NAMIBIA October 11th to 25th 2010

Water Thick-knee defending its breeding territory from a Water Monitor Lizard ( by Josele J Saiz)

On behalf of Charly and myself, I would like to thank each and everyone on tour for making this safari an unforgetable experience.

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TOUR NAMIBIA

DATES 11th to 25th October 2010

Party: Gerry & Pauline Bailey , Barbara Clay, Christine Travis , Brenda Faulconbridge , Jan & Peter Deans Tour Leader : Josele J. Saiz and Charly

Total Number of Species : 279 birds and 42 mammals

Weather & Sites:

Day 1 – 11.10.10

Nice and sunny Windhoeck airport – Avis Damm – Gamman Water care Works

Day 2 – 12.10.10

Nice and sunny Windhoeck – Okahandja River Bed – Erongo Mountains

Day 3 – 13.10.10

Niec and sunny Erongo Mountains – Omaruru River -

Day 4 – 14.10.10

Nice and Sunny but cold in the morning Erongo Woilderness – Outjo – Etosha safary camp

Day 5 – 15.10.10

Nice , sunny Etosha National Park - Okaukuejo

Day 6 – 16.10.10

Nice , sunny and warm Etosha National Park – Okaukuejo – Halali - Namutoni

Day 7 – 17.10.10

Nice , sunny and warm Etosha National Park - Namutoni

Day 8 – 18.10.10

Nice and sunny Ait benhadou – Anezal Ouarzazate Plains – Aoulouz - Tadourant

Day 9 – 19.10.10

Nice and sunny Souss River – Tamri – Oued Souss - Agadir

Day 10 – 20.10.10

Nice and sunny Souss Massa – Oued Souss - Agadir

Day 11 – 21.10.10

Nice - sunny Journey from Agadir to Marrakesh airport.

Day 12 – 22.10.10

Nice and Sunny , cloudy in the afternoon Mahangu Lodge – Rundu – Ohange Lodge

Day 13 – 23.10.10

Nice, cloudy and storms Ohange Lodge - Otjiwaromgo

Day 14 – 24.10.10

Nice and sunny Waterberg Platteaw – Okahandia – Windhoeck Gammans Water Care

Day 15 – 25.10.10

Nice and Sunny Windhoeck – Avis Damm- Airport

Bird of the tour Gerry Bailey – Secretary Bird Pauline Bailey – Carmine Sunbird Barbara Clay - Blue Waxbill Christine Travis – White-browed Robin Chat Brenda Faulconbridge – Carmine Sunbird Jan Deans – Pygmy Falcon Peter Deans - Three-banded Plover Josele J Saiz – African Hawk Eagle Charly – Orange River Frankolin

Namibia – Field Check list birds and mammals

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Ostriches Strithionidae 1. Ostrich Struthio camelus x x x x x x x x

Grebes Podicepedidae 2. Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis x 3. Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis x x x x x x x x

Darters & Cormorans Anhingidae 4. African Darter Anhinga melanogaster x x x x x 5. Reed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus x x x x x 6. White Breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus x X x x x x

Herons Ardeidae 7. White Pelican Pelecanus olocrotalus x x x 8. Gray Heron Ardea cinerea x x x x x x 9. Goliath Heron Ardea goliath x x x x

10. Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala x x 11. Great Egret Area alba x x x x 12. Black Egret Egretta ardesiaca x 13. Little Egret Egretta garzetta x x x x x x xx 14. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis x x x x x x x 15. Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula x x 16. Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides x x x x x x x 17. Rufous-bellied Heron Ardea rufiventris x 18. Black-crowned N. Heron Nycticorax nycticorax x x x 19. Striated Heron Butorides striatus x

Hamerkop Scopidae 20. Hamerkop Scopus umbretta x x x x

Storks Ciconidae 21. Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis x x 22. Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus x

Ibises Threskiornithidae 23. Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus x x x

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24. African Spoonbill Platalea alba x Geese & Ducks Anatidae

25. Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis x x x x 26. Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus x x x x x x x x x x x x 27. South African Shelduck Tadorna cana x x x x 28. Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos 20 29. White-faced Duck Dendrocygna viduata x x x 30. Cape Teal Anas capensis x x 31. Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota x x 32. Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha x x x x x x x 33. Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma x x x 34. Cape Showeler Anas smithii x

