Site Report: Hawassa Bridge

Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)

Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)

Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis)

Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis)

Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)

Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis)

This bridge on the north end of Hawassa is supposed to be a good place to find hippos.

Visits

2011-01-11: We headed north from Yabello with the intention to visit Wondo Genet. Asaminew, our driver, mentioned a birding spot next to a bridge in Hawassa, and we had missed that spot on our first visit. The spot consisted mostly of Spur-winged geese, but it is also supposed to be good for hippos at night.

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (5 records)

Phylum: Chordates (5 records)

Class: Birds (5 records)

Order: Anseriformes (2 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
- Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis)

Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- Red-knobbed Coot (Fulica cristata)

Order: Pelicans (2 records)
- Family: Herons
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Family: Ibises and Spoonbills
- African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)

Lifelists

Trips

Africa: Egypt and Ethiopia