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2012 Namibia & Botswana Birds & Reptiles (Pdf) Eagle-Eye Tours NAMIBIA, OKAVANGO & VICTORIA FALLS BIRD LIST 2012 R - resident E - endemic to Southern Africa BM - breeding migrant NBM - non-breeding migrant V - vagrant Rare - Rare # - rare bird record Abundance: A - abundant VC - very common C - common U - uncommon Status Abundance Roberts VII Name Trip Scientific Name R C Common Ostrich 1 Struthio camelus E C African Penguin 1 Spheniscus demersus R U Black-necked Grebe 1 Podiceps nigricollis R U Little Grebe 1 Tachybaptus ruficollis NBM VC White-chinned Petrel 1 Procellaria aequinoctialis NBM VC Sooty Shearwater 1 Puffinus griseus R U/C Great White Pelican 1 Pelecanus onocrotalus R U/C Pink-backed Pelican 1 Pelecanus rufescens E C Cape Gannet 1 Morus capensis R U/VC White-breasted Cormorant 1 Phalacrocorax lucidus E VC Cape Cormorant 1 Phalacrocorax capensis E U/C Crowned Cormorant 1 Phalacrocorax coronatus R U/VC Reed Cormorant 1 Phalacrocorax africanus R U/VC African Darter 1 Anhinga rufa R U/VC Grey Heron 1 Ardea cinerea R U/C Black-headed Heron 1 Ardea melanocephala R U/C Goliath Heron 1 Ardea goliath R U/C Purple Heron 1 Ardea purpurea R U/C Great Egret 1 Egretta alba R U/C Little Egret 1 Egretta garzetta R U/C Yellow-billed Egret 1 Egretta intermedia R U/C Black Heron 1 Egretta ardesiaca R U # Slaty Egret 1 Egretta vinaceigula R U/VC Cattle Egret 1 Bubulcus ibis R C Squacco Heron 1 Ardeola ralloides R U/C Green-backed Heron 1 Butorides striatus R U/VC Rufous-bellied Heron 1 Ardeola rufiventris R U Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 Nycticorax nycticorax R U White-backed Night-Heron 1 Gorsachius leuconotus 1 Eagle-Eye Tours Status Abundance Roberts VII Name Trip Scientific Name R U Little Bittern 1 Ixobrychus minutus R U/VC Hamerkop 1 Scopus umbretta R U/C Black Stork 1 Ciconia nigra R U/C Woolly-necked Stork 1 Ciconia episcopus R C African Openbill 1 Anastomus lamelligerus R U/C Saddle-billed Stork 1 Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis R U/C Marabou Stork 1 Leptoptilos crumeniferus R C Yellow-billed Stork 1 Mycteria ibis R U/C African Sacred Ibis 1 Threskiornis aethiopicus R C/VC Hadeda Ibis 1 Bostrychia hagedash R U African Spoonbill 1 Platalea alba R U/C Greater Flamingo 1 Phoenicopterus ruber R U/C Lesser Flamingo 1 Phoenicopterus minor R U/VC White-faced Duck 1 Dendrocygna viduata R U White-backed Duck 1 Thalassornis leuconotus R U/VC Egyptian Goose 1 Alopochen aegyptiacus E U South African Shelduck 1 Tadorna cana R U/C Cape Teal 1 Anas capensis R U/C Hottentot Teal 1 Anas hottentota R U/C Red-billed Teal 1 Anas erythrorhyncha R U/VC African Pygmy-Goose 1 Nettapus auritus R U/C Comb Duck 1 Sarkidiornis melanotos R U/VC Spur-winged Goose 1 Plectropterus gambensis R U/C Secretarybird 1 Sagittarius serpentarius R U/VC White-backed Vulture 1 Gyps africanus R C Lappet-faced Vulture 1 Torgos tracheliotus R C White-headed Vulture 1 Trigonoceps occipitalis BM U/C Yellow-billed Kite 1 Milvus aegyptius R U/C Black-shouldered Kite 1 Elanus caeruleus R U African Cuckoo Hawk 1 Aviceda cuculoides R C Verreaux's Eagle 1 Aquila verreauxii R U/VC Tawny Eagle 1 Aquila rapax NBM U Lesser Spotted Eagle 1 Aquila pomarina 2 Eagle-Eye Tours Status Abundance Roberts