Namibia, Botswana & Zambia - Etosha to the Victoria Falls!
Naturetrek Tour Report 2 - 16 March 2013
Lilac-breasted Roller Crocodile
Woodland Kingfisher
Report and images compiled by Neil MacLeod
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Tour Report Namibia, Botswana & Zambia - Etosha to the Victoria Falls!
Tour Leaders: Neil MacLeod
Participants: Christine Wilson John Geary Peter Wilshaw Janet Wilshaw Jon Moore Jean-Marc Dorenlot Colin Jones Dorothy Jones
Day 1 Saturday 2nd March
Met the group at the airport and we departed at 15:00 driving to Waterberg and arriving just after 19:00. En route we saw Chacma Baboons, Banded Mongoose, Damara Dik Dik, Greater Kudu, Gemsbok, Warthog and several bird species. We saw a spiral of vultures which included several White-backed, two Cape and at least one Lappet-faced Vulture as well as our first Marabou Storks. Other raptors seen were Tawny Eagle, Black-chested Snake Eagle, Common Buzzard, Pale-chanting Goshawk, and Yellow-billed Kites. Eurasian Bee-eaters and Eurasian Rollers were seen along the roadside. Dinner was at 20:00. 320km’s.
Day 2 Sunday 3rd March
We met pre-breakfast at 06:30 and searched for Hartlaub’s Spurfowl and Damara Rockrunner and had great views of both species. We also saw Chacma Baboons, Damara Dik Dik and Banded Mongoose. From the veranda at breakfast we saw Pearl-spotted Owlet, Rufus-crowned Roller, Burnt-necked Eremomela, and Marico Sunbirds. We depart our rooms for our journey to Etosha National Park at 09:00.
En route we saw our first Crimson breasted Shrikes, Common Scimitarbill, Black faced Waxbill, Bearded Woodpecker, Lilac-breasted Roller, Eurasian Roller, Rufus-crowned Roller, Pale Chanting Goshawk, Common Buzzard, Southern Grey-headed Sparrow, Lesser Grey Shrike, and Red-backed Shrike. We visited the water works in Otjiwarongo where we saw African Swamphen, Egyptian Geese, South African Shelduck, Red-billed Teal, White-faced Duck, Cape Shoveler, Cape Teal, Ruff, Wood Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Little Stint, Cattle Egrets, Grey Heron, Three-banded Plover, Blacksmith Lapwing, African Jacana, and Shaft-tailed Wydah.
We entered Etosha National Park at 15:00 and saw our first Springbok, Black-faced Impala, Burchell’s Zebra as well as Greater Kudu, Southern Giraffe, Steenbok, Gemsbok, Red Hartebeest, Blue Wildebeest and Black- backed Jackal. We stop off for a leg stretch at Okaukuejo waterhole and see lots of Zebra as well as Verreaux’s Eagle Owl. Other birds seen on the road to Halali included: Rufus-eared Warbler, Spike-heeled Lark, Sabota Lark, African Pipit, Northern Black Korhaan, Secretarybirds, Kori Bustard, African Harrier Hawk, Lanner Falcon, and Southern Grey-headed Sparrow. We also saw a Horned Adder as well as Marsh Terrapin. We arrived at Halali camp just after 19:00. 340 km’s.
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Day 3 Monday 4th March
We met at 06:40 and went on an early morning game drive at sunrise and returned for breakfast at 08:00. Pre- breakfast we had wonderful views of two Barn Owls roosting in a Mopane tree together and we saw a Little Sparrowhawk. We did a game drive at 09:00 and returned to Halali camp for lunch. We saw Kori Bustard, two separate sightings of Blue Cranes, one pair with a young chick and then just a pair. Other birds seen were: Red- necked Falcon, Pale chanting Goshawk, Yellow billed Kites, Shikra, Lappet-faced Vulture, Violet-eared Waxbill, Black-faced Waxbill, Grey Hornbill, Red-billed Hornbill, Red-capped Lark, Sabota Lark, Chat Flycatcher, Eurasian Bee-eater, Lilac-breasted Roller, Rufus-crowned and Eurasian Rollers, Grey-backed Sparrow Lark, Lark-like Bunting, Marico Flycatcher, Dusky Sunbird, Desert Cisticola, and Fan-tailed Warbler.
We met at 16:00 for our next game drive and saw Violet Wood Hoopoe and Red-billed Hornbill as we left camp. Damara Hornbill, Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill, Grey Hornbills, Lanner Falcon, Tawny Eagle, Secretarybirds, White-crested Helmet-shrikes, African Jacana, Wood Sandpiper, Red-billed Teal, and Egyptian Geese were seen together with Long-billed Crombec, Yellow-bellied Eremomela, Marico Flycatcher, Sabota Lark, and Red-capped Lark. We also had excellent views of two separate Black Rhino, Southern Giraffe, Greater Kudu, Blue Wildebeest, Steenbok, Springbok, Red Hartebeest and returned to camp at 19:00. We had dinner shortly after our arrival but later had a quick visit to the waterhole where we added House Martin, Alpine Swift and Brown- throated Martin to our list. 140 km’s.
