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Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
Map of Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
African Fish Eagle, Botswana
Wattled Crane and Saddle-billed Stork, Botswana
Kori Bustard, Botswana
Leopard Tortoise, Botswana
Lioness Stalking Prey, Botswana
Lioness, Botswana
Giraffe, Botswana
Black-backed Jackle, Botswana
Waterbuck, Botswana
Elephants, Botswana
Zebra, Mikumi National Park, Tanzania
This reserve was a previous hunting ground for the San people. The terrain was mostly light forest amidst a lot of sand with a small river running through the area.
Trips
Africa: Eastern and Southern
12/8/2002
: After leaving the Chobe National Park, we headed over to the Moremi Game Reserve for a couple of nights in the bush camp. We made expeditions by truck during the daytime to look for various wildlife.
We returned from our campsite to find the cook besieged by food stealing vervet monkeys. While the monkeys aggressively tried to steal food, baboons casually grabbed scraps due to the diverted attention. We could barely cook our dinner because of the monkeys, and I spent a couple of hours trying to chase them away from camp.
Previous Visit (Chobe National Park - Suvuti: 12/6/2002)
Next Visit (Moremi Game Reserve - Chief's Island: 12/10/2002)
Species Recorded (35)
Birds ( 22 )
Old World Flycatchers and Chats ( Muscicapidae )
Mariqua Flycatcher -
Bradornis mariquensis
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Long-tailed Cormorant -
Microcarbo africanus
Anhingas ( Anhingidae )
African Darter -
Anhinga rufa
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Western Cattle Egret -
Ardea ibis
Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
Glossy Ibis -
Plegadis falcinellus
Storks ( Ciconiidae )
Abdim's Stork -
Ciconia abdimii
Saddle-billed Stork -
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Brown Snake-Eagle -
Circaetus cinereus
African Fish-Eagle -
Icthyophaga vocifer
Black Kite -
Milvus migrans
Secretarybirds ( Sagittariidae )
Secretarybird -
Sagittarius serpentarius
Bustards ( Otididae )
Kori Bustard -
Ardeotis kori
Cranes ( Gruidae )
Wattled Crane -
Bugeranus carunculatus
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Blacksmith Plover -
Vanellus armatus
Bee-eaters ( Meropidae )
White-fronted Bee-eater -
Merops bullockoides
Rollers ( Coraciidae )
Lilac-breasted Roller -
Coracias caudatus
Hornbills ( Bucerotidae )
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill -
Tockus leucomelas
Southern Red-billed Hornbill -
Tockus rufirostris
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Cardinal Woodpecker -
Dendropicos fuscescens
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
Hartlaub's Babbler -
Turdoides hartlaubii
Arrow-marked Babbler -
Turdoides jardineii
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
Burchell's Glossy-Starling -
Lamprotornis australis
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