African Majestic Adventures

African Birds

Eagles, flamingos, turacos and hundreds more — Tanzania's birdlife by family.

Black-collared Barbet
African Barbets

Black-collared Barbet

Habitat: Woodland and riverine forest, chunky red-headed barbet with loud duetting call.

Crested Barbet
African Barbets

Crested Barbet

Habitat: Savanna and woodland, streaky barbet with a smart black crest and yellow face.

Red-and-yellow Barbet
African Barbets

Red-and-yellow Barbet

Habitat: Dry bushland and arid savanna, boldly marked barbet often in pairs.

Arrow-marked Babbler
Babblers, Larks & Cisticolas

Arrow-marked Babbler

Habitat: Dense thickets and woodland undergrowth, scrappy brown babbler that travels in noisy group...

Rattling Cisticola
Babblers, Larks & Cisticolas

Rattling Cisticola

Habitat: Savanna, woodland edges and shrubby scrub, small streaked warbler with a harsh rattling ca...

Red-capped Lark
Babblers, Larks & Cisticolas

Red-capped Lark

Habitat: Bare ground and short semi-desert grassland, plain lark with a bright red cap.

Rufous-naped Lark
Babblers, Larks & Cisticolas

Rufous-naped Lark

Habitat: Short grassland and open savanna, boldly streaked lark with a rufous nape and crest.

Carmine Bee-eater
Bee-eaters

Carmine Bee-eater

Habitat: Riverbanks and open savanna, spectacular crimson bee-eater nesting in huge colonies.

European Bee-eater
Bee-eaters

European Bee-eater

Habitat: Open country and riverbanks, brilliant rainbow migrant hawking insects in flocks.

Little Bee-eater
Bee-eaters

Little Bee-eater

Habitat: Open savanna and riverbanks, tiny green bee-eater with a golden crown.

White-fronted Bee-eater
Bee-eaters

White-fronted Bee-eater

Habitat: Riverbanks and woodland, colourful bee-eater catching insects on wing.

Black-bellied Bustard
Bustards

Black-bellied Bustard

Habitat: Open savanna and grassland, black-bellied bustard with barred brown back and loud croak.

Denham's Bustard
Bustards

Denham's Bustard

Habitat: Open grassland and light woodland, large brown bustard with black cap and white neck.

Kori Bustard
Bustards

Kori Bustard

Habitat: Open grassland and savanna, one of the heaviest flying birds.

White-bellied Bustard
Bustards

White-bellied Bustard

Habitat: Short grassland and bushed plains, grey bustard with a black belly band.

African Darter
Cormorants & Darters

African Darter

Habitat: Rivers and lakes, distinctive snakebird that swims with only its neck above water.

Great Cormorant
Cormorants & Darters

Great Cormorant

Habitat: Large lakes, rivers and coasts, big black cormorant with white face patch.

Reed Cormorant
Cormorants & Darters

Reed Cormorant

Habitat: Freshwater lakes and rivers, small slim cormorant with long tail.

Collared Pratincole
Coursers & Pratincoles

Collared Pratincole

Habitat: Rivers, lakes and floodplains, tern-like pratincole hawking insects at dusk.

Temminck's Courser
Coursers & Pratincoles

Temminck's Courser

Habitat: Open short grassland and bare ground, sandy-patterned courser that vanishes when still.

Three-banded Courser
Coursers & Pratincoles

Three-banded Courser

Habitat: Arid savanna and gravel plains, elegant courser with parallel white bands.

Black Crowned Crane
Cranes

Black Crowned Crane

Habitat: Wet grasslands and marshes of West and East Africa, crowned crane with golden tuft.

Demoiselle Crane
Cranes

Demoiselle Crane

Habitat: Open plains and semi-desert, small elegant grey crane with white head plumes.

Grey Crowned Crane
Cranes

Grey Crowned Crane

Habitat: Wetlands and grasslands, Tanzania's national bird with golden crown.

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