⇧ ⇩ There is lots of bird life in Ethiopia .
The most interesting of the birds for me was the Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus Bartgeier , french: Gypaète barbu ). They eat bone marrow. In order to get it, they wait till the other vultures have cleaned a carcass and only the bones are left. They then grab one of the larger bones and fly over rocks. They drop the bone onto a rock to crack it. When the bone cracks, they can get to the bone marrow. I watched them do that several times, it was fascinating to see.
There are many bird species that are endemic to Ethiopia , for instance the Blue-winged Goose (Cyanochen cyanoptera Blauflügelgans , french: Ouette à ailes bleues ), Rouget's Rail (Rougetius rougetii Râle de Rouget ), Wattled Ibis (Bostrychia carunculata Klunkeribis , french: Ibis caronculé ), Thick-billed Raven (Corvus crassirostris Erzrabe , french: Corbeau corbivau ), Spot-breasted Lapwing (Vanellus melanocephalus Strichelbrustkiebitz , french: Vanneau d'Abyssinie ).
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Birds in Ethiopia
Sunbird (Nectariniidae gen. Nektarvögel ). (584k)
Variable Sunbird (Cinnyris venustus Ziernektarvogel ) drinking from a Hibiscus flower. (618k)
Female Hunter's Sunbird (Chalcomitra hunteri
Male Hunter's Sunbird (Chalcomitra hunteri
Male Hunter's Sunbird (Chalcomitra hunteri
Male Hunter's Sunbird (Chalcomitra hunteri
Male Beautiful Sunbird (Cinnyris pulchellus Souimanga à longue queue ). (510k)
Little Bee-eater ssp. cyanostictus (Merops pusillus cyanostictus Zwergspint , french: Guêpier nain ). (544k)
Eurasian Bee-eater (Merops apiaster Bienenfresser , french: Guêpier d'Europe ). (481k)
Eurasian Bee-eater (Merops apiaster Bienenfresser , french: Guêpier d'Europe ). (656k)
Pair of Jameson's Firefinches (Lagonosticta rhodopareia Rosenamarant , french: Amarante de Jameson ), male on the left. (2.1M)
Male Red-cheeked Cordon Bleu (Uraeginthus bengalus Schmetterlingsfink , french: Cordonbleu à joues rouges ). (736k)
Swainson's Sparrow (Passer swainsonii Swainsonsperling , french: Moineau de Swainson ). (529k)
Moorland Chat (Pinarochroa sordida Traquet afroalpin ). It is endemic to northeast Africa. (985k)
Tree with weaver bird nests. (766k)
Weaver bird nest. (1018k)
Male Red-headed Weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps Anaplecte écarlate ) in breeding plumage. This bird was agitated by its reflection in the mirror. (615k)
Male Red-headed Weaver. This bird was quite curious. (621k)
Feeding Village Weavers (Ploceus cucullatus Dorfweber , french: Tisserin gendarme ). (852k)
Juvenile Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus Dorfweber , french: Tisserin gendarme ). (534k)
Female Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus Dorfweber , french: Tisserin gendarme ). (783k)
Female Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus Dorfweber , french: Tisserin gendarme ) gathering feathers for a nest. (805k)
Male Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus Dorfweber , french: Tisserin gendarme ) working on a nest. (817k)
Male Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus Dorfweber , french: Tisserin gendarme ). (623k)
Male Baglafecht Weaver (Ploceus baglafecht Baglafechtweber , french: Tisserin baglafecht ). (1310k)
Black-winged Red Bishop (Euplectes hordeaceus Flammen-Wida , french: Euplecte monseigneur ). (657k)
Common Bulbul ssp. schoanus (Pycnonotus barbatus schoanus Graubülbül , french: Bulbul des jardins ). (930k)
Female D'Arnaud's Barbet (Trachyphonus darnaudii Ohrfleck-Bartvogel , french: Barbican d'Arnaud ). (1259k)
Abyssinian Thrush (Turdus abyssinicus Merle abyssinien ). (813k)
Grey-backed Fiscal (Lanius excubitoroides Graumantelwürger ). (846k)
Northern White-crowned Shrike (Eurocephalus ruppelli Eurocéphale de Rüppell ). (683k)
Lesser Blue-eared Starling (Lamprotornis chloropterus Messingglanzstar , french: Choucador de Swainson ). (805k)
Rüppell's Starling (Lamprotornis purpuroptera Schweifglanzstar , french: Choucador de Rüppell ). (771k)
Superb Starling (Lamprotornis superbus Dreifarben-Glanzstar , french: Choucador superbe ). (936k)
Lilac-throated Roller (Coracias caudatus lorti Gabelracke , french: Rollier à longs brins ). (408k)
Lilac-throated Roller (Coracias caudatus lorti Gabelracke , french: Rollier à longs brins ) in flight. (855k)
Red-eyed Dove (Streptopelia semitorquata Halbmondtaube , french: Tourterelle à collier ). (930k)