Day 4 Tuesday 5th March
Breakfast was at 07:00 and we departed on an all day game drive towards the east of the park at 08:00. Our day’s game drive delivered some new species of birds as well as great views of most of the mammals. We saw a breeding herd of Elephants, Black Rhino, Greater Kudu, Springbok, Steenbok, Blue Wildebeest, Red Hartebeest, Black-backed Jackals, Southern Giraffe and Burchell’s Zebra. Birds seen included Chestnut Weavers, Western Red-footed Falcons, Lanner Falcon, Yellow-billed Kites, Bataleur Eagle, Tawny Eagle, Secretarybird, Lappet- faced Vulture, Kittlitz’s Plover, Three-banded Plover, Crowned Lapwing, Blacksmith Lapwing, Common and Wood Sandpipers, Ruff, Red-billed Teal, South African Shelduck, Egyptian Geese, Cape Teal, Cape Shoveller, Dabchick, Greater and Lesser Flamingo’s, Black-winged Stilt, Pied Avocet, Red-knobbed Coot, Common Moorhen, Little Stint, Southern Grey-headed Sparrow, Violet-eared Waxbill, Wattled, Violet-backed and Cape Glossy Starlings, Yellow-billed, Grey, Damara and Red-billed Hornbills, Dusky, Red-capped, Sabota and Rufus- naped Larks, Marico Flycather, Green-winged Pytilia, Marico Sunbird, Dusky Sunbird, African Pipit, Lesser Grey Shrike, Southern White-crowned Shrike, Red-backed Shrike, and Red-headed Finch.
We returned to Halali camp just after 17:00 and met at 18:30 to do our list followed by dinner and another visit to the waterhole to see Elephants, Black Rhino and three Hyenas. A Marsh Owl was also seen. 220 km’s.
Day 5 Wednesday 6th March
We had breakfast at 07:00 and departed Halai at 08:00 and headed east towards Namutoni where we had lunch. Birds seen today included Tawny Eagle, Bataleur, African Harrier Hawk, Pale chanting Goshawk, Red-footed Falcon, Lanner Falcon, Owambo Sparrowhawk, Eurasian Hobby, Common Kestrel, Greater Kestrel, Gabar Goshawk, Shikra, Barn Owl, Southern White-faced Owl, Pearl Spotted Owlet, Cattle Egret, Intermediate Egret,
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Grey Heron, Greater and Lesser Flamingo, Southern Pochard, Red-billed Teal, Egyptian Geese, South African Shelduck, Cape Teal, Cape Shoveller, Blacksmith and Crowned Lapwing, Common Ringed Plover, Kittlitz’s Plover, Three-banded Plover, Chestnut Weaver, Southern Masked Weaver, Blue and Violet-eared Waxbills, Red- capped Lark, Sabota Lark, Rufus-naped and Fawncoloured Lark, Dusky and Scarlet-chested Sunbirds, Icterine and Willow Warblers, Diedericks and Jacobin’s Cuckoos, Shaft-tailed Wydah, Red-eyed Bulbul, Grey Go Away Bird, Cape Turtle, Laughing and Namaqua Doves, African Spoonbill, White-backed Mousebird, Barred Wren Warbler, and Red-breasted and Mosque Swallow.
We left the park at 16:30 and arrived at Uris Lodge just after 18:00. We all met at 19:30 to do our species check list and had dinner. We saw a Puff Adder a few kilometres before arriving at the lodge and we all got out of the vehicle to have a very good look at this amazing snake. Mammals today included more than two hundred Southern Giraffe, Greater Kudu, Black-faced Impala, Blue Wildebeest, Red Hartebeest, Black-backed Jackal, Springbok, Steenbok, Banded Mongoose, and Burchell’s Zebra. 240 km’s
Day 6 Thursday 7th March
We met at 07:00 to do a short pre-breakfast walk in the gardens and had breakfast at 07:30, departing at 08:30. We visited one of the old copper mines that was hand dug by the ancient San people to look for a possible Spotted Eagle Owl but did not find anything. The early morning walk delivered Southern White-crowned Shrikes, Bare-cheeked Babblers, Marico, Scarlet-chested and White-bellied Sunbirds, Southern Grey-headed Sparrows, Chestnut Weavers, Common Scimitarbill, Greater Spotted Cuckoo, Acacia Pied Barbets, Cape Glossy and Wattled Starlings, Shaft-tailed and Long-tailed Paradise Wydah, Cinnamon-breasted Bunting, Lark-like Bunting, Crimson-breasted Shrike, Yellow-billed and Grey Hornbills. A visit to the Tsumeb sewage works included views of Cattle Egret, Grey Heron, Squacco Heron, Common Moorhen, Dabchick, Common and Wood Sandpipers, Ruff, Little Stints, Red-billed Teal and Cape Teal.
At our lunch stop we saw Black-faced Babblers, Crimson-breasted Shrike, Cape and Wattled Starlings, African Palm Swift, Southern Grey-headed Sparrows, and Marico Sunbird. We continued our journey north to Kaisosi River Lodge and saw Woodland and Striped Kingfishers, Pale and Dark chanting Goshawks, Tawny and Brown Snake Eagles, White-backed and White-headed Vultures, Rufus-crowned, Eurasian and Lilac-breasted Rollers as well as Barn Swallows. En route to the lodge we had a very quick visit at the Rundu sewage plant and new birds added to our list included Black Crake and Hottentot Teal.
