Ngorongoro Crater Rim Birds

Ngorongoro Crater Rim Birds

Ngorongoro Crater Rim birds. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a large Tanzania safari destination that has a diversity of activities and attractions that travelers who visit Tanzania get to enjoy; especially the much sought-after Ngorongoro Crater drive. The Ngorongoro crater rim is a beautiful area that travelers can explore by car or on a guided crater rim walking safari experience, an activity that is much sought after and done by a number of travelers.

The Ngorongoro Crater rim birds can be spotted while on a game drive, or guided walking safari. Thus far, below are the Ngorongoro Crater rim birds to look out for whilst on a safari in Ngorongoro, along the Ngorongoro Crater Rim particularly;

Ostriches: Struthionidae
1 Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
Ducks: Anatidae
2 White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata
3 Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
4 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
5 Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
6 &African Pygmy-Goosel Nettapus auritus
7 Blue-billed Teal Spatula hottentota
8 African Black Duck Anas sparsa
9 Red-billed Duck Anas erythrorhyncha
Guineafowl: Numididae
10 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
11 Eastern Crested Guineafowl Guttera pucherani
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae
12 Crested Francolin Ortygornis sephaena
13 (Common Quail) Coturnix coturnix
14 Scaly Spurfowl Pternistis squamatus
15 Hildebrandt’s Spurfowl Pternistis hildebrandti
16 Yellow-necked Spurfowl Pternistis leucoscepus
17 Gray-breasted Spurfowl Pternistis rufopictus
18 Red-necked Spurfowl Pternistis afer
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae
19 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
20 &Lesser Flamingol Phoenicoparrus minor
Grebes: Podicipedidae
21 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae
22 Rock Pigeon Columba livia
23 Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
24 Rameron Pigeon Columba arquatrix
25 Delegorgue’s Pigeon Columba delegorguei
26 Lemon Dove Aplopelia larvata
27 Dusky Turtle-Dove Streptopelia lugens
28 Mourning Collared-Dove Streptopelia decipiens
29 Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
30 Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
31 Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
32 Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur chalcospilos
33 Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria
34 Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
35 African Green-Pigeon Treron calvus
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae
36 Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus
Bustards: Otididae
37 Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori
38 White-bellied Bustard Eupodotis senegalensis
39 Buff-crested Bustard Lophotis gindiana
40 Black-bellied Bustard Lissotis melanogaster
41 Hartlaub’s Bustard Lissotis hartlaubii
Turacos: Musophagidae
42 Schalow’s Turaco Tauraco schalowi
43 Hartlaub’s Turaco Tauraco hartlaubi
44 Bare-faced Go-away-bird Crinifer personatus
45 White-bellied Go-away-bird Crinifer leucogaster
Cuckoos: Cuculidae
46 Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius
47 Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus
48 African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis
49 White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus
50 Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
51 Klaas’s Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
52 African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus
53 Dideric Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae
54 Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus
Swifts: Apodidae
55 Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus
56 Mottled Swift Tachymarptis aequatorialis
57 |Common Swift| Apus apus
58 Nyanza Swift Apus niansae
59 African Swift Apus barbatus
60 Little Swift Apus affinis
61 (Horus Swift) Apus horus
62 White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
63 African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae
64 (African Crake) Crex egregia
65 Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
66 Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
67 Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra
Cranes: Gruidae
68 Gray Crowned-Crane Balearica regulorum
Thick-knees: Burhinidae
69 Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae
70 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
71 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae
72 Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris
73 Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris
74 Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
75 Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
76 Black-winged Lapwing Vanellus melanopterus
77 Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus
Jacanas: Jacanidae
78 African Jacana Actophilornis africanus
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae
79 /Marsh Sandpiper/ Tringa stagnatilis
80 /Wood Sandpiper/ Tringa glareola
81 /Common Greenshank/ Tringa nebularia
82 /Little Stint/ Calidris minuta
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae
83 Three-banded Courser Rhinoptilus cinctus
84 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae
85 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
Storks: Ciconiidae
86 /Abdim’s Stork/ Ciconia abdimii
87 /White Stork/ Ciconia ciconia
88 Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
89 Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer
90 Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis
Pelicans: Pelecanidae
91 Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
92 Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae
93 Shoebill Balaeniceps rex
Hamerkop: Scopidae
94 Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae
95 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
96 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
97 Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
98 Gray Heron Ardea cinerea
99 Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae
100 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
101 African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
102 African Spoonbill Platalea alba
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae
103 Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae
104 Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
105 African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
106 /European Honey-buzzard/ Pernis apivorus
107 White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis
108 Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos
109 Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
110 White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
111 Rueppell’s Griffon Gyps rueppelli
112 Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
113 Black-chested Snake-Eagle Circaetus pectoralis
114 Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus
115 Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus
116 Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus
117 Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
118 Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
119 Wahlberg’s Eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi
120 /Booted Eagle/ Hieraaetus pennatus
121 Ayres’s Hawk-Eagle Hieraaetus ayresii
122 Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
123 Verreaux’s Eagle Aquila verreauxii
124 African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster
125 Eastern Chanting-Goshawk Melierax poliopterus
126 Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
127 Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus
128 African Goshawk Accipiter toussenelii
129 Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris
130 Black Goshawk Accipiter melanoleucus
131 /Black Kite/ Milvus migrans
132 African Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
133 |Common Buzzard| Buteo buteo
134 Mountain Buzzard Buteo oreophilus
135 Augur Buzzard Buteo augur
Mousebirds: Coliidae
136 Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
137 White-headed Mousebird Colius leucocephalus
138 Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus
Hoopoes: Upupidae
139 /Eurasian Hoopoe/ Upupa epops
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae
140 Abyssinian Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus minor
Hornbills: Bucerotidae
141 Southern Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri
142 African Gray Hornbill Lophoceros nasutus
143 Northern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus
144 Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill Tockus ruahae
145 Von der Decken’s Hornbill Tockus deckeni
146 Silvery-cheeked Hornbill Bycanistes brevis
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae
147 Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis
Bee-eaters: Meropidae
148 White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides
149 Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus
150 Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates
151 /White-throated Bee-eater/ Merops albicollis
152 |European Bee-eater| Merops apiaster
Rollers: Coraciidae
153 /European Roller/ Coracias garrulus
154 Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
155 Rufous-crowned Roller Coracias naevius
156 Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
African Barbets: Lybiidae
157 D’Arnaud’s Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii
158 Moustached Tinkerbird Pogoniulus leucomystax
159 Red-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus pusillus
160 Spot-flanked Barbet Tricholaema lacrymosa
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae
161 Green-backed Honeyguide Prodotiscus zambesiae
162 Pallid Honeyguide Indicator meliphilus
163 Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
164 Scaly-throated Honeyguide Indicator variegatus
Woodpeckers: Picidae
165 Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens
166 Brown-backed Woodpecker Dendropicos obsoletus
167 Mountain Gray Woodpecker Dendropicos spodocephalus
168 Bearded Woodpecker Chloropicus namaquus
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae
169 /Lesser Kestrel/ Falco naumanni
170 /Eurasian Kestrel/ Falco tinnunculus
171 Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides
172 /Eurasian Hobby/ Falco subbuteo
173 African Hobby Falco cuvierii
174 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Parrots: Psittaculidae
175 Fischer’s Lovebird Agapornis fischeri
176 Yellow-collared Lovebird Agapornis personatus
Parrots: Psittacidae
177 Red-fronted Parrot Poicephalus gulielmi