VII Name Trip Scientific Name BM U/C Wahlberg's Eagle 1 Aquila wahlbergi R C African Hawk-Eagle 1 Hieraaetus spilogaster R C Martial Eagle 1 Polemaetus bellicosus R C Brown Snake-Eagle 1 Circaetus cinereus R C Black-chested Snake-Eagle 1 Circaetus pectoralis R U Western Banded Snake-Eagle 1 Circaetus cinerascens R C/A Bateleur 1 Terathopius ecaudatus R U/VC African Fish-Eagle 1 Haliaeetus vocifer NBM U/C Steppe Buzzard 1 Buteo vulpinus R C Augur Buzzard 1 Buteo augur R U/C Lizard Buzzard 1 Kaupifalco monogrammicus R U Shikra H Accipiter badius R C African Goshawk 1 Accipiter tachiro R C Gabar Goshawk 1 Melierax gabar E U/VC Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk 1 Melierax canorus R C Dark Chanting Goshawk 1 Melierax metabates R U/C African Marsh-Harrier 1 Circus ranivorus NBM U Montagu's Harrier 1 Circus pygargus NBM U Osprey 1 Pandion haliaetus R U Peregrine Falcon 1 Falco peregrinus R U/C Lanner Falcon 1 Falco biarmicus BM U African Hobby 1 Falco cuvierii R U/VC Rock Kestrel 1 Falco rupicolis R U/C Greater Kestrel 1 Falco rupicoloides NBM U Lesser Kestrel 1 Falco naumanni R C Coqui Francolin H Peliperdix coqui R U/VC Crested Francolin 1 Dendroperdix sephaena E C/VC Red-billed Francolin 1 Pternistis adspersus E U Hartlaub's Francolin 1 Pternistis hartlaubi R C Red-necked Spurfowl 1 Pternistis afer E VC Swainson's Spurfowl 1 Pternistis swainsonii R U Common Quail 1 Coturnix coturnix R U/VC Helmeted Guineafowl 1 Numida meleagris 3 Eagle-Eye Tours Status Abundance Roberts VII Name Trip Scientific Name R U/C Wattled Crane 1 Grus carunculatus R U/C Black Crake 1 Amaurornis flavirostris R U African Purple Swamphen 1 Porphyrio madagascariensis R U Common Moorhen 1 Gallinula chloropus R U African Finfoot 1 Podica senegalensis R C/VC Kori Bustard 1 Ardeotis kori E U/C Ludwig's Bustard 1 Neotis ludwigii E VC Ruppell's Korhaan 1 Eupodotis rueppellii E VC Red-crested Korhaan 1 Eupodotis ruficrista R C Black-bellied Bustard 1 Eupodotis melanogaster E VC Northern Black Korhaan 1 Eupodotis afraoides R U/VC African Jacana 1 Actophilornis africanus E VC African Black Oystercatcher 1 Haematopus moquini NBM U Common Ringed Plover 1 Charadrius hiaticula R U/VC White-fronted Plover 1 Charadrius marginatus R C Chestnut-banded Plover 1 Charadrius pallidus R C Kittlitz's Plover 1 Charadrius pecuarius R VC Three-banded Plover 1 Charadrius tricollaris NBM U/VC Grey Plover 1 Pluvialis squatarola R U/VC Crowned Lapwing 1 Vanellus coronatus R VC/A Blacksmith Lapwing 1 Vanellus armatus R VC White-crowned Lapwing 1 Vanellus albiceps R U/VC African Wattled Lapwing 1 Vanellus senegallus R C Long-toed Lapwing 1 Vanellus crassirostris NBM U/VC Ruddy Turnstone 1 Arenaria interpres NBM U/C Common Sandpiper 1 Actitis hypoleucos NBM U/C Wood Sandpiper 1 Tringa glareola NBM U/C Common Greenshank 1 Tringa nebularia NBM U/C Curlew Sandpiper 1 Calidris ferruginea NBM U/C Little Stint 1 Calidris minuta NBM U/C Sanderling 1 Calidris alba NBM U/C Ruff 1 Philomachus pugnax NBM U Bar-tailed Godwit 1 Limosa lapponica 4 Eagle-Eye Tours Status Abundance Roberts VII Name Trip Scientific Name NBM U/C Common Whimbrel 1 Numenius phaeopus Rare # Red-necked Phalarope 1 Phalaropus lobatus R U/C Black-winged Stilt 1 Himantopus himantopus R U/C Spotted Thick-knee 1 Burhinus