This is a collection of birds I photographed during the trip to Tanzania in 2021. The ones that need positive identification are at the top. They should sort by name (in the caption). There are a few more I need to add. You can learn more about the birds by viewing my observations on iNaturalist.
?A falcon of some kind, I think. Maybe be an African hobby. Waiting on ID.
?Chanting-Goshawk of some kind
?Eagle
?Eagle
?Eagle. Same bird. With enough photos I hope to make a positive ID. Coloring on this eagle can vary and may be confused with the Wahlbergs eagle. Still waiting for ID on iNaturalist.
?Eagle Still waiting for ID - an eagle...
?Unknown. I have no idea what this is but it looks like it should have enough markings to identify. Maybe a migrant.
African Fish-Eagle has landed. No fish near here.
African Fish-Eagle in flight
African Fish Eagle
African Fish Eagle
African Sacred Ibis
African spoonbill (L) African sacred ibis (R)
African Spoonbills (left) and Egyptian Goose (right)
Augur Buzzard
Augur Buzzard - note the red tail feathers.
Augur Buzzard - note the red tail feathers.
Augur Buzzard. In my experience, one food tucked up is a sign of contentment.
Bataleur - very distinctive eagle. The very short tale makes their flight unmistakable.
Bird butt
Black-bellied Bustard
Black-bellied Bustard. About half the size of the Kori bustard but still impressive.
Black-headed Heron
Black-headed heron
Black-headed Heron
Black-headed Heron
Black-winged kite
Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite, love the eyes.
Black-winged Stilt
Blacksmith Lapwing
Blacksmith lapwing
Blacksmith Lapwing
Blue-billed Teal
Borad-billed roller.
Borad-billed roller. Spotted during our last few minutes at The Katambuga house.
Cape teal
Cardinal woodkpecker, maybe. The photos are not good enough for an ID through iNaturalist.
Cardinal Woodpecker, maybe
Cardinal Woodpecker, probably. This is the only woodpecker we spotted. I heard it first and didn't have my camera with me - stupid.
Chanting-Goshawk, Lousy photo but this was the first goshawk we saw. Probably a Dark Chanting Goshawk, but not certain.
Common Bulbul. I had a hard time IDing this one. I thought it was a kind of flycatcher.
Common Greenshank
Common Greenshank. I thought this was a March Sandpiper but iNaturalist disagreed.
Common Ostrich - female
Common Ostrich - male.
Crowned Lapwing
Dark Chanting-Goshawk
Dark Chanting-Goshawk. Stunning birds.
Eastern Chanting-Goshawk
Eastern Chanting-Goshawk
Egyptian Goose, displaying
Egyptian Goose in flight.
Egyptian Goose with chicks
Flamingo - from this view I don't know what kind.
Flamingos and zebra in the mud flats
Fork-tailed Drongo
Great egret
Great egret
Great egret
Great egret in flight
Greater flamingo. Pink beak at the base, black at the top.
Great White Pelican
Grey-capped Social-Weaver
Grey crowned crane - stunning birds.
Grey Crowned Cranes
Grey crowned cranes - in flight
Grey crowned cranes - in flight
Grey Heron
Grey Heron
Grey Heron
Grey heron. It has been preening and the feather would not go away.
Hadada ibis - beautiful but noisy
Hamerkop - almost got it down
Hamerkop - beautiful it its own way.
Hamerkop - down it goes
Hamerkop after it ate - digesting
Hamerkop nest
Hamerkops. Love these birds. So unusual.
Hamerkop with fish
Helmeted Guineafowl. For being prey animals, they are very loud.
Hornbill, African Gray Hornbill on top of an Acacia tree.
Hornbill, Northern Red-billed Hornbill. We spotted many kinds of hornbills.
Hornbill, Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
Hornbill, Southern Ground-Hornbill. Love the eyelashes.
Hornbill, Southern Ground-Hornbill. These were usually found in small groups.
Hornbill, Von Der Decken's Hornbill
Hornbill - African Gray Hornbill
Kingfisher, Giant
Kingfisher, Giant - not sure what this pose was all about
Kingfisher, Giant - with fish
Kingfisher, Gray-headed Kingfisher
Kingfisher, Gray-headed Kingfisher.
