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Maasai Steppes, Tanzania (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Maasai Steppes, Tanzania
Map of Maasai Steppes, Tanzania
White-headed Mousebird (
Colius leucocephalus
)
Fork-tailed Drongo (
Dicrurus adsimilis
)
White-browed Scrub-Robin (
Cercotrichas leucophrys
)
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush (
Monticola saxatilis
)
Black-throated Barbet (
Tricholaema melanocephala
)
Spotted Morning-Thrush (
Cichladusa guttata
)
Spotted Morning-Thrush (
Cichladusa guttata
)
Pale White-eye (
Zosterops flavilateralis
)
Variable Sunbird (
Cinnyris venustus
)
Gorgeous Sunbird (
Cinnyris melanogastrus
)
Reichenow's Seedeater (
Crithagra reichenowi
)
Little Bee-eater (
Merops pusillus
)
Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird (
Anthreptes orientalis
)
Green-winged Pytilia (
Pytilia melba
)
Swahili Sparrow (
Passer suahelicus
)
Blue-capped Cordonbleu (
Uraeginthus cyanocephalus
)
Rufous Chatterer (
Argya rubiginosa
)
White-bellied Canary (
Crithagra dorsostriata
)
Rattling Cisticola (
Cisticola chiniana
)
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler (
Iduna pallida
)
Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird (
Anthreptes orientalis
) - Female
Lesser Masked-Weaver (
Ploceus intermedius
) - Male
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (
Merops persicus
)
Scrub
Species Recorded (118)
Birds ( 118 )
Old World Flycatchers and Chats ( Muscicapidae )
African Gray Flycatcher -
Bradornis microrhynchus
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Yellow-billed Egret -
Ardea brachyrhyncha
Gray Heron -
Ardea cinerea
Squacco Heron -
Ardeola ralloides
Little Egret -
Egretta garzetta
Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
African Sacred Ibis -
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Storks ( Ciconiidae )
African Openbill -
Anastomus lamelligerus
White Stork -
Ciconia ciconia
Black Stork -
Ciconia nigra
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Fulvous Whistling-Duck -
Dendrocygna bicolor
White-faced Whistling-Duck -
Dendrocygna viduata
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Brown Snake-Eagle -
Circaetus cinereus
Black-chested Snake-Eagle -
Circaetus pectoralis
African Fish-Eagle -
Icthyophaga vocifer
Eastern Chanting-Goshawk -
Melierax poliopterus
Gabar Goshawk -
Micronisus gabar
Bustards ( Otididae )
Buff-crested Bustard -
Lophotis gindiana
Guineafowl ( Numididae )
Helmeted Guineafowl -
Numida meleagris
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Crowned Lapwing -
Vanellus coronatus
Jacanas ( Jacanidae )
African Jacana -
Actophilornis africanus
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Common Sandpiper -
Actitis hypoleucos
Wood Sandpiper -
Tringa glareola
Marsh Sandpiper -
Tringa stagnatilis
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Whiskered Tern -
Chlidonias hybrida
Sandgrouse ( Pteroclidae )
Black-faced Sandgrouse -
Pterocles decoratus
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Namaqua Dove -
Oena capensis
Laughing Dove -
Spilopelia senegalensis
Ring-necked Dove -
Streptopelia capicola
Mourning Collared-Dove -
Streptopelia decipiens
Red-eyed Dove -
Streptopelia semitorquata
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove -
Turtur chalcospilos
New World Parrots ( Psittacidae )
Red-bellied Parrot -
Poicephalus rufiventris
Turacos ( Musophagidae )
White-bellied Go-away-bird -
Crinifer leucogaster
Cuckoos ( Cuculidae )
Dideric Cuckoo -
Chrysococcyx caprius
Klaas's Cuckoo -
Chrysococcyx klaas
Great Spotted Cuckoo -
Clamator glandarius
Pied Cuckoo -
Clamator jacobinus
Red-chested Cuckoo -
Cuculus solitarius
Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Pearl-spotted Owlet -
Glaucidium perlatum
Swifts ( Apodidae )
Little Swift -
Apus affinis
Mousebirds ( Coliidae )
White-headed Mousebird -
Colius leucocephalus
Blue-naped Mousebird -
Urocolius macrourus
Sunbirds ( Nectariniidae )
Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird -
Anthreptes orientalis
Scarlet-chested Sunbird -
Chalcomitra senegalensis
