Site Report: Sani Pass

Besotho Horsemen, Sani Pass

Lesotho


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Besotho Horsemen, Sani Pass

Lesotho
High altitude alpine area with steep cliffs.
Visits
- 2003-02-10: Not sure of the exact date. Barbara and I parked the rent-a-car below, and then we part hitched and part walked up to the Sani Pass Lodge where we stayed for the night.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (11 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(11 records)
Class: Birds
(10 records)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Speckled Pigeon (Columba guinea)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)
- Order: Pelicans
(2 records)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis)
- Family: Ibises and Spoonbills
- Bald Ibis (Geronticus calvus)
- Order: Perching Birds
(6 records)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Drakensberg Siskin (Crithagra symonsi)
- Family: Larks
- Large-billed Lark (Galerida magnirostris)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Cape Bunting (Emberiza capensis)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Sentinel Rock-Thrush (Monticola explorator)
- White-browed Scrub-Robin (Cercotrichas leucophrys)
- Family: Waxwings
- Drakensberg Rock-jumper (Chaetops aurantius)
Class: Mammals
(1 record)
- Order: Primates
(1 record)
- Family: Hominidae
- Human (Homo sapiens)