Kingfisher, Malachite
Kingfisher, Malachite
Kingfisher, Malachite, Cute and colorful bird.
Kingfisher, Malachite, with a fish.
Kingfisher, Malachite - I kept trying to get better focus
Kingfisher, Pied - female
Kingfisher, Pied - left is male, right is female
Lapped-faced Vulture
Lappet-faced Vulture
Lappet-faced Vulture
Lesser flamingo - much more black on the bill
Lesser Striped Swallow, seen from the deck of our lodge.
Lilac-breasted Roller
Lilac-Breasted Roller. These birds are spectacular in flight - all colors of the rainbow.
Little Bee-Eater
Little Bee-Eater. Cute little birds that pose along the roads.
Little stint
Little Stint (I misidentified as sanderlings)
Little stint. These little ones are very hard to positively ID
Long-crested Eagle
Long-crested Eagle.
Long-crested eagle. We saw these several times.
Long-tailed cormorant
Magpie Shrike
Magpie Shrike
Marabou Stork
Marabou stork
Marabou Stork. Not all birds are pretty.
Northern White-crowned Shrike
Northern white-crowned shrike.
Northern white-crowned shrike. These were common in the picnic areas.
Pied Avocet - so graceful
Purple heron
Purple heron
Purple heron 1 - caught a fish
Purple heron 2 - trying to get the fish so it can be swallowed.
Purple heron 3 - trying to get the fish so it can be swallowed.
Purple heron 4 - down the hatch
Purple heron could actually fly after eating that big fish!
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Red-eyed Dove in a nest near our deck. These are noisy birds too!
Red-eyed doves
Red-faced Crombec, part of the African warblers
Red-faced Crombec, part of the African warblers
Red-knobbed coot
Red-necked Francolin. Another loud prey animal.
Rock martin
Rock martin, in flight
Rock martin nest
Rufous-tailed Weaver
Rufous-tailed Weaver. I have a couple lousy photos of the reddish tail.
Rüppell's Griffon - that was a surprise when I looked at the photo. I thought it was a white backed vulture
Rüppell's starling, nesting material?
Rüppell's starling - beautiful in the sunlight.
Secretarybird. We say these often but they are so striking I had to take photos.
Secretarybirds. Often seen in pairs in the tall grass.
Secretary birds working on a nest on the top of a tree.
Secretary birds working on a nest on the top of a tree.
Silvery-cheeked hornbills
Some kind of weaver. They are so tough to ID.
Speckle-fronted Weaver
Speke's Weaver. One of the many weavers at our lunch spot.
Speke's Weaver. One of the many weavers at our lunch spot. I suspect they have been fed.
Spotted Morning-Thrush
Spur-winged Geese. Their have beautiful colors on the wings.
Spur-winged Goose
Striated heron, in flight
Striated Heron - with attitude. This one posed so there are several photos.
Striated heron. I misidentified as a black crown night heron.
Striated Heron. This one posed so there are several photos.
Striated Heron. This one posed so there are several photos.
Striated Heron. This one posed so there are several photos.
Taveta Golden-Weaver
Tawny Eagle, I think.
Tawny Eagle, I think.
Tawny Eagle, I think.
Tawny Eagle, I think.
Three-banded Plover
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl - amazing feathers
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl - gotta love the pink eyelids.
Vultures
Vultures
Weaver
Weaver. At the lunch spot. Probably some kind of weaver. Liked the juxtaposition to the sign. Feeding animals is strictly forbidden, but that doesn't stop some from doing it.
Weaver. Posted to iNaturalist to see if they can help with ID
White-backed Vulture
White-backed Vulture
White-backed Vulture
White-bellied Bustard
White-breasted cormorant
White-breasted Cormorant - very beautiful feathers drying in the sun
White-browed coucal
White-browed Robin Chat - Still working on this ID.
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver. A very distinctive weaver that makes a very messy nest.
White-necked raven, lousy photo
Wood sandpiper
Wood sandpiper
Wood sandpiper, probably
Woolly-necked Stork
Woolly-necked Stork
Woolly-necked Stork feeding
Yellow-billed Stork
Yellow-billed stork
Yellow-billed Stork feeding.
Yellow-collared Lovebird
Yellow-necked Francolin.