We arrived at our lodge just after 16:00 and got together for a short walk on the grounds before we met at 19:00 to do our checklist on the wooden deck overlooking the Kavango River. We added Village Weaver, Red-eyed Dove, Comb-billed Duck, Spur-winged Goose, and Tinkling Cisticola to our list. 350 km’s
Day 7 Friday 8th March
We meet on the wooden deck just before 07:00 and had our breakfast. Hartlaub’s Babbler and Swamp Boubou, Pygmy Goose were added to our list whilst having breakfast. We left the lodge at 08:30 and drove via the “ponds” back to Rundu and saw Red Bishop, Meve’s Long-tailed Starling, Grey-headed Kingfisher, Pied Kingfisher, Hottentot Teal, Ruff, Wood and Common Sandpipers, Red-billed Teal, Three-banded Plover, Little and Southern Carmine Bee-eaters, Cape Glossy and Greater Blue-eared Starlings, Barn Swallow, Osprey, and
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Mosque Swallow. En route to our next destination we saw Common Buzzard, Dark chanting Goshawk, Cuckoo Hawk, Diederick’s Cuckoo, Fork-tailed Drongo, Golden Weaver, and White-browed Sparrow Weaver. We saw White-fronted Plover, Long-toed Lapwing, and Collared Pratincole just before arriving at Mahangu Lodge at 13:00 and had lunch on the deck overlooking the Okavango River. We saw Brown Snake Eagle, Golden Weaver, Spectacled Weaver, and White-browed Robin Chat from the deck.
The group membershad a siesta and we met back on the deck for a short walk before going out on a boat trip on the Okavango River that everybody in the group opted for as an extra activity. We saw Nile Crocodile, Water Monitor, Hippo, Cape Buffalo and Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters, White-fronted Bee-eaters, Little Bee-eaters, Black- crowned Night Heron, Allan’s Gallinule, African Jacana, Pied and Malachite Kingfishers, Pygmy Goose, Water Thick-knee, African Darter, Long-tailed Cormorants, Village Weavers, Spectacled Weaver, Striated Heron, Hammerkop, White-faced Duck, Coppery-tailed Coucal, White-browed Coucal, Green Wood Hoopoe, Wire- tailed Swallow, and Lesser Striped Swallow. Other birds seen today included: Black-faced Babbler, Hartlaub’s Babbler, African Stonechat, Terrestrial Brownbul, Willow Warbler, Grey-backed Cameroptera, Tawny-flanked Prinia, Ashy Flycatcher, African Paradise Flycatcher, African Pied Wagtail, African Pipit, Swamp Boubou, Black- backed Puffback, Brown-crowned Tchagra, Greater Blue-eared Starling, Marico, Scarlet-chested and Purple- banded Sunbirds, and White-winged Widowbird. 230 Km’s
Day 8 Saturday 9th March
Breakfast on the wooden deck at 07:00 and we observed Pygmy Goose, Pied Kingfisher, Mourning Dove, Laughing Dove, Red-eyed Dove, Arrow-marked Babblers and Hartlaub’s Babblers before we went out to Mahangu Park on our morning drive at 08:00. We saw Collared Pratincole, African Jacana, Mosque Swallows, Barn Swallows, Open-billed Stork, White-backed Vulture, Hooded Vulture, Spur-winged Goose, Pygmy Goose, Black Heron, Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Little Egret, African Harrier Hawk, Crested Barbet, Spotted Flycatcher, Southern Black Tit, Blue Waxbill, Southern and Northern Grey-headed Sparrows, Little, Blue- cheeked, Southern Carmine, White-fronted and Eurasian Bee-eaters, Magpie Shrike, and Goliath Heron. Mammals on the morning drive included Cape Buffalo, Hippo, Bushbuck, Impala, Warthog, Red Lechwe, Greater Kudu, and Chacma Baboons.
We had lunch at 12:45 and went out on our afternoon game drive at 15:30, but first met on the deck to do a short walk from 15:00 and had great views of Black Crake, Brown Fire-finch, Terrestrial Brownbul, Spectacled Weaver, White-browed Robin Chat, Dark-capped Bulbul, and Black-collared Barbet amongst others. Our afternoon drive back into the park delivered Cape Buffalo, Roan Antelope, Greater Kudu, Impala, Chacma Baboons, Vervet Monkeys, Elephants, Burchell’s Zebra, Blue Wildebeest, Red Lechwe, Reed Buck and an excellent view of a rather large Leopard!
