Common Birds of Namibia and Botswana 1 Josh Engel Photos: Josh Engel, [[email protected]] Integrative Research Center, Field Museum of Natural History and Tropical Birding Tours [www.tropicalbirding.com] Produced by: Tyana Wachter, R. Foster and J. Philipp, with the support of Connie Keller and the Mellon Foundation. © Science and Education, The Field Museum, Chicago, IL 60605 USA. [[email protected]] [fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org/guides] Rapid Color Guide #584 version 1 01/2015 1 Struthio camelus 2 Pelecanus onocrotalus 3 Phalacocorax capensis 4 Microcarbo coronatus STRUTHIONIDAE PELECANIDAE PHALACROCORACIDAE PHALACROCORACIDAE Ostrich Great white pelican Cape cormorant Crowned cormorant 5 Anhinga rufa 6 Ardea cinerea 7 Ardea goliath 8 Ardea pupurea ANIHINGIDAE ARDEIDAE ARDEIDAE ARDEIDAE African darter Grey heron Goliath heron Purple heron 9 Butorides striata 10 Scopus umbretta 11 Mycteria ibis 12 Leptoptilos crumentiferus ARDEIDAE SCOPIDAE CICONIIDAE CICONIIDAE Striated heron Hamerkop (nest) Yellow-billed stork Marabou stork 13 Bostrychia hagedash 14 Phoenicopterus roseus & P. minor 15 Phoenicopterus minor 16 Aviceda cuculoides THRESKIORNITHIDAE PHOENICOPTERIDAE PHOENICOPTERIDAE ACCIPITRIDAE Hadada ibis Greater and Lesser Flamingos Lesser Flamingo African cuckoo hawk Common Birds of Namibia and Botswana 2 Josh Engel Photos: Josh Engel, [[email protected]] Integrative Research Center, Field Museum of Natural History and Tropical Birding Tours [www.tropicalbirding.com] Produced by: Tyana Wachter, R. Foster and J. Philipp, with the support of Connie Keller and the Mellon Foundation. © Science and Education, The Field Museum, Chicago, IL 60605 USA. [[email protected]] [fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org/guides] Rapid Color Guide #584 version 1 01/2015 17 Elanus axillaris 18 Haliaeetus vocifer 19 Melierax canorus 20 Circaetus pectoralis ACCIPITRIDAE ACCIPITRIDAE ACCIPITRIDAE ACCIPITRIDAE Black-shouldered kite African fish Eagle Pale chanting goshawk Black-breasted snake eagle 21 Polemaetus bellicosus 22 Aquila rapax 23 Sagittarius serpentarius 24 Falco biarmicus ACCIPITRIDAE ACCIPITRIDAE SAGITTARIDAE FALCONIDAE Martial eagle Tawny eagle Secretarybird Lanner falcon 25 Dendroperdix sephaena 26 Scleroptila levaillantoides 27 Pternistis adspersus 28 Pternistis swainsonii PHASIANIDAE PHASIANIDAE PHASIANIDAE PHASIANIDAE Crested francolin Orange River francolin Red-billed francolin Swainson’s francolin 29 Ardeotis kori 30 Eupodotis rueppellii 31 Lophotis ruficrista 32 Afrotis afraoides OTIDIDAE OTIDIDAE OTIDIDAE OTIDIDAE Kori bustard Rüppell’s bustard Red-crested bustard White-quilled bustard (female) Common Birds of Namibia and Botswana 3 Josh Engel Photos: Josh Engel, [[email protected]] Integrative Research Center, Field Museum of Natural History and Tropical Birding Tours [www.tropicalbirding.com] Produced by: Tyana Wachter, R. Foster and J. Philipp, with the support of Connie Keller and the Mellon Foundation. © Science and Education, The Field Museum, Chicago, IL 60605 USA. [[email protected]] [fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org/guides] Rapid Color Guide #584 version 1 01/2015 33 Actophilornis africanus 34 