Site Report: Awash National Park
Adama Street View
Fantalle Crater and Scout
Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori)
Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus)
Shining Sunbird (Nectarinia habessinica)
Somali Golden-breasted Bunting (Emberiza poliopleura)
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush (Monticola saxatilis) - Male
Grey-headed Batis (Batis orientalis) - Male
Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
Beisa Oryx (Oryx beisa)
Cardinal Woodpecker (Dendropicos fuscescens)
Red-rumped Waxbill (Estrilda charmosyna)
Yellow-breasted Barbet (Trachyphonus margaritatus)
Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow(Gymnoris pyrgita)
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus flavirostris)
White-winged Tit (Parus leucomelas)
Red-backed Scrub-Robin (Cercotrichas leucophrys)
Sombre Chat (Cercomela dubia)
African Grey Hornbill (Lophoceros nasutus) - Female
Abyssinian Roller (Coracias abyssinica)
Rosy-patched Bushshrike (Rhodophoneus cruentus)
Blue-naped Mousebird (Urocolius macrourus)
Soemmerring's gazelle (Gazella soemmerringii)
Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator)
Salt's dik-dik (Madoqua saltiana) - Female
Salt's dik-dik (Madoqua saltiana) - Male
Mouse-colored Penduline-Tit (Anthoscopus musculus)
African Harrier-Hawk (Polyboroides typus)
Olive Baboon (Papio anubis)
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Adama Street View
Fantalle Crater and Scout
Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori)
Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus)
Shining Sunbird (Nectarinia habessinica)
Somali Golden-breasted Bunting (Emberiza poliopleura)
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush (Monticola saxatilis) - Male
Grey-headed Batis (Batis orientalis) - Male
Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
Beisa Oryx (Oryx beisa)
Cardinal Woodpecker (Dendropicos fuscescens)
Red-rumped Waxbill (Estrilda charmosyna)
Yellow-breasted Barbet (Trachyphonus margaritatus)
Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow(Gymnoris pyrgita)
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus flavirostris)
White-winged Tit (Parus leucomelas)
Red-backed Scrub-Robin (Cercotrichas leucophrys)
Sombre Chat (Cercomela dubia)
African Grey Hornbill (Lophoceros nasutus) - Female
Abyssinian Roller (Coracias abyssinica)
Rosy-patched Bushshrike (Rhodophoneus cruentus)
Blue-naped Mousebird (Urocolius macrourus)
Soemmerring's gazelle (Gazella soemmerringii)
Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator)
Salt's dik-dik (Madoqua saltiana) - Female
Salt's dik-dik (Madoqua saltiana) - Male
Mouse-colored Penduline-Tit (Anthoscopus musculus)
African Harrier-Hawk (Polyboroides typus)
Olive Baboon (Papio anubis)
Awash National Park consists of the Fantelle Volcano and semi-arid savannah. Plenty of camels and cattle in this park.
Visits
- 2011-01-16: We woke up early in our attempt to find the Sombre Rock Chat and Yellow-throated Seedeater on the slopes of Mt. Fantelle. It seems that there had been some recent trouble in the area as we were required to bring two scouts with us to the mountain. We took the car as far up the mountain as was possible, and then we started out on foot. Little did either of us know, the plan for that day was to climb 2000 meters to the crater of the volcano. The climb up was not too difficult until we got near the rim where the path was a bit steep and slippery. Coming back down was really difficult, though. We had not carried enough water since we thought we would only be walking for an hour or so. Also, we had not eaten anything. In addition, it was especially hot coming back. We arrived back to the road, exhausted, eight hours after starting the hike. The highlight of the hike was dipping on the Yellow Throated Seedeater. That night, we stayed in a hotel near the Awash Falls. There is where we found out, too late, about a "Hyena Cave" nearby from whence 200 hyenas exit at dusk. Maybe next time.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (44 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(44 records)
Class: Birds
(37 records)
- Order: Bucerotiformes (2 records)
- Order: Coliiformes
(1 record)
- Family: Mousebirds
- Blue-naped Mousebird (Urocolius macrourus)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Bustards
- Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(3 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
- Rueppell's Griffon (Gyps rueppelli)
- African Harrier-Hawk (Polyboroides typus)
- Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots
(4 records)
- Family: Bee-eaters
- Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus)
- Family: Kingfishers
- Striped Kingfisher (Halcyon chelicuti)
- Order: Pelicans
(1 record)
- Family: Herons
- Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
- Order: Perching Birds
(21 records)
- Family: Chickadees and Titmice
- Mouse-colored Penduline-Tit (Anthoscopus musculus)
- White-winged Black-Tit (Melaniparus leucomelas)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Rosy-patched Bushshrike (Rhodophoneus cruentus)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Somali Bunting (Emberiza poliopleura)
- Family: Old World Flycatchers
- Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka)
- Sombre Chat (Oenanthe dubia)
- Blackstart (Oenanthe melanura)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow (Gymnoris pyrgita)
- Red-billed Firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala)
- Black-cheeked Waxbill (Brunhilda charmosyna)
- Family: Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
- African Hill-Babbler (Sylvia abyssinica)
- Family: Shrike-flycatchers
- Gray-headed Batis (Batis orientalis)
- Family: Shrikes
- Red-tailed Shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides)
- Somali Fiscal (Lanius somalicus)
- Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator)
- Family: Swallows
- Pale Crag-Martin (Ptyonoprogne obsoleta)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush (Monticola saxatilis)
- White-browed Scrub-Robin (Cercotrichas leucophrys)
- Family: Wagtails and Pipits
- Mountain Wagtail (Motacilla clara)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
(4 records)
- Family: African Barbets
- Black-billed Barbet (Lybius guifsobalito)
- Yellow-breasted Barbet (Trachyphonus margaritatus)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Nubian Woodpecker (Campethera nubica)
- Cardinal Woodpecker (Dendropicos fuscescens)
Class: Mammals
(6 records)
- Order: Carnivorans (2 records)
- Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean (3 records)
- Order: Primates
(1 record)
- Family: Old World Monkeys
- Anubis Baboon (Papio anubis)
Class: Reptiles
(1 record)
- Order: Alligators and Crocodiles
(1 record)
- Family: Crocodiles
- Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)