African Majestic Adventures

African Birds

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

Peregrine Falcon
Falcons & Kestrels

Peregrine Falcon

Habitat: Cliffs, coasts and open sky, the world's fastest bird stooping on prey.

Greater Flamingo
Flamingos

Greater Flamingo

Habitat: Soda lakes and lagoons, tallest flying bird with pink plumage.

Lesser Flamingo
Flamingos

Lesser Flamingo

Habitat: Alkaline lakes, the most numerous flamingo species in East Africa.

African Paradise-Flycatcher
Flycatchers, Thrushes & Songbirds

African Paradise-Flycatcher

Habitat: Forest and woodland edges, male has a dazzling long white tail as it hawks insects.

Hildebrandt's Starling
Flycatchers, Thrushes & Songbirds

Hildebrandt's Starling

Habitat: Open woodland and cultivated areas, iridescent starling with a pale whitish belly.

Olive Thrush
Flycatchers, Thrushes & Songbirds

Olive Thrush

Habitat: Forest, gardens and highland scrub, melodious thrush with a warm orange belly.

Grey-breasted Spurfowl
Francolins, Spurfowl, Quails & Partridges

Grey-breasted Spurfowl

Habitat: Acacia savanna and bushland, Tanzania near-endemic spurfowl.

Hildebrandt's Spurfowl
Francolins, Spurfowl, Quails & Partridges

Hildebrandt's Spurfowl

Habitat: Upland forest edges and dense thickets, handsome red-legged spurfowl.

Stone Partridge
Francolins, Spurfowl, Quails & Partridges

Stone Partridge

Habitat: Rocky hillsides and woodland, small hardy partridge of West and East Africa.

Udzungwa Partridge
Francolins, Spurfowl, Quails & Partridges

Udzungwa Partridge

Habitat: Montane forest undergrowth of the Udzungwa Mountains, rare Tanzania endemic.

African Purple Swamphen
Grebes & Rails

African Purple Swamphen

Habitat: Swamps and dense reedbeds, huge violet-blue rail with red bill.

Black Crake
Grebes & Rails

Black Crake

Habitat: Marsh edges and papyrus fringes, bold glossy-black rail with red bill.

Common Moorhen
Grebes & Rails

Common Moorhen

Habitat: Wetlands and ponds, red-fronted rail that flicks its tail when walking.

Little Grebe
Grebes & Rails

Little Grebe

Habitat: Freshwater ponds and reedy lakes, tiny diving bird with puffy tail.

Red-knobbed Coot
Grebes & Rails

Red-knobbed Coot

Habitat: Open lakes and reservoirs, black coot with white bill and red knobs.

Crested Guineafowl
Guineafowl

Crested Guineafowl

Habitat: Forest undergrowth and dense woodland, small spotted guineafowl.

Helmeted Guineafowl
Guineafowl

Helmeted Guineafowl

Habitat: Savanna and scrub, noisy grey guinea fowl with bare blue head.

Vulturine Guineafowl
Guineafowl

Vulturine Guineafowl

Habitat: Arid savanna and dry bush, strikingly patterned blue-and-white guineafowl.

Caspian Tern
Gulls & Terns

Caspian Tern

Habitat: Lakes, coasts and estuaries, the world's largest tern with heavy red bill.

Grey-headed Gull
Gulls & Terns

Grey-headed Gull

Habitat: Lakes, coasts and harbours, grey-headed gull common across East African waters.

White-winged Tern
Gulls & Terns

White-winged Tern

Habitat: Lakes and freshwater marshes, small migratory tern that winters in Africa.

Black-crowned Night Heron
Herons, Egrets & Bitterns

Black-crowned Night Heron

Habitat: Wooded wetlands and rivers, stocky heron that fishes at night, found in colonies.

Cattle Egret
Herons, Egrets & Bitterns

Cattle Egret

Habitat: Grasslands and farmlands, white egret that follows grazing animals.

Dwarf Bittern
Herons, Egrets & Bitterns

Dwarf Bittern

Habitat: Swamps and reedy marsh edges, tiny secretive bittern of tropical Africa.

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