Alle, auf dieser Safari wechselhaften, Lebensräume dieser Reise zeigen eine Vielfalt verschiedener Vögel, Kleintiere, afrika-bekannter Säuger und eindrucksvoller Botanik!
Warum kann diese Reise als ornithologisch UND photografisch beschrieben werden… da die intensive Suche nach Vögeln, das geduldige Aufhalten an Stellen der Tierkonzentrationen und das oft gemeinsame Naturinteresse sehr gute Fotomomente erzeugt!
Eine Reise durch alle Biotope Namibias!
- Die Akaziensavanne des zentralen Khomas Hochlandes
- Dünen und weitläufige Flechtenfelder auf den Kiesflächen der Wüste Namib
- Der Atlantik, Sandstrand und das Wattgebiet der Walvis Bay Lagune, ein Weltnaturerbe
- Die Granitblasen und vulkanischen Strukturen der Halbwüste an der Spitzkoppe und Erongo, ein Endemiten-Paradies
- Etosha Nationalpark mit Mopanesavanne, Kontaktquellen, Tambotiwälder und Salzbusch-Steppen.
- Schakalbeeren- und Mankettiwälder, papyrus-umsäumte Wattgebiete, Lagunen und Wattgebiete des Okavango, Zambezi und Chobe zeigen wegen der verschiedenen Lebensräume eine Vielfalt von verschiedenen Tieren und Pflanzen, wie es kaum ein anderes Land Afrikas bieten kann
- Victoria Falls, ein kleiner Regenwald voller Überraschungen!
Dune Lark / Rotdünenlerche
Die Rotdünenlerche, Calendulauda erythrochlamys, kann in den bewachsenen Dünen im Namib Rand Nature Reserve gefunden werden.
Black Throated Canary / Angolagirlitz
Crithagra atrogularis, = black-throated
Red Knot / Knutt
Calidris canutus, = after King Canute (995 - 1035), who consistently tried to stop the rising tide.
Pink Backed Pelican / Rötelpelikan
Pelecanus rufescens, = becoming fufous
Amethyst Sunbird / Amethystglanzköpfchen
Chalcomitra amethystina, = violet-purple (amethyst)
Glossy Ibis / Sichler
Plegadis falcinellus, = small and curved
Pectoral Sandpiper / Graubrust Strandläufer
Calidris melanotos, = black-backed
African Hawk Eagle First Year / Akazienadler
Aquila spilogaster, = spotted stomach
Crowned Cormorant / Kronenscharbe
Microcarbo coronatus, = crowned
Southern Fiscal / Fiskalwürger
Lanius collaris subsp. aridicolus, = collared
Spike Heeled Lark / Zirplerche
Chersomanes albofasciolata subsp. boweni, = white-banded
Black Chechsted Prinia / Brustbandprinie
Prinia flavicans, = tending to be yellow
Karoo Eremomela / Langschwanzeremomela
Eremomela gregalis gregalis, = sociable
Karoo Eremomela / Langschwanzeremomela
Eremomela gregalis gregalis, = sociable
Eurasian Curlew / Brachvogel
Numenius arquata, = arched, referring to curved beak
Eurasian Curlew / Brachvogel
Numenius arquata, = arched, referring to curved beak
Eurasian Curlew / Brachvogel
Numenius arquata, = arched, referring to curved beak
Cape Teal With Chicks / Fahlente Mit Küken
Anas capensis, = from the Cape
Lesser Flamingos / Zwergflamingos
Phoeniconaias minor
Herero Chat / Namibschnäpper
Namibornis herero, = after the Herero Tribe
Willow Warbler / Fitis
Phylloscopus trochilus, = small bird mentioned by Aristoteles.
Hartlaub's Spurfowl / Hartlaubfrankolin
Pternistis hartlaubi, = after Gustav Hartlaub, a German ornithologist
Monteiros Hornbill / Fleckentoko
Tockus monteiri, = after Joachim Monteiro, a mining engineer
Verreaux's Eagle Juvenile / Klippenadler Jungvogel
Verreaux's Eagle Juvenile / Klippenadler Jungvogel
Long Billed Crombec / Langschnabelsylvietta
Sylvietta rufescens, = reddisch
Black Mongoose / Schwarzmanguste
Herpestes ( Galerella) nigrata
Klipspringer / Klippspringer
Oreotragus oreotragus
Dusky Sunbird / Rußnektarvogel
Cinnyris fuscus, = dusky
Rockrunner / Klippensänger
Achaetops pycnopygius, = dense rump
Klipspringer / Klippspringer
Oreotragus oreotragus
Laurel Fig / Kletterfeige
Ficus ilicina
Helmeted Guineafowl / Helmperlhuhn
Numida meleagris subsp. damarensis
Lions @ Gemsbokvlakte In Etosha
Panthera leo
White Crowned Shrike / Weißscheitelwürger
Eurocephalus anguitimens, = after the constellation Anguitimens (Ophiuchus), the snake holder.
