Ethiopian Bird & wildlife photography

14 Sep 2023 09:59

Bristle-crowned Starling
Onychognathus salvadorii
Pairs and small flocks are uncommon or local in semi-arid, rocky country in Et and So, up to 1700m, often near cliffs and gathering to feed in Salvadora bushes.

Photo by: Henupotography
jigjiga
Ethiopia
September
2023

Ethiopian Bird & wildlife photography

10 Sep 2023 13:10

Hartlaub’s Bustard
Lissotis hartlaubii
Male is more thickset and crisply marked than Black-bellied Bustard. Identified by white ‘thumb print’ over ear-coverts which contrasts with blacker face, thicker silvery-grey-backed neck, and black rump and barred dark brown tail.Pairs and family parties are patchily distributed in C&SEt in drier bushed grassland and open plains up to 1800m; rare in S&NWSo. Tends to prefer shorter grass and less dense vegetation than Black-bellied. Male has striking parachute display similar to Black-bellied.

Photo by: Henupotography
jigjiga
Ethiopia
September
2023

Ethiopian Bird & wildlife photography

06 Sep 2023 06:59

Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
Singles and pairs are widespread and fairly common in bushed and wooded grasslands, preferring drier areas with acacias, from near sea-level to 2400m.

Photo by: Henupotography
Arareso jigjiga
Ethiopia
September
2023

Ethiopian Bird & wildlife photography

29 Aug 2023 12:34

Brown Babbler
Turdoides plebejus
Rather plain grey-brown babber with yellow eyes, whitish lores and chin, and pale tips to feathers of throat and breast. Immature is brown all over, paler below without pale tips on throat and breast, with brown eyes. Groups are frequent to locally common in SWEt (race cinerea) in bushed and wooded country at 700–1400m.


Photo by Henupotography
OMO National Park
Ethiopia
July 2023

Ethiopian Bird & wildlife photography

17 Aug 2023 11:45

Crested Francolin
Dendroperdix sephaena
Pairs and family groups are widespread and often common in a wide range of bush country, wooded grasslands and thickets from sea-level to 1500m, mainly east of the Rift Valley.

Photo by Henupotography
OMO National Park
Ethiopia
July 2023

Ethiopian Bird & wildlife photography

10 Aug 2023 10:42

Meyer’s Parrot
Poicephalus meyeri
[Alt: Brown Parrot]
Two races occur.Pairs and small parties are locally common in riparian woodland below 2200m; associated with baobab and tamarind in Er.Adult is mainly grey-brown on head and upperparts with green (or bluish-green) rump and lower breast to vent, bright yellow band on forecrown, shoulders and underwing-coverts. Close views reveal wholly dark bill and brown-red eyes.

Photo by Henupotography
OMO National Park
Ethiopia
July 2023

Ethiopian Bird & wildlife photography

04 Aug 2023 18:21

Striped Kingfisher
Halcyon chelicuti
Singles and pairs are common and widespread in Et (except SE) and SSo, from sealevel to 2100m in wide range of bushed grassland and open woodland, often far from water; rather rare in Er and NWSo. Avoids very arid areas.Sexes similar, although male has black band on underwing (seen when flashes open wings in display), and greyer crown than female. In rapid direct flight shows turquoise-blue back, rump and tail.

Photo by Henupotography
OMO National Park
Ethiopia
July 2023

Ethiopian Bird & wildlife photography

31 Jul 2023 17:55

Grosbeak Weaver
Amblyospiza albifrons
[Alt: Thick-billed Weaver]
Occurs singly or in small flocks in swamps, but also in forest edge, riverine bush and overgrown cultivation, from sea-level to 1800m. Always breeds over water: nest is a finely woven fibrous dome with entrance near top. Large stocky weaver with very thick bill. Adult male has variable plumage: in race melanota (W&CEt), head is brown contrasting with blacker mantle, wings, tail and underparts; in unicolor (SSo) males are all blackish-brown. All forms have small white patch at base of primaries and often patch of white on forecrown. Female and immature are brown above with no white in wing, heavily streaked brown and white below, and have huge yellowish-horn bill,.

