Dar es Salaam

This list pulled information for all of Tanzania, so it isn't specific to Dar.

fringe-tailed gerbil

The Fringe-tailed Gerbil (Gerbilliscus robustus) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found in Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, possibly Cameroon, and possibly Nigeria. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, arable land and urban ...more ↓

savanna gerbil

The Savanna Gerbil (Gerbilliscus validus) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, and arable land.

Silvered bat

The Silvered Bat (Glauconycteris argentata) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and moist savanna.

Abo butterfly bat

The Abo Bat (Glauconycteris poensis) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It can be found in the following countries: Benin, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, possibly Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. It is found in these habitats: subtropical or tropical dry forests ...more ↓

Slender Mongoose

The Slender Mongoose (Galerella sanguinea), also known as the Black-tipped Mongoose or the Black-tailed Mongoose, is a very common species of mongoose.

Giant leaf-nosed bat

Hipposideros gigas is a species of bat in the Hipposideridae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Togo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or ...more ↓

Striped leaf-nosed bat

The Striped Leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros vittatus) is a species of roundleaf bats native to East and Southern Africa.

Heuglin's Lemniscomys

Heuglin's Lemniscomys or Heuglin's Striped Grass Mouse (Lemniscomys zebra) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and possibly Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are ...more ↓

African Savanna Hare

The African Savanna Hare (Lepus microtis) is a species of mammal in the Leporidae family. It is found in Algeria, Botswana, Burundi, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, and Zambia.

Angolan Fruit Bat

The Angolan Fruit Bat or Angolan Rousette (Lissonycteris angolensis) is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, ...more ↓

Spotted-necked Otter

The Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis), or Speckle-throated Otter, is an otter native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is about a meter long and weighs about six kilograms. Like other otters it is sleek and has webbed paws for swimming. Its fur is deep brown and marked with light spots around its throat.

Brockman's Myomyscus

Brockman's Rock Mouse, or Brockman's Myomyscus (Myomyscus brockmani) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found in Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and possibly Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and rocky areas.

Rufous mouse-eared bat

The Rufous Mouse-Eared Bat (Myotis bocagii) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It can be found in the following countries: Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, ...more ↓

Grant's Gazelle

The Grant's gazelle (Nanger granti) is a species of gazelle. Its populations are distributed from northern Tanzania to southern Sudan and Ethiopia, and from the Kenyan coast to Lake Victoria. Its Swahili name is Swala Granti.

Andersen's slit-faced bat

Andersen's Slit-faced Bat (Nycteris aurita) is a species of slit-faced bat living in the savanna and desert regions of East Africa. Very little is known about this species. Some scientists rate this species as "near threatened", but the World Conservation Union does not believe that enough information is available to make an accurate assessment. Its taxonomy is debated as well; ...more ↓

Tanzanian Vlei Rat

The Tanzanian Vlei Rat (Otomys lacustris) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found in Kenya, Malawi, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Olive Baboon

The olive baboon (Papio anubis), also called the Anubis baboon, is a member of the family Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys). The species is the most widely spread of all baboons: it is found in 25 countries throughout Africa, extending south from Mali to Ethiopia and to Tanzania. Isolated populations are also found in some mountainous regions of the Sahara. It ...more ↓

East African Spring-hare

Pedetes surdaster, the East African spring hare, is not closely related to the hare but is a member of the rodent family, Pedetidae.

Tree Pangolin

The Tree Pangolin (Manis tricuspis) is one of eight extant species of pangolin ("scaly anteater") and is native to equatorial Africa. Also known as the White-bellied Pangolin or Three-cusped Pangolin, it is the most common of the African forest pangolins.

Blue Duiker

Blue Duiker (Philantomba monticola) is a small forest dwelling duiker found in the Central Africa and southern South Africa.

Sperm Whale

The sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus, is a marine mammal species, order Cetacea, a toothed whale (odontocete) having the largest brain of any animal. The name comes from the milky-white waxy substance, spermaceti, found in the animal's head. The sperm whale is the only living member of genus Physeter. The synonym Physeter catodon refers to ...more ↓

Cape serotine

The Cape Serotine (Neoromicia capensis) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, ...more ↓

Heller's pipistrelle

The Heller's Pipistrelle (Neoromicia helios) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It is found in Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Melck's house bat

Melck's House Bat (Neoromicia melckorum) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Madagascar. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and moist savanna.

Rendall's serotine

The Rendall's Serotine (Neoromicia rendalli) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It is found in Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, ...more ↓

Somali serotine

The Somali Serotine (Neoromicia somalica) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It is found in Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra ...more ↓

White-winged serotine

The White-Winged Serotine (Neoromicia tenuipinnis) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It can be found in the following countries: Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra ...more ↓

Zulu serotine

Neoromicia zuluensis is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, and hot deserts.

