA 26.5 and Serengeti NP 30.5. Buff-spotted Woodpecker Campethera nivosa (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Chloropicus namaquus namaquus (1) Serengeti NP 29.5. Yellow-crested Woodpecker Chloropicus xantholophus (1) Kibale Forest NP 4.6. Cardinal Woodpecker fuscescens (3) Lake Manyara NP entrance 26.5, Lake Mburo NP 8.6 and Chundukwa River Lodge 12.6. Elliot's Woodpecker Dendropicos elliotii elliotii (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6.

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 20 ______African Grey Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae (2) Serengeti NP 30.5 and Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6.

Falcons and Caracaras Pygmy Polihierax semitorquatus castanonotus (1) Serengeti NP 30.5. Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni (1) Serengeti NP 29.5. Grey Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus (2) Serengeti NP 29.5 and Lake Mburo NP 9.6. Dickinson's Kestrel Falco dickinsoni (1) Livingstone sewage plant 11.6. Falco amurensis (1) Serengeti NP 29.5. African Hobby Falco cuvierii (1) Entebbe 1.6. Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus (1) Ngorongoro to Arusha 31.5.

African & New World Parrots Psittacidae Grey Parrot (NT) Psittacus erithacus (1) Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6. Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri (3) Serengeti NP 28.5, Serengeti NP 30.5 and Lake Mburo NP 9.6.

Old World Parrots Psittaculidae Fischer's Lovebird (NT) Agapornis fischeri (2) Serengeti NP 29.5 and Serengeti NP 30.5. Yellow-collared Lovebird Agapornis personatus (1) Arusha to Ngorongoro CA 26.5.

Broadbills Eurylaimidae African Broadbill capensis (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6.

Pittas Pittidae Green-breasted Pitta Pitta reichenowi (1) Kibale Forest NP 4.6.

Wattle-eyes and Batises Platysteiridae Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher Bias musicus (2) Entebbe to Kibale 3.6 and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6.

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 21 ______Chinspot Batis Batis molitor (2) Oldupai Gorge 28.5 and Lake Mburo NP 8.6. Chestnut Wattle-eye castanea (1) Kibale Forest NP 4.6. Black-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira peltata (1) Ngare Sero ML 26.5. Brown-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira cyanea nyansae (2) Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6 and Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6.

Helmetshrikes and Allies Prionopidae Grey-crested Helmetshrike (NT) Prionops poliolophus (2) Serengeti NP 29.5 and Serengeti NP 31.5. Retz's Helmetshrike Prionops retzii (1) Ngare Sero ML 26.5.

Bushshrikes and Allies Malaconotidae Orange-breasted Bushshrike Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus (1) Serengeti NP 30.5. Brown-crowned Tchagra australis (2) Ngare Sero ML 26.5 and Oldupai Gorge 28.5. Pink-footed Puffback Dryoscopus angolensis (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla (2) Ngare Sero ML 26.5 and Ngare Sero ML 31.5. Slate-colored Boubou funebris (2) Oldupai Gorge 28.5 and Serengeti NP 29.5. Lühder's Bushshrike Laniarius luehderi (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Laniarius major (3) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Ngare Sero ML 31.5 and Chundukwa River Lodge 11.6. Papyrus Gonolek (NT) Laniarius mufumbiri (1) Mabamba Swamp 2.6. Black-headed Gonolek Laniarius erythrogaster (1) Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6. Brubru Nilaus afer (1) Serengeti NP 30.5.

Cuckoo- Campephagidae Grey Cuckooshrike Coracina caesia pura (1) Endoro Forest Trail 26.5. flava

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 22 ______(1) Livingstone sewage plant 11.6. Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike Campephaga phoenicea (1) Mabamba Swamp 2.6. Petit's Cuckooshrike Campephaga petiti (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Purple-throated Cuckooshrike Campephaga quiscalina (1) Kibale Forest NP 4.6.

Shrikes Laniidae Magpie Shrike Urolestes melanoleucus aequatorialis (2) Serengeti NP 29.5 and Serengeti NP 30.5. Northern White-crowned Shrike Eurocephalus ruppelli (4) Arusha to Ngorongoro CA 26.5 and observed Serengeti NP 28-30.5. Mackinnon's Shrike Lanius mackinnoni (1) Buhoma to Lake Mburo NP 8.6. Grey-backed Fiscal Lanius excubitoroides (4) Serengeti NP 29.5, Serengeti NP 30.5, Entebbe 3.6 and Bigodi Swamp 5.6. Taita Fiscal Lanius dorsalis (1) Oldupai Gorge 28.5. Northern Fiscal Lanius humeralis (4) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Entebbe 3.6, Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6 and Buhoma to Lake Mburo NP 8.6.

