⇧ ⇩ There is lots of bird life in Mozambique . Here are pictures of the birds that I could get. Impressive were the Common Hamerkops (Scopus umbretta umbretta Hammerkopf , french: Ombrette africaine ), and the various species of storks.
Since my big telephoto lens was broken, I often couldn't get good close-up pictures.
Nature pictures of Mozambique and other bird pages are linked:
All pictures are © Dr. Günther Eichhorn, unless otherwise noted.
Birds in Mozambique
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus Haussperling , french: Moineau domestique ). (824k)
Rufous-naped Lark (Mirafra africana Rotnackenlerche , french: Alouette à nuque rousse ). (461k)
South African Yellow Weaver colony (Ploceus subaureus subaureus Goldweber , french: Tisserin jaune ). (964k)
Yellow-throated Longclaw (Macronyx croceus Sentinelle à gorge jaune ). (842k)
Yellow-throated Longclaw (Macronyx croceus Sentinelle à gorge jaune ) in flight. (659k)
Colony of Carmine Bee-eaters . (1124k)
Juvenile Eurasian Bee-eater (Merops apiaster Bienenfresser , french: Guêpier d'Europe ). (229k)
Eurasian Bee-eater (Merops apiaster Bienenfresser , french: Guêpier d'Europe ). (766k)
Eastern Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus meridionalis Zwergspint , french: Guêpier nain ). (515k)
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus Blauwangenspint , french: Guêpier de Perse ). (455k)
Southern Darkcap Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus layardi Graubülbül , french: Bulbul des jardins ). (799k)
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica Rauchschwalbe , french: Hirondelle rustique ). (380k)
Red-billed Oxpeckers (Buphagus erythrorhynchus Rotschnabel-Madenhacker , french: Piquebœuf à bec rouge ). (585k)
Emerald-spotted Wood Dove (Turtur chalcospilos Bronzeflecktäubchen , french: Tourtelette émeraudine ). (788k)
Ring-necked Dove (Streptopelia capicola tropica Kapturteltaube , french: Tourterelle du Cap ). (450k)
Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus caudatus Gabelracke , french: Rollier à longs brins ). (493k)
Broad-billed Roller (Eurystomus glaucurus Zimtroller , french: Rolle violet ). (372k)
Burchell's Coucal (Centropus burchellii Coucal de Burchell ). (698k)
Burchell's Coucal (Centropus burchellii Coucal de Burchell ) in flight. (538k)
African Three-banded Plover (Charadrius tricollaris tricollaris Dreibandregenpfeifer , french: Pluvier à triple collier ). (700k)
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola Bruchwasserläufer , french: Chevalier sylvain ). (810k)
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola Bruchwasserläufer , french: Chevalier sylvain ). (486k)
Flock of Black-winged Stilts (Himantopus himantopus Stelzenläufer , french: Échasse blanche ). (883k)
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus Stelzenläufer , french: Échasse blanche ). (527k)
Flock of Pied Avocets (Recurvirostra avosetta Säbelschnäbler , french: Avocette élégante ). (934k)
Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta Säbelschnäbler , french: Avocette élégante ). (438k)
African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus Blaustirn-Blatthühnchen , french: Jacana à poitrine dorée ). (1361k)
Blacksmith Lapwing (Vanellus armatus Waffenkiebitz , french: Vanneau armé ). (878k)
African Wattled Lapwing (Vanellus senegallus Vanneau du Sénégal ). (798k)
Water Thick-knee (Burhinus vermiculatus Œdicnème vermiculé ). (1184k)
Grey Go-away Bird (Corythaixoides concolor Grauer Lärmvogel , french: Touraco concolore ). (1.5M)
African Grey Hornbill (Lophoceros nasutus Grautoko , french: Calao à bec noir ). (1004k)
Trumpeter Hornbill (Bycanistes bucinator Trompeterhornvogel , french: Calao trompette ). (741k)
Trumpeter Hornbill (Bycanistes bucinator Trompeterhornvogel , french: Calao trompette ) in flight. (429k)
Red-necked Francolin (Pternistis afer Rotkehlfrankolin , french: Francolin à gorge rouge ). (1.8M)
Crested Guineafowl (Guttera pucherani Kräuselhauben-Perlhuhn , french: Pintade de Pucheran ). (946k)
Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris Helmperlhuhn , french: Pintade de Numidie ). (1175k)
Common Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta umbretta Hammerkopf , french: Ombrette africaine ). (1147k)
Landing Common Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta umbretta Hammerkopf , french: Ombrette africaine ). (733k)
Common Hamerkop nest in an African Baobab (Adansonia digitata Afrikanischer Affenbrotbaum , french: Baobab africain ). (928k)
Close-up of the Common Hamerkop nest. (907k)
Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides Rallenreiher , french: Crabier chevelu ). (914k)
Western Little Egret (Egretta garzetta garzetta Seidenreiher , french: Aigrette garzette ). (801k)
African Great Egrets (Ardea alba melanorhynchos Silberreiher , french: Grande Aigrette ) and Western Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea cinerea Graureiher , french: Héron cendré ), left. (811k)
Southern Spur-winged Geese (Plectropterus gambensis niger Sporngans , french: Oie-armée de Gambie ), large with red bill, Egyptian Geese (Alopochen aegyptiaca Nilgans , french: Ouette d'Égypte ), brown, on the left, Knob-billed Ducks (Sarkidiornis melanotos Höckerglanzgans , french: Canard à bosse ), white neck, and White-faced Whistling Ducks (Dendrocygna viduata Witwenpfeifgans , french: Dendrocygne veuf ), on the right. (990k)
Flock of White-faced Whistling Ducks (Dendrocygna viduata Witwenpfeifgans , french: Dendrocygne veuf ). (701k)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca Nilgans , french: Ouette d'Égypte ), left, Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis Nimmersatt , french: Tantale ibis ), center, Western Little Egret (Egretta garzetta garzetta Seidenreiher , french: Aigrette garzette ), second from right, and Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta Säbelschnäbler , french: Avocette élégante ), far right. (486k)
African Woolly-necked Storks (Ciconia episcopus microscelis Wollhalsstorch , french: Cigogne épiscopale ), with white necks, Southern Spur-winged Geese (Plectropterus gambensis niger Sporngans , french: Oie-armée de Gambie ), all black, African Great Egret (Ardea alba melanorhynchos Silberreiher , french: Grande Aigrette ), center, and Western Little Egret (Egretta garzetta garzetta Seidenreiher , french: Aigrette garzette ), far right. (998k)
Black-winged Stilts (Himantopus himantopus Stelzenläufer , french: Échasse blanche ), left, Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica Lachseeschwalbe , french: Sterne hansel ), the lighter colored tern, and Common Terns (Sterna hirundo Fluss-Seeschwalbe , french: Sterne pierregarin ), right and left. (498k)
Mix of Intermediate Egrets (Ardea intermedia Mittelreiher , french: Héron intermédiaire ) and African Great Egrets (Ardea alba melanorhynchos Silberreiher , french: Grande Aigrette ). (1058k)
White-breasted Cormorant (Phalacrocorax lucidus Weißbrustkormoran , french: Cormoran à poitrine blanche ) and Black-winged Stilts (Himantopus himantopus Stelzenläufer , french: Échasse blanche ). (688k)
Knob-billed Ducks (Sarkidiornis melanotos Höckerglanzgans , french: Canard à bosse ) and White-faced Whistling Ducks (Dendrocygna viduata Witwenpfeifgans , french: Dendrocygne veuf ). (748k)
They got startled and off they go. (815k)
Flock of White-faced Whistling Ducks (Dendrocygna viduata Witwenpfeifgans , french: Dendrocygne veuf ). (810k)
Female Knob-billed Ducks (Sarkidiornis melanotos Höckerglanzgans , french: Canard à bosse ). (949k)
Male Knob-billed Ducks (Sarkidiornis melanotos Höckerglanzgans , french: Canard à bosse ). (900k)
Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus Heiliger Ibis , french: Ibis sacré ). (922k)
Southern Hadada Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash hagedash Hagedasch , french: Ibis hagedash ). (709k)
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus Brauner Sichler , french: Ibis falcinelle ). (1248k)
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus Brauner Sichler , french: Ibis falcinelle ). (949k)
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus Brauner Sichler , french: Ibis falcinelle ) in flight. (415k)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca Nilgans , french: Ouette d'Égypte ). (694k)
Flock of Southern Spur-winged Geese (Plectropterus gambensis niger Sporngans , french: Oie-armée de Gambie ). (945k)
Southern Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis niger Sporngans , french: Oie-armée de Gambie ). (896k)
Southern Spur-winged Geese (Plectropterus gambensis niger Sporngans , french: Oie-armée de Gambie ) in flight. (422k)
Cape Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capensis Kapscharbe , french: Cormoran du Cap ). (1122k)
White-breasted Cormorant (Phalacrocorax lucidus Weißbrustkormoran , french: Cormoran à poitrine blanche ). (1317k)
White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus Weißrückengeier , french: Vautour africain ). (611k)
African Great Egret (Ardea alba melanorhynchos Silberreiher , french: Grande Aigrette ). (744k)