African Harrier Hawk, Bateleur, Brown Snake Eagle, African Goshawk, African Fish Eagle, and Common Buzzard were amongst the raptors seen. Other birds seen included Goliath Heron, Great White Egret, Squacco Heron, Striated Heron, Black Heron, Burchell’s Starling, Wattled Starling, Meve’s Long tailed Starling, Greater Blue-eared Starling, Cape Glossy Starling, Acacia Pied Barbet, Black-collared Barbet, Golden Weaver, Grey- backed Cameroptera, Green-winged Pytillia, Crimson-breasted Shrike, 4 species of Beeeaters, White-browed Sparrow Weaver, Red-headed Weaver, Blacksmith Lapwing, Fork-tailed Drongo, Rufus-naped Lark, Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill, Grey Hornbill, African Jacana, Pygmy Goose, African and Buffy Pipits, Shaft-tailed
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Wydah, and Long-tailed Paradise Wydah. We also found an African Rock Python whilst it was crossing the road in the park which afforded the whole group excellent views of this magnificent creature. 80 Km’s
Day 9 Sunday 10th March
We met on the deck at 07:00 for a pre breakfast walk before having breakfast at 07:30 and departing the lodge around 08:30. We managed to add three new bird species on the morning walk: Ground Hornbill, Pale Flycatcher and Chinspot Batis.
Leaving Mahangu Lodge we added Lesser Jacana, Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird and Grey-rumped Swallow. We left Namibia and entered Botswana and drove to Drotsky’s Cabins where we had lunch before we were taken to our overnight accommodation at Xaru Lodge by boat. En route we saw Bataleur, Brown Snake Eagle, Tawny Eagle, White-backed Vultures, Black-chested Snake Eagle, African Goshawk, Thick-billed Roller, and Lilac-breasted Roller. During lunch we added Yellow-bellied Greenbul and Orange-breasted Bush Shrike to our list, and later found Cattle Egrets, Little, Blue-cheeked and White-fronted Bee-eaters, Pied and Malachite Kingfishers, Brown- throated Weaver, Wire-tailed Swallow, African Jacana, Eurasian Hobby, Yellow and Red-billed Oxpeckers, Magpie Shrike, Red-backed Shrike, Lesser Striped Swallow and the usual 5 dove species.
We arrived at the lodge at 15:15 and met for tea at 16:00 before we went for a walk on the island in search of the elusive Pel’s Fishing Owl. Birds seen on the walk included our target Pel’s Fishing Owl, Spotted Eagle Owl, Golden-tailed Woodpecker, Neddicky, Giant Kingfisher, Hartlaub’s Babbler, Hammerkop, Black-shouldered Kite, Green Wood Hoopoe, and Green Pigeon. Mammals today included Vervet Monkey, Cape Buffalo, Impala and Reed buck. We met at 19:00 to do our list and have dinner. After dinner we called Wood Owl and had good views. 60 Km’s
Day 10 Monday 11th March
A pre breakfast walk delivered White-backed Night Heron, and Common Waxbill that were new for the list. We left by boat at around 09:30 and added Greater Swamp Warbler and saw African Jacana, Cattle Egret, Golden Weaver, Spectacled Weaver, Black-shouldered Kite, and Yellow-billed Kite. Other birds seen today included Red-billed and Jameson’s Fire-finch, Blue Waxbill, Black-backed Puffback, Dark-capped Bulbul, Pied, Malachite, Giant, Grey-headed, Brown-hooded and Woodland Kingfishers! We arrived at our accommodation around 16:30, checked into our rooms and did a walk in the perimeter of the lodge. Dinner and the checklist were at 19:00. 375 Km’s
Day 11 Tuesday 12th March
A pre-breakfast walk at 06:30 around the lodge grounds gave us Giant Kingfisher, Collared Sunbird, Pied Kingfisher, Woodland and Brown-hooded Kingfisher, Black-backed Puffback, Thick-billed Weaver, Striated Heron, Hammerkop, Open-billed Stork, Southern Grey-headed Sparrow, Golden Weaver, African Green Pigeon, Red-eyed, Laughing and Cape Turtle Doves. We had breakfast and again went out looking for the Schalow’s Turaco with no success, but did see Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird, and Black-collared Barbet. We left the lodge at around 09:00 and drove to another location to look for Schalow’s Turaco and we all succeeded in getting excellent views of two birds.
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We continued our drive to Botswana and saw a number of birds including White-rumped Swift, Dickinson’s Kestrel, African Barred Owl, Greater Painted Snipe, Bennet’s Woodpecker, Southern Ground Hornbill, Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill, Grey and Red-billed Hornbills, Burchell’s Starling, Lilac-breasted Roller, Magpie Shrike, Bateleur, Wahlberg’s Eagle, Tawny Eagle, Common Buzzard, Yellow-billed Kite, Black- shouldered Kite, African Fish Eagle, and Eurasian, Southern carmine, Little and Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters. Elephants, Common Duiker, Slender Mongoose and tree squirrels were seen.
We arrived at Chobe Safari Lodge and had our lunch overlooking the Chobe River. We checked into our rooms and met again at 14:30 for a short walk through the lodge gardens and property and saw White-browed Robin Chat, Terrestrial Brownbul, Tropical Boubou, Southern Red Bishop, Martial Eagle, Dark-capped Bulbul, Warthog and Water Monitor.