Old World Orioles Oriolidae oriolus (1) Serengeti NP 30.5. African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratus (1) Chundukwa River Lodge 12.6. Western Oriole Oriolus brachyrynchus laetior (1) Kibale Forest NP 4.6. Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus (1) Ngare Sero ML 26.5.

Drongos Dicruridae Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis (6) Serengeti NP 29.5, Serengeti NP 30.5, Entebbe 3.6, Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6, Buhoma to Lake Mburo NP 8.6 and Chundukwa River Lodge 11.6.

Monarch Flycatchers Monarchidae Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer (3) Mabamba Swamp 2.6, Kibale Forest NP 4.6 and Bigodi Swamp 5.6. African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 23 ______(4) Ngare Sero ML 26.5, Ngare Sero ML 31.5, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6 and Buhoma to Lake Mburo NP 8.6.

Crows, Jays, and Magpies Piapiac Ptilostomus afer (1) Entebbe to Kibale. Cape Crow Corvus capensis (1) Serengeti NP 31.5. Pied Crow Corvus albus (7) Arusha to Ngorongoro CA 26.5, Entebbe 1.6, Entebbe 3.6, Kibale Forest NP 4.6, Buhoma to Lake Mburo NP 8.6, Entebbe 9.6 and Livingstone sewage plant 11.6. White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis (2) Ngorongoro CA 28.5 and Ngorongoro CA 31.5.

Fairy Flycatchers African Blue Flycatcher longicauda teresita (3) Kibale Forest NP 3.6, Kibale Forest NP 4.6 and Bigodi Swamp 5.6. White-tailed Blue Flycatcher Elminia albicauda (1) Endoro Forest Trail 26.5.

Chickadees and Tits Paridae White-winged Black Tit leucomelas insignis (1) Lake Mburo NP 8.6. Southern Black Tit Melaniparus (1) Mosi-Oa-Tunya NP 11.6. Melaniparus funereus funereus (1) Kibale Forest NP 4.6.

Nicators Nicatoridae Western Nicator Nicator chloris (1) Bigodi Swamp 5.6.

Larks Alaudidae Fischer's Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix leucopareia (3) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Serengeti NP 29.5 and Serengeti NP 30.5. Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana (3) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Serengeti NP 29.5 and Serengeti NP 30.5. White-tailed Lark Mirafra albicauda (1) Serengeti NP 29.5. Short-tailed Lark Spizocorys fremantlii delamerei (1) Oldupai Gorge 28.5. Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 24 ______(1) Ngorongoro CA 27.5.

Bulbuls Pycnonotidae Dark-capped tricolor (13) Ngare Sero ML 26.5, Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Serengeti NP 28.5, Serengeti NP 30.5, Serengeti NP 31.5, observed Entebbe 1-3.6, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6, Buhoma to Lake Mburo NP 8.6, Lake Mburo NP 9.6, Chundukwa River Lodge 10.6 and Chundukwa River Lodge 11.6. kakamegae (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Olive-breasted Greenbul Arizelocichla kikuyuensis (2) Endoro Forest Trail 26.5 and Ngorongoro CA 28.5. Stripe-faced Greenbul Arizelocichla striifacies (1) Ngare Sero ML 31.5. Slender-billed Greenbul Stelgidillas gracilirostris gracilirostris (2) Kibale Forest NP 3.6 and Kibale Forest NP 4.6. Little Greenbul Eurillas virens (3) Ngare Sero ML 31.5, Bigodi Swamp 5.6 and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Ansorge's Greenbul Eurillas ansorgei ansorgei (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Plain Greenbul Eurillas curvirostris curvirostris (2) Bigodi Swamp 5.6 and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Andropadus importunus (1) Ngare Sero ML 26.5. Baeopogon indicator indicator (1) 1 heard Kibale Forest NP 4.6. Yellow-bellied Greenbul Chlorocichla flaviventris (1) Livingstone sewage plant 11.6. Yellow-throated Leaflove Atimastillas flavicollis flavigula (1) Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6. Terrestrial Brownbul Phyllastrephus terrestris (1) 1 heard Chundukwa River Lodge 12.6. Grey-olive Greenbul Phyllastrephus cerviniventris schoutedeni (1) Ngare Sero ML 26.5. Cabanis's Greenbul Phyllastrephus cabanisi (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Red-tailed Greenbul Criniger calurus emini (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6.

Swallows Hirundinidae White-headed Saw-wing Psalidoprocne albiceps albiceps (4) Entebbe 3.6, Entebbe to Kibale 4.6, Bigodi Swamp 5.6 and Buhoma to Lake Mburo NP 8.6.

