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Gambia and Senegal Wildlife - 2019

January 14th to 21st 2019

 

This trip was firstly a cruise up the Gambia River and then up the coast of Senegal.

The weather was very warm with no rain.

This page shows Wildlife photographs of the trip but for General photos please link to Gambia and Senegal 2019.

 

Animals

Nile Monitor Lizard

Varanus stellatus

Gecko

Geckonita chazaliae

Western Red Colobus

Piliocolobus badius

Western Red Colobus

Piliocolobus badius

Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

Common Chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes

Common Chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes

Common Chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes

Common Chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes

Birds

White-breasted Cormorant

Phalacrocorax (carbo) lucidus

White-breasted Cormorant

Phalacrocorax (carbo) lucidus

White-breasted Cormorant

Phalacrocorax (carbo) lucidus

White-breasted Cormorant

Phalacrocorax (carbo) lucidus

African Darter

Anhinga rufa

African Darter

Anhinga rufa

Western Reef Egret

Egretta gularis

Western Reef Egret

Egretta gularis

Western Reef Egret

Egretta gularis

Western Reef Egret

Egretta gularis

Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides

Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides

Intermediate Egret

Ardea intermedia

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Green-backed Heron

Butorides striata

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea 

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea 

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea 

Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta

Hamerkop Nest

 

White-faced Whistling Ducks

Dendrocygna viduata

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Palm-nut Vulture

Gypohierax angolensis

Palm-nut Vulture

Gypohierax angolensis

Black Kite

Milvus migrans 

Black Kite

Milvus migrans 

Yellow-billed Kite

Milvus migrans parasitus 

Dark Chanting Goshawk

Melierax metabates

Martial Eagle

Polemaetus bellicosus

Martial Eagle

Polemaetus bellicosus

Martial Eagle

Polemaetus bellicosus

Afrcan Jacana

Actophilornis africanus

Possible African Hawk Eagle

Aquila spilogaster

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Spur-winged Lapwing

Vanellus albiceps

Spur-winged Lapwing

Vanellus albiceps

Spur-winged Lapwing

Vanellus albiceps

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Common Redshank

Tringa totanus

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis

Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus

Grey-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus

Grey-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus

Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia

Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia

Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon nilotica

Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon nilotica

Bruce's Green Pigeon

Treron waalia

Speckled Pigeon

Columba guinea

Speckled Pigeon

Columba guinea

African Mourning Dove

Streptopelia decipiens 

African Mourning Dove

Streptopelia decipiens 

African Collared Dove

Streptopelia roseogrisea 

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri 

Senegal Coucal

Centropus senegalensis

Blue-breasted Kingfisher

Halcyon malimbica 

Blue-breasted Kingfisher

Halcyon malimbica 

Pied Kingfisher

Ceryle rudis

Little Bee-eater

Merops pusillus

White-throated Bee-eater

Merops albicollis

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Merops persicus

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Merops persicus

Abyssinian Roller

Coracias abyssinicus

Broad-billed Roller

Eurystomus glaucurus

Western Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus (erythrorhynchus) kempi

Western Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus (erythrorhynchus) kempi

African Grey Hornbill

Tockus nasutus

Bearded Barbet

Pogonornis dubius

Fine-spotted Woodpecker

Campethera punctuligera

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

Beautiful Sunbird

Cinnyris minullus

Possibly Yellow-billed Shrike

Corvinella corvina

Fork-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus adsimilis

Pied Crow

Corvus albus

Long-tailed Glossy Starling

Lamprotornis caudatus

Long-tailed Glossy Starling

Lamprotornis caudatus

Long-tailed Glossy Starling

Lamprotornis caudatus

Village Weaver

Pioceus cucullatus

Village Weaver Nest

 

Northern Red Bishop

Euplectes franciscanus

Black-rumped Waxbill

Estrilda troglodytes

Black-rumped Waxbill

Estrilda troglodytes

Red-billed Quelea

Quelea quelea

Red-headed Quelea

Quelea erythrops

Red-billed Firefinch

Lagonosticta senegala

Yellow-fronted Canary

Crithagra mozambica

Yellow-throated Leaflove

Atimastillas flavicollis

Unidentified

 

Click HERE for General Photographs of the trip.