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Malawi and Zambia - 2013

Malawi and Zambia October 4th to 17th 2013


The general photos of the trip may be found at Malawi and Zambia 2013
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Birds of Malawi and Zambia

The list provides details of the birds seen on this trip with photographs where possible.  All of the photographs are of a low resolution to aid the speed of downloading.  Some photos are poor but have been included to provide a record.  I have done my best to give accurate identification but I am sure there may be inaccuracies.

White-breasted Cormorant  Phalacrocorax carbo


Reed Cormorant  Phalacrocorax africanus

Goliath Heron  Ardea goliath

Grey Heron  Ardea cinerea


Black-headed Heron  Ardea melancocephala


Great White Egret  Egretta ardesiaca


Little Egret  Egretta garzetta

Cattle Egret  Bubulcus ibis

Common Squacco Heron  Ardea ralloides


White-backed Night Heron  Gorsachius leuconotus


Green-backed Heron  Butorides striatus


Yellow-billed Stork  Mycteria ibis


African Marabou  Leptoptilos crumeniferus


Saddlebill Stork  Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis


Openbill Stork  Anastormus lamelligerus

African Spoonbill  Platalea alba


Hamercop  Scopus umbretta


Hadeda Ibis  Bostrychia hagedash


Sacred Ibis  Threskiomis aethiopicus


Spur-winged Goose  Plectropterus gambensis


Egyptian Goose  Alopochen aegyptiacus


African White-backed Vulture  Gyps africanus

Palm-nut Vulture  Gypohierax angolensis

Hooded Vulture  Necrosyrtes monachus


African Fish Eagle  Haliaeetus vocifer


Osprey  Pandion haliaetus

Bateleur  Terathopius ecaudatus

Western Banded Snake Eagle  Circaetus cinerascens


Tawny Eagle  Aquila rapax


Wahlberg's Eagle  Aquila wahlbergi


Martial Eagle  Polemaeus bellicosus


Long-crested Eagle  Lophoaetus occipitalis


African Hawk Eagle  Hieraaetus fasciatus

Gymogene  Polyboroides typus

Garbar Goshawk  Micronisus gabar

Yellow-billed Kite  Milvus migrans parasitus


Black Sparrowhawk  Accipiter melanoleucus


Lanner Falcon  Falco biarmicus


Bat Hawk  Macheiramphus alcinus

Dickinson's Grey Kestrel  Falco dickinsoni


Swainson's Francolin  Francolinus sainsonii


Red-necked Francolin  Francolinus afer


Helmeted Guineafowl  Numida meleagris


Southern Ground Hornbill  Bucorvus cafer


Black Crake  Limnocorax flavirostra


African Jacana  Actophilomis africanas


Crowned Crane  Balaearica pavonina


Black-winged Stilt  Himantopus himantopus


Three-banded Plover  Charadrius tricollaris


Senegal Wattled Plover  Vanellus senegallus


White-crowned Plover  Vanellus albiceps


Spur-winged Plover  Vanellus spinosus


Blacksmith's Plover  Vanellus armatus


Crowned Plover  Vanellus coronatus

Hybrid Crowned/Blacksmith's Plover  Vanellus sp.