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 25 ______Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne pristoptera (3) Ngare Sero ML 26.5, Ngare Sero ML 31.5 and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Banded Martin Riparia cincta (1) Ngorongoro CA 27.5. Angolan Hirundo angolensis (1) Entebbe 3.6. Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii smithii (5) Ngare Sero ML 26.5, observed Serengeti NP 29-31.5 and Mosi-Oa-Tunya NP 11.6. Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula (1) Serengeti NP 29.5. Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica (7) Observed Serengeti NP 29-31.5, Kibale Forest NP 4.6, Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6, Lake Mburo NP 8.6 and Lake Mburo NP 9.6. Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensis (1) Lake Mburo NP 9.6. Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica (3) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Ngorongoro CA 28.5 and Serengeti NP 29.5.

Crombecs, African warblers Moustached Grass Warbler Melocichla mentalis (1) Bigodi Swamp 5.6. Red-faced Crombec Sylvietta whytii (2) Serengeti NP 30.5 and Lake Mburo NP 8.6. Sylvietta virens baraka (1) Kibale Forest NP 4.6.

Bush-Warblers and Allies Neumann's Warbler neumanni (1) 1 heard Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6.

Uncertain Incertae Sedis 1 Hylia prasina prasina (1) Kibale Forest NP 4.6.

Leaf-Warblers Phylloscopidae Red-faced Woodland Warbler Phylloscopus laetus laetus (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6.

Reed-Warblers and Allies Greater Swamp Warbler rufescens ansorgei (1) Buhoma to Lake Mburo NP 8.6. Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 26 ______(1) Ngorongoro CA 27.5.

Grassbirds and Allies Little Rush Warbler baboecala (1) 1 heard Buhoma to Lake Mburo NP 8.6.

Cisticolas and Allies Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops (1) Ngorongoro CA 27.5. Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantans (1) Ngorongoro CA 27.5. Trilling Cisticola Cisticola woosnami (1) Ngare Sero ML 26.5. Chubb's Cisticola Cisticola chubbi chubbi (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Hunter's Cisticola Cisticola hunteri (1) 1 heard Ngorongoro CA 27.5. Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana (4) Observed Serengeti NP 28-30.5 and Lake Mburo NP 8.6. Lynes's Cisticola Cisticola distinctus (1) Ngorongoro CA 27.5. Winding Cisticola Cisticola marginatus (4) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6, Mabamba Swamp 2.6 and Bigodi Swamp 5.6. Carruthers's Cisticola Cisticola carruthersi (1) Buhoma to Lake Mburo NP 8.6. Stout Cisticola Cisticola robustus (1) Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6. Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis (1) Serengeti NP 30.5. Long-tailed Cisticola Cisticola angusticauda (1) Serengeti NP 29.5. Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis (2) Serengeti NP 29.5 and Livingstone sewage plant 11.6. Cisticola Cisticola aridulus (1) Serengeti NP 29.5. Pectoral-patch Cisticola Cisticola brunnescens (1) Ngorongoro CA 27.5. Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava (3) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6 and Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6. White-chinned Prinia Schistolais leucopogon

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 27 ______(1) Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6. Buff-bellied Warbler Phyllolais pulchella (1) Oldupai Gorge 28.5. Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica (1) Endoro Forest Trail 26.5. Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida (2) Oldupai Gorge 28.5 and Serengeti NP 31.5. Black-throated Apalis Apalis jacksoni jacksoni (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Buff-throated Apalis Apalis rufogularis (3) Kibale Forest NP 3.6, Kibale Forest NP 4.6 and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Karamoja Apalis (VU) Apalis karamojae (1) Serengeti NP 29.5. Grey Apalis Apalis cinerea cinerea (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Brown-headed Apalis Apalis alticola alticola (1) Endoro Forest Trail 26.5. Grey-capped Warbler Eminia lepida (1) Endoro Forest Trail 26.5. Grey-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brevicaudata (4) Endoro Forest Trail 26.5, Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6, Kibale Forest NP 4.6 and Chundukwa River Lodge 10.6. Olive-green Camaroptera Camaroptera chloronota toroensis (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Black-faced Rufous Warbler Bathmocercus rufus vulpinus (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6.

Fulvettas and Ground Babblers Brown Illadopsis fulvescens ugandae (1) 1 heard Bigodi Swamp 5.6. Mountain Illadopsis Illadopsis pyrrhoptera pyrrhoptera (1) 1 heard Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6.

Laughingthrushes Leiothrichidae Rufous Chatterer rubiginosa (1) Oldupai Gorge 28.5. Black-lored Babbler Turdoides sharpei sharpei (3) Observed Serengeti NP 28-30.5. Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii (1) Serengeti NP 30.5. Northern Pied Babbler Turdoides hypoleuca

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 28 ______(1) Ngorongoro CA 27.5.

Old World Warblers African Hill Babbler abyssinica (1) Endoro Forest Trail 26.5.

