Saturday, January 10, 2015

Tanzania XII. Birds from Lake Manyara.

Lake Manyara is only 30 miles from the Ngorongoro Crater but is forested, except for the lake shore, and at lower elevation, about 1,500 ft, and so is a different habitat with different birds. Here are some that we saw.

Glossy ibis.
Silver cheeked hornbill.
Ruff.
Black-winged stilt.
White-faced duck.
Grey heron.
Collared pratincole.
Little egret, Great white egret.
Squacco heron.
White-breasted cormorant.
Lesser jacana.
Long-tailed fiscal.
Pangani longclaw.
Masked weaver.
Red and yellow barbet.
Three-banded plover.
Black bishop.
Southern ground hornbill.
Flamingo.
Pied avocet, sandpipers?
Hamerkop.
Grey-hooded kingfisher.

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