TANZANIA BIRDING TRIP REPORT
TRIP REPORT
TANZANIA
| Start: | 05/19/2014 |
| End: | 05/31/2014 |
| Duration: | 13 days |
| #Species: | 334 |
| #Endemics: | 15 |
| #Heard Only: | 1 |
2014 Tanzania Birding & Mammal Safari
TARGET BIRDS FOR TOUR
List of target birds for locations visited on this tour. Target birds are those that are endemic, near-endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Species seen are those with location codes associated with them.*
| 1 | Maccoa Duck | Oxyura maccoa | EN | |
| 2 | Eastern Crested Guineafowl | Guttera pucherani | NE | |
| 3 | Gray-breasted Spurfowl | Pternistis rufopictus | NDU,SB,SNP | E |
| 4 | Gray Crowned-Crane | Balearica regulorum | ANP,NDU,SNP | EN |
| 5 | Quail-plover | Ortyxelos meiffrenii | BC | |
| 6 | \Malagasy Pond-Heron\ | Ardeola idae | ANP | EN |
| 7 | Secretarybird | Sagittarius serpentarius | NDU | EN |
| 8 | White-headed Vulture | Trigonoceps occipitalis | NDU | CR |
| 9 | Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos | NDU,SNP,TGNP | EN |
| 10 | Hooded Vulture | Necrosyrtes monachus | TGNP | CR |
| 11 | Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus | NDU,SNP,TGNP | EN |
| 12 | Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus | EN | |
| 13 | /Grasshopper Buzzard/ | Butastur rufipennis | BC | |
| 14 | Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill | Tockus ruahae | SNP | E |
| 15 | White-eared Barbet | Stactolaema leucotis | ANP | BC |
| 16 | Brown-breasted Barbet | Pogonornis melanopterus | BC | |
| 17 | Yellow-collared Lovebird | Agapornis personatus | TGNP | E |
| 18 | Brown-headed Parrot | Poicephalus cryptoxanthus | BC | |
| 19 | Short-tailed Batis | Batis mixta | NE | |
| 20 | Gray-crested Helmetshrike | Prionops poliolophus | NE | |
| 21 | Zanzibar Boubou | Laniarius sublacteus | NE | |
| 22 | Square-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus ludwigii | E | |
| 23 | Red-throated Tit | Melaniparus fringillinus | NDU | NE |
| 24 | Beesley's Lark | Chersomanes beesleyi | AA | E |
| 25 | Sentinel Lark | Corypha athi | NE | |
| 26 | Brown-headed Apalis | Apalis alticola | GF | BC |
| 27 | Maasai Apalis | Apalis stronachi | SNP | NE |
| 28 | Wailing Cisticola | Cisticola lais | BC | |
| 29 | White-tailed Cisticola | Cisticola anderseni | E | |
| 30 | Black-headed Mountain Greenbul | Arizelocichla nigriceps | NGC | NE |
| 31 | Olive-headed Greenbul | Arizelocichla striifacies | GF | BC |
| 32 | Mbulu White-eye | Zosterops mbuluensis | NE | |
| 33 | Kilimanjaro White-eye | Zosterops eurycricotus | E | |
| 34 | Northern Pied-Babbler | Turdoides hypoleuca | TGNP | NE |
| 35 | Abbott's Starling | Poeoptera femoralis | NE | |
| 36 | Kenrick's Starling | Poeoptera kenricki | NE | |
| 37 | Hildebrandt's Starling | Lamprotornis hildebrandti | NDU,SNP,TGNP | NE |
| 38 | Ashy Starling | Lamprotornis unicolor | TGNP | NE |
| 39 | Eastern Double-collared Sunbird | Cinnyris mediocris | GF,NGC | NE |
| 40 | Gorgeous Sunbird | Cinnyris melanogastrus | AA,SNP,TGNP | NE |
| 41 | Tsavo Sunbird | Cinnyris tsavoensis | NE | |
| 42 | Rufous-tailed Weaver | Histurgops ruficauda | NGC,TGNP | NE |
| 43 | African Golden-Weaver | Ploceus subaureus | BC | |
| 44 | Taveta Golden-Weaver | Ploceus castaneiceps | NE | |
| 45 | Zanzibar Red Bishop | Euplectes nigroventris | BC | |
| 46 | Jackson's Widowbird | Euplectes jacksoni | NE | |
| 47 | Kenya Rufous Sparrow | Passer rufocinctus | NE | |
| 48 | Swahili Sparrow | Passer suahelicus | NDU,SNP,TGNP | NE |
| 49 | Southern Grosbeak-Canary | Crithagra buchanani | AA | NE |
| 50 | Yellow-browed Seedeater | Crithagra whytii | BC |
*Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.
BIRDING LOCALES
REASON CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| E | Endemic | 7 |
| NE | Near Endemic | 23 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 2 |
| EN | Endangered | 7 |
| BC | Best Seen in This Country | 11 |
| AT | Always a Target | 0 |
Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.