Yuhinas, White-eyes, and Allies Zosteropidae African Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis (1) Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6. Montane White-eye Zosterops poliogastrus (1) Endoro Forest Trail 26.5.

Starlings Sturnidae Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea (3) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Serengeti NP 29.5 and Serengeti NP 30.5. Purple-headed Starling Hylopsar purpureiceps (4) Kibale Forest NP 3.6, Kibale Forest NP 4.6, Bigodi Swamp 5.6 and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Splendid Starling Lamprotornis splendidus (4) Entebbe 1.6, Entebbe 2.6, Kibale Forest NP 3.6 and Kibale Forest NP 4.6. Rüppell's Starling Lamprotornis purpuroptera purpuroptera (6) Serengeti NP 29.5, Serengeti NP 30.5, Entebbe 3.6, Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6, Lake Mburo NP 8.6 and Lake Mburo NP 9.6. Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus (4) Ngorongoro CA 27.5 and observed Serengeti NP 28-30.5. Hildebrandt's Starling Lamprotornis hildebrandti (3) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Serengeti NP 28.5 and Serengeti NP 29.5. Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster (2) Lake Mburo NP 8.6 and Lake Mburo NP 9.6. Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio (2) Victoria Falls 10.6 and Victoria Falls 11.6. Stuhlmann's Starling Poeoptera stuhlmanni (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Kenrick's Starling Poeoptera kenricki kenricki (1) Ngorongoro CA 27.5. Narrow-tailed Starling Poeoptera lugubris (2) Kibale Forest NP 4.6 and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6.

Oxpeckers Buphagidae Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus africanus (2) Serengeti NP 28.5 and Lake Mburo NP 9.6. Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorynchus

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 29 ______(2) Ngorongoro CA 27.5 and Mosi-Oa-Tunya NP 11.6.

Thrushes and Allies Turdidae Red-tailed Ant Thrush Neocossyphus rufus (1) 1 heard Kibale Forest NP 4.6. White-tailed Ant Thrush Neocossyphus poensis praepectoralis (2) Bwindi Forest - Buhoma 5.6 and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Fraser's Rufous Thrush Stizorhina fraseri vulpina (1) Kibale Forest NP 4.6. African Thrush Turdus pelios (4) Entebbe 1.6, Entebbe 3.6, Bigodi Swamp 5.6 and Entebbe 9.6.

Old World Flycatchers Muscicapidae Brown-backed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas hartlaubi (1) Lake Mburo NP 8.6. White-browed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys (1) Oldupai Gorge 28.5. Grey-throated Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus griseigularis griseigularis (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. -Flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus (1) Bigodi Swamp 5.6. White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher fischeri (1) Ngorongoro CA 26.5. Northern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides lugubris (4) Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6, Kibale Forest NP 3.6, Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6 and Buhoma to Lake Mburo NP 8.6. Melaenornis microrhynchus (1) Serengeti NP 29.5. Empidornis semipartitus (2) Serengeti NP 29.5 and Serengeti NP 30.5. Ashy Flycatcher caerulescens (2) Ngare Sero ML 31.5 and Mabamba Swamp 2.6. Swamp Flycatcher Muscicapa aquatica (1) Mabamba Swamp 2.6. Cassin's Flycatcher Muscicapa cassini (1) Kibale Forest NP 3.6. African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta (3) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Kibale Forest NP 4.6 and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Dusky-blue Flycatcher Muscicapa comitata comitata (1) Bigodi Swamp 5.6. Sooty Flycatcher Muscicapa infuscata minuscula

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 30 ______(2) Kibale Forest NP 3.6 and Kibale Forest NP 4.6. Red-throated Alethe Pseudalethe poliophrys poliophrys (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. White-bellied Robin-Chat Cossyphicula roberti rufescentior (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra (1) Ngorongoro CA 27.5. Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat Cossypha cyanocampter bartteloti (1) 1 heard Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini (2) Ngorongoro CA 27.5 and Mosi-Oa-Tunya NP 11.6. Red-capped Robin-Chat Cossypha natalensis intensa (1) 1 heard Kibale Forest NP 4.6. Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla melanonota (1) Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6. Equatorial Akalat Sheppardia aequatorialis aequatorialis (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Collared Palm Thrush Cichladusa arquata (1) Chundukwa River Lodge 10.6. Spotted Palm Thrush Cichladusa guttata (1) Serengeti NP 29.5. African Stonechat torquatus (1) Ngorongoro CA 27.5. Sooty Chat nigra (1) Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6. Anteater Chat Myrmecocichla aethiops cryptoleuca (1) Ngorongoro CA 27.5. Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata livingstonii (3) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Serengeti NP 28.5 and Serengeti NP 29.5. Abyssinian Wheatear Oenanthe lugubris schalowi (1) near Karatu 31.5.

Sunbirds and Spiderhunters Nectariniidae Grey-headed Sunbird Deleornis axillaris (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Little Green Sunbird seimundi minor (1) Kibale Forest NP 4.6. Grey-chinned Sunbird Anthreptes rectirostris (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris (3) Ngare Sero ML 26.5, Bigodi Swamp 5.6 and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6.

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 31 ______Green-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra verticalis viridisplendens (1) Bigodi Swamp 5.6. Blue-throated Brown Sunbird Cyanomitra cyanolaema octaviae (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Cyanomitra olivacea (1) Ngare Sero ML 31.5. Amethyst Sunbird amethystina (1) Ngare Sero ML 31.5. Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis (6) Oldupai Gorge 28.5, Serengeti NP 29.5, Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6, Kibale Forest NP 3.6, Kibale Forest NP 4.6 and Mosi-Oa-Tunya NP 11.6. Bronzy Sunbird kilimensis (2) Ngorongoro CA 27.5 and Kibale Forest NP 4.6. Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa cupreonitens (1) Ngorongoro CA 27.5. Golden-winged Sunbird Drepanorhynchus reichenowi reichenowi (1) Ngorongoro CA 27.5. Olive-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris chloropygius orphogaster (3) Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6, Kibale Forest NP 4.6 and Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6. Northern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris reichenowi reichenowi (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Eastern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris mediocris (2) Ngorongoro CA 26.5 and Ngorongoro CA 27.5. Beautiful Sunbird Cinnyris pulchellus (1) Arusha to Ngorongoro CA 26.5. Marico Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis (2) Serengeti NP 29.5 and Lake Mburo NP 9.6. Red-chested Sunbird Cinnyris (1) Entebbe 1.6. Superb Sunbird Cinnyris superbus (1) Mabamba Swamp 2.6. Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus (2) Ngorongoro CA 27.5 and Oldupai Gorge 28.5. Copper Sunbird Cinnyris cupreus (3) Kibale Forest NP 4.6, Bigodi Swamp 5.6 and Buhoma to Lake Mburo NP 8.6.

Old World Sparrows Passeridae White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali (1) Mosi-Oa-Tunya NP 11.6. Rufous-tailed Weaver Histurgops ruficauda (4) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Serengeti NP 28.5, Serengeti NP 29.5 and Serengeti NP 31.5.

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 32 ______Grey-capped Social Weaver arnaudi (1) Serengeti NP 29.5. House Sparrow Passer domesticus (2) Oldupai Gorge 28.5 and Entebbe 3.6. Kenya Sparrow Passer rufocinctus (2) Oldupai Gorge 28.5 and Serengeti NP 29.5. Northern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus ugandae (6) Arusha to Ngorongoro CA 26.5, Oldupai Gorge 28.5, Entebbe 3.6, Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6, Lake Mburo NP 8.6 and Lake Mburo NP 9.6. Swahili Sparrow Passer suahelicus (1) Serengeti NP 30.5. Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus (1) Livingstone sewage plant 11.6. Chestnut Sparrow Passer eminibey (3) Arusha to Ngorongoro CA 26.5, Serengeti NP 29.5 and Serengeti NP 31.5. Yellow-throated Petronia Gymnoris superciliaris (1) Mosi-Oa-Tunya NP 11.6. Yellow-spotted Petronia Gymnoris pyrgita pyrgita (1) Arusha to Ngorongoro CA 26.5.

Weavers and Allies Red-billed Buffalo Weaver niger (2) Serengeti NP 28.5 and Serengeti NP 31.5. White-headed Buffalo Weaver Dinemellia dinemelli (3) Observed Serengeti NP 29-31.5. Speckle-fronted Weaver frontalis emini (2) Oldupai Gorge 28.5 and Serengeti NP 29.5. Thick-billed Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons (3) Ngare Sero ML 26.5, Kibale Forest NP 4.6 and Bigodi Swamp 5.6. baglafecht (2) Endoro Forest Trail 26.5 and Ngorongoro CA 27.5. Slender-billed Weaver Ploceus pelzelni (2) Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6 and Mabamba Swamp 2.6. Ploceus ocularis (2) Ngorongoro CA 27.5 and Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6. Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis (3) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Kibale Forest NP 4.6 and Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6. Black-billed Weaver Ploceus melanogaster stephanophorus (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Holub's Golden Weaver Ploceus xanthops (1) Chundukwa River Lodge 12.6.

