Site Report: Central Island National Park
Central Island National Park
Crocodile Lake - Central Island National Park
Flamingo Lake - Central Island National Park
Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis) - In Flight
Fan-tailed Raven (Corvus rhipidurus)
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) - Flying
Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)
Little Swift (Apus affinis)
Brown-tailed Chat (Cercomela scotocerca)
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) - With Young
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Central Island National Park
Crocodile Lake - Central Island National Park
Flamingo Lake - Central Island National Park
Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis) - In Flight
Fan-tailed Raven (Corvus rhipidurus)
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) - Flying
Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)
Little Swift (Apus affinis)
Brown-tailed Chat (Cercomela scotocerca)
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) - With Young
Volcanic island in Lake Turkana
Visits
- 2013-11-02: En route to the eclipse site, we made a detour to Central Island National Park. The trip across the lake was a bit rough, and all of our stuff got soaked by waves washing over the front of the boat. The island in the middle of the lake had three lakes of its own. The lakes were the result of some previous volcanic activity, and one of the lakes was chock full of flamingos. Another lake was called "Crocodile Lake", but we only saw one crocodile there. There was a third "Tilapia Lake" which we did not see.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (22 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(22 records)
Class: Birds
(21 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(1 record)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts
(1 record)
- Family: Swifts
- Little Swift (Apus affinis)
- Order: Pelicans
(7 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
- Family: Flamingos
- Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor)
- Family: Herons
- Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea)
- Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
- Family: Ibises and Spoonbills
- African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
- African Spoonbill (Platalea alba)
- Family: Storks
- Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis)
- Order: Perching Birds
(6 records)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Fan-tailed Raven (Corvus rhipidurus)
- Family: Larks
- Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)
- Family: Old World Flycatchers
- Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)
- Brown-tailed Chat (Oenanthe scotocerca)
- Family: Sunbirds
- Variable Sunbird (Cinnyris venustus)
- Family: Swallows
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies (5 records)
- Family: Plovers
- Spur-winged Lapwing (Vanellus spinosus)
Class: Reptiles
(1 record)
- Order: Alligators and Crocodiles
(1 record)
- Family: Crocodiles
- Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)