Site Report: Kafue National Park - Busunga Plains
Breakdown, Zambia
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Breakdown, Zambia
Kafue National Park is the oldest in Zambia, and it is well known for hosting some endangered bird species. It is located to the Northwest of Lusaka, and is one of the highlights of Zambia.
Visits
- 2001-06-21: Kafue National Park was set to be one of the best places to see my second total solar eclipse. I met up with some friends, and we camped out for 3 nights in the park.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (49 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(49 records)
Class: Birds
(40 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(1 record)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
- Order: Bucerotiformes
(3 records)
- Family: Ground Hornbills
- Southern Ground-Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri)
- Family: Hoopoes
- Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
- Family: Hornbills
- Southern Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus rufirostris)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies (2 records)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons (3 records)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(3 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- African Fish-Eagle (Icthyophaga vocifer)
- Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus)
- Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax)
- Order: Musophagiformes
(1 record)
- Family: Turacos
- Gray Go-away-bird (Crinifer concolor)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(1 record)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Spotted Eagle-Owl (Bubo africanus)
- Order: Pelicans
(17 records)
- Family: Anhingas
- African Darter (Anhinga rufa)
- Family: Grebes
- Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
- Family: Hamerkops
- Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)
- Family: Herons
- Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
- Goliath Heron (Ardea goliath)
- Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)
- Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
- Family: Ibises and Spoonbills
- African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
- Family: Jacanas
- African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus)
- Family: Storks
- Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis)
- African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus)
- White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
- Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)
- Order: Perching Birds
(5 records)
- Family: Bulbuls
- Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus)
- Family: Oxpeckers
- Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- Greater Blue-eared Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus)
- Family: Sunbirds
- Amethyst Sunbird (Chalcomitra amethystina)
- Family: White-eyes
- Southern Yellow White-eye (Zosterops anderssoni)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Gray-hooded Gull (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
- Family: Plovers
- Wattled Lapwing (Vanellus senegallus)
- Order: Turkey-like birds
(1 record)
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
- Crested Francolin (Ortygornis sephaena)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
(1 record)
- Family: African Barbets
- Black-collared Barbet (Lybius torquatus)
Class: Mammals
(8 records)
- Order: Carnivorans
(2 records)
- Family: Herpestidae
- White-tailed Mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda)
- Family: Mustelids
- Honey Badger (Mellivora capensis)
- Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean (4 records)
- Family: Hippopotamidae
- Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
- Order: Proboscidea
(1 record)
- Family: Elephantidae
- African Elephant (Loxodonta africana)
- Order: Rodents
(1 record)
- Family: Old World Porcupines
- Southern African Crested Porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis)
Class: Reptiles
(1 record)
- Order: Alligators and Crocodiles
(1 record)
- Family: Crocodiles
- Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)