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 33 ______Orange Weaver Ploceus aurantius rex (1) Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6. Taveta Weaver Ploceus castaneiceps (1) Ngare Sero ML 26.5. Northern Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus castanops (2) Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6 and Mabamba Swamp 2.6. Ploceus intermedius (3) Arusha to Ngorongoro CA 26.5, Serengeti NP 29.5 and Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6. Ploceus vitellinus uluensis (1) Oldupai Gorge 28.5. Speke's Weaver Ploceus spekei (1) Ngorongoro CA 27.5. Ploceus cucullatus (5) Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6, Mabamba Swamp 2.6, Entebbe 3.6, Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6 and Lake Mburo NP 9.6. Vieillot's Black Weaver Ploceus nigerrimus nigerrimus (2) Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6 and Bigodi Swamp 5.6. Weyns's Weaver Ploceus weynsi (1) Mabamba Swamp 2.6. Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus (2) Mabamba Swamp 2.6 and Bigodi Swamp 5.6. Golden-backed Weaver Ploceus jacksoni (1) Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6. Chestnut Weaver Ploceus rubiginosus rubiginosus (1) Arusha to Ngorongoro CA 26.5. Yellow-mantled Weaver Ploceus tricolor interscapularis (2) Entebbe 1.6 and Kibale Forest NP 4.6. Compact Weaver Ploceus superciliosus (1) Entebbe to Kibale 3.6. Brown-capped Weaver Ploceus insignis (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Red-headed Malimbe rubricollis rubricollis (3) Kibale Forest NP 4.6, Bigodi Swamp 5.6 and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps (1) Serengeti NP 28.5. Red-headed Quelea erythrops (1) Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6. Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea (4) Arusha to Ngorongoro CA 26.5, Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6, Chundukwa River Lodge 10.6 and Mosi-Oa-Tunya NP 11.6. Black Bishop gierowii

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 34 ______(2) Oldupai Gorge 28.5 and Bigodi Swamp 5.6. Euplectes orix (1) Ngorongoro CA 27.5. Euplectes capensis crassirostris (1) Ngorongoro CA 27.5. Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris (3) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Mabamba Swamp 2.6 and Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6. Yellow-mantled Widowbird Euplectes macroura (1) Entebbe to Kibale 1.6. Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens (2) Ngorongoro CA 27.5 and Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6. Jackson's Widowbird (NT) Euplectes jacksoni (1) Ngorongoro CA 27.5.

Waxbills and Allies White-breasted Nigrita Nigrita fusconotus fusconotus (2) Kibale Forest NP 4.6 and Bigodi Swamp 5.6. Grey-headed Nigrita Nigrita canicapillus (3) Endoro Forest Trail 26.5, Kibale Forest NP 3.6 and Bwindi Forest - Buhoma 5.6. Red-headed Bluebill Spermophaga ruficapilla (2) Bigodi Swamp 5.6 and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala (2) Arusha to Ngorongoro CA 26.5 and Lake Mburo NP 9.6. Blue Waxbill Uraeginthus angolensis (1) Mosi-Oa-Tunya NP 11.6. Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalus (3) Serengeti NP 29.5, Entebbe 3.6 and Lake Mburo NP 8.6. Purple Grenadier Uraeginthus ianthinogaster (1) Serengeti NP 29.5. Yellow-bellied Waxbill Coccopygia quartinia (1) Entebbe to Kibale 3.6. Black-crowned Waxbill Estrilda nonnula nonnula (2) Entebbe to Kibale 3.6 and Bigodi Swamp 5.6. Black-faced Waxbill Estrilda erythronotos (1) Serengeti NP 29.5. Quailfinch Ortygospiza atricollis (2) Ngorongoro CA 27.5 and Serengeti NP 28.5. Bronze Mannikin Lonchura cucullata (3) Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6, Entebbe 2.6 and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Black-and-white Mannikin Lonchura bicolor (3) Entebbe to Kibale 3.6, Kibale Forest NP 4.6 and Bigodi Swamp 5.6.

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 35 ______Red-backed Mannikin Lonchura nigriceps (1) Ngare Sero ML 26.5.

Indigobirds Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata (1) Livingstone sewage plant 11.6. Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura (4) Arusha to Ngorongoro CA 26.5, Serengeti NP 30.5, Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6 and Livingstone sewage plant 11.6. Straw-tailed Whydah Vidua fischeri (1) Serengeti NP 29.5. Long-tailed Paradise Whydah Vidua paradisaea (1) Arusha to Ngorongoro CA 26.5.

Wagtails and Motacillidae Motacilla capensis (1) Mabamba Swamp 2.6. Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara (3) Ngare Sero ML 26.5, Kibale Forest NP 3.6 and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp vidua (8) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Serengeti NP 29.5, Serengeti NP 31.5, Kibale Forest NP 3.6, Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6, Lake Mburo NP 8.6, Lake Mburo NP 9.6 and Mosi-Oa-Tunya NP 11.6. Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus (2) Mabamba Swamp 2.6 and Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6. Pangani Longclaw Macronyx aurantiigula (2) Arusha to Ngorongoro CA 26.5 and Ngorongoro CA 27.5. Rosy-throated Longclaw Macronyx ameliae (1) Ngorongoro CA 27.5. African Anthus cinnamomeus (3) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Serengeti NP 30.5 and Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6. Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys (1) Serengeti NP 29.5.

