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Where to watch birds in Africa
By Nigel Wheatley
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
Copyright © 1996 Princeton University PressAll rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-0-691-02140-9
CHAPTER 1
ALGERIA
INTRODUCTION
Summary
In early 1995 the activities of Islamic fundamentalists persuaded most travellers and many expatriate workers to leave Algeria. If political stability is restored birders may find it surprisingly easy to see this country's major avian attraction, the endemic Algerian Nuthatch.
Size
At 2,381,741 sq km Algeria is Africa's second largest country (after Sudan). It is 18 times larger than England and 3.5 times the size of Texas.
Getting Around
Getting around is not difficult. Getting in is the problem. Once customs have been negotiated, a basic knowledge of French is almost essential since very few people speak English. There are extensive, but often fully booked, internal air and long-distance bus networks. The roads in the north, including those into the mountains, are excellent, although often blocked by snow in winter (Nov–Apr); those in the south, especially those traversing the Sahara, can be tricky without 4WD.
Accommodation and Food
Accommodation in Algeria is cheap, but often difficult to find in summer, and the cheapest, the bathhouses, are for men only. There are plenty of campsites, especially along the Saharan routes in the south. The staple diet seems to be couscous (cracked wheat) with meat or fish, and vegetables.
Health and Safety
Immunisation against hepatitis, typhoid, polio and yellow fever is recommended, as are precautions against malaria.
Contact the Foreign Office for latest details on visiting Algeria.
Climate and Timing
Northern Algeria has a Mediterranean-like climate, but it is much hotter and more humid during the dry summer months, which last from May to October. In the south it is almost always incredibly hot. The northern rainy season lasts from November to April, when deep snow in the mountains usually means many roads become impassable, and sites for Algerian Nuthatches inaccessible. The best time to visit, especially if you want to look for the endemic Algerian Nuthatch, is May to September.
Habitats
The northern mountains, known as the Saharan Tell, run east-west parallel to the Mediterranean coast, and are separated from the narrow Saharan Atlas, to the south, by the wide Hauts Plateau. Oak, cedar and fir forests remain on the slopes of some summits of the Saharan Tell. South of the Saharan Atlas lies the semi-desert of the Grand Erg, and south of here, the Sahara. Together, these vast semi-deserts and deserts make up 75% of the country.
Conservation
Algeria's endemic bird, the Algerian Nuthatch, seems safe as long as the montane forest it inhabits remains intact.
Seven threatened and three near-threatened species occur in Algeria.
Bird Families
Two families are particularly well represented in Algeria: sandgrouse and larks.
Bird Species
By 1981, 382 species had been recorded in Algeria, over 70 fewer than in Morocco, and only 30 more than Tunisia. Non-endemic specialities and spectacular species include White-headed Duck, Marbled Teal, Houbara Bustard, Marmora's Warbler, and Red-billed Firefinch, here at its only locality within the Western Palearctic.
Endemics and Near-endemics
The sole endemic, Algerian Nuthatch, which was only discovered in 1975, is confined to montane forest in northeast Algeria. Near-endemics include Levaillant's Woodpecker, Moussier's Redstart and Tristram's Warbler.
Access
Algeria's star avian attraction, the endemic Algerian Nuthatch, was discovered in 1975 at Djebel Babor (2004 m (6575 ft)), an eight-hour, 225-km drive (car-hire available in Algiers) east from Algiers via Bejaia. From Bejaia head southeast via Kherrata towards Setif, and turn east 12 km south of Kherrata (46 km north of Sétif), just south of the village of Tizi-n'bechar After the tarmac ends take the first gravel track left to the top of Djebel Babor where the nuthatch occurs in the remaining 13 sq km of cedar forest, especially around the summit. There are thought to be approximately 80 pairs here. The best time to visit is May to September since the track may be blocked by deep snow between November and April. Barbary Partridge and Levaillant's Woodpecker also occur here.
DJEBEL BABOR
Algerian Nuthatch also occurs in the Guerrouch (Taza NP), Tamentout and Djimla Forests, all of which are in the Petite Kabylie region, within 30 km of each other and Djebel Babor.
