African Majestic Adventures

African Birds

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

Goliath Heron
Herons, Egrets & Bitterns

Goliath Heron

Habitat: Lakes, rivers and swamps, the world's largest heron.

Grey Heron
Herons, Egrets & Bitterns

Grey Heron

Habitat: Wetlands and riverbanks, patient hunter standing motionless for fish.

Little Egret
Herons, Egrets & Bitterns

Little Egret

Habitat: Wetlands, rivers and coasts, elegant white egret hunting with darting steps.

Purple Heron
Herons, Egrets & Bitterns

Purple Heron

Habitat: Reedbeds and swamps, slender heron with rufous neck and striped chest.

Squacco Heron
Herons, Egrets & Bitterns

Squacco Heron

Habitat: Dense reedbeds and wetland fringes, buff-brown heron that erupts with a shout.

Greater Honeyguide
Honeyguides

Greater Honeyguide

Habitat: Woodland and savanna, bird that leads honey badgers and people to bees' nests.

Lesser Honeyguide
Honeyguides

Lesser Honeyguide

Habitat: Woodland and forest edge, small grey-backed honeyguide with a trilling call.

African Hoopoe
Hoopoes

African Hoopoe

Habitat: Open woodland, lawns and gardens, cinnamon bird with zebra-striped wings and a crest.

Abyssinian Ground Hornbill
Hornbills

Abyssinian Ground Hornbill

Habitat: Open savanna and dry grassland, giant black hornbill with a huge bright blue throat patch.

African Grey Hornbill
Hornbills

African Grey Hornbill

Habitat: Open woodland and savanna, grey hornbill with casque-less short bill.

African Pied Hornbill
Hornbills

African Pied Hornbill

Habitat: Open woodland and forest edge, black-and-white hornbill with a heavy yellow bill.

Crowned Hornbill
Hornbills

Crowned Hornbill

Habitat: Forest edges and woodland, medium hornbill with a ridge-topped casque.

Red-billed Hornbill
Hornbills

Red-billed Hornbill

Habitat: Savanna and dry woodland, familiar black-and-white hornbill with a scarlet bill.

Southern Ground Hornbill
Hornbills

Southern Ground Hornbill

Habitat: Savanna grasslands, largest living hornbill booming across plains.

Trumpeter Hornbill
Hornbills

Trumpeter Hornbill

Habitat: Tropical forests and riverine woodland, large black hornbill with a deep trumpeting call.

Von der Decken's Hornbill
Hornbills

Von der Decken's Hornbill

Habitat: Dry savanna and bushveld, red-billed hornbill of the acacia.

African Spoonbill
Ibises & Spoonbills

African Spoonbill

Habitat: Shallow waters and mudflats, wading with distinctive spoon-shaped bill.

Glossy Ibis
Ibises & Spoonbills

Glossy Ibis

Habitat: Marshes and shallow wetlands, dark ibis with burnished green-purple sheen.

Hadada Ibis
Ibises & Spoonbills

Hadada Ibis

Habitat: Riverbanks and woodland edges, noisy ibis with raspy call.

Sacred Ibis
Ibises & Spoonbills

Sacred Ibis

Habitat: Marshes and wetlands, white ibis with black head and curved bill.

African Jacana
Jacanas

African Jacana

Habitat: Lily ponds and floating vegetation, lily-trotter with huge feet.

Lesser Jacana
Jacanas

Lesser Jacana

Habitat: Floating vegetation and shallow pools, tiny jacana with bright yellow bill.

African Pygmy Kingfisher
Kingfishers

African Pygmy Kingfisher

Habitat: Dense thickets and forest edges, tiny jewel-like kingfisher with violet crown.

Giant Kingfisher
Kingfishers

Giant Kingfisher

Habitat: Rivers and lakes, Africa's largest kingfisher diving head-first for fish.

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