Finches, Euphonias Fringillidae Crithagra frontalis (1) Buhoma to Lake Mburo NP 8.6. Crithagra hyposticta hyposticta (2) Ngorongoro CA 26.5 and Ngorongoro CA 27.5. Reichenow's Seedeater Crithagra reichenowi (1) Ngorongoro CA 26.5. Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 36 ______(2) Ngare Sero ML 26.5 and Lake Mburo NP 8.6. White-bellied Canary Crithagra dorsostriata (2) Oldupai Gorge 28.5 and Serengeti NP 29.5. Southern Grosbeak-Canary Crithagra buchanani (1) Oldupai Gorge 28.5. Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphurata sharpii (3) Entebbe to Kibale, Kibale Forest NP 4.6 and Buhoma to Lake Mburo NP 8.6. Thick-billed Seedeater Crithagra burtoni (1) Endoro Forest Trail 26.5. Crithagra striolata (3) Observed Ngorongoro CA 26-28.5.

Buntings, Sparrows and Allies Emberizidae Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris kalaharica (2) Arusha to Ngorongoro CA 26.5 and Lake Mburo NP 8.6.

Mammals (58 in total: 58 seen) Status codes: E = Endemic, NE = Near-endemic, I = Introduced IUCN codes: CR = Critically endangered, EN = Endangered, VU = Vulnerable, EW = Extinct in the Wild, NT = Near Threatened, DD = Data Deficient Elephants Elephantidae African Elephant Loxodonta africana (8) Ngorongoro CA 26.5, Ngorongoro CA 27.5, observed Serengeti NP 28-31.5, Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6 and Victoria Falls 11.6.

Hyraxes Procaviidae Southern Tree Dendrohyrax arboreus (1) Ngorongoro CA 27.5. Yellow-spotted Hyrax Heterohyrax brucei (2) Serengeti NP 29.5 and Serengeti NP 30.5. Procavia capensis (1) Serengeti NP 29.5.

Galagos Galagidae Southern Lesser Galago moholi (1) Serengeti NP 29.5.

Old World monkeys Cercopithecidae Red-tailed Monkey Cercopithecus ascanius schmidti (5) Mabamba Swamp 2.6, Kibale Forest NP 3.6, Kibale Forest NP 4.6, Bigodi Swamp 5.6 and

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 37 ______Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. L'Hoest's Monkey Cercopithecus lhoesti (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Cercopithecus mitis (1) Ngare Sero ML 26.5. Vervet Chlorocebus pygerythrus (8) Observed Serengeti NP 28-31.5, Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6, Mabamba Swamp 2.6, Chundukwa River Lodge 10.6 and Chundukwa River Lodge 11.6. Tantalus Monkey Chlorocebus tantalus (2) Lake Mburo NP 8.6 and Lake Mburo NP 9.6. Guereza Colobus guereza (3) Ngare Sero ML 26.5, Ngare Sero ML 31.5 and Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6. Grey-cheeked Mangabey Lophocebus albigena (2) Kibale Forest NP 4.6 and Bigodi Swamp 5.6. Olive Baboon Papio anubis (9) Lake Manyara NP entrance 26.5, observed Serengeti NP 28-31.5, Kibale Forest NP 3.6, Kibale Forest NP 4.6, Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6 and Lake Mburo NP 8.6. Papio ursinus griseipes (2) Victoria Falls 10.6 and Victoria Falls 11.6. Eastern Red Colobus Procolobus rufomitratus (1) Bigodi Swamp 5.6.

Gorilla, , Orangutan Hominidae Eastern gorilla Gorilla beringei beringei (2) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6 and Bwindi Forest - Buhoma 7.6. Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii (1) Kibale Forest NP 4.6.

Rabbits, Leporidae African Lepus microtis (1) Oldupai Gorge 28.5.

True Mice and , Gerbils, Spiny Mice, Crested Muridae African Grass Rat Arvicanthis niloticus (2) Oldupai Gorge 28.5 and Serengeti NP 29.5.

Squirrels Sciuridae Red-legged Sun Heliosciurus rufobrachium (1) Bigodi Swamp 5.6. Boehm's Bush Squirrel Paraxerus boehmi (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Ochre Bush Squirrel Paraxerus ochraceus

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 38 ______(1) Serengeti NP 31.5. Striped Ground Squirrel Xerus erythropus (1) Entebbe Botanical Garden 1.6.