Actophilornis africanus 35 Recurvirostris avocetta 36 Burhinus vermiculatus JACANIDAE JACANIDAE RECURVIROSTRIDAE BURHINIDAE African Jacana African Jacana (nest) Pied avocet Water thick-knee 37 Rhinoptilus africanus 38 Vanellus armatus 39 Vanellus senegallus 40 Charadrius pallidus GLAREOLIDAE CHARADRIDAE CHARADRIDAE CHARADRIDAE Double-banded courser Blacksmith lapwing Wattled lapwing Chestnut-banded plover (juvenile) 41 Rynchops flavirostris 42 Rynchops flavirostris 43 Pterocles burchelli 44 Pterocles namaqua RYNCHOPIDAE RYNCHOPIDAE PTEROCLIDIDAE PTEROCLIDIDAE African skimmer African skimmer Burchell’s sandgrouse Namaqua sandgrouse (female) 45 Columba guinea 46 Streptopelia semitorquata 47 Spilopelia senegalensis 48 Oena capensis COLUMBIDAE COLUMBIDAE COLUMBIDAE COLUMBIDAE Speckled pigeon Red-eyed dove Laughing dove Namaqua dove (juvenile) Common Birds of Namibia and Botswana 4 Josh Engel Photos: Josh Engel, [[email protected]] Integrative Research Center, Field Museum of Natural History and Tropical Birding Tours [www.tropicalbirding.com] Produced by: Tyana Wachter, R. Foster and J. Philipp, with the support of Connie Keller and the Mellon Foundation. © Science and Education, The Field Museum, Chicago, IL 60605 USA. [[email protected]] [fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org/guides] Rapid Color Guide #584 version 1 01/2015 49 Treron calvus 50 Agapornis roseicollis 51 Agapornis roseicollis 52 Agapornis roseicollis COLUMBIDAE PSITTACIDAE PSITTACIDAE PSITTACIDAE African green pigeon Rosey-faced lovebird Rosey-faced lovebird Rosey-faced lovebird 53 Poicephalus meyeri 54 Corythaixoides concolor 55 Cuculus solitarius 56 Tyto alba PSITTACIDAE MUSOPHAGIDAE CUCULIDAE TYTONIDAE Meyer’s parrot Grey-go-away bird Red-chested cuckoo Barn owl 57 Otus senegalensis 58 Scotopelia peli 59 Glaucidium perlatum 60 Colius colius STRIGIDAE STRIGIDAE STRIGIDAE COLIIDAE Afican scops owl Pel’s fishing owl Pearl-spotted owlet White-backed mousebird 61 Megaceryle maxima 62 Alcedo cristata 63 Alcedo cristata 64 Ceryle rudis CERYLIDAE CERYLIDAE CERYLIDAE CERYLIDAE Giant Kingfisher Malachite Kingfisher Malachite Kingfisher Pied Kingfisher Common Birds of Namibia and Botswana 5 Josh Engel Photos: Josh Engel, [[email protected]] Integrative Research Center, Field Museum of Natural History and Tropical Birding Tours [www.tropicalbirding.com] Produced by: Tyana Wachter, R. Foster and J. Philipp, with the support of Connie Keller and the Mellon Foundation. © Science and Education, The Field Museum, Chicago, IL 60605 USA. [[email protected]] [fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org/guides] Rapid Color Guide #584 version 1 01/2015 65 Merops bullockoides 66 Merops bullockoides 67 Merops pusillus 68 Merops pusillus MEROPIDAE MEROPIDAE MEROPIDAE MEROPIDAE White-fronted bee-eater White-fronted bee-eater Little bee-eater Little bee-eater 69 Merops hirundineus 70 Merops nubicoides 71 Merops nubicoides 72 Merops nubicoides MEROPIDAE MEROPIDAE MEROPIDAE MEROPIDAE Swallow-tailed bee-eater Southern carmine bee-eater Southern carmine bee-eater Southern carmine bee-eater (nests) 73 Coracias caudatus 74 Rhinopomastus cyanomelas 75 Tockus damarensis 76 Tockus damarensis CORACIIDAE PHOENICULIDAE