Hawks & Eagles Accipitridae 35. Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus x x x x x x x x 36. Yellow-billed Kite Milvus m. parasitus x x x x x 37. African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer x x x x 38. White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus X X X X X X X 39. Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus X X X X X 40. Osprey Pandion haliaetus x 41. Booted Eagle Aquila pennatus x 42. Walbergr´s Eagle Aquila walbergii x x x x x 43. Western B Snake Eagle Cvircaetus cinerascens x 44. Blk-breasted Snake-Eagle Circaetus pectoralis X X x x x 45. Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus x x x x x 46. Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus x x x x x x x 47. African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus x 48. Augur Buzzard Buteo augur x 49. African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus x 50. Pale Chanting-Goshawk Melierax canorus x x x x x x x x x x 51. Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar x x 52. Shikra Accipiter badius x x 53. Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis x 54. Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax x x x x

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55. Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii x x x 56. African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster x x x x 57. Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus x x

Secretary-bird Sagittaridae 58. Secretary-bird Sagittarius serpentarius x x

Falcons/Falconidae Falconidae 59. Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus x 60. Rock Kestrel Falco t. rupicollis x x x x x x x 61. Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides x 62. Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera x 63. Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus x

Pheasants Phasianidae 64. Red-billed Francolin Francolinus adspersus x x x x x x x x x x x x 65. Crested Francolin Francolinus sephaena x x x x 66. Swainson´s Frankolin Pternistes Swainsonii x 67. Hartlaub's Francolin Francolinus hartlaubi x x 68. Orange River Frankolin Screeroptila levaillantoides x

Guineafowl Numididae 69. Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris x x x x x x

Cranes Gruidae 70. Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus x

Rails & Gallinules Rallidae 71. Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostris x x x x 72. Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus x x x x x x 73. Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata x x x x

Bustards Otididae 74. Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori x x x x 75. Red-crested Bustard Eupodotis ruficrista x x x x 76. White-quilled Bustard Eupodotis afraoides x x x x 77. Ludwig's Bustard Neotis ludwigii x

Jacanas Jacanidae 78. African Jacana Actophilornis africanus x x x x x x x x

Stilts & Avocets Haematopodidae 79. Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus x x x

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80. Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta x Thick-knees Burhinidae

81. Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus x 82. Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis x

Snipe Rostratulidae 83. Greater Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis x

Coursers Glareolidae 84. Burchell's Courser Cursorius rufus x x 85. Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii x 86. Double-banded Courser Rhinoptilus africanus x 87. Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola x x 88. Rock Pratincole Glareola nuchalis x

Plovers & Lapwings Charadriidae 89. Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris x x x 90. Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 91. Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus X x x x x x x x 92. Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus x 93. Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius x x x 94. Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris x x x x x x x

Sandpipers Scolopacidae 95. Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis x 96. Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia x x x x x 97. Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola x x x x x 98. Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos x x x x x x 99. Little Stint Calidris minuta x x x x x x

100. Ruff Philomachus pugnax x x x x 101. African Skimmer Rhynchops flavirostris x x x x

Sandgrouse Pteroclidae 102. Namaqua Sandgrouse Pterocles namaqua x x x 103. Double-banded Sandgrouse Pterocles bicinctus x

Doves & Pigeons Columbidae 104. Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea x 105. Rock (feral) Pigeon Columba livia x x x x x 106. African Green Pigeon Treron calvus x

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107. Red Eye Dove Streptopelia semitorquata x x x 108. Mourning Dove Streptopelia decipioens x x 109. Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 110. Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 111. Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur chalcospilos x x x x x x x 112. Namaqua Dove Oena capensis x x x x x x x x x x x x

Parrots Psittacidae 113. Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis x x x x x 114. Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri x x x 115. Rueppell's Parrot Poicephalus rueppellii x x

Turacos Musophagidae 116. Gray Go-away-bird Corythaixoides concolor x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Cuckoos Cuculidae 117. Afgrican Grey Cuckoo Cuculus gularis x 118. Coppery-tailed Coucal Centropus cupreicaudus x x x 119. Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis x