Cats Serval Leptailurus serval (1) Kibale Forest NP 4.6. Panthera leo leo (5) Ngorongoro CA 26.5, Ngorongoro CA 27.5 and observed Serengeti NP 28-30.5. Leopard Panthera pardus pardus (2) Ngorongoro CA 28.5 and Serengeti NP 29.5.

Mongooses Herpestidae Common Dwarf Mongoose Helogale parvula (3) Serengeti NP 29.5, Serengeti NP 30.5 and Lake Mburo NP 8.6. Egyptian Mongoose Herpestes ichneumon (1) Kibale Forest NP 3.6. Slender Mongoose Herpestes sanguineus (2) Ngorongoro CA 27.5 and Serengeti NP 30.5. Mungos mungo (3) Observed Serengeti NP 29-31.5.

Hyaenas, Aardwolf Hyaenidae Spotted Hyaena Crocuta crocuta (4) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Serengeti NP 28.5, Serengeti NP 29.5 and Serengeti NP 31.5.

Wolves, Coyote, Foxes, Jackals Canidae Golden Canis aureus (2) Ngorongoro CA 27.5 and Serengeti NP 31.5. Black-backed Jackal Canis mesomelas (2) Ngorongoro CA 27.5 and Serengeti NP 31.5.

Weasels, Skunks, Otters Mustelidae African Clawless Otter Aonyx capensis (1) Chundukwa River Lodge 12.6.

Zebras, Horse, Asses Equidae Plains Zebra Equus quagga (8) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, observed Serengeti NP 28-31.5, Lake Mburo NP 8.6, Lake Mburo NP 9.6 and Mosi-Oa-Tunya NP 11.6.

Rhinoceroses Rhinocerotidae

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 39 ______White Rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum simum (1) Mosi-Oa-Tunya NP 11.6. Black Rhinoceros Diceros bicornis (1) Ngorongoro CA 27.5.

Pigs Suidae Common Phacochoerus africanus (8) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, observed Serengeti NP 28-31.5, Lake Mburo NP 8.6, Lake Mburo NP 9.6 and Mosi-Oa-Tunya NP 11.6.

Hippopotamuses Hippopotamidae Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius (7) Ngorongoro CA 26.5, Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Serengeti NP 29.5, Serengeti NP 30.5, Lake Mburo NP 9.6, Chundukwa River Lodge 10.6 and Chundukwa River Lodge 11.6.

Cattle, , , Bovidae Impala Aepyceros melampus melampus (7) Observed Serengeti NP 28-31.5, Lake Mburo NP 8.6, Lake Mburo NP 9.6 and Mosi-Oa-Tunya NP 11.6. Hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus (3) Serengeti NP 28.5, Serengeti NP 29.5 and Serengeti NP 31.5. Black-fronted Cephalophus nigrifrons rubidus (1) Kibale Forest NP 4.6. Yellow-backed Duiker Cephalophus silvicultor (1) Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP 6.6. Common Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus (5) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, observed Serengeti NP 29-31.5 and Mosi-Oa-Tunya NP 11.6. Topi Damaliscus lunatus (6) Observed Serengeti NP 28-31.5, Lake Mburo NP 8.6 and Lake Mburo NP 9.6. Thomson's Gazelle Eudorcas thomsonii (3) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Serengeti NP 29.5 and Serengeti NP 31.5. Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus (5) Serengeti NP 29.5, Serengeti NP 30.5, Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6, Lake Mburo NP 8.6 and Lake Mburo NP 9.6. Kob Kobus kob thomasi (1) Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6. Puku Kobus vardonii (1) Mosi-Oa-Tunya NP 11.6. Kirk's Dik-dik Madoqua kirkii (2) Serengeti NP 29.5 and Serengeti NP 30.5. Grant's Gazelle Nanger granti (3) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Serengeti NP 29.5 and Serengeti NP 31.5.

Trip Report – RBL Highlights of Africa - Smith Private 2017 40 ______Bohor Reedbuck Redunca redunca (2) Serengeti NP 31.5 and Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6. African Buffalo Syncerus caffer (8) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, observed Serengeti NP 28-30.5, Queen Elizabeth NP 5.6, Lake Mburo NP 8.6, Lake Mburo NP 9.6 and Mosi-Oa-Tunya NP 11.6. Common Eland Tragelaphus oryx (3) Ngorongoro CA 27.5, Serengeti NP 30.5 and Serengeti NP 31.5.

Giraffe, Okapi Giraffidae Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis (6) Observed Serengeti NP 28-31.5, Lake Mburo NP 9.6 and Lake Mburo NP 10.6.

False Vampire Megadermatidae -nosed Cardioderma cor (1) Oldupai Gorge 28.5. Yellow-winged Bat Lavia frons (1) Serengeti NP 29.5.

Old World Fruit Bats Pteropodidae Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomophorus wahlbergi (1) Serengeti NP 29.5.

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