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Etosha National Park, Namibia (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Etosha National Park, Namibia
Map of Etosha National Park, Namibia
Ancient Rock Art, Namibia
Mongoose, Namibia
Lioness, Namibia
Lion, Namibia
Waterhole, Namibia
Gemsbok, Namibia
Giraffes, Namibia
Giraffe, Namibia
African Ground Squirrel, Namibia
Springbok, Namibia
Trips
Africa: Eastern and Southern
1/15/2003
: We arrived at Etosha in our rent-a-car, and we arranged two nights camping in the park. Etosha was full of wildlife, but we were disappointed to learn that, ultimately, the park is no more than a huge fenced off area surrounded by farms. Still, the fence is there more to keep wildlife out than it is to keep them in.
Previous Visit (Brandenberg: 1/14/2003)
Next Visit (Tsumeb: 1/17/2003)
Species Recorded (44)
Birds ( 35 )
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Red-billed Duck -
Anas erythrorhyncha
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Little Grebe -
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
African Green-Pigeon -
Treron calvus
Sandgrouse ( Pteroclidae )
Double-banded Sandgrouse -
Pterocles bicinctus
Turacos ( Musophagidae )
Gray Go-away-bird -
Crinifer concolor
Stilts and Avocets ( Recurvirostridae )
Black-winged Stilt -
Himantopus himantopus
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Crowned Lapwing -
Vanellus coronatus
Coursers ( Glareolidae )
Temminck's Courser -
Cursorius temminckii
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Tawny Eagle -
Aquila rapax
Black-chested Snake-Eagle -
Circaetus pectoralis
Martial Eagle -
Polemaetus bellicosus
Lappet-faced Vulture -
Torgos tracheliotos
White-headed Vulture -
Trigonoceps occipitalis
Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Marsh Owl -
Asio capensis
African Scops-owl -
Otus senegalensis
Southern White-faced Owl -
Ptilopsis granti
Mousebirds ( Coliidae )
Red-faced Mousebird -
Urocolius indicus
Bee-eaters ( Meropidae )
European Bee-eater -
Merops apiaster
Rollers ( Coraciidae )
Purple Roller -
Coracias naevius
African Barbets ( Lybiidae )
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird -
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Falcons and Caracaras ( Falconidae )
Lanner Falcon -
Falco biarmicus
Eurasian Hobby -
Falco subbuteo
Drongos ( Dicruridae )
Fork-tailed Drongo -
Dicrurus adsimilis
Shrikes ( Laniidae )
Red-backed Shrike -
Lanius collurio
Lesser Gray Shrike -
Lanius minor
Prinias and Apalis ( Cisticolidae )
Green-backed Camaroptera -
Camaroptera brachyura
Old World Flycatchers ( Muscicapidae )
Capped Wheatear -
Oenanthe pileata
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Groundscraper Thrush -
Turdus litsitsirupa
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
Wattled Starling -
Creatophora cinerea
Cape Glossy-Starling -
Lamprotornis nitens
Sunbirds ( Nectariniidae )
Marico Sunbird -
Cinnyris mariquensis
Indigobirds ( Viduidae )
Eastern Paradise-Whydah -
Vidua paradisaea
Shaft-tailed Whydah -
Vidua regia
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver -
Plocepasser mahali
Old World Buntings ( Emberizidae )
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting -
Emberiza tahapisi
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