Gorgeous Sunbird -
Cinnyris melanogastrus
Tsavo Sunbird -
Cinnyris tsavoensis
Variable Sunbird -
Cinnyris venustus
Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
African Pygmy-Kingfisher -
Ispidina picta
Bee-eaters ( Meropidae )
White-throated Bee-eater -
Merops albicollis
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater -
Merops persicus
Little Bee-eater -
Merops pusillus
Rollers ( Coraciidae )
Lilac-breasted Roller -
Coracias caudatus
European Roller -
Coracias garrulus
Purple Roller -
Coracias naevius
Hornbills ( Bucerotidae )
African Gray Hornbill -
Lophoceros nasutus
Von der Decken's Hornbill -
Tockus deckeni
Barbets ( Lybiidae )
Red-fronted Barbet -
Tricholaema diademata
Black-throated Barbet -
Tricholaema melanocephala
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Cardinal Woodpecker -
Dendropicos fuscescens
Drongos ( Dicruridae )
Fork-tailed Drongo -
Dicrurus adsimilis
Larks ( Alaudidae )
Pink-breasted Lark -
Calendulauda poecilosterna
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Lesser Striped-Swallow -
Cecropis abyssinica
Barn Swallow -
Hirundo rustica
Wire-tailed Swallow -
Hirundo smithii
Plain Martin -
Riparia paludicola
Bulbuls ( Pycnonotidae )
Yellow-bellied Greenbul -
Chlorocichla flaviventris
Common Bulbul -
Pycnonotus barbatus
Prinias and Apalis ( Cisticolidae )
Gray Wren-Warbler -
Calamonastes simplex
Rattling Cisticola -
Cisticola chiniana
Red-fronted Warbler -
Prinia rufifrons
Tawny-flanked Prinia -
Prinia subflava
White-eyes ( Zosteropidae )
Pale White-eye -
Zosterops flavilateralis
Shrike-flycatchers ( Platysteiridae )
Pygmy Batis -
Batis perkeo
Gonoleks ( Malaconotidae )
Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike -
Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus
Slate-colored Boubou -
Laniarius funebris
Brubru -
Nilaus afer
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
Rufous Chatterer -
Argya rubiginosa
Banded Parisoma -
Curruca boehmi
Yellow-bellied Eremomela -
Eremomela icteropygialis
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler -
Iduna pallida
Northern Crombec -
Sylvietta brachyura
Red-faced Crombec -
Sylvietta whytii
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
White-browed Scrub-Robin -
Cercotrichas leucophrys
Spotted Morning-Thrush -
Cichladusa guttata
White-throated Robin -
Irania gutturalis
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush -
Monticola saxatilis
Spotted Flycatcher -
Muscicapa striata
African Bare-eyed Thrush -
Turdus tephronotus
Wagtails and Pipits ( Motacillidae )
African Pied Wagtail -
Motacilla aguimp
Western Yellow Wagtail -
Motacilla flava
Shrikes ( Laniidae )
White-rumped Shrike -
Eurocephalus ruppelli
Red-backed Shrike -
Lanius collurio
Isabelline Shrike -
Lanius isabellinus
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
Wattled Starling -
Creatophora cinerea
Hildebrandt's Starling -
Lamprotornis hildebrandti
Superb Starling -
Lamprotornis superbus
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Somali Bunting -
Emberiza poliopleura
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
White-bellied Canary -
Crithagra dorsostriata
Reichenow's Seedeater -
Crithagra reichenowi
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
Red-headed Weaver -
Anaplectes rubriceps
Crimson-rumped Waxbill -
Estrilda rhodopyga
Purple Grenadier -
Granatina ianthinogaster
Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow -
Gymnoris pyrgita
Red-billed Firefinch -
Lagonosticta senegala
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
Swahili Sparrow -
Passer suahelicus
Lesser Masked-Weaver -
Ploceus intermedius
Chestnut Weaver -
Ploceus rubiginosus
Vitelline Masked-Weaver -
Ploceus vitellinus
Black-capped Social-Weaver -
Pseudonigrita cabanisi
Green-winged Pytilia -
Pytilia melba
Red-billed Quelea -
Quelea quelea
Speckle-fronted Weaver -
Sporopipes frontalis
Blue-capped Cordonbleu -
Uraeginthus cyanocephalus
Straw-tailed Whydah -
Vidua fischeri
Steel-blue Whydah -
Vidua hypocherina
Pin-tailed Whydah -
Vidua macroura
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