Speckled Pigeon (Columba guinea Guineataube , french: Pigeon roussard ). (1328k)
Bruce's Green Pigeon (Treron waalia Waalietaube , french: Colombar waalia ). (647k)
Bruce's Green Pigeon (Treron waalia Waalietaube , french: Colombar waalia ). (1046k)
Male African Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis Tchitrec d'Afrique ). (692k)
Male African Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis Tchitrec d'Afrique ). (686k)
Male Pin-tailed Whydah (Vidua macroura Dominikanerwitwe , french: Veuve dominicaine ). (839k)
Fork-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis Trauerdrongo , french: Drongo brillant ). (943k)
African Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis rudis Graufischer , french: Martin-pêcheur pie ). (629k)
Hovering African Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis rudis Graufischer , french: Martin-pêcheur pie ). (1041k)
Grey-headed Kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala Graukopfliest , french: Martin-chasseur à tête grise ). (513k)
Malachite Kingfisher ssp. stuartkeithi (Corythornis cristatus stuartkeithi Haubenzwergfischer , french: Martin-pêcheur huppé ). (611k)
Eastern Plantain-eaters (Crinifer zonurus Touraco à queue barrée ). (799k)
Speckled Mousebird (Colius striatus Braunflügel-Mausvogel , french: Coliou rayé ). (550k)
Spur-winged Lapwing (Vanellus spinosus Spornkiebitz , french: Vanneau à éperons ) and Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer Marabu , french: Marabout d'Afrique ). (1213k)
African Wattled Lapwing (Vanellus senegallus Senegalkiebitz , french: Vanneau du Sénégal ). (872k)
Spot-breasted Lapwing (Vanellus melanocephalus Strichelbrustkiebitz , french: Vanneau d'Abyssinie ), endemic to the Ethiopian Highlands. (1026k)
African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus Blaustirn-Blatthühnchen , french: Jacana à poitrine dorée ). (920k)
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lachmöwe , french: Mouette rieuse ). (933k)
Rouget's Rail (Rougetius rougetii Râle de Rouget ), endemic to Ethiopia . (920k)
Chestnut-naped Francolin (Pternistis castaneicollis Francolin à cou roux ). It is endemic to Ethiopia and far northern Somalia. (1127k)
Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris Helmperlhuhn , french: Pintade de Numidie ). (1005k)
Fan-tailed Raven (Corvus rhipidurus Borstenrabe , french: Corbeau à queue courte ). (544k)
Thick-billed Raven (Corvus crassirostris Erzrabe , french: Corbeau corbivau ), endemic to Ethiopia . (796k)
Northern Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus Rotschnabeltoko , french: Calao à bec rouge ). (699k)
Von Der Decken's Hornbill (Tockus deckeni Decken-Toko , french: Calao de der Decken ). (586k)
Pair of Abyssinian Ground Hornbills (Bucorvus abyssinicus Nördlicher Hornrabe , french: Bucorve d'Abyssinie ), male on the right. (730k)
Female Abyssinian Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus abyssinicus Nördlicher Hornrabe , french: Bucorve d'Abyssinie ). (945k)
Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides Rallenreiher , french: Crabier chevelu ). (937k)
Western Little Egret (Egretta garzetta garzetta Seidenreiher , french: Aigrette garzette ) and Western Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea cinerea Graureiher , french: Héron cendré ). (853k)
Western Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis ibis Kuhreiher , french: Héron garde-bœufs ). (972k)
Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis ibis Kuhreiher , french: Héron garde-bœufs ). (1.5M)
Western Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis ibis Kuhreiher , french: Héron garde-bœufs ) and African Sacred Ibises (Threskiornis aethiopicus Heiliger Ibis , french: Ibis sacré ). (1117k)
Black Heron (Egretta ardesiaca Glockenreiher , french: Aigrette ardoisée ). (692k)
Red-knobbed Coot (Fulica cristata Kammblässhuhn , french: Foulque à crête ). (1229k)
Yellow-billed Ducks (Anas undulata Gelbschnabelente , french: Canard à bec jaune ). (1173k)
Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea Rostgans , french: Tadorne casarca ). (995k)
White-breasted Cormorant (Phalacrocorax lucidus Weißbrustkormoran , french: Cormoran à poitrine blanche ). (805k)
Swimming African Reed Cormorant (Microcarbo africanus africanus Riedscharbe , french: Cormoran africain ). (564k)
African Reed Cormorant (Microcarbo africanus africanus Riedscharbe , french: Cormoran africain ) in flight. (469k)
