ETHIOPIA BIRDING TRIP REPORT

TRIP REPORT
ETHIOPIA
Start: | 01/01/2019 |
End: | 01/19/2019 |
Duration: | 19 days |
#Species: | 397 |
#Endemics: | 30 |
#Heard Only: | 0 |
2019 Ethiopia Scouting Trip
List of target birds for locations visited on this tour along with which target species were acually seen. Target birds are those we can see only at one or two sites or are range-restricted, endemic, or near endemic in the country. The location column indicates where species was seen on the tour. If blank, the species wasn't seen. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*
1 | Blue-winged Goose | Cyanochen cyanoptera | AS | ADS,BMNP |
2 | Moorland Francolin | Scleroptera psilolaemus | US | BMNP |
3 | Chestnut-naped Francolin | Pternistis castaneicollis | US | BMNP |
4 | Erckel's Francolin | Pternistis erckelii | US | ADS |
5 | Clapperton's Francolin | Pternistis clappertoni | OS | |
6 | Harwood's Francolin | Pternistis harwoodi | US | ADS |
7 | White-collared Pigeon | Columba albitorques | AS | ADS,BMNP,KR XFR4,XFR5 |
8 | Arabian Bustard | Ardeotis arabs | US | ANP,AWR |
9 | White-cheeked Turaco | Tauraco leucotis | SS | BMNP,WG |
10 | Prince Ruspoli's Turaco | Tauraco ruspolii | US | XFR5 |
11 | Blue-headed Coucal | Centropus monachus | US | LA |
12 | Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar | Caprimulgus donaldsoni | SS | |
13 | Star-spotted Nightjar | Caprimulgus stellatus | ||
14 | Rouget's Rail | Rougetius rougetii | US | BMNP |
15 | Spot-breasted Lapwing | Vanellus melanocephalus | US | BMNP |
16 | Somali Courser | Cursorius somalensis | SS | |
17 | Wattled Ibis | Bostrychia carunculata | US | ADS,BMNP,LH SP,XFR1,ZKL |
18 | Cape Eagle-Owl | Bubo capensis | SS | BMNP,XFR5 |
19 | Grayish Eagle-Owl | Bubo cinerascens | SS | ASNP,LL |
20 | Verreaux's Eagle-Owl | Bubo lacteus | SS | LL |
21 | Abyssinian Owl | Asio abyssinicus | SS | BMNP |
22 | Yellow-breasted Barbet | Trachyphonus margaritatus | US | AWR,XFR1,XFR2 |
23 | Red-fronted Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus pusillus | SS | LH |
24 | Banded Barbet | Lybius undatus | US | LA,LH,WG |
25 | Rufous-necked Wryneck | Jynx ruficollis | SS | LA,LH |
26 | Abyssinian Woodpecker | Dendropicos abyssinicus | SS | ADS |
27 | Black-winged Lovebird | Agapornis taranta | US | LH,WG |
28 | Yellow-fronted Parrot | Poicephalus flavifrons | SS | WG |
29 | Ethiopian Black-headed Oriole | Oriolus monacha | SS | WG,YA |
30 | Red-naped Bushshrike | Laniarius ruficeps | US | YA |
31 | Ethiopian Boubou | Laniarius aethiopicus | US | ANP,LH |
32 | Somali Fiscal | Lanius somalicus | US | ANP |
33 | Stresemann's Bush-Crow | Zavattariornis stresemanni | AS | YA |
34 | Red-billed Chough | Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax | US | BMNP |
35 | Somali Crow | Corvus edithae | US | XFR5 |
36 | White-winged Black-Tit | Melaniparus leucomelas | SS | ASNP |
37 | White-shouldered Black-Tit | Melaniparus guineensis | US | LH |
38 | White-backed Black-Tit | Melaniparus leuconotus | US | BMNP |
39 | Somali Tit | Melaniparus thruppi | US | YA |
40 | Liben Lark | Heteromirafra archeri | OS | |
41 | Red-winged Lark | Mirafra hypermetra | SS | |
42 | Gillett's Lark | Mirafra gilletti | OS | |
43 | Somali Short-toed Lark | Alaudala somalica | SS | |
44 | Masked Lark | Spizocorys personata | RS | |
45 | Yellow-vented Eremomela | Eremomela flavicrissalis | SS | YA |
46 | Ethiopian Cisticola | Cisticola lugubris | SS | ADS |
47 | Red-chested Swallow | Hirundo lucida | SS | |
48 | White-tailed Swallow | Hirundo megaensis | US | YA |
49 | Abyssinian Catbird | Sylvia galinieri | US | BMNP |
50 | Banded Parisoma | Curruca boehmi | SS | YA |
51 | Brown Parisoma | Curruca lugens | SS | |
52 | Menetries's Warbler | Curruca mystacea | OS | |
53 | White-billed Starling | Onychognathus albirostris | SS | ADS |
54 | Bristle-crowned Starling | Onychognathus salvadorii | US | XFR2,YA |
55 | Magpie Starling | Speculipastor bicolor | OS | |
56 | Sharpe's Starling | Pholia sharpii | SS | |
57 | Shelley's Starling | Lamprotornis shelleyi | US | YA |
58 | White-crowned Starling | Lamprotornis albicapillus | US | YA |
59 | Abyssinian Ground-Thrush | Geokichla piaggiae | SS | WG |
60 | Abyssinian Slaty-Flycatcher | Melaenornis chocolatinus | SS | HF |
61 | Black Scrub-Robin | Cercotrichas podobe | US | AWR,XFR2 |
62 | Moorland Chat | Pinarochroa sordida | AS | ADS |
63 | White-winged Cliff-Chat | Thamnolaea semirufa | US | ADS |
64 | Rueppell's Chat | Myrmecocichla melaena | US | ADS |
65 | Red-breasted Wheatear | Oenanthe bottae | SS | ADS |
66 | Nile Valley Sunbird | Hedydipna metallica | SS | ANP |
67 | Black-capped Social-Weaver | Pseudonigrita cabanisi | US | YA |
68 | Salvadori's Weaver | Ploceus dichrocephalus | SS | |
69 | Compact Weaver | Pachyphantes superciliosus | US | YA |
70 | Abyssinian Crimsonwing | Cryptospiza salvadorii | SS | |
71 | Red-billed Pytilia | Pytilia lineata | SS | LA |
72 | Shelley's Rufous Sparrow | Passer shelleyi | US | YA |
73 | Sahel Bush Sparrow | Gymnornis dentata | SS | JV |
74 | Abyssinian Longclaw | Macronyx flavicollis | US | BMNP |
75 | White-rumped Seedeater | Crithagra leucopygius | SS | BMNP,XFR5 |
76 | Yellow-throated Serin | Crithagra flavigula | SS | KR |
77 | Salvadori's Serin | Crithagra xantholaemus | SS | |
78 | Northern Grosbeak-Canary | Crithagra donaldsoni | US | YA |
79 | Brown-rumped Seedeater | Crithagra tristriatus | US | BMNP,DL,LH |
80 | Ethiopian Siskin | Serinus nigriceps | US | ADS,SP |
* 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
PRESENCE CODES
// | Boreal Visitor |
\\ | Austral Visitor |
|| | Transient |
## | Non-breeding Dispersal |
<> | Erratic/Irregular |
() | Breeding Season Only |
{} | Casual/Vagrant |
[] | Accidental |
LIKELIHOOD CODES
AS | Always Seen |
US | Usually Seen |
SS | Sometimes Seen |
OS | Occasionally Seen |
RS | Rarely Seen |