Painted Snipe  Rostratula benghalensis


Common Sandpiper  Tringa hypoleucos


Wood Sandpiper  Tringa glareola


Greenshank  Tringa nebularia

Water Dikkop  Burhinus vermiculatus


African Skimmer  Rhynchops flavirostris


Gull-billed Tern  Gelochelidon nilotica


Double-banded Sandgrouse  Pterocles bicinctus


African Mourning Dove  Streptopelia decipiens


Cape Turtle Dove  Streptopelia capicola


Laughing Dove  Streptopelia senegalensis


African Green Pigeon  Treron calva

Emerald-spotted Dove  Turtur chalcospilos


Tambourine Dove  Turtur tympanistris

Brown-headed Parrot  Poicephalus cryptoxanthus


Lilian's Lovebird  Agapomis lilianae


Livingstone's Lourie  Tauraco livingstonii


Purple-crested Lourie  Tauraco porphyreolophus


Grey Lourie  Corythaixoides concolor


Klaas' Cuckoo  Chrysococcyx klaas

Burchell's Coucal  Centropus burchelli


White-browed Coucal  Centropus superciliosus

Giant Eagle Owl  Bubo lacteus


Pel's Fishing Owl  Scotopelia peli


African White-rumped Swift  Apus caffer

Red-faced Mousebird  Colius indicus


Giant Kingfisher  Ceryle maxima


Pied Kingfisher  Ceryle rudis
   


Malachite Kingfisher  Alcedo cristata


Brown-hooded Kingfisher  Halcyon albiventris


Grey-hooded Kingfisher  Halcyon leucocephala
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Striped Kingfisher  Halcyon chelicuti

European Bee-eater  Merops apiaster

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater  Merops persicus

White-fronted Bee-eater  Merops bullockoides


Southern Carmine Bee-eater  Merops nubicoides



Swallow-tailed Bee-eater  Merops hirundineus


Bรถehm's Bee-eater  Merops boehmi


Little Bee-eater  Merops pusillus


Lilac-breasted Roller  Coracias caudate


Broad-billed Roller  Coracias glaucurus


Trumpeter Hornbill  Bycanistes bucinator


Crowned Hornbill  Tockus alboterminatus

African Grey Hornbill  Tockus nasutus


Red-billed Hornbill  Tockus erythrorhynchus


Red-billed Woodhoopoe  Phoeniculus purpureus


African Hoopoe  Upupa africana

Cardinal Woodpecker  Dendropicos fuscescens

Golden-tailed Woodpecker  Campethera abingoni


Bennett's Woodpecker  Campethera bennettii


Bearded Woodpecker  Thripias namaquus


Lesser Striped Swallow  Hirundu abyssinica


Wire-tailed Swallow  Hirundo smithii


Fork-tailed Drongo  Dicrurus adsimilis


Square-tailed Drongo  Dicrurus ludwigii

White-necked Raven  Corvus albicollis


Pied Crow  Corvus albus

Black-eyed Bulbul  Pycnonoyus barbatus

Placid Bulbul  Phyllastrephus placidus

White-throated Nicator  Nicator chloris

Common Stonechat  Saxicola torquata

Natal Robin  Cossypha natalensis

Collared Palm Thrush  Cichladusa arquata


Cape Reed Warbler  Acrocephalus gracilirostris

Short-tailed Neddicky  Cisticola fulvicapilla

Southern Black Flycatcher  Melaenomis pammelaina

Dusky Flycatcher  Muscicapa adusta


Yellow White-eye  Zosterops senegalensis

African Pied Wagtail  Motacilla aguimp

Long-tailed Wagtail  Motacilla clara

Tropical Boubou  Laniarius aethiopicus

Orange-breasted Bush Shrike  Telophorus sulfureopectus


Puff-back  Dryoscopus cubla

Greater Blue-eared Starling  Lamprotomis chalybaeus


Plum-coloured Starling  Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

Long-tailed Starling  Lamprotomis mevesii


Red-billed Oxpecker  Buphagus erythroohynchus


Bronze Sunbird  Nectarina kilimensis

White-bellied Sunbird  Nectarina talatala

Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venusta

Forest Double-collared Sunbird  Cinnyris manoensis

House Sparrow  Passer domesticus

Grey-headed Sparrow  Passer griseus


White-browed Sparrow Weaver  Plocepasser mahali


Spotted-backed Weaver  Ploceus cucullatus

Southern Masked Weaver  Ploceus velatus


Red-billed Quelea  Quelea quelea


Red-billed Firefinch  Lagonosticta senegala


Bronze Mannikin  Spermester bicolor


Blue Waxbill  Uraeginthus angolensis


Melba Finch  Pytelia melba


Yellow-eyed Canary  Serinus mozambicus



Number of birds seen was 148 of which 104 were photographed.
27 new species were seen.