Tawny Eagle / Savannenadler
Aquila rapax, = rapacious
Chat Flycatcher / Akazienschnäpper
Bradornis infuscatus subsp. namaquensis, = dusky
Red Necked Falcon / Rotkopffalke
Falco Chicquera horsbrughi, = from the Hindi language shikari, which means hunter
Red Capped Lark / Rotkappenlerche
Calandrella cinerea, = grey
Spike Heeled Lark / Zirplerche
Chersomanes albofasciolata subsp. erikssoni, = white-banded
Golden Tailed Woodpecker / Goldschwanzspecht
Campethera abingoni subsp. anderssoni, = after 5th Earl of Abingdon
Willow Warbler / Fitis
Phylloscopus trochilus, = a small bird mentioned by Aristotele
Golden Tailed Woodpecker / Goldschwanzspecht
Campethera abingoni subsp. anderssoni, = after 5th Earl of Abingdon
Willow Warbler / Fitis
Phylloscopus trochilus, = a small bird mentioned by Aristotele
Spotted Flycatcher? / Grauschnäpper?
Muscicapa striata, = striped
Golden Breasted Bunting / Gelbbauchammer
Emberiza flaviventris, = yellow below
Cinnamon Breasted Bunting / Bergammer
Emberiza tahapisi
Cape Starling / Cape Glossy Starling / Rotschulterglanzstar
Lamprotornis nitens, = shning and bright
Etosha Agama
Agama etoshae
Kalahari Scrub Robin / Kalahariheckensänger
Erythropygia paena, = tswana name phene, or phena, for this bird.
Eastern Clapper Lark / Ostklapperlerche
Mirafra fasciolata subsp. deserti / reynoldsi, = banded or barred
Caspian Plover / Wermutregenpfeifer
Charadrius asiaticus, = from Asia
Yellow Canary / Gelbbauchgirlitz
Crithagra flaviventris, = yellow below
Caspian Plover / Wermutregenpfeifer
Charadrius asiaticus, = from Asia
Warthog In Mud @ Andoni
Red Capped Lark / Rotkappenlerche
Calandrella cinerea, = grey
African Pipit / Zimtspornpieper
Anthus cinnamomeus subsp. grotei, = cinnamon coloured
Burchell's Sandgrouse / Fleckenflughuhn
Pterocles burchelli, = after William Burchell, British explorer & naturalist
Burchell's Sandgrouse / Fleckenflughuhn
Pterocles burchelli, = after William Burchell, British explorer & naturalist
Courser Burchells Rostrennvogel Cursorius Rufus Andoni Etosha Namibia 1
Starks Lark / Falblerche
Spizororys starki,= named fter Arthur Stark, British Ornithologist
Courser Burchells Rostrennvogel Cursorius Rufus Andoni Etosha Namibia 3
Chestnut Banded Plover / Rotbandregenpfeifer
Charadrius pallidus, = pale
Ground Agama At Etosha
Agama aculeata
Southern Yellow Billed Hornbill / Rotringtoko
Tokus leucomelas, = white & black
Cape Penduline Tit / Kapbeutelmeise
Anthoscopus minutus, = small
Red Crested Korhaan / Rotschopftrappe
Red Crested Korhaan / Rotschopftrappe
Kalahari Yellowthorn
Rhigozum brevispinosum
Hook Lipped Rhino / Spitzmaulnashorn
dehorned Diceros bicornis
Secretarybird / Sekretär
Sagittarius serpentarius, = of snakes
Woodpecker Olive Goldrueckenspecht Drotsky Okavango Botswana 1
Thick Billed Weaver / Weißstirnweber
Amblyospiza albifrons, = white forehead