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae
178 Gray Cuckooshrike Coracina caesia
179 Purple-throated Cuckooshrike Campephaga quiscalina
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae
180 African Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae
181 Black-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira peltata
182 Chinspot Batis Batis molitor
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae
183 White Helmetshrike Prionops plumatus
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae
184 Brubru Nilaus afer
185 Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla
186 Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus
187 Tropical Boubou Laniarius major
188 Slate-colored Boubou Laniarius funebris
189 Black-fronted Bushshrike Telophorus nigrifrons
190 Gray-headed Bushshrike Malaconotus blanchoti
Drongos: Dicruridae
191 Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae
192 African Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
Shrikes: Laniidae
193 /Isabelline Shrike/ Lanius isabellinus
194 Gray-backed Fiscal Lanius excubitoroides
195 Long-tailed Fiscal Lanius cabanisi
196 Magpie Shrike Lanius melanoleuca
197 Taita Fiscal Lanius dorsalis
198 Northern Fiscal Lanius humeralis
199 White-rumped Shrike Eurocephalus ruppelli
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae
200 Cape Crow Corvus capensis
201 Pied Crow Corvus albus
202 White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae
203 White-tailed Blue Flycatcher Elminia albicauda
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae
204 Red-throated Tit Melaniparus fringillinus
Larks: Alaudidae
205 Fischer’s Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix leucopareia
206 Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana
207 Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae
208 Red-faced Crombec Sylvietta whytii
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae
209 Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura
210 Buff-bellied Warbler Phyllolais pulchella
211 Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica
212 Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida
213 Black-headed Apalis Apalis melanocephala
214 Gray Apalis Apalis cinerea
215 Brown-headed Apalis Apalis alticola
216 Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
217 Gray-capped Warbler Eminia lepida
218 Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops
219 Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantans
220 Hunter’s Cisticola Cisticola hunteri
221 Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana
222 Wailing Cisticola Cisticola lais
223 Winding Cisticola Cisticola marginatus
224 Stout Cisticola Cisticola robustus
225 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
226 Pectoral-patch Cisticola Cisticola brunnescens
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae
227 African Yellow-Warbler Iduna natalensis
228 Mountain Yellow-Warbler Iduna similis
229 Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae
230 Fan-tailed Grassbird Catriscus brevirostris
231 Evergreen-forest Warbler Bradypterus lopezi
232 Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler Bradypterus cinnamomeus
Swallows: Hirundinidae
233 Black Sawwing Psalidoprocne pristoptera
234 Gray-rumped Swallow Pseudhirundo griseopyga
235 Banded Martin Neophedina cincta
236 /Bank Swallow/ Riparia riparia
237 Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula
238 /Barn Swallow/ Hirundo rustica
239 Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
240 /Western House-Martin/ Delichon urbicum
241 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
242 Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
243 Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensis
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae
244 Eastern Mountain Greenbul Arizelocichla nigriceps
245 Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae
246 /Willow Warbler/ Phylloscopus trochilus
247 Brown Woodland-Warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae
248 /Eurasian Blackcap/ Sylvia atricapilla
249 African Hill Babbler Sylvia abyssinica
250 Banded Parisoma Curruca boehmi
251 Brown Parisoma Curruca lugens
252 /Greater Whitethroat/ Curruca communis
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae
253 Mbulu White-eye Zosterops mbuluensis
254 Kilimanjaro White-eye Zosterops eurycricotus
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae
255 Rufous Chatterer Argya rubiginosa
256 Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii
257 Black-lored Babbler Turdoides sharpei
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae
258 Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorynchus
259 Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus
Starlings: Sturnidae
260 Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea
261 Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
262 Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio
263 Waller’s Starling Onychognathus walleri
264 Sharpe’s Starling Pholia sharpii
265 Kenrick’s Starling Poeoptera kenricki
266 Hildebrandt’s Starling Lamprotornis hildebrandti
267 Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae
268 Abyssinian Thrush Turdus abyssinicus
269 African Bare-eyed Thrush Turdus tephronotus
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae
270 African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