The coastal lagoons around the town of El Kala in extreme northeast Algeria form a national park (HQ at Lac Tonga), which supports many waterfowl in winter, including White-headed Duck and Marbled Teal, as well as Long-legged Buzzard, Purple Swamphen and Marmora's Warbler.
A number of people drive south through the desert of Algeria to Niger, via Tamanrasset. Roadside birds along this route include Brown-necked Raven, White-tailed, Black and Mourning Wheatears, Pale Crag-Martin, Tristram's Warbler, Fulvous Chatterer, Bar-tailed and Desert Larks, Greater Hoopoe-Lark, Desert Sparrow, Red-billed Firefinch (Tamanrasset), Trumpeter Finch and House Bunting.
A SELECTION OF SPECIES OCCURRING IN ALGERIA
Many of these are only summer visitors and occur either in the northern mountains or the Grand Erg semi-desert belt further south.
White Stork, Bonelli's Eagle, Eleonora's (north coast) and Barbary Falcons, Small Buttonquail, Houbara Bustard, Cream-coloured Courser, Audouin's Gull, Pin-tailed, Spotted, Black-bellied, Crowned and Lichtenstein's (southeast) Sandgrouse, Red-necked and Egyptian Nightjars, Black-crowned Tchagra, Spotless Starling, Moussier's Redstart, Red-rumped Wheatear, Streaked Scrub-Warbler, Thick-billed, Lesser Short-toed, Dupont's and Temminck's Larks, Alpine Accentor, and Crimson-winged Finch (northeast).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Papers
Mise a Jour de L'avifaune Algerienne (A Checklist). Ledant, J-P et al. 1981. Le Gerfaut 71:295–398.
ENDEMICS (1)
Algerian Nuthatch Northeast: Djebel Babor
Near-endemics
Levaillant's Woodpecker, Moussier's Redstart, Tristram's Warbler.
ANGOLA
INTRODUCTION
Angola boasts a fine selection of birds, including plenty of endemics and near-endemics. However, the lengthy civil war devastated the country and it is depressing to think what toll has probably been taken of the habitats and birds in the process. Thirteen threatened and 12 near-threatened species occur in Angola. Gaining entry to this huge country (at 1,246,700 sq km, nearly ten times the size of England and twice the size of Texas) is very difficult and travel inside once there is virtually impossible, although political problems seemed to be at a low ebb in early 1995. This is unfortunate because ornithological surveys carried out before the war revealed an impressively diverse avifauna. A total of 909 species have been recorded in Angola, including 15 endemics and many near-endemics which are otherwise found only in Zaire, Zambia and southern Africa. Of the ten families endemic to mainland Africa, three are not represented in Angola: Shoebill, rockfowl and sugarbirds. Well represented families include bee-eaters, hornbills, barbets, and bushshrikes. Non-endemic specialities and spectacular species include Babbling Starling, White-headed Robin-Chat, Laura's Wood-Warbler, Black-chinned Weaver, and Bocage's Sunbird.
AMBOIM
Remnant forest along the west Angolan escarpment, from Dondo south to Quilengues, used to support some very special species, many of which occur only here.
Angola Endemics
Grey-striped Francolin, Gabela Bushshrike, Angola Helmetshrike, White-fronted Wattle-eye, Gabela Akalat, Pulitzer's Longbill.
Specialities
Monteiro's Bushshrike.
Access
The best forest used to be just north of Gabela, although most of the species listed above have been recorded from Mumbondo, Assango, Conda, Dondo, Amboim, Gabela and Vila Nova do Seles. Monteiro's Bushshrike, recently rediscovered on Mount Kupe, Cameroon, has not been recorded here since 1954.
The endemic Swierstra's Francolin, as well as two little known species, Boulton's Batis and Black-chinned Weaver, occur in the Bailundu Highlands, inland from the Angola escarpment. Remnant forest patches may still be present on Mount Moco1 Mount Soque (accessible from Galanga to the west), and the Mombolo Plateau, but it is more likely that very little forest now remains, having been cleared to provide timber and fuel.