capensis R C/VC Water Thick-knee 1 Burhinus vermiculatus R U/C Double-banded Courser 1 Rhinoptilus africanus R C Collared Pratincole 1 Glareola pratincola BM U Rock Pratincole 1 Glareola nuchalis R VC/A Cape Gull 1 Larus vetula R U Grey-headed Gull 1 Larus cirrocephalus E VC/A Hartlaub's Gull 1 Larus hartlaubii R C Caspian Tern 1 Sterna caspia R C Swift Tern 1 Sterna bergii NBM C Sandwich Tern 1 Sterna sandvicensis NBM VC Common Tern 1 Sterna hirundo NBM C Arctic Tern 1 Sterna paradisaea E C Damara Tern 1 Sterna balaenarum R C Whiskered Tern 1 Chlidonias hybridus NBM U/C White-winged Tern 1 Chlidonias leucopterus BM U African Skimmer 1 Rynchops flavirostris E U/VC Namaqua Sandgrouse 1 Pterocles namaqua E C Double-banded Sandgrouse 1 Pterocles bicinctus R U Rock Dove 1 Columba livia R C/VC Speckled Pigeon 1 Columba guinea R C/VC Red-eyed Dove 1 Streptopelia semitorquata R C African Mourning Dove 1 Streptopelia decipiens R VC/A Cape Turtle-Dove 1 Streptopelia capicola R VC Laughing Dove 1 Streptopelia senegalensis R C/VC Namaqua Dove 1 Oena capensis R C/A Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove 1 Turtur chalcospilos R U/VC African Green-Pigeon 1 Treron calva R C/VC Meyer's Parrot 1 Poicephalus meyeri E C Ruppell's Parrot 1 Poicephalus rueppellii 5 Eagle-Eye Tours Status Abundance Roberts VII Name Trip Scientific Name E VC Rosy-faced Lovebird 1 Agapornis roseicollis R C Schalow's Turaco 1 Tauraco schalowi R VC/A Grey Go-away-bird 1 Corythaixoides concolor BM U African Cuckoo 1 Cuculus gularis BM U/C Red-chested Cuckoo H Cuculus solitarius BM U Black Cuckoo 1 Cuculus clamosus BM U Levaillant's Cuckoo 1 Clamator levaillantii BM U/C Jacobin Cuckoo 1 Clamator jacobinus BM U African Emerald Cuckoo H Chrysococcyx cupreus BM U Klaas's Cuckoo H Chrysococcyx klaas BM U Diderick Cuckoo 1 Chrysococcyx caprius R C Coppery-tailed Coucal 1 Centropus cupreicaudus R U/C Senegal Coucal 1 Centropus senegalensis R C White-browed Coucal 1 Centropus superciliosus R U/C Barn Owl 1 Tyto alba R U/C African Wood-Owl 1 Strix woodfordii R C African Scops-Owl 1 Otus senegalensis R C Southern White-faced Scops-Owl 1 Ptilopsus granti R C Pearl-spotted Owlet 1 Glaucidium perlatum R U/C African Barred Owlet 1 Glaucidium capense R U/C Verreaux's Eagle-Owl 1 Bubo lacteus R U Pel's Fishing-Owl 1 Scotopelia peli R U/C Square-tailed Nightjar H Caprimulgus fossii NBM U/C Common Swift 1 Apus apus BM U/C White-rumped Swift 1 Apus caffer R U/VC Little Swift 1 Apus affinis BM U Alpine Swift 1 Tachymarptis melba R U/C African Palm-Swift 1 Cypsiurus parvus R U/VC Red-faced Mousebird 1 Urocolius indicus R U/VC Pied Kingfisher 1 Ceryle rudis R U/C Giant Kingfisher 1 Megaceryle maxima R U Malachite Kingfisher 1 Alcedo cristata BM U/C Woodland Kingfisher 1 Halcyon senegalensis 6 Eagle-Eye Tours Status Abundance Roberts VII Name Trip Scientific Name R U/C/VC Brown-hooded Kingfisher 1 Halcyon albiventris BM U Grey-headed Kingfisher 1 Halcyon leucocephala NBM VC European Bee-eater 1 Merops apiaster BM U Madagascar Bee-eater 1 Merops superciliosus NBM U/C Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 1 Merops persicus BM U/C Southern Carmine Bee-eater 1 Merops nubicoides R C White-fronted Bee-eater 1 Merops bullockoides
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