Botswana's Desert & Delta Naturetrek Tour Species List 4 - 13 November 2013 Report compiled by Brent Reed Naturetrek Cheriton Mill Cheriton Alresford Hampshire SO24 0NG England T: +44 (0)1962 733051 F: +44 (0)1962 736426 E: [email protected] W: www.naturetrek.co.uk Tour Species List Botswana's Desert & Delta Species List Birds ( = recorded but not counted; H = heard only; ? = possible) November Common name Scientific name 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 2 Reed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus 3 African Darter Anhinga rufa 4 Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus 5 Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens 6 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 7 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 8 Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia 9 Great Egret Egretta alba 10 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 11 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 12 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 13 Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca 14 Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula 15 Rufous-bellied Heron Ardeola rufiventris 16 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 17 Striated Heron Butorides striatus 18 Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis 19 African Marabou Leptoptilos crumeniferus 20 Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis 21 African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus 22 African Spoonbill Platalea alba 23 Hamerkop Scopus umbretta 24 Hadeda Ibis Bostrychia hagedash H 25 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 26 Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus 27 Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis 28 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus 29 White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata 30 African Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus 31 Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma 32 Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata 33 Cape Teal Anas capensis 34 Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha 35 Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota 36 Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus 37 African White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus 38 Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus 39 African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer 40 Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus 41 Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus 42 Black-chested Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus 43 Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis ? 44 Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax 45 Wahlberg's Eagle Aquila wahlbergi 46 Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus © Naturetrek November 13 1 Botswana's Desert & Delta Tour Species List November Common name Scientific name 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 47 African Hawk Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus 48 Steppe Buzzard Buteo vulpinus 49 African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus 50 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus ? 51 Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus 52 Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius 53 Gabar Goshawk Melierax gabar 54 Shikra Accipiter badius 55 Dickinson's Kestrel Falco dickinsoni 56 Red-billed Spurfowl Pternistes adspersus 57 Swainson's Spurfowl Pternistes swainsonii 58 Crested Francolin Peliperdix sephaena H 59 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris 60 Ostrich Struthio camelus 61 Common Button Quail Turnix sylvatica ? 62 African Purple Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis 63 Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostris 64 African Jacana Actophilornis africanus 65 Lesser Jacana Microparra capensis 66 Wattled Crane Grus carunculatus 67 Black-bellied Bustard Eupodotis melanogaster 68 Red-crested Korhaan Eupodotis ruficrista H H 69 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 70 Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris 71 Kittliz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius 72 Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus 73 Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus 74 Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris 75 Blacksmith's Lapwing Vanellus armatus 76 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 77 Little Stint Calidris minuta 78 Ruff Philomachus pugnax 79 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 80 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 81 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 82 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 83 Greater Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis 84 African Snipe Gallinago nigripennis 85 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 86 Common Pratincole Glareola pratincola 87 Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus 88 Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii 89 Whiskered Tern Chilidonias hybridus 90 Double-banded Sandgrouse Pterocles bicinctus 91 Burchell's Sandgrouse Pterocles burchelli 92 African Mourning Dove Streptopelia decipiens 93 Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata 94 Cape Turtle Dove Streptopelia capicola 95 Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 96 African Green Pigeon Treron calva H 97 Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur chalcospilos 2 © Naturetrek November 13 Botswana's Desert & Delta Tour Species List November Common name Scientific name 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 98 Namaqua Dove Oena capensis 99 Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri H 100 Grey Lourie Corythaixoides concolor 101 African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis 102 Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus H 103 Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii H H 104 Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius 105 Klass's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas H 106 Coppery-tailed Coucal Centropus cupreicaudus 107 White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus H 108 Verreaux's Eagle Owl Bubo lacteus 109 Pel's Fishing Owl Scotopelia peli 110 Barn Owl Tyto alba H H 111 Sthn White-faced Owl Ptilopsus granti H 112 African Barred Owlet Glaucidium capense H H H H 113 Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum H H 114 African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis H H H 115 Nightjar Sp. Caprimulgus Sp. 116 Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis H H 117 Square-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus fossii H 118 Common Swift Apus apus 119 African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus 120 Red-faced Mousebird Colius indicus 121 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis 122 Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata 123 Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis 124 Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris 125 Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala 126 Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti H H H 127 European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 128 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus 129 Southern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicoides 130 Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus 131 Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus 132 Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudata 133 Purple Roller Coracias naevia 134 Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus 135 Southern Ground Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri 136 Bradfield's Hornbill Tockus bradfieldi H 137 African Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus 138 Sthn Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas 139 Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus 140 Green Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus 141 Scimitarbill Woodhoopoe Rhinopomastus cyanomelas H 142 African Hoopoe Upupa africana 143 Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator 144 Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus 145 Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii 146 Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus 147 Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens H H H 148 Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni H H H © Naturetrek November 13 3 Botswana's Desert & Delta Tour Species List November Common name Scientific name 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 149 Bennett's Woodpecker Campethera bennettii 150 Bearded Woodpecker Thripias namaquus H 151 Fawn-coloured Lark Mirafra africanoides H 152 Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana 153 Red-breasted Swallow Hirundo semirufa 154 Lesser Striped Swallow Hirundo abyssinica 155 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 156 Grey-rumped Swallow Pseudhirundo griseopyga 157 Banded Martin Riparia cincta 158 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 159 Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis 160 Black Cuckooshrike Campephaga flava H H 161 Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus 162 Pied Crow Corvus albus 163 Southern Black Tit Parus niger 164 Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii 165 Black-faced Babbler Turdoides melanops 166 Hartlaub's Babbler Turdoides hartlaubii 167 Southern Pied Babbler Turdoides bicolor 168 Dark-capped Bulbul Pycnonotus tricolor H 169 Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana 170 Groundscraper Thrush Psophocichla litsitsirupa H 171 Arnott's Chat Myrmecocichla arnotii 172 Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata 173 African Stonechat Saxicola torquata 174 White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini 175 White-browed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys H H H 176 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus H 177 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 178 Burnt-necked Eremomela Eremomela usticollis 179 Green-capped Eremomela Eremomela scotops 180 Grey Penduline Tit Anthoscopus caroli 181 Cape Penduline Tit Anthoscopus minutus 182 Little Rush Warbler Bradypterus baboecala H 183 Stierlings Wren-Warbler Calamonastes stierlingi 184 Grey-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brevicaudata 185 Chestnut-vented Titbabbler Parisoma subcaeruleum 186 Long-billed Crombec Sylvietta rufescens H 187 Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida 188 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis H H 189 Desert Cisticola Cisticola aridula H 190 Neddicky Cisticola fulvicapilla H 191 Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana 192 Luapula Cisticola Cisticola luapula 193 Chirping Cisticola Cisticola pipiens H 194 Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava H 195 Black-chested Prinia Prinia flavicans