The forest northeast of Duque de Braganca in north Angola is also important for birds such as White-headed Robin-Chat, a species which occurs only in north Angola and south Zaïre.
Miombo woodland covers much of the rest of Angola, and Kangandala NP (600 sq km), southeast of Malanje, and the area around N'gola, a village near Caluquembo, support Pale-billed Hornbill, Anchieta's Barbet, Souza's Shrike, Sharp-tailed Glossy-Starling, Spotted Creeper, Piping Cisticola, Red-capped Crombec, Miombo Tit and Miombo Sunbird, whilst the N'gola area also supports Miombo Rock-Thrush, Babbling Starling, Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver and Black-eared Seedeater.
A SELECTION OF NON-ENDEMIC SPECIES RECORDED IN ANGOLA
Ostrich, Crowned Cormorant, White-backed Duck, African Pygmygoose, Hartlaub's Duck, Rufous-bellied Heron, White-crested Bittern, Hamerkop, Spot-breasted Ibis, Congo Serpent-Eagle, Long-tailed Hawk, Secretary-bird, Black and Plumed Guineafowl, Finsch's, Orange River and Hartlaub's Francolins, Red-chested, Chestnut-headed and Streaky-breasted Flufftails, Nkulengu Rail, African Finfoot, Wattled Crane, Ludwig's and Ruppell's Bustards, Lesser Jacana, African Oystercatcher, Grey Pratincole, Forbes' Plover, Damara Tern, African Skimmer, Namaqua, Yellow-throated and Burchell's Sandgrouse, Grey, Brown-necked and Red-fronted Parrots, Black-billed and Great Blue Turacos, Dusky Long-tailed and Olive Long-tailed Cuckoos, Gabon and Coppery-tailed Coucals, Fraser's and Akun Eagle-Owls, Pel's and Vermiculated Fishing-Owls, Bradfield's Swift, Narina and Bar-tailed Trogons, White-bellied, Chocolate-backed and Brown-hooded Kingfishers, Black, Blue-breasted, Black-headed and Rosy Bee-eaters, Racket-tailed and Blue-throated Rollers, Pale-billed Hornbill, Anchieta's, Miombo, Pied and Black-backed Barbets, Rufous-sided Broadbill, African Pitta, Blue Cuckoo-shrike, Souza's and White-tailed Shrikes, Red-eyed Puffback, Grey-green Bushshrike, Angola Batis, Black-necked Wattle-eye, Short-toed and Miombo Rock-Thrushes, Orange Ground-Thrush, Sharp-tailed Glossy-Starling, Babbling Starling, Boehm's Flycatcher, Bocage's Akalat, Grey-winged Robin-Chat, Rufous-tailed Palm-Thrush, Miombo and Kalahari Scrub-Robins, Herero and Karoo Chats, Congo Moorchat, Brazza's Martin, Black-and-rufous and Pearl-breasted Swallows, Cabanis' and Pale-olive Greenbuls, Black-collared Bulbul, Bubbling, Chirping, Slender-tailed, Cloud and Cloud-scraping Cisticolas, Damara Rock-jumper, Black-necked Eremomela, Laura's Wood-Warbler, Thrush and Bare-cheeked Babblers, Angola, Dusky, and Gray's Larks, Woodhouse's Antpecker, Red-faced Crimson-wing, Dusky Twinspot, Brown and Jameson's Firefinches, Black-tailed, Cinderella, Black-headed and Black-cheeked Waxbills, Locustfinch, Fuelleborn's and Grimwood's Longclaws, Bush Pipit, Black-chinned, Bocage's and Bar-winged Weavers, Golden-backed Bishop, Anchieta's, Violet-tailed, Bannerman's, Oustalet's, and Bocage's Sunbirds.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Books and Papers
Ornitologia de Angola. Pinto, A. 1983.
The Avifauna of Angolan Miombo Woodlands. Dean, W. 1988. Tauraco 1:99–104.
