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Etosha National Park, Namibia (
Center on Interactive Map
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Map of Etosha National Park, Namibia
Map of Etosha National Park, Namibia
Ancient Rock Art, Namibia
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Giraffe, Namibia
African Ground Squirrel, Namibia
Springbok, Namibia
Trips
Africa: Eastern and Southern
1/15/2003
: We arrived at Etosha in our rent-a-car, and we arranged two nights camping in the park. Etosha was full of wildlife, but we were disappointed to learn that, ultimately, the park is no more than a huge fenced off area surrounded by farms. Still, the fence is there more to keep wildlife out than it is to keep them in.
Previous Visit (Brandenberg: 1/14/2003)
Next Visit (Tsumeb: 1/17/2003)
Species Recorded (44)
Birds ( 35 )
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Little Grebe -
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Lappet-faced Vulture -
Torgos tracheliotos
White-headed Vulture -
Trigonoceps occipitalis
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Red-billed Duck -
Anas erythrorhyncha
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Tawny Eagle -
Aquila rapax
Black-Breasted Snake-Eagle -
Circaetus pectoralis
Martial Eagle -
Polemaetus bellicosus
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Lanner Falcon -
Falco biarmicus
Eurasian Hobby -
Falco subbuteo
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Crowned Lapwing -
Vanellus coronatus
Coursers ( Glareolidae )
Temminck's Courser -
Cursorius temminckii
Stilts and Avocets ( Recurvirostridae )
Black-winged Stilt -
Himantopus himantopus
Sandgrouse ( Pteroclidae )
Double-banded Sandgrouse -
Pterocles bicinctus
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
African Green-Pigeon -
Treron calvus
Turacos ( Musophagidae )
Gray Go-away-bird -
Crinifer concolor
Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Marsh Owl -
Asio capensis
African Scops-owl -
Otus senegalensis
Southern White-faced Owl -
Ptilopsis granti
Mousebirds ( Coliidae )
Red-faced Mousebird -
Urocolius indicus
Sunbirds ( Nectariniidae )
Mariqua Sunbird -
Cinnyris mariquensis
Bee-eaters ( Meropidae )
European Bee-eater -
Merops apiaster
Rollers ( Coraciidae )
Rufous-crowned Roller -
Coracias naevius
Barbets ( Lybiidae )
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird -
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Drongos ( Dicruridae )
Fork-tailed Drongo -
Dicrurus adsimilis
Prinias and Apalis ( Cisticolidae )
Green-backed Camaroptera -
Camaroptera brachyura
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Capped Wheatear -
Oenanthe pileata
Groundscraper Thrush -
Turdus litsitsirupa
Shrikes ( Laniidae )
Red-backed Shrike -
Lanius collurio
Lesser Gray Shrike -
Lanius minor
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
Wattled Starling -
Creatophora cinerea
Cape Glossy-Starling -
Lamprotornis nitens
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting -
Emberiza tahapisi
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver -
Plocepasser mahali
Eastern Paradise-Whydah -
Vidua paradisaea
Shaft-tailed Whydah -
Vidua regia
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