White Backed Night Heron / Weißrückengeier
Gorsachius leuconotus, = white-backed
Crested Barbet / Haubenbartvogel
Trachyphonus vaillantii, = after Francois Le Vaillant, French explorer and naturalist
Slaty Egret / Braunkehlreiher
Egretta vinaceigula, = wine coloured throat
Banded Martin / Weißbrauen Uferschwalbe
Riparia cincta, = banded
Whiskered Tern / Weißbart Seeschwalbe
Chlidonias hybrida, = hybrid, original describer erroneously thought the species was a hybrid of Black and Common terns
Whiskered Tern / Weißbart Seeschwalbe
Chlidonias hybrida, = hybrid, original describer erroneously thought the species was a hybrid of Black and Common terns
Black Collared Barbet / Halsband Bartvogel
Lybius torquatus, = collared
Blue Cheeked Bee Eater / Blauwangenspint
Merops persicus, = from Persia ( Iran)
Blue Cheeked Bee Eater / Blauwangenspint
Merops persicus, = from Persia ( Iran)
Brown Firefinch / Braunbürzelamarant
Lagonosticta nitidula, = shining
Willow Warbler / Fitis
Phylloscopus trochilus, = a small bird mentioned by Aristotele
Wire Tailed Swallow / Rotkappenschwalbe
Hirundu smithii, = after Charles Hamilton Smith, army officer
Pel's Fishing Owl / Bindenfischeule
Scotopelia peli, = after H.S.Pel, dutch governor of the Gold Coast (Ghana)
Sand Martin / Uferschwalbe
Riparia riparia, = of rivers
Pel's Fishing Owl / Bindenfischeule
Scotopelia peli, = after H.S.Pel, dutch governor of the Gold Coast (Ghana)
Sand Martin / Uferschwalbe
Riparia riparia, = of rivers
Woodland Kingfisher / Senegalliest
Halcyon senegalensis, = of Senegal
Ashy Flycatcher / Hartlaubschnäpper
Muscicapa caerulescens, = becoming blue
Wahlberg's Striped Skink,
Trachylepis wahlbergii
Southern Carmine Bee Eater / Karminspint
Merops nubicoides, = resembling Merops nucus, the northern Carmine bee-eater
Yellow & Red Billed Oxpecker / Rotschnabel & Gelbschnabel Maden
Buphagus erythrorhynchus & africanus
Yellow & Red Billed Oxpecker / Rotschnabel & Gelbschnabel Maden
Buphagus erythrorhynchus & africanus
Southern Carmine Bee Eater / Karminspint
Merops nubicoides, = resembling Merops nucus, the northern Carmine bee-eater
Southern Carmine Bee Eater / Karminspint
Merops nubicoides, = resembling Merops nucus, the northern Carmine bee-eater
Yellow Throated Bush Sparrow / Kapsteinsperling
Gymnoris superciliaris, = of the supercilium, eyebrow
Chinspot Batis / Weißflankenschnäpper
Batis molitor, = a miller, in ref to "stone rubbing"
Yellow Billed Oxpecker On Hippo / Gelbschnabel Madenhacker Auf F
Buphagus africanus
Green Capped Eremomela / Grünkappeneremomela
Green Capped Eremomela / Grünkappeneremomela
Green Capped Eremomela / Grünkappeneremomela
Eremomela scotops, = dark eyes, a misnomer
Green Capped Eremomela / Grünkappeneremomela
Eremomela scotops, = dark eyes, a misnomer
Klaas's Cuckoo / Klaaskuckuck
Chrysococcyx klaas, = after Klaas, Levaillants Khoi servant.