Barn Owls Tytonidae 120. Barn Owl Tyto alba x

Typical Owls Strigidae 121. African Scops-Owl Otus senegalensis x 122. White-faced Scops-Owl Otus leucotis x 123. Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Bubo lacteus x x x 124. Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum x x x x

Nightjars Caprimulgidae 125. Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis x 126. Freckled Nightjar Caprimulgus tristigma x 127. Rufous Cheecked Nightjar Caprimulgus rufigena h

Swifts Apodidae 128. African Palm-Swift Cypsiurus parvus x x x x x x x x x x x x 129. Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba x x x x 130. Little Swift Apus affinis x x x x x x x x x x 131. White rumped Swift Apus caffer x x x x x 132. Common Swift Apus apus x x x x x

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133. White-backed Mousebird Colius colius x x x Kingfishers Alcedinidae

134. Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata x 135. Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maximus x x x 136. Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis x x x

Bee-eaters Meropidae 137. White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides x x x 138. Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus x x x x x 139. Southern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicoides x x x x 140. European Bee-eater Merops apiaster x x x x x x x x x x x

Rollers Coraciidae 141. Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudata x x x x x x x x x 142. Rufous-crowned Roller Coracias naevia x x x x x x x x x x x

Hoopoes Upupidae 143. Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops africana x x x x x x x x

Woodhoopoes Phoeniculidae 144. Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus Cyanomelas x x 145. Violet Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus Damarensis x 146. Green Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus x x x x x

Hornbills Bucerotidae 147. Monteiro's Hornbill Tockus monteiri x x x x x x 148. Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus x x x x 149. So.Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas x x x x x x x x x x x x 150. African Gray Hornbill Tockus nasutus x x x x x x x x x x x x x 151. Bradfield's Hornbill Tockus bradfieldi x x x x 152. Damara Hornbill Tockus damarensis x

Barbets Capitonidae 153. Black Collared Barbet Lybius torquatus H 154. Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas x x x x x x x x x x 155. Yellow Fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus x

Woodpeckers 156. Bearded Woodpeckert Dendropicos namaquus x

Larks Alaudidae

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157. Fawn Coloured Lark Mirafra africanoides x x 158. Sabota Lark Calendulauda sabota x x x x 159. Stark's Lark Eremalauda starki X 160. Gray-backed Sparrow Lark Eremopterix verticalis x X x 161. Chestnut-backed Sp-Lark Eremopterix leucotis x x 162. Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea x x 163. Pink-billed Lark Spizocorys conirostris x 164. Spike heeled Lark Chersomanes albafasciata x x

Swallows Hirundinidae 165. Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula x x x x x x x x x 166. Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii x x x x 167. White Throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis x 168. S. African Cliff Swallow Hirundo spilodera x 169. Greater-striped Swallow Cecropsis (Hirundo) cucullata x x x x x x x x x x 170.

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171. Rufous-chested Swallow Cecropis (Hirundo) semirufa x x x x x x 172. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica x x x x x x x x x x x 173. Plain Martin Riparia paludicola x 174. Banded Martin Riparia Cincta x x 175. House Martin Dellichon urbicum x

Wagtails & Pipits Motacillidae 176. Buffy Pipit Anthus vaalensis x x 177. African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp x x X 178. Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis x x x x x 179. African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus x x x x x x

Bulbuls Pycnonotidae 180. Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor x x x 181. B African Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans x x x x x x x x x x 182. Yellow-bellied Greenbul Chlorocichla flaviventris x

Thrushes Turdidae 183. Short-toed Rock-Thrush Monticola brevipes x x x x x 184. Groundscraper Thrush Psophocichla litsipsirupa x x x x x x x

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185. Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyanus x Cisticolas Cisticolidae

186. Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana x x x x x x x x 187. Desert Cisticola Cisticola aridulus x x x x 188. Tinkling Cisticola Cisticola rufilatus x x 189. Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava x x 190. Zitting Cisticla Cisticola Jundicis x x 191. Black-chested Prinia Prinia flavicans x x x x x x x x x 192. Grey-back Bleating Warbler Cameroptera brevicaudata x x x x x x 193. Barred Wren Warbler Calamonastes fasciolatus x 194. Rufous-eared Warbler Malcorus pectoralis x

