Malawi and Zambia October 4th to 17th 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.