Peters's flat-headed bat

Peters's Flat-headed Bat (Platymops setiger) is a species of bat in the Molossidae family, and belongs to the monotypic genus Platymops. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Sudan. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and rocky areas.

Anchieta's broad-faced fruit bat

D'Anchieta's Fruit Bat (Plerotes anchietae) is a species of megabat in the Pteropodidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Plerotes. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Udzungwa Red Colobus

The Uzungwa red colobus (Procolobus gordonorum), also known as the Udzungwa red colobus or Iringa red colobus, is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is endemic to riverine and montane forest in the Udzungwa Mountains in Tanzania. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Maendeleo horseshoe bat

The Maendeleo Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus maendeleo) is a recently discovered species of bats in the Rhinolophidae family. It inhabits caves of the Coastal Lowland forests of Tanzania. Its closest relative Adam's Horseshoe Bat.

Grey-faced Sengi

The fur of this sengi is sparse and glossy with a gray facial coloration and bright red pelage. A wide maroon stripe is noted along the back of the animal as well as jet black hindquarters with a light brown belly and tail. In comparison to the other sengis the Grey-faced Sengi is larger in proportion and the upper tooth row is longer. The mean length of this species is 56.4 centimetres ...more ↓

Egyptian rousette

The Egyptian Fruit Bat or Egyptian Rousette (Rousettus aegyptiacus) is a species of Old World fruit bat found throughout Africa, except in the desert regions of the Sahara, and throughout the Middle East, as far east as Pakistan and northern India. Due to their extensive geographic range, and relatively large wild population, Rousettus aegyptiacus does not hold any ...more ↓

Highland Mangabey

The kipunji (Rungwecebus kipunji) is a species of Old World monkey that lives in the highland forests of Tanzania. It is the only member of its genus. Also known as the highland mangabey, it is about three feet long and has long brown fur, which stands in tufts on the sides and top of its head. Its face and eyelids are uniformly black. The kipunji is arboreal in its ...more ↓

Robbin's house bat

Robbins's Yellow Bat (Scotophilus nucella) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Uganda. They exhibit many behaviors similar to most bats.

Giant Ground Pangolin

The Giant Pangolin (Manis gigantea) is a pangolin species. Members of the species inhabit Africa with a range stretching along the equator from west Africa to Uganda. The Giant Pangolin is the largest species of pangolin, or "scaly anteaters" – the large, scaled mammals belonging to the Manidae family. It subsists almost entirely on ants and termites. The species was first ...more ↓

Ground Pangolin

The Ground Pangolin (Manis temminckii), also known as Temminck's Pangolin or the Cape Pangolin, is one of four species of pangolin which can be found in Africa and the only one in southern and eastern Africa. Although it is present over quite a large area, it is rare throughout it and notoriously difficult to spot. Its scarcity is partly because it is hunted by ...more ↓

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

The Ansorge's free-tailed bat (Chaerephon ansorgei) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, rocky areas, caves, and subterranean habitats (other than ...more ↓

Gland-tailed free-tailed bat

The gland-tailed free-tailed bat (Chaerephon bemmeleni) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are ...more ↓

Spotted free-tailed bat

The spotted free-tailed bat (Chaerephon bivittatus) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, and rocky areas.

Sierra Leone free-tailed bat

The Sierra Leone Free-tailed Bat (Mops brachypterus) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, possibly Central African Republic, possibly Republic of the Congo, and possibly Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural ...more ↓

Chapin's free-tailed bat

The Chapin's free-tailed bat (Chaerephon chapini) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is moist savanna.

Lappet-eared free-tailed bat

The lappet-eared free-tailed bat (Chaerephon major) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and moist savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Niangara free-tailed bat

The Niangara Free-tailed Bat (Mops niangarae) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is moist savanna.

Nigerian free-tailed bat

The Nigerian free-tailed bat (Chaerephon nigeriae) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Ghana. Its natural habitats are ...more ↓

White-bellied free-tailed bat

The White-bellied Free-tailed Bat (Mops niveiventer) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and moist savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Little free-tailed bat

The little free-tailed bat (Chaerephon pumilus) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, ...more ↓

Railer free-tailed bat

The Railer Bat (Mops thersites) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and ...more ↓

Eland

The Common Eland (Taurotragus oryx) (Swahili:Mbunga), also known as the Southern Eland or Eland antelope, is a savannah and plains antelope found in East and Southern Africa. It is the largest antelope in the African continent. It is native to Botswana, Burundi, Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, ...more ↓