ENDEMICS (13)
Grey-striped Francolin
West/central: Amboim
Swierstra's Francolin
West/central: Bailundu Highlands
Red-crested Turaco
West: woodland and savanna
Orange-breasted Bushshrike
Northwest: rainforest
Gabela Bushshrike
West/central: Amboim
Angola Helmetshrike
West/central: Amboim
White-fronted Wattle-eye
West/central: Amboim
Angola Slaty-Flycatcher
West: mountains
Gabela Akalat
West/central: Amboim
Angola Cave-Chat
West: rocky gorges
Hartert's Camaroptera
West: forest
Pulitzer's Longbill
West/central: Amboim
Montane Double-collared Sunbird Central: highlands
(Monteiro's Bushshrike: no records since 1954 from the western escarpment of Angola, but recently (1992) rediscovered on Mount Kupé, Cameroon.)
ANGOLA AND CABINDA (2)
Red-backed Mousebird Throughout: savanna
Loanda Swift
Coast: northwest Angola
Near-endemics (Central, North and East)
Miombo Barbet, Perrin's Bushshrike, Boulton's and Angola Batises, Babbling Starling, Bocage's Akalat, White-headed Robin-Chat, Rufous-tailed Palm-Thrush, Brazza's Martin, Black-and-rufous Swallow, Paleolive Greenbul, Lepe, Bubbling and Slender-tailed Cisticolas, Salvadori's Eremomela, Angola Lark, Grimwood's Longclaw, Black-chinned, Bocage's and Bar-winged Weavers, Golden-backed Bishop, Bocage's Sunbird.
Near-endemics (South)
Crowned Cormorant, Hartlaub's Francolin, Ludwig's and Ruppell's Bustards, African Oystercatcher, Rueppell's Parrot, Rosy-faced Lovebird, White-backed Mousebird, Bradfield's Swift, Monteiro's Hornbill, White-tailed Shrike, Short-toed Rock-Thrush, Pale-winged Starling, Chat Flycatcher, Herero Chat, Mountain Wheatear, Tractrac Chat, Red-headed Cisticola, Damara Rock-jumper, Bare-cheeked Babbler, Bradfield's, Long-billed, Gray's and Stark's Larks, Cinderella Waxbill, Dusky Sunbird, White-throated Canary.
BENIN
Summary
Little is known about this small country, which lies between the Upper Guinea forest to the west and the Lower Guinea forest to the east in the savanna of what is known as the Dahomey Gap. There are few, if any, species here which cannot be seen more easily elsewhere.
Size
At 112,622 sq km, Benin is nearly the same size as England, and one sixth the size of Texas.
Getting Around
Up to the mid 1990s, tourism was not encouraged, but Benin is likely to become more accessible in the future. Apart from along the coast and on the main north-south Malanville–Cotonou route, the roads are bad and there are often numerous road-blocks. The railway system is worse, and the internal air network almost non-existent. However, bush taxis reach almost every habitation, given time.
Accommodation and Food
Camping is illegal and it is compulsory to stay in basic, relatively expensive hotels. Rice is the staple diet away from Cotonou, and beer is widely available.
Health and Safety
Immunisation against cholera, hepatitis, polio, typhoid and yellow fever is recommended, as are precautions against malaria.
Climate and Timing
In the constantly humid south the dry season lasts from December to March (although August can also be dry); in the north it is dry from November to May.
Habitats
The short, lagoon-lined coast gives way to plantations (mainly coffee and oil palm) and intensive farming inland. The south of the country is particularly densely populated, but in the north there is a lot more lightly wooded savanna. In the northwest there is small mountain range known as the Atakora. There is very little lowland rainforest in Benin, the country being part of the Dahomey Gap, where the sub-Saharan savanna reaches the coast between the Upper Guinea forest of Ghana to the west and the Lower Guinea forest of Nigeria to the east.
Conservation
One threatened and two near-threatened species occur in Benin.
Bird Families
Of the ten families endemic to the African mainland six are represented in Benin. Ostrich is a notable absentee.