The group got together at 16:00 for an afternoon nature drive and we also visited the sewage works. We saw Impala, Chacma Baboons, Waterbuck, Elephants and Warthog. Birds seen included Marabou Storks, Black- shouldered Kite, Intermediate Egret, Cattle Egret, Little Egret, Comb-billed Duck, Red-billed Teal, Egyptian Geese, Cape Shoveller, Three-banded Plover, Ruff, Wood and Common Sandpipers, Marico Sunbird, Village Indigo Bird, Lesser-masked Weaver, Long-tailed Paradise Wydah, White-browed Sparrow Weaver, Red-billed Buffalo Weaver, Brown-hooded Kingfisher, Southern Grey-headed Sparrow, Laughing, Cape Turtle, Red-eyed and Namaqua Doves, Blacksmith-crowned and White-crowned Lapwing, Golden Weaver, Red-billed Fire-finch, and Blue Waxbill. We returned to the lodge just after 18:00 and met to do our checklist at 19:00 followed by dinner. 130 Km’s
Day 12 Wednesday 13th March
We met on the riverfront at 06:30 and did a short walk before breakfast and went out on a boat into Chobe National Park at 07:30. New bird species seen were Half-collared Kingfisher, Yellow Bishop, Luapula Cisticola, Yellow Wagtail, Sacred Ibis, Glossy Ibis, Cape and Pied Wagtails, and Water Thick-knee. Other birds seen included African Fish Eagle, White-backed Vulture, Bateleur, Yellow-billed Kite, Pygmy Goose, Comb-billed Duck, Long-tailed Cormorant, Squacco Heron, African Jacana, Little Egret, Black Egret, Great White Egret, African Darter, Open-billed Stork, Giant Kingfisher, Pied Kingfisher, Grey-headed Kingfisher and Brown- hooded Kingfisher, Eurasian, Little, Blue-cheeked and Southern Carmine Bee-eaters, and Common and Wood Sandpipers.
We returned to our lodge and did a short drive and found Bronze Mannikin, Collared Palm Thrush, Red-faced Cisticola and Cardinal Woodpecker, Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird, Collared Sunbird, Red-billed and Brown Firefinch, Blue Waxbill, Terrestrial Brownbul, White-browed Robin Chat, African Paradise Flycatcher, Willow Warbler, Dark-capped Bulbul, Marabou Stork and we had a brief view of a Black Mamba.
We returned to our lodge for lunch and met at 14:30 for a short walk around the lodge before we went out on our afternoon boat activity into the park at 15:00. We added three new bird species this afternoon, Yellow- breasted Apalis, Chirping Cisticola and Black-headed Heron. We also saw a Boomslang up close. Mammal species seen this afternoon included more than 150 Elephants, Greater Kudu, Impala, Vervet Monkey, Chacma Baboon, Banded Mongoose, Southern Giraffe and Puku.
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Other birds seen were Little Egret, Intermediate Egret, Great White Egret, Black Egret, Squacco Heron, Striated Heron, Egyptian Goose, Pygmy Goose, Comb-billed Duck, Giant, Pied, Grey-headed, Brown-hooded and Malachite Kingfishers, African Fish Eagle, Bateleur, White-backed Vulture, African Goshawk, Yellow, Cape and Pied Wagtails, Water Thick-Knee, Three-banded Plover, Blacksmith and White-crowned Lapwings, Common and Wood Sandpipers, Red and Yellow Bishops, Luapula Cisticola, African Stonechat, African Darter, and Long tailed Cormorant. We enjoyed a wonderful day viewing the animals and birds that this park has to offer from our exclusive boat. We met at the usual 19:00 to do our list and have dinner. A few nautical miles on the Chobe River…
Day 13 Thursday 14th March
We had breakfast at 07:00 and departed for Livingstone at 08:30. We left Botswana and crossed the mighty Zambezi River via a pontoon into Zambia and arrived at Livingstone for lunch at the Waterfront. New birds for the day were Purple Heron, House Sparrow, Grey-headed Bush Shrike, Grey Tit Flycatcher, African Black Swift and Red-winged Starlings.
We drove to the Victoria Falls at 16:00 and en route saw a herd of more than 40 Elephants along the road. A great volume of water was at the Falls and we saw some good views of the edge as well as a wonderful rainbow. We returned to the lodge at 18:00 and met at 19:00 to do our checklist and have dinner on the banks of the Maramba River. 110 Km’s
Day 14 Friday 15th March
We departed our lodge at 06:40 and drove to the Waterfront where we boarded our boat for a morning river cruise. New birds this morning were Lesser Honeyguide, Hadeda Ibis, Levaillant’s Cuckoo and Trumpeter Hornbill. We also saw Open-billed Stork, Tropical Boubou, Three-banded Plover, Common and Wood Sandpipers, Pygmy, Egyptian, Comb-billed and Spurwinged Geese, Glossy and Sacred Ibis, Golden and Village Weavers, Diederick’s Cuckoo, Red-eyed and Cape Turtle Doves, Hammerkop, Hooded Vulture, African Fish Eagle, Blue Waxbill, Black-collared Barbet, Eurasian Swallow, Wire-tailed swallow, African Palm Swift, and Pied and Malachite Kingfishers. We also saw several good views of Hippo, Chacma Baboons and Bushbuck before returning to our lodge for a late breakfast and departed the lodge again at 11:00 for a visit to the local “ponds” and saw two new species, African Crake as well as Pin-tailed Wydah.