Baobab

Adansonia digitata (Baobab, Afrikaans: Kremetart, Sotho: Seboi, Tswana: Mowana, Tsonga: Shimuwu, Venda: Muvhuyu) is the most widespread of the Adansonia species on the African continent, found in the hot, dry savannahs of sub-Saharan Africa. It also grows, having spread secondary to cultivation, in populated areas. English common ...more ↓

Helmeted Turtle

The African helmeted turtle or Marsh terrapin (Pelomedusa subrufa), is typically a rather small turtle with most individuals being less than 87.9 cm in carapace length, but one has been recorded with a carapace length of 132.5 cm. it has an black or brown carapace (shell). The tops of the tail and limbs are a grayish brown, while the underside is yellowish. The ...more ↓

Apalis argentea

The Kungwe Apalis (Apalis rufogularis argentea) is a bird in the Cisticolidae family. Many taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies of the Buff-throated Apalis. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Tanzania.

Dark Batis

The Dark Batis (Batis crypta) is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Batis in the wattle-eye family, Platysteiridae. It is found in highland forest in south-west Tanzania and northern Malawi. These birds were formerly thought to be Short-tailed Batises (B. mixta) but in 2006 were described as a new species based on differences in morphology and ...more ↓

Grey Wren-warbler

The grey wren warbler (Camaroptera simplex) is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

Miombo Wren-warbler

The Miombo Wren-Warbler (Camaroptera undosa), also known as the Miombo Barred Warbler or Pale Wren-Warbler, is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family found in southern Africa. It is sometimes placed in the genus Calamonastes.

white-eyed slaty flycatcher

The White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher, Melaenornis fischeri , is a small passerine bird of the genus Melaenornis in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.

Common Threadtail

Elattoneura glauca is a species of damselfly in the family Protoneuridae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, possibly Burkina Faso, and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland ...more ↓

Broadhead Sleeper

The broadhead sleeper (Eleotris melanosoma) is a species of fish in the Eleotridae family. It is found in American Samoa, Fiji, French Polynesia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Samoa, South Africa, Taiwan, and Tanzania.

Lesser Striped Swallow

The Lesser Striped Swallow (Hirundo abyssinica syn. Cecropis abyssinica) is a large swallow. It breeds in sub-Saharan Africa from Sierra Leone and southern Sudan south into eastern South Africa. It is partially migratory with South African birds wintering further north. West African birds leave the north of the breeding range in the dry season.

Greater Striped Swallow

The Greater Striped Swallow (Hirundo cucullata syn. Cecropis cucullata) is a large swallow. It breeds in southern Africa, mainly in South Africa, Namibia and southern Zimbabwe. It is migratory wintering further north in Angola, Tanzania and southern Zaire.

Lamprotornis elisabeth

The Southern Blue-eared Glossy-starling (Lamprotornis elisabeth) is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. It is found in Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Lanius marwitzi

The Uhehe Fiscal (Lanius marwitzi) is a species of bird in the Laniidae family. It is endemic to Tanzania.

Red-backed Mannikin

The Red-backed Mannikin (Lonchura nigriceps), also known as the Brown-backed Mannikin or Brown-backed Munia, is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa.

Myrmecocichla cinnamomeiventris

The Mocking Cliff Chat (Myrmecocichla cinnamomeiventris) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South ...more ↓

Eastern Double-collared Sunbird

The Eastern Double-collared Sunbird (Cinnyris mediocris) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia.

Miombo Double-collared Sunbird

The Miombo Double-collared Sunbird (Cinnyris manoensis) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Olive Sunbird

The Olive Sunbird (Cyanomitra olivacea) is a species of sunbird found in a large part of Africa south of the Sahel. It prefers forested regions, and is absent from drier, more open regions such as the Horn of Africa and most of south-central and south-western Africa. It is sometimes placed in the genus Nectarina.

Grey Sunbird

The Grey Sunbird or Mouse-coloured Sunbird (Nectarinia veroxii) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.

Bearded pygmy chameleon

Rieppeleon brevicaudatus, commonly known as the bearded leaf chameleon or bearded pygmy chameleon, is a chameleon originating from the eastern Usambara and Uluguru mountains in northeastern Tanzania. It is easily distinguished from others in the Rieppeleon genus by the presence of a "beard" below the mouth, consisting of a few raised scales. At a full grown length ...more ↓

Stizorhina fraseri

The Rufous Flycatcher-thrush (Neocossyphus fraseri or Stizorhina fraseri) is a species of bird in the thrush family. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical ...more ↓

Telophorus quadricolor

The Four-coloured Bushshrike (Telophorus quadricolor) is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family. It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.

