Some Bird pics from Africa

[jacobovs]

These are some bird pics from Tanzania. Anyone know what they are?

[jacobovs]

Just a few more. Am trying to label them in an album and have no clue.

[Martin Brazil]

The lower two of the first pictures look very much like our Snowy Egrets (South America), do they live in Africa too ? I dont know, but you should be able to track them down with a little google.

[OSUranger]

ok heres the first post.

top left
Black Chested Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus

top right
Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus

middle left
Grey-Headed Kingfisher Halycyon leucocephala
that one is a little harder need a good back shot to confirm, but the rusty vent is a pretty good identifier

bottom two are close to snowy egretsEgretta thula they are Little Egrets Ergretta garzetta


second post

top left
beautiful African grey crowned crane Balearica regulorum and since you were in tanzania you have the gibbericeps subspecies

top right
another Grey-Headed Kingfisher Halycyon leucocephala

final bird
marabou stork Leptoptilus crumeniferus

any other african bird shots?

[jacobovs]

ok heres the first post.

top left
Black Chested Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus

top right
Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus

middle left
Grey-Headed Kingfisher Halycyon leucocephala
that one is a little harder need a good back shot to confirm, but the rusty vent is a pretty good identifier

bottom two are close to snowy egretsEgretta thula they are Little Egrets Ergretta garzetta


second post

top left
beautiful African grey crowned crane Balearica regulorum and since you were in tanzania you have the gibbericeps subspecies

top right
another Grey-Headed Kingfisher Halycyon leucocephala

final bird
marabou stork Leptoptilus crumeniferus

any other african bird shots?

How about these?

[OSUranger]

Lillac Breasted Roller Coracios caudata

Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori

Sourthern Ground Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri

White Browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus

Saddle Billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

[jacobovs]

Lillac Breasted Roller Coracios caudata

Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori

Sourthern Ground Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri

White Browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus

Saddle Billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

Thank you so much, you're a god! It would have taken me many hours to find these.

Shal

[OSUranger]

just let me know the next time you need a birding guide on safari

[jacobovs]

just let me know the next time you need a birding guide on safari

You're top of my list now.

Shal