We then drove onwards to a lovely spot overlooking the Batoka Gorge below the falls. Here we saw four new bird species; Purple Indigobird, Verreaux’s Eagle, Mocking Cliff Chat and Black-crowned Tchagra. Other birds seen included Hooded Vulture, Malachite and Brown-hooded Kingfishers, Golden and Village Weavers, Violet- backed Starling, Red-winged Starling, Rock Martin, Long-billed Crombec, Thick-billed Weaver, Willow Warbler, Familiar Chat, Little and African Black Swifts, Dark-capped Bulbul, Southern Grey-headed Sparrow, White- browed Sparrow Weaver, Cinnamon-breasted Bunting, and Blue Waxbill.
We returned to the lodge at 16:00 and relaxed for the rest of the day before we met again at 19:00 to do our list and to have our last dinner together. 40 Km’s
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Day 15 Saturday 16th March
Some of the group met at 06:30 on the deck overlooking the Maramba River hoping to see the African Finfoot with no success. We saw and added one last species to our list…the elusive Red-chested Cuckoo! We did some casual birding after breakfast and left the lodge for the airport at 11:00.
We saw a total of 350 bird species plus 36 mammal species and 20 reptile species. Thank you to the group for making the safari very enjoyable, full of adventure, fun and excitement!
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Species List
Birds ( = recorded but not counted) March Common name Scientific name 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 Ostrich Struthio camelus 2 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 3 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 4 White-breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 5 Reed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus 6 Darter Anhinga rufa 7 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 8 Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala 9 Goliath Heron Ardea goliath 10 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 11 Great (White) Egret Egretta alba 12 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 13 Yellow-billed Egret Egretta intermedia 14 Black Egret Egretta ardesiaca 15 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 16 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 17 Green-backed Heron Butorides striatus 18 Rufous-bellied Heron Ardeola rufiventris 19 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 20 White-backed Night Heron Gorsachius leuconotus 21 Hamerkop Scopus umbretta 22 Black Stork Ciconia nigra 23 Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii 24 Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus 25 Open-billed Stork Anastomus lamelligerus 26 Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus 27 Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus 28 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 29 Hadeda Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
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March Common name Scientific name 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 30 African Spoonbill Platalea alba 31 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 32 Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor 100'S 33 White-faced Duck Dendrocygna viduata 34 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus 35 South African Shelduck Tadorna cana 36 Cape Teal Anas capensis 37 Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota 38 Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha 39 Cape Shoveller Anas smithii 40 Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma 41 Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus 42 Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos 43 Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis 44 Secretary Bird Sagittarius serpentarius 4 45 Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus 46 Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres 2 47 White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus 48 Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus 49 White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis 50 Black Kite Milvus migrans 51 Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius 52 Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus 53 Cuckoo Hawk Aviceda cuculoides 54 Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii 2 55 Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax 56 Wahlberg's Eagle Aquila wahlbergi 2 57 African Hawk Eagle Hieraaetus spilogaster 58 Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus 59 Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus 60 Black-breasted Snake Eagle Circaetus pectoralis 2 61 Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
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March Common name Scientific name 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 62 African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer 63 Steppe Buzzard Buteo buteo 64 Ovambo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis 65 Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter minullus 66 Little Banded Goshawk Accipiter badius 67 African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro 68 Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar 69 Pale Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorus 70 Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates 71 African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus 72 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 73 Gymnogene Polyboroides typus 74 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 75 Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus 76 Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 77 Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera 78 Western Red-footed Kestrel Falco vespertinus 79 Rock Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 80 Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides 81 Dickinson's Kestrel Falco dickinsoni 82 Crested Francolin Peliperdix sephaena 83 Red-billed Francolin Peliperdix adspersus 84 Hartlaub's Francolin Pternistes hartlaubi 85 Swainson's Francolin Peliperdix swainsonii 86 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris 87 Blue Crane Anthropoides paradiseus 5 88 African Rail Rallus caerulescens 89 Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostris 90 Purple Gallinule Porphyrio porphyrio 91 Lesser Gallinule Porphyrula alleni 92 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 93 Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
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March Common name Scientific name 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 94 Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori 95 Northern Black Korhaan Eupodotis afraoides 96 African Jacana Actophilornis africanus 97 Lesser Jacana Microparra capensis 98 Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis 99 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 100 White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus 101 Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius 102 Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris 103 Crowned Plover Vanellus coronatus 104 Blacksmith Plover Vanellus armatus 105 White-crowned Plover Vanellus albiceps 106 Wattled Plover Vanellus senegallus 107 Long-toed Plover Vanellus crassirostris 108 Common Sandpiper Tringa hypoleucos 109 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 110 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 111 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 112 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 2 113 Little Stint Calidris minuta 114 Ruff Philomachus pugnax 115 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 116 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 117 Water Dikkop Burhinus vermiculatus 118 Red-winged Pratincole Glareola pratincola 119 Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni 120 Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus 121 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus 122 White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 123 Feral Pigeon Columba livia 'feral' 124 Speckled (Rock) Pigeon Columba guinea 125 Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata H
