Site Report: Lake Awasa, Ethiopia
Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata)
Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)
Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)
Common Sandpiper (Tringa hypoleucos)
Goliath Heron (Ardea goliath)
Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus) - Male
Pin-tailed Whydah (Vidua macroura) - Non-breeding
Grivet (Chlorocebus aethiops)
Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)
African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus)
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) - Breeding
African Fish-Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer)
Eurasian Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
White-faced Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis)
Goliath Heron (Ardea goliath)
Long-tailed Cormorant (Microcarbo africanus)
Red-billed Firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala)
Black Crake (Zapornia flavirostra)
Rueppell's Starling (Lamprotornis purpuropterus)
Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Long-tailed Cormorant (Microcarbo africanus)
Black Crake (Zapornia flavirostra) - Juvenile
African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer- Juvenile
Bronze Munia (Lonchura cucullata)
Blue-headed Coucal (Centropus monachus)
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Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata)
Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)
Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)
Common Sandpiper (Tringa hypoleucos)
Goliath Heron (Ardea goliath)
Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus) - Male
Pin-tailed Whydah (Vidua macroura) - Non-breeding
Grivet (Chlorocebus aethiops)
Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)
African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus)
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) - Breeding
African Fish-Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer)
Eurasian Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
White-faced Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis)
Goliath Heron (Ardea goliath)
Long-tailed Cormorant (Microcarbo africanus)
Red-billed Firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala)
Black Crake (Zapornia flavirostra)
Rueppell's Starling (Lamprotornis purpuropterus)
Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Long-tailed Cormorant (Microcarbo africanus)
Black Crake (Zapornia flavirostra) - Juvenile
African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer- Juvenile
Bronze Munia (Lonchura cucullata)
Blue-headed Coucal (Centropus monachus)
Lake Awasa is one of the Rift Valley Lakes about five hours drive south of Addis Ababa. It is known for its university.
Visits
- 2011-01-06: From Bishangari, it took us a couple of hours to reach Hawassa, fairly easy on a paved road. After eating a pretty good pizza, we checked into a hotel and explored the town. Marabou storks were flying around everywhere, and the lakefront was quite lively in preparation for the Ethiopian Christmas celebrations. This was a great place to see birds since they were mostly habituated to people.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (44 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(44 records)
Class: Birds
(42 records)
- Order: Anseriformes (3 records)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(3 records)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- Black Crake (Zapornia flavirostra)
- Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
- Red-knobbed Coot (Fulica cristata)
- Order: Cuckoos
(1 record)
- Family: Coucals
- Blue-headed Coucal (Centropus monachus)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- African Fish-Eagle (Icthyophaga vocifer)
- Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
- Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots
(1 record)
- Family: Kingfishers
- Malachite Kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus)
- Order: Pelicans (16 records)
- Family: Grebes
- Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
- Family: Hamerkops
- Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)
- Family: Herons
- Goliath Heron (Ardea goliath)
- Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
- Little Heron (Butorides atricapilla)
- Family: Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
- Family: Jacanas
- African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus)
- Family: Pelicans
- Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
- Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
- Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
- Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
- Family: Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
- Family: Storks
- Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer)
- Order: Perching Birds
(15 records)
- Family: Indigobirds
- Pin-tailed Whydah (Vidua macroura)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Pied Crow (Corvus albus)
- Thick-billed Raven (Corvus crassirostris)
- Family: Old World Flycatchers
- Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- Baglafecht Weaver (Ploceus baglafecht)
- Bronze Mannikin (Spermestes cucullata)
- Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild)
- Red-billed Firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala)
- Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus)
- White-headed Buffalo-Weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli)
- Family: Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
- Common Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- Greater Blue-eared Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus)
- Rueppell's Starling (Lamprotornis purpuroptera)
- Family: Swallows
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Family: Wagtails and Pipits
- Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Gray-hooded Gull (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
Class: Mammals
(2 records)
- Order: Primates
(2 records)
- Family: Old World Monkeys
- Grivet (Chlorocebus aethiops)
- Mantled Guereza (Colobus guereza)