Category Archives: Botswana

Ostrich

Struthioniformes

Place: North of Maun, Botswana
Date: 19 August 2012.




Place: Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
Date: 27 August 2012.




[Struthio camelus, Family Struthionidae, Order Struthioniformes, Wikipedia Entry: Ostrich]

The sound of the ostrich (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Jeremy Hegge)

Southern Ground Hornbill

Bucerotiformes

Place: Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
Date: 27 August 2012.







[Bucorvus leadbeateri, Family Bucorvidae, Order Bucerotiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Southern ground hornbill]

The sound of the southern ground hornbill (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Peter Boesman)

Hooded Vulture

Accipitriformes

Place: Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
Date: 30 August 2012.





[Necrosyrtes monachus, Family Accipitridae, Order Accipitriformes, Wikipedia Entry: Hooded vulture]

The sound of the hooded vulture (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Andrew Spencer)

Marabou Sunset

Ciconiiformes

Place: Chobe National Park, Botswana
Date: 24 August 2012.





[Leptoptilos crumenifer, Family Ciconiidae, Order Ciconiiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Marabou stork]

The sound of the marabou stork (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Josh Engel)

Young African Fish Eagle

Accipitriformes

Place: Okavango River, Botswana
Date: 21 August 2012.



[Icthyophaga vocifer, Family Accipitridae, Order Accipitriformes, Wikipedia Entry: African fish eagle]

The sound of the African fish eagle (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist James Bradley)

Malachite Kingfisher

Coraciiformes

Place: Okavango River, Botswana
Date: 21 August 2012.




[Alcedo cristata, Family Alcedinidae, Order Coraciiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Malachite kingfisher]

The sound of the malachite kingfisher (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Franck Brunelière)

Pearl-spotted Owl

Strigiformes

Place: Chobe National Park, Botswana
Date: 26 August 2012.





[Glaucidium perlatum, Family Strigidae, Order Strigiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Pearl-spotted owlet]

The sound of the pearl-spotted owlet (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Niall Perrins)

Lilac-breasted Roller

Coraciiformes

Place: Victoria Falls, Zambia
Date: 23 August 2012.


Place: Chobe National Park, Botswana
Date: 25 August 2012.


Place: Chobe National Park, Botswana
Date: 26 August 2012.


Place: Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
Date: 28 August 2012.


Place: Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
Date: 30 August 2012.




[Coracias caudatus, Family Coraciidae, Order Coraciiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Lilac-breasted roller]

The sound of the lilac-breasted roller (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Charles Hesse)