Kilimanjaro 2005 Safari

Sept. 11-15, 2005: Safari in Tanzania

PRELIMINARIES
Trip Participants
Selecting the Route
Guide/Trekking Company
Training for the Climb
Gear List

DIARY OF THE CLIMB
Travel to Tanzania
Pre-Climb Orientation
Day 1: to Forest Camp
Day 2: to Shira 1 Camp
Day 3: to Moir Camp
Day 4: rest day at Moir
Day 5: to Lava Tower
Day 6: to Arrow Glacier
Day 7: Western Breach
Day 8: Summit day
Day 9: Descent

Safari After the Climb

SUPPLEMENTAL INFO
Hiking Distances
GPS Coordinates
Contact Information

After our Kilimanjaro climb, we went on a four-day safari in three game parks in Tanzania: Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, and Tarangire National Park. This portion of the trip was run by Hoopoe Safaris.

Three of the four nights on safari we stayed at "tented camps." These semi-permanent camps (Kirurumu Tented Lodge and Tamarind Camp) are more like luxury out-door hotels than camping. We also spent one night at Kifaru Lodge. The food and service were very nice for the entire safari portion of the trip.

Rick compiled the list below of all of the birds and mammals that we saw on our Tanzania trip. In the table, the "Location" column represents where the first sighting was recorded. The Location Codes are: M, Lake Manyara; Ng, Ngorongoro Crater or Rim; T, Tarangire National Park; Kili, on Mt. Kilimanjaro. In addition to the birds listed below, we saw many others that were never definitively identified. The bird names were mostly taken from the Collins Field Guide "Birds of East Africa," by John G. Williams and Norman Arlott (1963). Names of the mammals were mostly from "The Safari Companion," by Richard D. Estes (1993).

