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Mapopwe Rice Fields, Tanzania (Center on Interactive Map)

Map of Mapopwe Rice Fields, Tanzania

Map of Mapopwe Rice Fields, Tanzania



Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis) African Golden-Weaver (Ploceus subaureus) White-browed Coucal (Centropus superciliosus) Zanzibar Red Bishop (Euplectes nigroventris) European Roller (Coracias garrulus) Red-headed Quelea (Quelea erythrops)
Zanzibar Red Bishop (Euplectes nigroventris) - Female African Crake (Crecopsis egregia)

Rice Fields

Trips

Tanzania

2/13/2025: Still looking for the Zanzibar Red Bishop, we drove out to some rice fields just outside of Zanzibar.


Previous Visit (Jozani Forest: 2/12/2025)
Next Visit (Stone Town: 2/13/2025)



Species Recorded (24)

Birds ( 24 )

Herons ( Ardeidae )
Gray Heron - Ardea cinerea
Western Cattle Egret - Ardea ibis
Little Egret - Egretta garzetta

Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus

Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
African Hobby - Falco cuvierii

Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
African Crake - Crecopsis egregia

Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Senegal Lapwing - Vanellus lugubris

Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Common Sandpiper - Actitis hypoleucos
Wood Sandpiper - Tringa glareola

Coucals ( Centropodidae )
White-browed Coucal - Centropus superciliosus

Sunbirds ( Nectariniidae )
Scarlet-chested Sunbird - Chalcomitra senegalensis

Bee-eaters ( Meropidae )
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater - Merops persicus

Rollers ( Coraciidae )
Lilac-breasted Roller - Coracias caudatus
European Roller - Coracias garrulus

Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica

Prinias and Apalis ( Cisticolidae )
Zitting Cisticola - Cisticola juncidis

Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
House Crow - Corvus splendens

Bishops ( Ploceidae )
Zanzibar Red Bishop - Euplectes nigroventris

Wagtails and Pipits ( Motacillidae )
African Pipit - Anthus cinnamomeus

( Rostratulidae )
Greater Painted-snipe - Rostratula benghalensis

Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
Common Waxbill - Estrilda astrild
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus
African Golden-Weaver - Ploceus subaureus
Red-headed Quelea - Quelea erythrops

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