Warblers Sylviidae 195. African Reed Warbler Acrocephalus baeticatus x x x 196. Yellow-b Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis x x x x x x x 197. Burnt Necked Eremomela Eremomela usticollis x 198. Greencap Eremomela Eremomela scotops x 199. Cape Crombec Sylvietta rufescens x x x x x x x x 200. Chestnut-v Tit-Babbler Parisoma subcaeruleum x x x x x x x 201. Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus x

Flycatchers Muscicapidae 202. Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis x x x 203. Pale flycatcher Bradornis pallidus x x 204. Chat Flycatcher Bradornis infuscatus x 205. Mariqua Flycatcher Bradornis mariquensis x x x x x x x x x x x 206. White-b Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini x x x x 207. Kalahari Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas paena x x x x x x 208. White-b Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys x x x x x x 209. Stonechat Saxicola torquata 210. Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris x x x x x x x x 211. Southern Anteater-Chat Myrmecocichla formicivora x 212. Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata x

Wattle-eyes Platysteiridae 213. Pririt Batis Batis pririt x x x x 214. White-tailed Shrike Lanioturdus torquatus x x x

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Babblers Timalidae 215. Damara Rock-jumper Chaetops pycnopygius x x x x 216. Southern Pied-Babbler Turdoides bicolor x 217. Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii x 218. Hartlaub's Babbler Turdoides hartlaubii x x x x 219. Black-faced Babbler Turdoides melanops x x

Tits Paridae 220. Ashy Tit Melaniparus cinerascens x x 221. Southern Black-Tit Melaniparus niger x 222. Caps Black Tit Parus carpi x x

Sunbirds Nectarinidae 223. Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis x x x 224. Mariqua Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis x x x x x 225. White-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris talatala x x x x x x x x 226. Black Siunbird Chalcomitra amethystina x 227. Dusky Sunbird Cinnyris fuscus x x x x x x x x

White-eyes Zosteropidae 228. African Y White-eye Zosterops senegalensis x x

Shrikes Laniidae 229. Common Fiscal Lanius collaris x x x 230. Magpie Shrike Corvinella melanoleuca x x x x 231. White-crowned Shrike Eurocephalus anguitimens x x x x x x

Bushshrikes Malaconotidae 232. Brubru Nilaus afer h h x x x h x 233. Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla x x x 234. Black Crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus x x 235. Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis x x x x x 236. Gabon Boubou Laniarius bicolor x h h 237. Crimson-b Gonolek Laniarius atrococcineus x x x x x x x x x x 238. Sulphur-breasted

Bushshrike Telophorus sulfureopectus h h

239. White Helmetshrike Prionops plumatus x x x x x Drongos Dicruridae

240. Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

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241. Crows Corvidae 242. Pied Crow Corvus albus x x x x x x x

Starlings Sturnidae 243. Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea x x x 244. Cape Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis nitens x x x x x x x x x x x 245. Grtr Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus x x x 246. Meve's Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis mevesii x x x x x x 247. Burchell's G. Starling Lamprotornis australis x x x x x x x 248. Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster x x x 249. Pale-winged Starling Onychognathus nabouroup x x x x x 250. Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus x x 251. Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus x

Old World Sparrows Passeridae 252. House Sparrow Passer domesticus x x x x x x 253. Great Rufous Sparrow Passer motitensis x x x x 254. So. Grey-h Sparrow Passer diffusus x x x x x x x x 255. Yellow throated Petronia Petronia superciliaris x

Weavers Ploceidae 256. Red-b Buffalo-Weaver Bubalornis niger x x 257. Scaly Weaver Sporopipes squamifrons x x x x 258. White-b Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali x x x x x x x x x x 259. Social Weaver Philetairus socius x x 260. Holub's Golden-Weaver Ploceus xanthops x x x x 261. Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus x x 262. Southern M Weaver Ploceus velatus x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 263. So. Brown-t Weaver Ploceus xanthopterus x 264. Chestnut Weaver Ploceus rubiginosus x 265. Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea x x x x x x x x x x x 266. Red headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps x

Waxbills Estrilidae

267. Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba x x x x x x x 268. Blue Cordonbleu Uraeginthus angolensis x x x x x x x x 269. Violet-eared Waxbill Uraeginthus granatina x x x x x x x x x x x x

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270. Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild x x x x 271. Black-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda erythronotos x x x x x x x 272. Red-headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala x x x x x 273. Brown Firefinch Lagonosticta nitidula x

Whydahs Viduidae 274. Shaft-tailed Whydah Vidua regia x x x x x x x 275. Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura x

Finches Fringillidae 276. Black-throated Canary Serinus atrogularis x x x x x x x x x x 277. Yellow Canary Serinus flaviventris x x x

Buntings Emberizidae 278. Golden-breas. Bunting Emberiza flaviventris x x x x x x 279. Cape Rock Bunting Emberiza capensis x x

REPTILES Green Tree Snake Philothamnus angolensis Sand Snake Psammophis namibensis Namibian Rock Agamma Agama planiceps Easter Striped Skink Ytrachilepis striata Marsh Terrapin Pelomelusa subrufa Water Monitor Lizard Varanus niloticus Nile Cocodrile Crocodylus niloticus Yellow Throated Skink Angola Dwarf Gecko Lygodactilus angolensis Ground Agama Acanthocercus atricollis Lepard Tortoise Stigmochelis pardilis

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Cheek-pouch Monkeys Cercopithecidae 1. Chacma Baboon Papio ursinus x x x x x x x x x x 2. Vervet Monkey Cercopithecus aethiops x x

Fruit Bats Megachiroptera 3. Angolan Fruit Bat Lissonycterisangolensis x

Squirrels Sciuridae 4. So. A Ground Squirrel Xerus inauris x x x 5. Smith's Tree Squirrel Paraxerus cepapi x x x x

Dassie Rats Petromuridae 6. Dassie Rat x x x

Murid Mice Muridae 7. Four-Striped Grass Mouse Rhabdomys pumilio x x x x

Porcupines Hystricidae x x x 8. Crested Porcupine Hystrix cristata x

Dogs & Allies Canidae x x x 9. Black-backed Jackal Canis mesomelas

Mongooses Herpestidae 10. Yellow Mongoose Herpestes ochracea x x x 11. Banded Mongoose Mungos mungo x x 12. Slender Mongoose Galerella sanguinea x x x x

Genets Viverridae 13. Common Genet Genetta genetta x

Cats Felidae 14. Lion Panthera leo x 15. Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus x

Hyraxes Procavidae 16. Cape Rock Hyrax Procavia capensis x x x x x x

Elephants Elephantidae 17. African Elephant Loxodonta africana x x x x x

Horses Equidae 18. Burchell's Zebra Equus quagga burchelli x x x x x 19. Hartmann's Zebra Equus zebra hartmanii x x

Rhinoceroses Rhinocerotidae 20. Black Rhinoceros Diceros bicornis x x x

21. White Rhinoceros x EVEN-TOED UNGULATES ARTIODACTYLA Hippopotamuses Hippopotamidae

22. Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius x x x Pigs Suidae

23. Warthog Phacochoerus aethiopus x x x x x x x x x x x x Giraffes Giraffidae

24. Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis x x x x Bovids & Horned

Ungulates Bovidae

25. African Buffalo Syncerus caffer x x Spiral-horned Bovines Tragelaphini x

26. Bushbuck Tragelephus scriptus 27. Greater Kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros x x x x x x x x x x 28. Cape Eland Taurotragus oryx x

Duikers Cephalophini 29. Common (Bush) Duiker Sylvicapra grimmia x x

Dwarf Antelopes Neotragini 30. 38. Steenbok Raphicerus campestris x x x x x x x 31. 39. Klipspringer Oreotragus oreotragus x

Dikdiks Madoqua 32. Dik-Dick Madoqua kirkii x x x x x x x x

Reduncines Reduncini 33. Common Reedbuck Redunca arundinum x x x 34. Red Lechwe Kobus leche x

Springbucks Antidorcini 35. Springbok Antidorcas marsupialis x x x x x

Alcelaphines Alcelaphini 36. Impala Aepyceros melampus x x x 37. Black-faced Impala Aepyceros m. petersi x x x x 38. Tsessebe Damaliscus lunatus x 39. Blue Wldebeest Connochaetes taurinus x x x x 40. Red Hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus x x x

Horse-like Antelopes 41. Roan Antelope Hippotragus equinus x 42. Gemsbok Oryx gazella x x x x x x

by Josele J Saiz