Photo by Henupotography
OMO National Park
Ethiopia
July 2023

Ethiopian Bird & wildlife photography

27 Jul 2023 21:06

Hello everyone hope everyone is doing great, it's been a while since I posted pictures I've been a little bit busy but I will be back with some new birds soon 😊 till then please help me with posting some pictures thanks 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Ethiopian Bird & wildlife photography

18 Jul 2023 08:53

Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Common at wide range of
waters, including alkaline and freshwater lakes, flooded fields and coastal lagoons up to 3300m.Breeds regularly in Et and Soc. Numbers increase from Aug–Apr, presumably Palearctic migrants.Tall elegant black and white wader with thin bill and very long pinkish-red legs. In adult, crown and hindneck vary from pure white to white with variable amounts of dark-grey.

Photo by Henupotography
Ziway/Batu
Ethiopia
2022

Ethiopian Bird & wildlife photography

15 Jul 2023 10:46

Chestnut-backed Sparrow-lark Eremopterix leucotis
Widespread and common, subject to erratic wanderings. Can occur in large numbers in grassy areas, cultivation and recently burnt grasslands,between sea-level and 1800m.Female duller with variable (but usually extensive)black mottling on head and underparts, and chestnut wing-coverts.

Photo by Henupotography
Ziway/Batu
Ethiopia
2022

Ethiopian Bird & wildlife photography

08 Jul 2023 15:24

Rüppell’s Starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
[Alt: Rüppell’s Long-tailed Starling]
Pairs are common, wide-ranging, and often on ground in woodlands,
bush country and around cultivation from sea-level to 2400m.

Photo by: Henupotography
Methara
Ethiopia
2021

Ethiopian Bird & wildlife photography

03 Jul 2023 09:56

Streaky Seedeater
Serinus striolatus

Photo by Henupotography
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
July 2023

Ethiopian Bird & wildlife photography

27 Jun 2023 10:04

Blue Rock thrush
Monticola solitarius
Frequent Palearctic winter visitor to Er, Et, Dj and NSo, Oct–Mar, from sea-level to 2400m.Favours mountain crags, rockycoasts, quarries and buildings,but may turn up in other habitats on migration. Breeding male is all dark blue-grey with blackish wings and tail and rather long bill.

Photo by:HenuPhotography
ziway / Batu
Ethiopia
2022

Ethiopian Bird & wildlife photography

20 Jun 2023 13:22

Violet-backed Starling(Juv.Male)
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
[Alt:Plum-coloured Starling, Amethyst Starling]
Common throughout year
(resident and migrant) mainly at 400–2500m, frequently in nomadic flocks around fruiting trees. Widespread in Er,Dj and Et, but absent from So except NW

Photo by : Henupotography
Adama/Nazerate
Ethiopia
2023

Ethiopian Bird & wildlife photography

11 Sep 2023 19:00

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Ethiopian Bird & wildlife photography

09 Sep 2023 18:54

Shelley’s Starling
Lamprotornis shelleyi
Small flocks are generally frequent to
common wanderers in dry bush country (especially Commiphora) from near sea-level to 2000m, and often associate with other rufous-bellied starlings. Apparently resident in much of Et, but breeding visitor to NSo, Apr–Sep, and non-breeding visitor to SSo. Adult is richer and darker than both Superb and Chestnut-bellied Starlings with orange or orange-red eyes and very dark rufous belly. Head, breast and upperparts largely glossy violet blue. Immature has head and mantle dull ash-brown.

Photo by: Henupotography
Arareso jigjiga
Ethiopia
September
2023

Ethiopian Bird & wildlife photography

05 Sep 2023 06:44

Giant Kingfisher
Megaceryle maxima
Single birds (or occasionally pairs) are shy but widespread in Er and Et on highland lakes, rivers and streams, at 750–1800m.Adult male has broad chestnut breast-band and black-and-white barred belly;

Photo by Henupotography
OMO National Park
Ethiopia
July 2023

Ethiopian Bird & wildlife photography

28 Aug 2023 21:00

Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
Adult is shiny blue above, very white below with neat chestnut cap. In good plumage the whitespotted tail has long,very thin wires, but hard to see at any distance, and are sometimes broken off. Immature has dull brown crown and no tail-wires. A fast-flying, common and widespread swallow, usually in pairs and often near water, from sea-level to 2500m;

Photo by Henupotography
OMO National Park
Ethiopia
July 2023

Ethiopian Bird & wildlife photography

13 Aug 2023 17:47

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Ethiopian Bird & wildlife photography

08 Aug 2023 16:46

Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
fast-flying, common and widespread
swallow, usually in pairs and often near water, from sea-level to 2500m; scarce in Er and absent from much of So.Adult is shiny blue above, very white below with neat chestnut cap. In good plumage the white spotted tail has long, very thin wires, but hard to see at any distance, and are sometimes broken off. Immature has dull brown crown and no tail-wires.