Egyptian Geese (Alopochen aegyptiaca Nilgans , french: Ouette d'Égypte ) and African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus Heiliger Ibis , french: Ibis sacré ). (1183k)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca Nilgans , french: Ouette d'Égypte ). (647k)
Pair of Northern Spur-winged Geese (Plectropterus gambensis gambensis Sporngans , french: Oie-armée de Gambie ), male on the right. (1105k)
Male Northern Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis gambensis Sporngans , french: Oie-armée de Gambie ). (707k)
Blue-winged Goose (Cyanochen cyanoptera Blauflügelgans , french: Ouette à ailes bleues ), endemic to Ethiopia . (809k)
Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta Hammerkopf , french: Ombrette africaine ). (1031k)
Wattled Ibis (Bostrychia carunculata Klunkeribis , french: Ibis caronculé ), endemic to Ethiopia . (821k)
African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus Heiliger Ibis , french: Ibis sacré ). (828k)
African Sacred Ibises (Threskiornis aethiopicus Heiliger Ibis , french: Ibis sacré ) in flight. (754k)
African Spoonbill (Platalea alba Schmalschnabellöffler , french: Spatule d'Afrique ). (1123k)
Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala Schwarzhalsreiher , french: Héron mélanocéphale ). (963k)
African Great Egret (Ardea alba melanorhynchos Silberreiher , french: Grande Aigrette ). (1041k)
Western Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea cinerea Graureiher , french: Héron cendré ). (1.7M)
Goliath Heron (Ardea goliath Goliathreiher , french: Héron goliath ). (1260k)
Goliath Heron (Ardea goliath Goliathreiher , french: Héron goliath ) in flight. (729k)
Lesser Flamingos (Phoeniconaias minor Zwergflamingo , french: Flamant nain ). (794k)
Pink-backed Pelicans (Pelecanus rufescens Rötelpelikan , french: Pélican gris ), Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis Nimmersatt , french: Tantale ibis ), and Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta Hammerkopf , french: Ombrette africaine ). (1104k)
Birds on Lake Chamo with African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer Schreiseeadler , french: Pygargue vocifer ), Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer Marabu , french: Marabout d'Afrique ), Egyptian Geese (Alopochen aegyptiaca Nilgans , french: Ouette d'Égypte ), Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus Rosapelikan , french: Pélican blanc ). (1293k)
European White Stork (Ciconia ciconia ciconia Weißstorch , french: Cigogne blanche ). (1187k)
Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis Nimmersatt , french: Tantale ibis ) and juvenile Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus Rosapelikan , french: Pélican blanc ). (819k)
Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis Nimmersatt , french: Tantale ibis ) and North African Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus niloticus Nilkrokodil , french: Crocodile du Nil ). (1124k)
Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis Nimmersatt , french: Tantale ibis ). (1.6M)
Resting Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis Nimmersatt , french: Tantale ibis ). (970k)
Juvenile Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis Nimmersatt , french: Tantale ibis ). (835k)
Juvenile Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis Nimmersatt , french: Tantale ibis ) spreading its wings. (1057k)
Abdim's Stork (Ciconia abdimii Abdimstorch , french: Cigogne d'Abdim ) eating a frog. (1250k)
Pair of Saddle-billed Storks (male on left) (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Sattelstorch , french: Jabiru d'Afrique ). (864k)
Marabou Storks (Leptoptilos crumenifer Marabu , french: Marabout d'Afrique ) in a tree. (1.5M)
Marabou Storks (Leptoptilos crumenifer Marabu , french: Marabout d'Afrique ) begging for food. (1096k)
Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer Marabu , french: Marabout d'Afrique ). (766k)
Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer Marabu , french: Marabout d'Afrique ) in flight. (539k)
Circling Marabou Storks (Leptoptilos crumenifer Marabu , french: Marabout d'Afrique ). (563k)
Close-up of a Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer Marabu , french: Marabout d'Afrique ). (871k)
Pelican in flight. (1080k)
Fishing Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus Rosapelikan , french: Pélican blanc ). (695k)
Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus Rosapelikan , french: Pélican blanc ). (685k)
Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus Rosapelikan , french: Pélican blanc ). (747k)
Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus Rosapelikan , french: Pélican blanc ). (1133k)
Juvenile Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus Rosapelikan , french: Pélican blanc ). (856k)
Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus Rosapelikan , french: Pélican blanc ) in flight. (652k)
Egyptian Yellow-billed Kite (Milvus aegyptius aegyptius Milan à bec jaune ). (474k)
Black Kite (Milvus migrans Schwarzmilan , french: Milan noir ). (885k)
Black Kite (Milvus migrans Schwarzmilan , french: Milan noir ). (1.8M)
Western Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus caeruleus Gleitaar , french: Élanion blac ). (463k)
Dark Chanting Goshawk (Melierax metabates Graubürzel-Singhabicht , french: Autour sombre ). (705k)
Chanting Goshawk (Melierax sp.
Buzzard (Buteo sp. Bussarde , french: Buse ). (604k)
Buzzard (Buteo sp. Bussarde , french: Buse ). (551k)
Augur Buzzard (Buteo augur Augurbussard , french: Buse augure ), pale morph. (1.9M)
Augur Buzzard (Buteo augur Augurbussard , french: Buse augure ), dark morph. (702k)
Augur Buzzard (Buteo augur Augurbussard , french: Buse augure ). (1041k)
Augur Buzzard (Buteo augur Augurbussard , french: Buse augure ) in flight. (1055k)
Pair of Augur Buzzards (Buteo augur Augurbussard , french: Buse augure ). On the left is the dark morph, all black. (906k)
Hooded Vultures (Necrosyrtes monachus Kappengeier , french: Vautour charognard ) and Thick-billed Ravens (Corvus crassirostris Erzrabe , french: Corbeau corbivau ). (1019k)
Hooded Vultures (Necrosyrtes monachus Kappengeier , french: Vautour charognard ). (1081k)
Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus Kappengeier , french: Vautour charognard ) in flight. (556k)
Landing Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus Kappengeier , french: Vautour charognard ). (775k)
Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus Schmutzgeier , french: Percnoptère ). (889k)
White-headed Vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis Wollkopfgeier , french: Vautour à tête blanche ). (599k)
Rüppell's Griffon Vulture (Gyps rueppelli Sperbergeier , french: Vautour de Rüppell ). (1043k)
Eurasian Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus Gänsegeier , french: Vautour fauve ). (1040k)
Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus Bartgeier , french: Gypaète barbu ). (970k)
Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus Bartgeier , french: Gypaète barbu ) taking flight. (953k)
Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus Bartgeier , french: Gypaète barbu ) in flight. (419k)
Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus Bartgeier , french: Gypaète barbu ) in flight. (480k)
Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus Bartgeier , french: Gypaète barbu ) dropping a bone to crack on rocks below. (510k)
Immature Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax Raubadler , french: Aigle ravisseur ). (830k)
Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax Raubadler , french: Aigle ravisseur ). (315k)
Long-crested Eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis Schopfadler , french: Aigle huppard ). (834k)
Long-crested Eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis Schopfadler , french: Aigle huppard ). (531k)
Long-crested Eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis Schopfadler , french: Aigle huppard ) in flight. (498k)
Long-crested Eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis Schopfadler , french: Aigle huppard ) in flight. (1091k)
Juvenile African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer Schreiseeadler , french: Pygargue vocifer ). (2.1M)
Juvenile African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer Schreiseeadler , french: Pygargue vocifer ) in flight. (1068k)
African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer Schreiseeadler , french: Pygargue vocifer ). (994k)
African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer Schreiseeadler , french: Pygargue vocifer ) in flight. (1104k)
Landing African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer Schreiseeadler , french: Pygargue vocifer ). (711k)
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