BUCEROTIDAE BUCEROTIDAE Lilac-breasted roller Common scimitarbill Damara red-billed hornbill Damara red-billed hornbill 77 Tockus monteiri 78 Tockus leucomelas 79 Tockus sp. 80 Tricholaema leucomelas BUCEROTIDAE BUCEROTIDAE BUCEROTIDAE CAPITONIDAE Monteiro’s hornbill Southern yellow-billed hornbill Hornbill Acacia pied barbet Common Birds of Namibia and Botswana 6 Josh Engel Photos: Josh Engel, [[email protected]] Integrative Research Center, Field Museum of Natural History and Tropical Birding Tours [www.tropicalbirding.com] Produced by: Tyana Wachter, R. Foster and J. Philipp, with the support of Connie Keller and the Mellon Foundation. © Science and Education, The Field Museum, Chicago, IL 60605 USA. [[email protected]] [fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org/guides] Rapid Color Guide #584 version 1 01/2015 81 Mirafra fasciolata 82 Mirafra fasciolata 83 Certhilauda subcoronata 84 Calendulauda burra ALAUDIDAE ALAUDIDAE ALAUDIDAE ALAUDIDAE Eastern Clapper lark Eastern Clapper lark Karoo long-billed lark Red lark 85 Calandrella cinerea 86 Chersomanes albofasciata 87 Ptyonoprogne fuligula 88 Hirundo albigularis ALAUDIDAE ALAUDIDAE HIRUNDINIDAE HIRUNDINIDAE Red-capped lark Spike-heeled lark Rock martin White-throated swallow 89 Cecropis abyssinica 90 Motacilla aguimp 91 Psophocichla litsitsirupa 92 Cisticola subruficapilla HIRUNDINIDAE MOTACILLIDAE TURDIDAE CISTICOLIDAE Lesser-striped swallow African pied wagtail Groundscraper thrush Grey-backed cisticola 93 Prinia flavicans 94 Prinia flavicans 95 Sylvia subcaerulea 96 Achaetops pycnopygius CISTICOLIDAE CISTICOLIDAE SYLVIIDAE MACROSPHENIDAE Black-chested prinia Black-chested prinia Chested-vented-warbler Rockrunner Common Birds of Namibia and Botswana 7 Josh Engel Photos: Josh Engel, [[email protected]] Integrative Research Center, Field Museum of Natural History and Tropical Birding Tours [www.tropicalbirding.com] Produced by: Tyana Wachter, R. Foster and J. Philipp, with the support of Connie Keller and the Mellon Foundation. © Science and Education, The Field Museum, Chicago, IL 60605 USA. [[email protected]] [fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org/guides] Rapid Color Guide #584 version 1 01/2015 97 Monticola brevipes 98 Cercomela familiaris 99 Batis molitor 100 Batis pririt MUSCICAPIDAE MUSCICAPIDAE PLATYSTEIRIDAE PLATYSTEIRIDAE Short-toed rock thrush Familiar chat Chinspot batis (male) Pririt batis (male) 101 Lanioturdus torquatus 102 Turdoides melanops 103 Turdoides hartlaubi 104 Turdoides gymnogenys PLATYSTEIRIDAE TIMALIIDAE TIMALIIDAE TIMALIIDAE White-tailed shrike Black-faced babbler Hartlaub’s babbler Bare-cheeked babbler 105 Anthoscopus minutus 106 Hedydigna collaris 107 Dryoscopus cubia 108 Laniarius atrococcineus REMIZIDAE NECATARIINIDAE MALACONOTIDAE MALACONOTIDAE Cape penduline tit Collared sunbird (male) Black-backed puffback Crimson-breasted shrike 109 Prionops plumatus 110 Dicrurus adsimilis 111 Corvus albus 112 Lamprotornis nitens PRIONOPIDAE DICRURIDAE CORVIDAE STURNIDAE White-crested helmetshrike Fork-tailed drongo Pied crow Cape glossy starling Common Birds of Namibia and Botswana 8 Josh Engel Photos: Josh Engel, [[email protected]] Integrative Research Center,