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Vulture Guineafowl, Acryllium vulturinum, 71 cm / 28 in. Locally COMMON in arid and semi-arid bushland and grassland habitat,
One of the top birds for the trip, just beautiful!
Tsavo West National Park, Taita Taveta, Kenya.
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Black-necked Weaver (Black-necked), Ploceus nigricollis nigricollis, 14 cm / 5.5 in. Widespread, but never numerous. Variety of habitat including woodland and thick bush.
Tsavo West National Park, Taita Taveta, Kenya.
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African Gray Hornbill, Lopoceros nasutus epirhinus, 51 cm / 20 in. COMMON and widespread residents in woodland and bushed or wooded grassland. Starting with their head in a "classic" position, they open their bill wide and throw the head up and back while calling.
Tsavo West National Park, Taita Taveta, Kenya.
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Klaas's Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx klaas, 18cm. / 7in. COMMON and widespread resident in moister and often dense woodlands, forest edges, bush habitats and gardens.
Tsavo West National Park, Taita Taveta, Coast, Kenya.
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Double-toothed Barbet, Pogonornis bidentatus aequatorialis, 23cm. / 9in. Widespread and COMMON in a range of woodland, wooded grassland, gardens and cultivation. The "teeth" are evident on the side of the bill.
Kisumu, Kenya.
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Female Bar-tailed Trogon, Apaloderma vittatum vittatum, 28cm. / 11in. UNCOMMON in highland forests at 900 - 2600m. / 2953 - 8530ft. elevation.
A target species for the trip.
Kakamega Forest Nature Reserve, Vihiga, Western, Kenya.
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Male Rufous-bellied Heron, Ardeola rufiventris, 46cm / 18in. UNCOMMON and secretive residents of abundant cover in temporary and permanent freshwater swamps at scattered sites.
Maasai Mara, Narok, Rift Valley, Kenya.
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Male Kori Bustard, Ardeotis kori struthiunculus, 128 cm / 50 in. NEAR THREATENED. Locally COMMON and widespread in open grassland of protected areas. Numbers are declining due to habitat loss and human disturbances.
Tsavo East National Park, Coast, Kenya.
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Lilac-breasted Roller (Lilac-breasted), Coracias caudatus caudatus, 38cm. / 15in. Widespread and COMMON residents in open bush country, wooded grassland, woodland and cultivated land.
A Top Ten Bird for the tour.
Masai Mara, Kenya.
©bryanjsmith.
two male Red-cheeked cordon-bleus sitting on a perch
Lake Elmenteita - Kenya
Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4-5.6 IS II L USM
@ f/5.6 1/80 ISO 400
Northern Red-billed Hornbill, Tockus erythrorhynchus, 45 cm / 18 in. COMMON and widespread residents in dry bush and woodland.
Tsavo West National Park, Taita Taveta, Kenya.
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D'Arnaud's Barbet, Trachyphonus darnaudii darnaudii, 18cm / 7in. Widespread and COMMON in semi-arid bushed and wooded grassland. Second subspecies, the nominate, of D'Arnaud's seen on this trip.
Maasai Mara, Narok, Rift Valley, Kenya.
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Red-fronted Barbet, Tricholaema diademata massaica, 17cm / 6.5in. Widespread in dry bush and woodland.
Maasai Mara, Narok, Rift Valley, Kenya.
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Black-headed Heron, Ardea melanocephala, 86 - 94 cm. / 33.85 - 37 in. COMMON resident and local nomad in grassland, fields and scrubland, also marsh fringes.
Tsavo West National Park, Kenya.
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The striated heron (Butorides striata) also known as mangrove heron, little heron or green-backed heron, is a small heron, about 44 cm tall. Striated herons are mostly non-migratory and noted for some interesting behavioral traits. Their breeding habitat is small wetlands in the Old World tropics from west Africa to Japan and Australia, and in South America.
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Gray Crowned-Crane, Grey Crowned-Crane, Balearica regulorum gibbericeps, 112cm / 44in. Widespread and COMMON in a wide range of wetter habitats, including swamps, inundated grassland and moist agricultural areas. Bird of the trip and a photo target.
Maasai Mara, Narok, Rift Valley, Kenya.
©bryanjsmith.
D'Arnaud's Barbet (D'Arnaud's), Trachyphonus damaudii boehmi, 18 cm / 7 in. COMMON and widespread in semi-arid bushed and wooded grassland.
Tsavo Park East National Park, Coast, Kenya.
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Male Von der Decken's Hornbill, Tockus deckeni, 48cm. / 19in. Widespread and COMMON dry bushed and wooded grassland.
Mzuma Springs, Tsavo West National Park, Kenya.
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African Darter
Baringo Lake, Kenya
Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Canon EF 100-400mm f/5.6 L USM
@ f/5.6 1/1000 ISO 400
Lappet-faced Vulture, Torgos tracheliotos tracheliotos, 103cm / 41in. Reasonably widespread but UNCOMMON resident of open grassland and woodland with plains game. Densities are lower than other vulture species.
Maasai Mara, Narok, Rift Valley, Kenya.
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Little Bittern, Ixobrychus minutus payesii, 38cm. / 15in. Can be locally COMMON at permanent, or seasonal, water with dense vegetation, including on the coast. Handheld from a small boat.
Lake Victoria, Kisumu, Kisumu, Kenya.
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Helmeted Guineafowl, Numidia meleagris reichenowi, 61 cm / 24 in. COMMON and widespread in small to large family groups in grassland, bush, woodland and cultivated habitat.
Tsavo West National Park, Taita Taveta, Kenya.
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Gray Crowned-Crane, Grey Crowned-Crane, Balearica regulorum gibbericeps, 112cm / 44in. Widespread and COMMON in a wide range of wetter habitats, including swamps, flooded grassland and moist cultivation. Handheld.
A target and on the top-ten favorite birds of the trip!
Maasai Mara National Reserve, Trans Mara, Rift Valley, Kenya.
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Abyssinian Scimitarbill, Rhinopomastus minor cabanisi, 24 cm / 9.5 in. Locally COMMON, but widespread in drier bushed or wooded grassland habitat.
Tsavo West National Park, Taita Taveta, Coast, Kenya.
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Eurasian Kestrel (Rufescent), Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus rufescens, 33cm / 13in. UNCOMMON residents in open country, often in rocky areas.
Maasai Mara, Narok, Rift Valley, Kenya.
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Lake Elementaita - Kenya
Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4-5.6 IS II L USM
@ f/5.6 1/1250 ISO 400
Sparrowhawk
Baringo Lake - Kenya
Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4-5.6 IS II L USM
@ f/5.6 1/1250 ISO 320
Woodland Kingfisher, Halcyon senegalensis cyanoleuca, 22cm. / 8.5in. Widespread and COMMON in a range of wooded and bushed grassland, cultivation and gardens.
Kisumu, Western, Kenya.
©bryanjsmith.
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl, Ketupa lacteus, 66cm. / 26in. COMMON in wooded grassland and woodland.
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Tsavo West National Park, Kenya.
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