Birds: Africa

This collection of African birds is from our trips to Namibia and Botswana. Some were snagged at distance from the rear of our transports so they are not all wonderful pictures.

What might seem like a random sequence is actually alphabetical order of scientific name, the main reason for which is to group any related species together for some kind of comparison.

African Jacana Northern Black Koorhan Malachite Kingfisher
Desert Lark Gray’s Lark African Openbill
African Darter Kori Bustard Trumpeter Finch
Yellow-billed Oxpecker Red-billed Oxpecker Green-backed Heron
Coucal Pied Kingfisher Yellow-bellied Greenbul
Speckled Pigeon Lilac-breasted Roller Magpie Shrike
Fork-tailed Drongo Little Egret Tractrac Chat
House Bunting Saddle-billed Stork Southern Red Bishop
African Fish Eagle Wire-tailed Swallow Lesser-striped Swallows
Desert Grey Shrike Marabou Stork Burchell’s Starling
Glossy Starling White-fronted Bee-eater Little Bee-eater
White Wagtail Yellow-billed Stork Helmeted Guineafowl
White-crowned Wheatear House Sparrow Desert Sparrow
Reed Cormorant Greater Flamingo African Spoonbill
Southern Masked Weaver Martial Eagle Groundscraper Thrush
Red-billed Frankolin African Red-eyed Bulbul African Skimmer
Secretary Bird Hammerkop Sandwich Tern
Yellow-billed Hornbill Red-billed Hornbill Crested Barbet
Blue Waxbill White-crowned Lapwing African Wattled Lapwing
Blacksmith Plover Shaft-tailed Whydah