Red Headed Weaver / Scharlachweber
Anaplectes melanotis, = red head
Red Headed Weaver / Scharlachweber
Anaplectes melanotis, = red head
Spotted Flycatcher / Grauschnäpper
Muscicapa striata, = striped
Spotted Flycatcher / Grauschnäpper
Muscicapa striata, = striped
Lesser Jacana / Zwergblatthühnchen
Microparra capensis, = from the Cape of Good Hope
Lesser Jacana / Zwergblatthühnchen
Microparra capensis, = from the Cape of Good Hope
Brown Backed Honeybird / Braunrücken Honiganzeiger
Prodotiscus regulus, = little king
Brown Backed Honeybird / Braunrücken Honiganzeiger
Prodotiscus regulus, = little king
Emerald Cuckoo / Smaragdkuckuck
Chrysococcyx cupreus, = copper, in ref to irridescence
African Finfoot / Binsenralle
Podica senegalensis, = of Senegal
African Finfoot / Binsenralle
Podica senegalensis, = of Senegal
European Nightjar / Nachtschwalbe
Caprimulgus europaeus, = of Europe
Lesser Striped Swallow / Zwergrötelschwalbe
Cercropis abyssinica, = of Ethiopia
Trumpeter Hornbill / Trompeterhornvogel
Bycanistes bucinator, = trumpeter
Yellow Breasted Apalis / Gelbbrust Feinsänger
Apalis flavida, = yellow
African Finfoot / Binsenralle
Podica senegalensis, = of Senegal
African Finfoot / Binsenralle
Podica senegalensis, = of Senegal
African Goshawk Juvenile / Afrikahabicht
Accipiter tachiro, = spots or patches on underparts
African Goshawk Juvenile / Afrikahabicht
Accipiter tachiro, = spots or patches on underparts
Rosy Throated Longclaw / Rubinkehlpieper
Macronyx ameliae, = after Amelie de Tarragon, wife of a french nobleman
Knob Billed Duck / Glanzente
Sarkidiornis melanotos, = black-headed
African Snipe / Afrikabekassine
Gallinago nigripennis, = black-winged
Chapman Plains Zebra / Chapman Steppenzebra
Equus quagga chapmani
Rosy Throated Longclaw / Rubinkehlpieper
Macronyx ameliae, = after Amelie de Tarragon, wife of a french nobleman
Chapman Plains Zebra / Chapman Steppenzebra
Equus quagga chapmani
Goliath Heron With Fishnet / Goliathreiher Mit Illegalem Fischne
Ardea goliath
Waterbuck / Wasserbock
Kobus ellipsiprymnus ellipsiprymnus
Waterbuck / Wasserbock
Kobus ellipsiprymnus ellipsiprymnus
Marsh Sandpiper / Teichwasserläufer
Tringa stagnatilis, = of ponds or marshes
Whiskered Tern / Weißbart Seeschwalbe
Chlidonias hybrida, = hybrid, original describer erroneously thought the sp was a hybrid of Black and Common terns.
Southern Ground Hornbill / Rotgesicht Hornrabe
Bucorvus leadbeateri, = after benjamin Leadbeater, natural history dealer.
Southern Ground Hornbill / Rotgesicht Hornrabe
Bucorvus leadbeateri, = after benjamin Leadbeater, natural history dealer.
Southern Ground Hornbill / Rotgesicht Hornrabe
Bucorvus leadbeateri, = after benjamin Leadbeater, natural history dealer.
Kurrichane Thrush / Rotschnabeldrossel
Turdus libonyanus, = Tswana word, significance unclear
Rock Pratincole / Halsband Brachschwalbe
Glareola nuchalis, = nape, referring to the nuchal collar
Rock Pratincole / Halsband Brachschwalbe
Glareola nuchalis, = nape, referring to the nuchal collar
White Throated Swallow / Weißkehlschwalbe
Hirundu albigularis, = white throated
Blue Cheeked Bee Eater / Blauwangenspint
Merops persicus, = from Persia (Iran)
Slaty Egret / Braunkehlreiher
Egretta vinaceigula, = wine-red throat
African Snipe / Afrikabekassine
Gallinago nigripennis, = black-winged
Western Yellow Wagtail / Schafstelze
Motacilla flava, = yellow
Yellow Billed Stork / Nimmersatt
Mycteria ibis, = ibis
Black Winged Pratincole / Schwarzflügel Brachschwalbe
Glareola nordmanni, = after Alexander von Nordmann, Finnish zoologist
Icterine Warbler / Gelbspötter
Hippolais icterina, da dies auf die gelbe Farbe deutet.
Icterine Warbler / Gelbspötter
Hippolais icterina, da dies auf die gelbe Farbe deutet.
Dune Lark / Rotdünenlerche
Die Rotdünenlerche, Calendulauda erythrochlamys, kann in den bewachsenen Dünen im Namib Rand Nature Reserve gefunden werden.
African Snipe / Afrikabekassine
Gallinago nigripennis, = black-winged
Western Yellow Wagtail / Schafstelze
Motacilla flava, = yellow
Yellow Billed Stork / Nimmersatt
Mycteria ibis, = ibis
Black Winged Pratincole / Schwarzflügel Brachschwalbe
Glareola nordmanni, = after Alexander von Nordmann, Finnish zoologist
Icterine Warbler / Gelbspötter
Hippolais icterina, da dies auf die gelbe Farbe deutet.
Icterine Warbler / Gelbspötter
Hippolais icterina, da dies auf die gelbe Farbe deutet.