Violet Dropwing

The Violet Dropwing, Trithemis annulata, is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae.

Two Coloured Snake

Micrelaps bicoloratus, or the Kenya two-headed snake, is a species of snake in the Atractaspididae family. It is endemic to Kenya.

Basra Reed Warbler

The Basra Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus griseldis) is a "warbler" of the genus Acrocephalus. It is an endemic breeder in East and southern Iraq and Israel in extensive beds of papyrus and reeds. It is easily mistaken for the Great Reed Warbler but is a bit smaller, has whiter under parts and has a narrower, longer and more pointed bill. It winters in East Africa. It is a ...more ↓

Hyliota usambara

The Usambara Hyliota (Hyliota usambara) is a species of Old World warbler in the Sylviidae family. It is found only in Tanzania.

Great Reed Warbler

The Great Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus, is an Eurasiaan songbird in the genus Acrocephalus. It used to be placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, but nowadays is recognized to be part of the marsh- and tree-warbler family (Acrocephalidae).

Lesser Swamp Warbler

The Lesser Swamp Warbler or Cape Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus gracilirostris, is an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus. It is a resident breeder in Africa from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Chad and Ethiopia south to South Africa. This is a common species of reedbeds in standing water.

Marsh Warbler

The Marsh Warbler, Acrocephalus palustris, is an Old World warbler currently classified in the family Acrocephalidae. It breeds in temperate Europe and western Asia and winters mainly in south east Africa. It is notable for incorporating striking imitations of a wide variety of other birds into its song.

Greater Swamp Warbler

The Greater Swamp-warbler (Acrocephalus rufescens) is a species of Old World warbler in the Acrocephalidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, ...more ↓

Sedge Warbler

The Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) is an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus. It is a medium-sized warbler with a brown, streaked back and wings and a distinct pale supercilium. Sedge Warblers are migratory, crossing the Sahara to get from their European and Asian breeding grounds to spend winter in Africa. The male's song is composed of random ...more ↓

Eurasian Reed Warbler

The Eurasian Reed Warbler, or just Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus, is an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus. It breeds across Europe into temperate western Asia. It is migratory, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa.

Bradypterus alfredi

The Bamboo Warbler or Bamboo Scrub-warbler (Bradypterus alfredi) is a species of Old World warbler in the Locustellidae family. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

Bradypterus baboecala

The African Bush-warbler or Little Rush-Warbler (Bradypterus baboecala) is a species of Old World warbler in the Locustellidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, ...more ↓

Bradypterus carpalis

The White-winged Swamp Warbler (Bradypterus carpalis), also known as the White-winged Scrub-warbler, is a species of Old World warbler in the Locustellidae family. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is swamps.

Bradypterus cinnamomeus

The Cinnamon Bracken-warbler (Bradypterus cinnamomeus) is a species of Old World warbler in the Megaluridae family. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

Bradypterus lopezi

The Cameroon Scrub-Warbler (Bradypterus lopezi) is a grass warbler species in the family Locustellidae. It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage. The Evergreen Forest Warbler (B. mariae) used to be included in this species but is nowadays usually considered distinct.

Yellow-spotted Barbet

The Yellow-spotted Barbet (Buccanodon duchaillui) is a bird species in the monotypic genus Buccanodon. It belongs to the African barbet family (Lybiidae) which was formerly included in the Capitonidae and sometimes in the Ramphastidae.

Yellow-billed Oxpecker

The Yellow-billed Oxpecker, Buphagus africanus, is a passerine bird in the starling and myna family Sturnidae; some ornithologists regard the Oxpeckers to be a separate family, the Buphagidae (Zuccon, 2006). It is native to the savannah of sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal east to Sudan. It is least common in the extreme east of its range where it overlaps with the Red-billed ...more ↓

Red-billed Oxpecker

The Red-billed Oxpecker, Buphagus erythrorhynchus, is a passerine bird in the starling and myna family Sturndidae; some ornithologists regard the Oxpeckers to be in a family by themselves, the Buphagidae. It is native to the savannah of sub-Saharan Africa, from the Central African Republic east to Sudan and south to northern and eastern South Africa.

Chloropeta natalensis

The Yellow Flycatcher-warbler (Chloropeta natalensis) is a species of Acrocephalidae warblers; formerly, these were placed in the paraphyletic "Old World warblers". It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, ...more ↓

Chloropeta similis

The Mountain Flycatcher-warbler (Chloropeta similis) is a species of Acrocephalidae warblers; formerly, these were placed in the paraphyletic "Old World warblers". It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical ...more ↓

Elminia albicauda

The White-tailed Blue-flycatcher (Elminia albicauda) is a species of bird in the Stenostiridae family. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

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