African Great Egret (Ardea alba melanorhynchos Silberreiher , french: Grande Aigrette ) in flight. (594k)
Juvenile Western Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea cinerea Graureiher , french: Héron cendré ). (1166k)
Adult Western Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea cinerea Graureiher , french: Héron cendré ) and Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica Lachseeschwalbe , french: Sterne hansel ). (1307k)
Goliath Heron (Ardea goliath Goliathreiher , french: Héron goliath ). (995k)
African Spoonbill (Platalea alba Schmalschnabellöffler , french: Spatule d'Afrique ) and Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus Stelzenläufer , french: Échasse blanche ). (651k)
Flock of Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus Rosaflamingo , french: Flamant rose ) with an African Spoonbill (Platalea alba Schmalschnabellöffler , french: Spatule d'Afrique ) left front. (649k)
Mainland African Openbills (Anastomus lamelligerus lamelligerus Mohrenklaffschnabel , french: Bec-ouvert africain ) perched in a tree. (1255k)
Mainland African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus lamelligerus Mohrenklaffschnabel , french: Bec-ouvert africain ). (1.9M)
Mainland African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus lamelligerus Mohrenklaffschnabel , french: Bec-ouvert africain ) in flight. (827k)
African Woolly-necked Storks (Ciconia episcopus microscelis Wollhalsstorch , french: Cigogne épiscopale ) perched in a tree. (665k)
African Woolly-necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus microscelis Wollhalsstorch , french: Cigogne épiscopale ). (1163k)
African Woolly-necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus microscelis Wollhalsstorch , french: Cigogne épiscopale ) in flight. (967k)
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia Weißstorch , french: Cigogne blanche ). (626k)
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia Weißstorch , french: Cigogne blanche ) in flight. (833k)
Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis Nimmersatt , french: Tantale ibis ). (1114k)
Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis Nimmersatt , french: Tantale ibis ). (1129k)
Female Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Sattelstorch , french: Jabiru d'Afrique ). (790k)
Female Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Sattelstorch , french: Jabiru d'Afrique ) showing her wings. (924k)
Male Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Sattelstorch , french: Jabiru d'Afrique ). (1150k)
Juvenile Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Sattelstorch , french: Jabiru d'Afrique ). (1163k)
Marabou Storks (Leptoptilos crumenifer Marabu , french: Marabout d'Afrique ) perched in a tree. (867k)
Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer Marabu , french: Marabout d'Afrique ). (819k)
South African Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum regulorum Südafrika-Kronenkranich , french: Grue royale ). (748k)
Juvenile and one adult (right) Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus Rosapelikan , french: Pélican blanc ). (701k)
Adult Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus Rosapelikan , french: Pélican blanc ). (732k)
Juvenile Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus Rosapelikan , french: Pélican blanc ) in flight over White-faced Whistling Ducks (Dendrocygna viduata Witwenpfeifgans , french: Dendrocygne veuf ), with an African Spoonbill (Platalea alba Schmalschnabellöffler , french: Spatule d'Afrique ) in the back. (666k)
Yellow-billed Kite (Milvus aegyptius parasitus
Yellow-billed Kite (Milvus aegyptius parasitus
Yellow-billed Kite (Milvus aegyptius parasitus
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus Fischadler , french: Balbuzard pêcheur ). (425k)
Juvenile Bateleur Eagle (Terathopius ecaudatus Gaukler , french: Bateleur des savanes ), left, and Common Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta umbretta Hammerkopf , french: Ombrette africaine ), right. (486k)
Bateleur Eagle (Terathopius ecaudatus Gaukler , french: Bateleur des savanes ). (819k)
Bateleur Eagle (Terathopius ecaudatus Gaukler , french: Bateleur des savanes ) in flight. (529k)
Martial Eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus Kampfadler , french: Aigle martial ). (761k)
African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer Schreiseeadler , french: Pygargue vocifer ). (599k)
African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer Schreiseeadler , french: Pygargue vocifer ). (490k)
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