Bird Species
Only 423 species have been recorded in Benin, one of the lowest totals for a sub-Saharan mainland country, and a reflection of its small size and almost complete lack of lowland rainforest. Non-endemic specialities and spectacular species include Egyptian Plover, Grey Pratincole and Rosy Bee-eater.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements ii
Introduction 12
Introduction to Birding in Africa 19
Conservation 29
General Tips 31
Glossary 33
Maps 34
ALGERIA 35
Djebel Babor 37
ANGOLA 39
Amboim 40
Kangandala National Park 40
BENIN 43
BOTSWANA 46
Okavango Delta 48
Chobe National Park 49
Gaborone 50
BURKINA FASO 52
Niangoloko-Kantchari road 53
La Guinquette 54
Kaya 54
BURUNDI 56
Ruzizi Delta 57
Ruvuvu National Park 58
Kibira National Park 59
CAMEROON 61
Limbe and Mount Cameroon 63
Mount Kupe 65
Bakossi Mountains 68
Korup National Park 69
Bamenda Highlands 70
Ngaoundaba Ranch 71
Benoue National Park 72
Waza National Park 74
CANARY ISLANDS, MADEIRA ISLANDS AND THE AZORES 77
Tenerife 79
Fuerteventura 80
Lanzarote 81
Gomera 81
Madeira Islands 82
The Azores 82
CAPE VERDE ISLANDS 84
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 86
Lobaye Prefecture 88
Haute Sangha Prefecture 89
Bamingui-Bangoran National Park 90
Manovo-Gounda-Saint Floris National Park 91
Birao 92
CHAD 93
Ouadi Rime-Ouadi Achim Reserve 94
COMOROS AND MAYOTTE 96
CONGO 98
Congo Coast 100
Pointe Noire-Sounda road 101
Koubotchi Forest 101
COTE D'IVOIRE 103
Grand Bassam 105
Orstom (lirsda) 105
Yapo 106
Lamto 107
Maraue National Park 109
Tai Forest National Park 110
Mount Tonkoui 112
Comoe National Park 112
DJIBOUTI 115
Djibouti City 116
Foret Du Day National Park 117
EQUATORIAL GUINEA 119
Fernando Po 119
EGYPT 120
Cairo 123
Sinai 125
Hurghada 125
Luxor 127
Abu Simbel 127
ETHIOPIA (AND ERITREA) 129
Addis Ababa 131
Lake Tana 132
Awash National Park 133
Ethiopia's Great Rift Valley 134
Wondo Genet 135
Bale Mountains National Park 135
Negele-Yabelo Area 137
GABON 139
Lambarene 141
Tondou and Pont Brule Forests 143
Colas and Nyanga 145
Port Gentil 147
Lekoni 147
Makokou 149
La Lope-Okanda Reserve 152
GAMBIA 153
Kotu Creek 156
Abuko Nature Reserve 159
Tendaba 160
Georgetown 161
Basse 162
GHANA 164
GUINEA BISSAU 167
GUINEA CONAKRY 169
Beyla 171
Macenta 171
KENYA 173
Lake Naivasha 177
Lake Nakuru National Park 179
Lake Baringo 180
Lake Victoria 181
Kakamega Nature Reserve 182
Masai Mara Reserve 185
Mount Kenya 187
Samburu Reserve 188
Marsabit Nature Reserve 190
Nairobi National Park 190
Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Parks 192
Arabuko-Sokoke Forest 194
Malindi 196
LIBERIA 199
Mount Nimba 201
Sapo National Park 202
LIBYA 203
MADAGASCAR 205
Ambanisana 208
Mahajanga 209
Lake Alaotra 209
Perinet Special Reserve 210
Ranomafana National Park 211
Toliara 213
Berenty Reserve 214
MALAWI 220
Lilongwe 222
Mzuzu-Nkhata road 223
Nyika National Park 223
Monkey Bay 225
Liwonde National Park 225
Zomba 226
Blantyre 227
MALI 229
Bamako-Koulikoro Road 231
The Niger Floodplain 232
MAURITANIA 233
Banc D'Arguin National Park 234
MAURITIUS, REUNION AND RODRIGUEZ 236
Mauritus 236
Reunion 237
Rodriguez 238
MOROCCO 240
Merja Zerga Nature Reserve 243