Photo by Henupotography
OMO National Park
Ethiopia
July 2023

Ethiopian Bird & wildlife photography

01 Aug 2023 13:01

Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus
Pairs, family parties and sometimes larger flocks are common and widespread residents in dry bush and woodland up to 2100m throughout most of region except WEt.

Photo by Henupotography
OMO National Park
Ethiopia
July 2023

Ethiopian Bird & wildlife photography

30 Jul 2023 14:48

Grey-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitorius
Common resident in open woodland, acacia country and cultivated areas, often near water, at 500–2000m; occurs mainly west of Rift Valley. Small sociable groups are conspicuous and noisy, often gathering to display and wave their broad tails.

Photo by Henupotography
OMO National Park
Ethiopia
July 2023

Ethiopian Bird & wildlife photography

19 Jul 2023 08:45

mountain wagtail. Photo by:- Lakew Melkamu. Location:- Simien Mountains National Park. Camera:- Nikon D7200

Ethiopian Bird & wildlife photography

16 Jul 2023 10:26

Rufous-crowned Roller
Coracias naevius
[Alt: Purple Roller]

Photo by Henupotography
Ziway/Batu
Ethiopia
2022

Ethiopian Bird & wildlife photography

13 Jul 2023 12:29

Dear colleagues,

Join us for a #Friday4Birds webinar on July 14, 2023, at 03:00 PM CET, that includes a remarkable success story of two bird species that went from being among the rarest in the world to increasing in numbers.!

Seychelles Success Stories: A Model for Island Bird Conservation by

Dr Mark Brown, Research Associate at University of KwaZulu-Natal, Conservation Director Discover Eden

Zoom-Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/97369961601?pwd=YTNxTVRKREsxMWRQdVpNcGFGRnIrQT09

Meeting-ID: 973 6996 1601

Code: DIcoVrEdeN

For last week's presentation please follow this link https://youtu.be/-2xIBoUT6Fk

Warm greetings,

FFB Team

Ethiopian Bird & wildlife photography

07 Jul 2023 09:38

Heyy guys Friday for birds is back 😊😊😊

Join Friday4Birds webinar and discover the secrets of spring bird migration at Africa's last stopover oasis in Morocco before birds cross to Europe.

Don't miss this fascinating talk based on 13+ years of ringing data by Marc Illa from the Catalan Ornithological Institute.

Title: Sands and Skies: Mysteries of Spring Bird Migration at Yasmina Oasis, SE Morocco.

Date: Friday, July 7th, 2023 | 03:00 PM CET.

https://zoom.us/j/96782331259?pwd=WjRvVXZXOUluSy9vRFpPRDM3WkdqZz09

Meeting-ID: 967 8233 1259

Code: OasisMoroc

Ethiopian Bird & wildlife photography

27 Jun 2023 12:15

Heni, really very nice photo

Ethiopian Bird & wildlife photography

21 Jun 2023 21:12

Grey-headed Woodpecker
Dendropicos spodocephalus
Fairly common in wooded habitats in highlands of Et (except NW and SE) up to at least 2500m

Photo by :HenuPhotography
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Jun 19
2023

Ethiopian Bird & wildlife photography

16 Jun 2023 12:24

Dear Colleagues,
We invite you to a webinar on "Conservation Measures for Lilian's Lovebird in Malawi".
Join us on Friday 16 of June, at 3 pm CET to learn about the efforts being made to protect this small African parrot species.
Lilian's lovebird is a vulnerable small parrot bird species in Africa. In this webinar Tamara Chirwa will discuss threats to their population and conservation initiatives taken to safeguard the species.
Join us to gain valuable insights and contribute to the conservation of the species.
16.Juni 2023 03:00 PM CET
Zoom-Meeting Friday4Birds
https://zoom.us/j/99326882806?pwd=VUNWUlVmZGRxSzZhbXNRd1RQN3lYUT09
Meeting-ID: 993 2688 2806
code: NyasaParro
For last weeks talk on Flyway scale conservation please follow the link
https://youtu.be/Ab7HS1F1cus