271 |Spotted Flycatcher| Muscicapa striata
272 African Gray Flycatcher Bradornis microrhynchus
273 Gray Tit-Flycatcher Fraseria plumbeus
274 Ashy Flycatcher Fraseria caerulescens
275 White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri
276 Red-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys
277 Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra
278 Rueppell’s Robin-Chat Cossypha semirufa
279 White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini
280 Spotted Morning-Thrush Cichladusa guttata
281 White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata
282 /Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/ Monticola saxatilis
283 /Whinchat/ Saxicola rubetra
284 African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
285 Northern Anteater-Chat Myrmecocichla aethiops
286 /Northern Wheatear/ Oenanthe oenanthe
287 Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata
288 /Isabelline Wheatear/ Oenanthe isabellina
289 /Pied Wheatear/ Oenanthe pleschanka
290 Abyssinian Wheatear Oenanthe lugubris
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae
291 Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes orientalis
292 Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris
293 Green-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra verticalis
294 Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea
295 Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
296 Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis
297 Tacazze Sunbird Nectarinia tacazze
298 Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis
299 Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa
300 Golden-winged Sunbird Drepanorhynchus reichenowi
301 Eastern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris mediocris
302 Beautiful Sunbird Cinnyris pulchellus
303 Marico Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis
304 Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae
305 Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver Bubalornis niger
306 White-headed Buffalo-Weaver Dinemellia dinemelli
307 Speckle-fronted Weaver Sporopipes frontalis
308 Rufous-tailed Weaver Histurgops ruficauda
309 Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps
310 Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht
311 Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis
312 Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis
313 Lesser Masked-Weaver Ploceus intermedius
314 Vitelline Masked-Weaver Ploceus vitellinus
315 Speke’s Weaver Ploceus spekei
316 Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
317 &Golden-backed Weaverl Ploceus jacksoni
318 &Red-billed Queleal Quelea quelea
319 Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
320 Black-winged Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus
321 Black Bishop Euplectes gierowii
322 Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis
323 Red-cowled Widowbird Euplectes laticauda
324 Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris
325 Jackson’s Widowbird Euplectes jacksoni
326 Grosbeak Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae
327 Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
328 African Silverbill Euodice cantans
329 Yellow-bellied Waxbill Coccopygia quartinia
330 Abyssinian Crimsonwing Cryptospiza salvadorii
331 Gray-headed Nigrita Nigrita canicapillus
332 Black-faced Waxbill Brunhilda erythronotos
333 Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
334 &Cut-throatl Amadina fasciata
335 Purple Grenadier Granatina ianthinogaster
336 Red-cheeked Cordonbleu Uraeginthus bengalus
337 Blue-capped Cordonbleu Uraeginthus cyanocephalus
338 Peters’s Twinspot Hypargos niveoguttatus
339 Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala
Indigobirds: Viduidae
340 Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
341 Eastern Paradise-Whydah Vidua paradisaea
342 Straw-tailed Whydah Vidua fischeri
343 Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae
344 House Sparrow Passer domesticus
345 Kenya Rufous Sparrow Passer rufocinctus
346 Northern Gray-headed Sparrow Passer griseus
347 Swahili Sparrow Passer suahelicus
348 Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow Gymnornis pyrgita
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae
349 Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara
350 /Western Yellow Wagtail/ Motacilla flava
351 African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp
352 African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus
353 Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys
354 Striped Pipit Anthus lineiventris
355 /Tree Pipit/ Anthus trivialis
356 /Red-throated Pipit/ Anthus cervinus
357 Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus
358 Pangani Longclaw Macronyx aurantiigula
359 Rosy-throated Longclaw Macronyx ameliae
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae
360 Oriole Finch Linurgus olivaceus
361 Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambicus
362 Southern Citril Crithagra hypostictus
363 Reichenow’s Seedeater Crithagra reichenowi
364 White-bellied Canary Crithagra dorsostriatus
365 Southern Grosbeak-Canary Crithagra buchanani
366 Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolatus
367 Thick-billed Seedeater Crithagra burtoni
368 Yellow-crowned Canary Serinus flavivertex

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