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March Common name Scientific name 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 126 African Mourning Dove Streptopelia decipiens 127 Cape Turtle Dove Streptopelia capicola 128 Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 129 Namaqua Dove Oena capensis 130 Green-spotted Dove Turtur chalcospilos 131 African Green Pigeon Treron calva 132 Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri 133 Rüppell's Parrot Poicephalus rueppellii 134 Rosy-Faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis 135 Schalow's Lourie Tauraco schalowi 2 136 Grey Lourie Corythaixoides concolor 137 Eurasian Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 138 African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis 139 Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius H H 140 Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius 141 Levaillant's (Striped) Cuckoo Oxylophus levaillantii 142 Jacobin Cuckoo Oxylophus jacobinus 143 Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius 144 Coppery-tailed Coucal Centropus cupreicaudus 145 White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus 146 Barn Owl Tyto alba 2 147 Wood Owl Strix woodfordii H H 148 Marsh Owl Asio capensis 149 White-faced Owl Otus leucotis 150 Pearl-spotted Owl Glaucidium perlatum H 151 Barred Owl Glaucidium capense 152 Spotted Eagle Owl Bubo africanus 153 Giant Eagle Owl Bubo lacteus 154 Pel's Fishing Owl Scotopelia peli 155 Freckled Nightjar Caprimulgus tristigma 156 Eurasian Swift Apus apus 157 Black Swift Apus barbatus
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March Common name Scientific name 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 158 Bradfield's Swift Apus bradfieldi 159 White-rumped Swift Apus caffer 2 160 Little Swift Apus affinis 161 Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus 162 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 163 White-backed Mousebird Colius colius 164 Red-faced Mousebird Colius indicus 165 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis 166 Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima 167 Half-collared Kingfisher Alcedo semitorquata 168 Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata 169 Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis 170 Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris 171 Grey-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala 172 Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti 173 Eurasian Bee-eater Merops apiaster 174 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus 175 Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicoides 176 White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides 177 Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus 178 Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus 179 Eurasian Roller Coracias garrulus 180 Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudata 181 Purple Roller Coracias naevia 182 Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus 183 African Hoopoe Upupa africana 184 Red-billed Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus 185 Violet Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus damarensis 186 Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas 187 Trumpeter Hornbill Ceratogymna bucinator 188 Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus 189 Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus
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March Common name Scientific name 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 190 Damara Hornbill Tockus damarensis 191 Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas 192 Bradfield's Hornbill Tockus bradfieldi 193 Ground Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri 194 Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus 195 Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas 196 Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus H 197 Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii 198 Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor 199 Bennett's Woodpecker Campethera bennettii 200 Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni 201 Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens 202 Bearded Woodpecker Dendropicos namaquus 203 Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana 204 Fawn-coloured Lark Mirafra africanoides 205 Sabota Lark Mirafra sabota 206 Dusky Lark Pinarocorys nigricans 207 Spike-heeled Lark Chersomanes albofasciata 208 Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea 209 Chestnut-backed Sparrowlark Eremopterix leucotis 210 Grey-backed Sparrowlark Eremopterix verticalis 211 Eurasian Swallow Hirundo rustica 212 Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii 213 Red-breasted Swallow Hirundo semirufa 214 Mosque Swallow Hirundo senegalensis 215 Greater Striped Swallow Hirundo cucullata 216 Lesser Striped Swallow Hirundo abyssinica 217 South African Cliff Swallow Hirundo spilodera 218 Rock Martin Hirundo fuligula 219 House Martin Delichon urbica 220 Grey-rumped Swallow Pseudhirundo griseopyga 221 Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola
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March Common name Scientific name 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 222 Banded Martin Riparia cincta 223 Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis 224 Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 225 African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratus 226 Black Crow Corvus capensis 227 Pied Crow Corvus albus 228 Southern Black Tit Parus niger 229 Carp's Black Tit Parus carpi 230 Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii 231 Black-faced Babbler Turdoides melanops 232 Hartlaub's Babbler Turdoides hartlaubii 233 Bare-cheeked Babbler Turdoides gymnogenys 234 African Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans 235 Black-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus 236 Terrestrial Bulbul Phyllastrephus terrestris 237 Yellow-bellied Bulbul Chlorocichla flaviventris 238 Groundscraper Thrush Psophocichla litsitsirupa 239 Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris 240 Stonechat Saxicola torquata 241 Heuglin's Robin Cossypha heuglini 242 Collared Palm Thrush Cichladusa arquata 243 White-browed Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys 244 Kalahari Robin Cercotrichas paena 245 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 246 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 247 Greater Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus rufescens 248 African Sedge Warbler Bradypterus baboecala 249 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 250 Chestnut-Vented Titbabbler Parisoma subcaeruleum 251 Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida 252 Long-billed Crombec Sylvietta rufescens 253 Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis
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March Common name Scientific name 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 254 Burnt-necked Eremomela Eremomela usticollis 255 Grey-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brevicaudata 256 Barred (wren) warbler Calamonastes fasciolatus 257 Fan-tailed Cisticola Cisticola juncidis 258 Desert Cisticola Cisticola aridulus 259 Tinkling Cisticola Cisticola rufilatus 260 Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chinianus 261 Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops 262 Black-backed Cisticola Cisticola galactotes 263 Chirping Cisticola Cisticola pipiens 264 Neddicky Cisticola fulvicapilla 265 Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava 266 Black-chested Prinia Prinia flavicans 267 Rufous-eared Warbler Malcorus pectoralis 268 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 269 Blue-grey Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens 270 Fan-tailed Flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus 271 Marico Flycatcher Bradornis mariquensis 272 Pallid Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus 273 Chat Flycatcher Bradornis infuscatus 274 Chinspot Batis Batis molitor 275 African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis 276 African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp 277 Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis 278 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 279 African (Grassveld) Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus 280 Buffy Pipit Anthus vaalensis 281 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor 282 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 283 Long-tailed Shrike Corvinella melanoleuca 284 Tropical Boubou Laniarius aethiopicus 285 Swamp Boubou Laniarius bicolor
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March Common name Scientific name 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 286 Crimson-breasted Boubou Laniarius atrococcineus 287 Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla 288 Brubru Nilaus afer H 289 Three-streaked Tchagra Tchagra australis 290 Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegala 291 Orange-breasted Bush Shrike Telophorus sulfureopectus 292 Grey-headed Bush Shrike Malaconotus blanchoti 293 White Helmetshrike Prionops plumatus 294 White-crowned Shrike Eurocephalus anguitimens 295 Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea 296 Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster 297 Burchell's Starling Lamprotornis australis 298 Long-tailed Starling Lamprotornis mevesii 299 Cape Glossy Starling Lamprotornis nitens 300 Greater Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus 301 Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio 302 Pale-winged Starling Onychognathus nabouroup 303 Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus 304 Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus 305 Marico Sunbird Nectarinia mariquensis 306 Purple-banded Sunbird Nectarinia bifasciata 307 White-bellied Sunbird Nectarinia talatala 308 Dusky Sunbird Cinnyris fusca 309 Scarlet-chested Sunbird Nectarinia senegalensis 310 Collared Sunbird Anthreptes collaris 311 Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis 312 Red-billed Buffalo Weaver Bubalornis niger 313 White-browed Sparrowweaver Plocepasser mahali 314 Thick-billed Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons 315 Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius 316 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 317 Great Sparrow Passer motitensis
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March Common name Scientific name 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 318 Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus 319 Scaly-feathered Finch Sporopipes squamifrons 320 Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis 321 Spotted-backed Weaver Ploceus cucullatus 322 Chestnut Weaver Ploceus rubiginosus 323 Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus 324 Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius 325 Golden Weaver Ploceus xanthops 326 Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus xanthopterus 327 Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps 328 Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea 329 Red Bishop Euplectes orix 330 Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer 331 Red-shouldered Widow Euplectes axillaris 332 White-winged Widow Euplectes albonotatus 333 Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba 334 Jameson's Firefinch Lagonosticta rhodopareia 335 Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala 336 Brown Firefinch Lagonosticta nitidula 337 Blue Waxbill Uraeginthus angolensis 338 Violet-eared Waxbill Uraeginthus granatinus 339 Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild 340 Black-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda erythronotos 341 Red-headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala 342 Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullatus 343 Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura 344 Shaft-tailed Whydah Vidua regia 345 Long-tailed Paradise-Whydah Vidua paradisaea 346 Purple Widowfinch Vidua purpurascens 347 Steel-blue Widowfinch Vidua chalybeata 348 Black-throated Canary Serinus atrogularis 349 Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi
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March Common name Scientific name 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 350 Lark-like Bunting Emberiza impetuani 351 N. Grey Headed Sparrow Passer griseus 352 Mocking Cliff Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Mammals 1 Chacma Baboon Papio ursinus 2 Vervet Monkey cercopithecus aethiops 3 S. African Ground Squirrel Geosciurus inauris 4 Black-backed Jackal Canis mesomelas 5 Banded Mongoose Mungos mungo 6 Slender Mongoose Herpestes sanguineus 7 Spotted Hyena Crocuta crocuta 8 Leopard Panthera pardus 9 Rock Hyrax Procavia capensis 10 African Elephant Loxodonta Africana 11 Burchell's Zebra Equus (quagga) burchelli 12 Hartmann's Mountain Zebra Equus zebra hartmannae 2 1 13 Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius H H 14 Warthog Phacochoerus aethiopicus 15 Southern Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis ±200 16 Cape Buffalo Syncerus caffer 17 Bush Buck Tragelaphus scriptus 18 Greater Kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros 19 Sitatunga Tragelaphus spekei 2 20 Bush Duiker Sylvicapra grimmia 21 Steinbuck Raphicerus campestris 22 Damaraland Dik-dik Rhynchotragus kirki damarensis 23 Southern Reedbuck Redunda arundinum 24 Puku Kobus vardoni 25 Red Lechwe Kobus leche 26 Common Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus 27 Springbuck Antidorcas marsupialis
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March Common name Scientific name 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 28 Impala Aepyceros melampus 29 Black-faced Impala Aepyceros melampus petersi 30 Blue Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus 31 Tsessebe Damaliscus lunatus 32 Roan Antelope Hippotragus equinus 33 Gemsbok Oryx gazella 34 Red Hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus 35 Tree Mouse Thallomys paedulcus 36 Tree Squirrel Paraxerus cepapi
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