Sidi Bou Ghaba Nature Reserve 244
Ifrane 245
Merzouga 246
Boulmane 247
Oukaimeden 248
Sous Massa National Park 249
MOZAMBIQUE 252
Beira to Tica 253
Dondo North 254
Gorongoza National Park 254
Gorongoza Mountain 255
Vilanculos; 255
Panda 256
Inhaca Island 256
NAMIBIA 257
Daan Viljoen Reserve 260
Walvis Bay and Swakopmund 261
Namib-Naukluft National Park (North)263
Spitzkop 263
Erongo Mountains 264
Etosha National Park 264
Ruacana 266
Caprivi Strip 266
Waterberg Plateau National Park 268
Hardap Dam 269
Ai-Ais and Fish River Canyon 270
NIGER 272
W National Park 273
Air et Tenere National Park 275
NIGERIA 276
Falgore Reserve 278
Cross River (National Park) 279
Gashaka-Gumti Reserve 279
RWANDA 281
Akagera National Park 283
Nyungwe Forest Reserve 284
Gishwati Forest 285
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE ISLANDS 287
Sao Tome 287
Principe 289
SENEGAL 291
Dakar 293
Djoudj National Park 293
Saloum Delta National Park 294
Niokola Koba National Park 295
Basse Casamance National Park 297
SEYCHELLES 298
Mahe 300
Fregate 300
Praslin 301
Cousin 301
Aride 302
La Digue 302
Aldabra 302
SIERRA LEONE 304
Freetown Peninsula 306
Gola Forest Reserves 307
SOCOTRA ISLAND 309
SOMALIA 310
Mogadishu Area 312
SOUTH AFRICA (INCLUDING LESOTHO AND SWAZILAND) 315
Johannesburg 317
Kruger National Park 318
Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve 321
Giants Castle Reserve 321
Sani Pass 322
Matatiele 323
Mtunzini and Umlalazi Nature Reserve323
Saint Lucia Lagoon 324
Mkuzi Reserve 325
Wakkerstroom 327
Kalahari Gemsbok National Park 328
Upington to Augrabies Falls National Park 328
Bushmanland 329
Cape Town 331
SUDAN 336
Khartoum 338
Immatong Mountains 339
Dinder National Park 340
Port Sudan and Suakin 341
TANZANIA 342
Usambara Mountains 345
Arusha 346
Tarangire National Park 346
Ngorongoro Crater 347
Serengeti National Park 348
Pugu Forest Reserve 349
Uluguru Mountains 349
Selous Reserve 350
Mikumi National Park 351
Mwanihana 353
Ifakara 354
Chita Forest 354
Ruaha National Park 355
TOGO 359
Southwest Plateau 360
TUNISIA 361
Tunis 363
Lakelchkeul 364
Tabarka to Tozeur 364
Douz 365
Lake Kelbia 365
UGANDA 366
Entebbe 368
Kabalega Falls National Park 369
Budongo Forest 370
Kibale Forest National Park 371
Ruwenzori National Park 372
Impenetrable (Bwindi) Forest National Park 373
Lake Mburo National Park 374
ZAYRE 376
Itombwe Mountains 378
Kahuzi-Biega National Park 379
Irangi and Itebero 380
Goma-Kibumba 381
Rumangabo 381
Djomba 383
Ituri Forest 384
Lac Ma Valle 385
ZAMBIA 387
South Luangwa National Park 389
Kasanka National Park 391
Bangweulu Swamp 391
Lochinvar Reserve 391
Kafue National Park 392
Mwinilunga District 393
ZIMBABWE 395
Harare 397
Lake Mcilwaine 398
Vumba Mountains 398
Rhodes Matopos National Park 401
Hwange National Park 401
Victoria Falls and Zambezi National Park 403
Lake Kariba 406
Mana Pools National Park 406
ISLANDS AROUND AFRICA 408
Ascension 408
St Helena 408
The Tristan da Cunha Group and Gough Island 409
Bouvet Island 410
The 'Southern Arc' 410
Amsterdam Island 410
Request 411
Calendar 412
Useful Addresses 413
Useful General Books 415
Bird Names Which Differ Between Clements and Southern African Field Guides 417
Index to Species 419