African Majestic Adventures

African Birds

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

Grey-headed Kingfisher
Kingfishers

Grey-headed Kingfisher

Habitat: Dry woodland and savanna near water, grey-headed kingfisher that feeds on lizards and inse...

Malachite Kingfisher
Kingfishers

Malachite Kingfisher

Habitat: Reedy margins of pools and rivers, tiny electric-blue kingfisher.

Pied Kingfisher
Kingfishers

Pied Kingfisher

Habitat: Lakes and rivers, black-and-white kingfisher that hovers above water before diving.

Woodland Kingfisher
Kingfishers

Woodland Kingfisher

Habitat: Open woodland and savanna, blue-and-red kingfisher on exposed perch.

African Harrier-Hawk
Kites, Hawks & Harriers

African Harrier-Hawk

Habitat: Woodland and forest edges, bare-faced hawk that probes crevices with a double-jointed leg.

Gabar Goshawk
Kites, Hawks & Harriers

Gabar Goshawk

Habitat: Acacia woodland and savanna, small agile goshawk hunting birds in dense cover.

Lizard Buzzard
Kites, Hawks & Harriers

Lizard Buzzard

Habitat: Savanna and open woodland, compact grey buzzard that really takes lizards.

Yellow-billed Kite
Kites, Hawks & Harriers

Yellow-billed Kite

Habitat: Savanna, towns and rivers, familiar brown kite with pale yellow bill hunting on the wing.

Osprey
Kites, Hawks & Osprey

Osprey

Habitat: Coasts, lakes and large rivers, fish-eating raptor that plunges talons-first.

Blue-naped Mousebird
Mousebirds

Blue-naped Mousebird

Habitat: Arid savanna and bushy woodland, long-tailed mousebird with blue nape patch.

Speckled Mousebird
Mousebirds

Speckled Mousebird

Habitat: Savanna, gardens and scrub, scruffy brown bird that scrambles mouse-like through bushes.

Fiery-necked Nightjar
Nightjars

Fiery-necked Nightjar

Habitat: Woodland and savanna, cryptic nightjar named for its glowing rufous collar.

Freckled Nightjar
Nightjars

Freckled Nightjar

Habitat: Arid savanna and open stony ground, grey nightjar with fine white freckling.

Pennant-winged Nightjar
Nightjars

Pennant-winged Nightjar

Habitat: Open woodland and savanna, male shows spectacular elongated white wing streamers.

Ostrich
Ostriches

Ostrich

Habitat: Open savanna and semi-desert, the world's largest living bird.

Somali Ostrich
Ostriches

Somali Ostrich

Habitat: Arid bushed grassland and semi-desert, blue-necked ostrich of the Horn.

African Wood Owl
Owls

African Wood Owl

Habitat: Forest and dense woodland, compact owl with facial disc and a distinctive piercing call.

Pearl-spotted Owlet
Owls

Pearl-spotted Owlet

Habitat: Acacia savanna and woodland, tiny brown owlet active in daylight with eye-like spots.

Spotted Eagle-Owl
Owls

Spotted Eagle-Owl

Habitat: Savanna, wooded hills and rocky outcrops, common barred eagle-owl of open country.

Verreaux's Eagle-Owl
Owls

Verreaux's Eagle-Owl

Habitat: Woodland and riverine forest, Africa's largest owl with dark face and pink eyelids.

Red-billed Oxpecker
Oxpeckers

Red-billed Oxpecker

Habitat: Savanna with wild and domestic mammals, oxpecker with a bright red bill and pale eye-ring.

Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Oxpeckers

Yellow-billed Oxpecker

Habitat: Savanna with large game, red-billed oxpecker that perches on buffalo and rhino to feed.

African Oystercatcher
Oystercatchers

African Oystercatcher

Habitat: Rocky coasts and sandy shores, all-black oystercatcher of southern Africa.

Fischer's Lovebird
Parrots, Lovebirds & Parakeets

Fischer's Lovebird

Habitat: Acacia savanna and dry woodland, gregarious green lovebird, a Tanzania near-endemic.

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