Birds

No.	Common Name	Scientific name	Location
1)	White Pelican	Pelecanus onocrotalus	M
2)	Great White Egret	Egretta alba	M
3)	Yellow-billed Egret	Egretta intermedia	Ng
4)	Cattle Egret	Ardeola ibis	Ng
5)	Hamerkop	Scopus umbretta	T
6)	Black-headed Heron	Ardea melanocephala	Ng
7)	Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea	T
8)	Sacred Ibis	Threskiornis aethiopicus	Ng
9)	Hadada Ibis	Hagedashia hagedash	M
10)	Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	T
11)	Yellow-billed Stork	Ibis ibis	Ng
12)	African Spoonbill	Platalea alba	Ng
13)	Lesser Flamingo	Phoenicopterus minor	Ng
14)	Marabou Stork	Leptoptilos crumeniferus	M
15)	Saddlebill Stork	Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis	T
16)	Openbill Stork	Anastomus lamelligerus	T
17)	Cape Teal	Anas capensis	Ng
18)	Maccoa Duck	Oxyura maccoa	Ng
19)	Red-billed Duck	Anas erythrorhynchos	Ng
20)	African Black Duck	Anas sparsa	Ng
21)	Spurwing Goose	Plectopterus gambensis	T
22)	Egyptian Goose	Alopochen aegyptiaca	M
23)	White-backed Vulture	Gyps bengalensis	Ng
24)	White-headed Vulture	Trigonoceps occipitalis	Ng
25)	Nubian Vulture	Torgos tracheliotus	Ng
26)	Lammergeyer	Gypaetus barbatus	Kili
27)	Secretary Bird	Sagittarius serpentarius	Ng
28)	Tawny Eagle	Aquila rapax	T
29)	African Fish Eagle	Haliaeetus vocifer	M
30)	Augur Buzzard	Buteo rufofuscus	Ng
31)	Bateleur	Terathopius ecaudatus	T
32)	Long-crested Eagle	Lophaetus occipitalis	T
33)	Black Kite	Milvus migrans	Ng
34)	African Hawk Eagle	Hieraaetus spilogaster	T
35)	Shelley's Francolin	Francolinus shelleyi	T
36)	Red-necked Spurfowl	Francolinus afer	T
37)	Helmeted Guineafowl	Numida meleagris	Ng
38)	Kori Bustard	Ardeotis kori	Ng
39)	Crowned Crane	Balearica regulorum	Ng
40)	Kittlitz's Plover	Charadrius pecuarius	T
41)	Three-banded Plover	Charadrius tricollaris	Ng
42)	Blacksmith Plover	Vanellus armatus	M
43)	Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus	Ng
44)	Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta	Mg
45)	Spotted Stone Curlew	Burhinus capensis	M
46)	African Jacana	Actophilornis africanus	M
47)	Namaqua Dove	Oena capensis	T
48)	Red-eyed Dove	Streptopelia semitorquata	Kili
49)	Ring-necked Dove	Streptopelia capicola	M
50)	Laughing Dove	Streptopelia senegalensis	M
51)	Speckeled Mousebird	Colius striatus	M
52)	White-bellied Go-Away-Bird	Corythaixoides leucogaster	T
53)	Violet-crested Turaco	Tauraco porphyreolophus	Ng
54)	Yellow-collared Lovebird	Agapornis personata	T
55)	Lilac-breasted Roller	Coracias caudata	M
56)	Grey-headed Kingfisher	Halcyon leucocephala	M
57)	Striped Kingfisher	Halcyon chelicuti	T
58)	Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater	Merops oreobates	T
59)	Little Bee-eater	Merops pusillus	M
60)	Red-billed Hornbill	Tockus erythrochynchus	T
61)	Ground Hornbill	Bucorvus leadbeateri	T
62)	Verreaux's Eagle Owl	Bubo lacteus	T
63)	Yellow-crested Woodpecker	Mesopicos xantholophus	T
64)	Bearded Woodpecker	Thripias namaquus	T
65)	African pied wagtail	Motacilla aguimp	Kili
66)	Yellow-vented Bulbul	Pyconotus barabatus	M
67)	Yellow-bellied Greenbul	Chlorocichla flaviventris	M
68)	Alpine Chat	Pinarochroa sordida	Kili
69)	Stonechat	Saxicola torquata	Kili
70)	African Thrush	Turdus pelios	M
71)	Spotted Morning Thrush	Cichladusa guttata	M
72)	White-crowned Shrike	Eurocephalus ruppelli	T
73)	Fiscal Shrike	Lanius collaris	Ng
74)	Magpie Shrike	Lanius melanoleucus	T
75)	Long-tailed Fiscal	Lanius cabanisi	T
76)	Tropical Boubou	Laniarius ferrugineus	Ng
77)	Variable Sunbird	Nectarinia venusta	M
78)	Bronze Sunbird	Nectarinia kilimensis	Kili
79)	White-breasted Tit	Parus albiventris	Ng
80)	Green-winged Pytilia	Pytilia melba	T
81)	Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu	Uraeginthus bengalus	M
82)	Reichenow's Weaver	Ploceus baglafecht reichenowi	Ng
83)	Rufous-tailed Weaver	Histurgops ruficauda	Ng
84)	Red-billed Buffalo Weaver	Bubalornis niger	T
85)	White-headed Buffalo Weaver	Dinemellia dinemelli	T
86)	Superb Starling	Spreo superbus	Kili
87)	Hildebrandt's Starling	Spreo hildebrandti	M
88)	Ashy Starling	Cosmopsarus unicolor	T
89)	Redwing Starling	Onychognathus morio	Ng
90)	Cape Rook	Corvus capensis	Ng
91)	Pied Crow	Corvus albus	Arusha
92)	White-necked Raven	Corvus albicollis	Kili

Mammals

No.	Common Name	Scientific name	Location
93)	Black and White Colobus	Colobus guereza	Kili
94)	Blue Monkey	Cercopithecus mitis	M
95)	Black-faced Vervet Monkey	Cercopithecus aethiops	M
96)	Savanah Baboon	Papio cynocephalus	M
97)	Dik-dik	Madoqua kirkii	M
98)	Impala	Aepyceros melampus	M
99)	Thompson's Gazelle	Gazella thomsonii	M
100)	Grant's Gazelle	Gazella granti	Ng
101)	Wildebeest	Connochaete taurinus	M
102)	Hartebeest	Alcelaphus buselaphus	Ng
103)	Plains Zebra	Equus burchelli	M
104)	Giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	M
105)	Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Ng
106)	Lion	Panthera leo	Ng
107)	Spotted Hyena	Crocuta crocuta	M
108)	Golden Jackal	Canis aureus	Ng
109)	Silver-backed Jackal	Canis mesomelas	Ng
110)	Waterbuck	Kobus ellipsiprymnus	T
111)	Slender Mongoose	Herpestes sanguineus	T
112)	Warthog	Phacochoerus aethiopicus	M
113)	Black Rhinocerus	Diceros bicornis	Ng
114)	Hippopotamus	Hippopotamus amphibius	M
115)	Cape Buffalo	Syncerus caffer	M
116)	Elephant	Loxodonta africana	M