Ethiopia

27 November 1999 - 17 January 2000

Bird species not seen

Target species missed (excluding the Sudanese species)

Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis

at best I would have been lucky to see this in Djibouti.

Waldrapp Geronticus eremita

extinct? in north east - a key target species, but not really expected! Last seen in Eritrea in 1997, otherwise not recorded since the 1970's.

Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea

should have been easy in the Bale Mountains.

Gadwall Anas strepera

frequent in Rift Valley lakes.

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

supposedly rare, and given the euro-centricity of most reports, no further information was available.

Garganey Anas querquedula

common in Rift Valley lakes.

Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca

frequent in Rift Valley lakes.

Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes

rare in western lowlands, no other details available.

Red-necked Buzzard Buteo auguralis

should be frequent in western lowlands.

Bonelli's Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus

reported from mountains in Djibouti.

Sand Partridge Ammoperdix heyi

rare in the north - probably only possible in Eritrea.

Little Crake Porzana parva

rare in highlands, no other details available.

Eurasian Coot Fulica atra

rare, status uncertain given difficulty in separating species from Red-knobbed Coot in non-breeding plumage.

Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo

should be frequent in north-west and western lowlands.

Heuglin's Bustard Neotis heuglini

apart from Fejeje in south-west, could also be found in extreme south-east.

Egyptian Plover Pluvianus aegyptius

rare in western lowlands, no other details available.

Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor

should be fairly easy to find in the extreme south-east.

Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimum

rare in highland marshes, no further information available.

Bridled Tern Sterna anaethetus

could be found in Djibouti ?

Brown Noddy Anous stolidus

could be found in Djibouti ?

Four-banded Sandgrouse Pterocles quadricinctus

supposedly frequent is western lowlands, but nocturnal.

Bruce's Green Pigeon Treron waalia

common in Rift Valley, supposedly hard to miss - I did.

Rock Dove Columba livia

may not reach Ethiopia from northern Eritrea.

Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri

frequent in north-east, possibly as far west as Awash NP.

Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus

rare in east, no other details available..

Long-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus climacurus

frequent in the west.

Nechisar Nightjar Caprimulgus solala

rare in Nechisar plains (newly discovered species, although status is still being questioned since the sole "specimen" remains a single wing).

Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar Caprimulgus donaldsoni

frequent in extreme south-east.

Star-spotted Nightjar Caprimulgus stellatus

should be found in Awash NP and to the south.

Nubian Nightjar Caprimulgus nubicus

common in the desert areas of the eastern half of the country.

Standard-winged Nightjar Macrodipteryx longipennis

supposedly frequent, and seen in Nechisar NP.

Little Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis

should be frequent in north-west and west.

Vieillot's Barbet Lybius vieilloti

supposedly frequent in north-west.

Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla

uncommon throughout.

Collared Lark Mirafra collaris

rare in extreme south, probably should be searched for in N Kenya.

Gillett's Lark Mirafra gilletti

rare in south-east and at Awash.

Degodi Lark Mirafra degodiensis

localized at Bogol Manyo in extreme south-east.

Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix signata

frequent in south and east.

Ethiopian Cliff Swallow Hirundo species

frequent in the river gorge at Awash and Lake Langano.

Bluethroat Luscinia svecica

uncommon in the north.

Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia

rare in extreme north-east.

Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides

uncommon in north.

Basra Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus griseldis

rare in western lowlands.

Philippa's Short-billed Crombec Sylvietta philippae

rare in extreme south-east near Bogol Manyo.

Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix

rare in north-east.

Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli

reported from Djibouti.

Desert Warbler Sylvia nana

could be found in Djibouti ?

Gambaga Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae

rare in western highlands, no further details available.

Semi-collared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata

scarce passage migrant.

White-headed Babbler Turdoides leucocephalus

uncommon in north.

Dusky Babbler Turdoides tenebrosus

restricted to the south-west.

Hinde's Pied Babbler Turdoides hindei

rare in Kenya highlands (locality mentioned in Nigel Wheatley's book is now agricultural land).

Scaly Chatterer Argya aylmeri

uncommon in the south-east.

Sudan Penduline Tit Anthoscopus punctifrons

not recorded south of Eritrea.

Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus

reported from Jemmu valley, but no other information available.

Red-naped Bush Shrike Laniarius ruficeps

frequent in extreme south-east.

Chestnut-bellied Starling Lamprotornis pulcher

uncommon in the north.

Somali Sparrow Passer castanopterus

uncommon in the south-west.

Sudan Golden Sparrow Passer luteus

supposedly in Eritrea and west.

Arabian Golden Sparrow Passer euchlorus

supposedly frequent in Djibouti.

Steel-blue Whydah Vidua hypocherina

frequent in the south, probably more easily found at Lake Baringo in Kenya.

Yellow-throated Seed-eater Serinus flavigula

rare at Fantalle Crater in Awash NP, as well as at Melka Ghebdu.

Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea

rare in the extreme north.

Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia

uncommon in the extreme north.