Traveling in Botswana
A total of 23 species is included.
Traveling in Botswana, 2016:
2016-09-21 - 2016-10-01 in BotswanaMap Okovanga Delta to Livingstone.
Safari in Botswana, plus visit to Victoria Falls In Botswana and Namibia, I took extensive pictures of birds for the first time. Many more of animals, of course, but here we're focusing on the birds! 2016-09-21 00.00.00 Botswana
Pied kingfisher / Graufischer (Ceryle rudis)
Not actually a pied kingfisher but I dont have the answer yet. 2016-09-21 17.24.04 Botswana Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Xakanaxa airstrip from above in Moremi. 2016-09-22 14.54.00 Botswana
Breakfast in camp in Moremi. 2016-09-23 06.49.02 Botswana
African fish-eagle / Schreiseeadler (Haliaeetus vocifer)
In Moremi, African fish eagles in tree. 2016-09-23 07.02.56 Botswana Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Marabou stork / Marabu (Leptoptilos crumenifer)
Alternate classification: Leptoptilos crumeniferus
Marabou storks and African fish-eagles looking for catfish. 2016-09-23 07.03.22 Botswana Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto NABU
Coppery-tailed coucal / Kupferschwanzkuckuck (Centropus cupreicaudus)
Coppery tailed coucal. 2016-09-23 08.14.20 Botswana Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Coppery tailed coucal. 2016-09-23 08.14.40 Botswana
Black-collared barbet (Lybius torquatus)
Black collared barbet. 2016-09-23 08.24.08 Botswana Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
African darter (Anhinga rufa)
Alternate classification: Plotus rufus
African darter. 2016-09-23 09.06.10 Botswana Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto NABU
Pied kingfisher / Graufischer (Ceryle rudis)
Pied kingfisher, most likely. 2016-09-23 09.15.24 Botswana Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
TO IDENTIFY. 2016-09-23 09.30.12 Botswana
African pygmy-goose / Afrikanische Zwergente (Nettapus auritus)
African pygmy goose. 2016-09-23 09.50.38 Botswana Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus)
Alternate classification: Coracias caudata
Lilac-breasted roller in flight. 2016-09-23 16.48.22 Botswana Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Lilac-breasted roller in flight. 2016-09-23 17.08.46 Botswana
Grey go-away-bird (Corythaixoides concolor)
Also known as: Gray go-away-bird
Gray loris, nicknamed the Go away bird for its call. 2016-09-23 17.46.16 Botswana Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Marabou stork / Marabu (Leptoptilos crumenifer)
Alternate classification: Leptoptilos crumeniferus
Marabu stork. 2016-09-23 17.48.46 Botswana Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto NABU
Marabou stork. 2016-09-23 17.49.00 Botswana
African fish-eagle / Schreiseeadler (Haliaeetus vocifer)
African fish-eagle. 2016-09-24 06.36.04 Botswana Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Red-shouldered glossy-starling (Lamprotornis nitens)
Also known as: Cape starling
Cape starling or black-bellied or even burchells. 2016-09-24 09.10.06 Botswana Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Egyptian goose / Nilgans (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
Alternate classification: Anas aegyptiaca
Egyptian goose pair. 2016-09-24 16.52.12 Botswana Profile Wikipedia eBird A-Z Animals Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU
IDENTIFY BIRDS ON ZEBRAS. 2016-09-24 17.20.16 Botswana
Southern white-faced owl / Südbüscheleule (Ptilopsis granti)
Owl, perhaps southern white-faced owl. 2016-09-24 18.37.18 Botswana Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Southern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus leucomelas)
Southern yellow-billed hornbill. 2016-09-25 09.17.32 Botswana Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Black-bellied plover / Kiebitzregenpfeifer (Pluvialis squatarola)
Also known as: Grey plover
Black-bellied plover on its nest. 2016-09-25 16.50.10 Botswana Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU
Black-bellied plover eggs. 2016-09-25 16.51.00 Botswana
Southern ground hornbill / Südlicher Hornrabe (Bucorvus leadbeateri)
Also known as: Southern ground-hornbill
Southern ground hornbill. 2016-09-26 07.39.52 Botswana Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Southern ground hornbills. 2016-09-26 07.40.00 Botswana
Douglas cooking in Savuti. 2016-09-26 17.55.14 Botswana
Secretarybird / Sekretär (Vogel) (Sagittarius serpentarius)
Secretarybird. 2016-09-27 07.07.18 Botswana Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Secretarybird. 2016-09-27 07.07.26 Botswana
African ostrich / Afrikanischer Strauß (Struthio camelus)
Alternate classification: Struthio camelus domesticus
Also known as: Ostrich, South African ostrich, Common ostrich
Ostrich. 2016-09-27 07.32.28 Botswana Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Ostrich and gnus at waterhole. 2016-09-27 07.33.14 Botswana
TO IDENTIFY. 2016-09-27 07.35.48 Botswana
Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus)
Alternate classification: Coracias caudata
Lilac-breasted roller on milestone. 2016-09-27 16.35.18 Botswana Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Blue waxbill / Angola-Schmetterlingsfink (Uraeginthus angolensis)
Also known as: Southern cordon-bleu, Southern cordonbleu
Blue waxbill. 2016-09-28 06.54.00 Botswana Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Blue waxbill. 2016-09-28 06.54.58 Botswana
Gate at chobe on main road w botswana 50. 2016-09-28 13.20.02 Botswana
Greater blue-eared starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus)
Probably Greater blue-eared starling. 2016-09-28 16.56.56 Botswana Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
Southern carmine bee-eater (Merops nubicoides)
Southern carmine bee-eaters. 2016-09-28 16.57.56 Botswana Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
African spoonbill / Rotgesichtlöffler (Platalea alba)
African spoonbill makes shade with its wing to hunt. 2016-09-29 08.30.10 Botswana Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto
African darter (Anhinga rufa)
Alternate classification: Plotus rufus
Cormorant or anhinga or african darter. 2016-09-29 13.51.18 Botswana Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto NABU
African skimmer / Braunmantel-Scherenschnabel (Rynchops flavirostris)
Nesting bird, perhaps african skimmer. 2016-09-29 15.07.02 Botswana Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto