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Amani Forest Reserve, Tanzania (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Amani Forest Reserve, Tanzania
Map of Amani Forest Reserve, Tanzania
Amani Overlook by Barbara Carr
Peacock Tree Frog (
Leptopelis vermiculatus
)
East Usambara Pitted Pygmy Chameleon (
Rhampholeon temporalis
)
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill (
Bycanistes brevis
)
Wavy Chameleon (
Trioceros deremensis
)
Erebid Moth (
Erebidae sp
)
Mosque Swallow (
Cecropis senegalensis
)
Tanzanian Pill Bug Millipede (
Arthrosphaera brandtii
)
Tawny-flanked Prinia (
Prinia subflava
)
Erebid Moth (
Cyligramma fluctuosa
)
Tanzanian Flag Grasshopper (
Eupropacris pompalis
)
Giant African Millipede (
Archispirostreptus gigas
)
Walker's Owl (
Erebus walkeri
)
Red-dot Euproctis (
Euproctis rufopunctata
)
Orb-web Spider (
Araneidae sp
)
Stick Insect (
Diapheromeridae sp
)
Swallowtail Butterfly (
Papilio sp
) - Larval
Natal Acraea (
Stephenia natalica
)
Red-throated Crag-Martin (
Ptyonoprogne rufigula
)
Red Bush Squirrel (
Paraxerus palliatus
)
Lesser Striped-Swallow (
Cecropis abyssinica
)
White-eared Barbet (
Stactolaema leucotis
)
Forest Gecko (
Ancylodactylus sp
)
Peaceful Giant Ground Beetle (
Tefflus sp
)
Pin-tailed Whydah (
Vidua macroura
) - Female
Palm-nut Vulture (
Gypohierax angolensis
)
Green Barbet (
Cryptolybia olivacea
)
Leafhopper (
Cicadellidae sp
)
East African Weta (
Tryposoma brachyurum
)
African Swift (
Apus barbatus
)
African Palm-Swift (
Cypsiurus parvus
)
Amani Sunbird (
Hedydipna pallidigaster
)
African Harrier-Hawk (
Polyboroides typus
)
Flat-backed Millipede (
Chelodesmidae sp
)
Kenrick's Starling (
Poeoptera kenricki
)
Sphinx Moth (
Sphingidae sp
)
Pearl Moth (
Spilomelinae sp
)
Lichen Moth (
Lithosiini sp
)
Little Greenbul (
Eurillas virens
)
Mottled Spinetail (
Telacanthura ussheri
)
Southern Black-Flycatcher (
Melaenornis pammelaina
)
Usambara Greenbul (
Phyllastrephus albigula
)
Dark-backed Weaver (
Ploceus bicolor
)
Long-billed Tailorbird (
Artisornis moreaui
)
Geometer Moth (
Geometridae sp
)
Derby's Anomalure (
Anomalurus derbianus
)
Southern Citril (
Crithagra hyposticta
)
Southern Yellow White-eye (
Zosterops anderssoni
)
Forest
Trips
Tanzania
2/5/2025
: We arrived in the afternoon at the Amani Forest Reserve, and spent the rest of the afternoon looking around in the abandoned buildings.
2/6/2025
: We walked around a bit in the morning around the abandoned buildings again. Guide showed up late, and after that we hiked around in different areas in the forest.
2/7/2025
: Took a walk again around the guesthouse looking to improve on photos.
Previous Visit (Korogwe: 2/5/2025)
Next Visit (Zigi Forest: 2/7/2025)
Species Recorded (84)
Birds ( 56 )
Jungle Babblers ( Pellorneidae )
Tanzanian Illadopsis -
Illadopsis distans
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Palm-nut Vulture -
Gypohierax angolensis
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Booted Eagle -
Hieraaetus pennatus
Long-crested Eagle -
Lophaetus occipitalis
African Harrier-Hawk -
Polyboroides typus
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Lemon Dove -
Aplopelia larvata
African Green-Pigeon -
Treron calvus
Tambourine Dove -
Turtur tympanistria
Turacos ( Musophagidae )
Fischer's Turaco -
Tauraco fischeri
Cuckoos ( Cuculidae )
African Emerald Cuckoo -
Chrysococcyx cupreus
Swifts ( Apodidae )
Little Swift -
Apus affinis
African Swift -
Apus barbatus
African Palm-Swift -
Cypsiurus parvus
Mottled Spinetail -
Telacanthura ussheri
Mousebirds ( Coliidae )
Speckled Mousebird -
Colius striatus
Sunbirds ( Nectariniidae )
Purple-banded Sunbird -
Cinnyris bifasciatus
Olive Sunbird -
Cyanomitra olivacea
Collared Sunbird -
Hedydipna collaris
Amani Sunbird -
Hedydipna pallidigaster
Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Brown-hooded Kingfisher -
Halcyon albiventris
Hornbills ( Bucerotidae )
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill -
Bycanistes brevis
Barbets ( Lybiidae )
Green Barbet -
Cryptolybia olivacea
White-eared Barbet -
Stactolaema leucotis
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Cardinal Woodpecker -
Dendropicos fuscescens
Paradise-flycatcher ( Monarchidae )
African Paradise-Flycatcher -
Terpsiphone viridis
Drongos ( Dicruridae )
Square-tailed Drongo -
Dicrurus ludwigii
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Lesser Striped-Swallow -
Cecropis abyssinica
Mosque Swallow -
Cecropis senegalensis
Black Sawwing -
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Red-throated Crag-Martin -
Ptyonoprogne rufigula
Bulbuls ( Pycnonotidae )
Shelley's Greenbul -
Arizelocichla masukuensis
Little Greenbul -
Eurillas virens
Usambara Greenbul -
Phyllastrephus albigula
Yellow-streaked Greenbul -
Phyllastrephus flavostriatus
Common Bulbul -
Pycnonotus barbatus
Prinias and Apalis ( Cisticolidae )
Green-backed Camaroptera -
Camaroptera brachyura
Red-faced Cisticola -
Cisticola erythrops
Tawny-flanked Prinia -
Prinia subflava
White-eyes ( Zosteropidae )
Southern Yellow White-eye -
Zosterops anderssoni
Shrike-flycatchers ( Platysteiridae )
Pale Batis -
Batis soror
Black-throated Wattle-eye -
Platysteira peltata
Gonoleks ( Malaconotidae )
Black-fronted Bushshrike -
Chlorophoneus nigrifrons
Zanzibar Boubou -
Laniarius sublacteus
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
Long-billed Tailorbird -
Artisornis moreaui
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Southern Black-Flycatcher -
Melaenornis pammelaina
African Dusky Flycatcher -
Muscicapa adusta
Red-tailed Ant-Thrush -
Neocossyphus rufus
Wagtails and Pipits ( Motacillidae )
African Pied Wagtail -
Motacilla aguimp
Mountain Wagtail -
Motacilla clara
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
Kenrick's Starling -
Poeoptera kenricki
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting -
Emberiza tahapisi
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
Southern Citril -
Crithagra hyposticta
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
Dark-backed Weaver -
Ploceus bicolor
Spectacled Weaver -
Ploceus ocularis
Bronze Mannikin -
Spermestes cucullata
Pin-tailed Whydah -
Vidua macroura
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