Birding Ethiopia with HenuPhotography

Name: Birding Ethiopia with HenuPhotography
Address: Addis Ababa, ET
Telephone: +251919832465

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Henok HenuPhotography
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With more then 865 bird species Ethiopia is one of the best birding countries in Africa from Danakil Depression to Ras Dashen our country is loaded with amazing bird diversity 16 Endemics +15 more shared with Eretria this makes Ethiopia A Birders paradise

03/03/2026

White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
is one of Europe’s most iconic migratory birds, easily recognized by its white plumage, black wing feathers, and long red legs and bill. It breeds across Europe, North Africa, and western Asia, then undertakes epic journeys to winter in Africa and India. Famous for building huge stick nests that are often reused for years, the White Stork has inspired folklore such as the legend of storks delivering babies. Yet this elegant traveler faces serious threats: wetlands drained for agriculture and urban expansion reduce its breeding grounds, collisions with power lines cause high mortality during migration, and pollution and pesticides diminish food supplies and affect reproduction. Climate change is also altering migration routes and timing, while exposure to contaminated environments increases disease risks. Despite these challenges, the White Stork remains a powerful symbol of migration, resilience, and cultural heritage across continents.

Photo by HenuPhotography
Addis Ababa/zenabework
Ethiopia
Feb. 27
2026

20/02/2026

Abyssinian Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus minor
Pairs are fairly common and widespread in drier bushed and wooded grassland including acacia scrub, from sea-level up to 1800m. Prefers more arid and open areas than Common Scimitarbill. Occurs mainly east of Rift Valley.Small and neat, adult with a sharply decurved bright orange-red bill and all-black glossed bluepurple
plumage, lacking white in tail.

Photo by: Henuphotography
Arareso jigjiga
Ethiopia
oct.
2024

12/02/2026

Temminck’s Courser
Cursorius temminckii
Slightly smaller than similar species with rufous cap. Lower breast dull rufous, with a blackish smudge in centre of belly. Pale lore's, dark eye-line and whitish superciliary stripe give neat ‘capped’ head pattern.Pairs and small groups are widespread and fairly common in Et (but scarce in Er) in wide range of drier open bushed and occasionally wooded grassland, up to 2450m; recently found breeding in NWSo, and often nomadic.

Photo by: HenuPhotography
jigjiga
Ethiopia
October 16
2025

29/01/2026

Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
may be small, but it’s a mighty traveller! This elegant raptor breeds across southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia, then migrates thousands of kilometres to winter in tropical Africa and India. What makes it extra fascinating is its two plumage styles—light morph with pale underparts and dark flight feathers, and dark morph with rich brown tones. Despite its modest size, it’s a skilled hunter, swooping down on birds, reptiles, and small mammals with powerful talons. Truly a globe‑trotting eagle with a stylish wardrobe!

Photo by HenuPhotography
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
jan27
2026

12/01/2026

The Brubru
(Nilaus afer)
a small, lively bush-shrike often seen alone or in pairs, calling from treetops in open woodlands and acacia country up to 2100m. The Male stands out with bold black-and-white plumage, chestnut sides, and a striking white eyebrow, while the female is darker brown with faint throat streaks. Young birds are mottled brown with creamy patterns and pale barred underparts. Across Africa, they show regional differences: east of the Rift Valley they flash a broad white wing line, while west of the Rift they carry rufous-buff wings and deeper chestnut sides.

Photo by:HenuPhotography
ziway / Batu
Ethiopia
2022

28/12/2025

Red-knobbed Coot
Fulica cristata
[Alt: Crested Coot]
Small flocks are common on lakes and pools in Er and Et up to 3300m (though rare in So). Non-breeding flocks of hundreds may gather on freshwater lakes in Rift Valley and nearby highlands.Very dark grey-black rallid with striking white bill and frontal shield. Breeding adult has two swollen red k***s above frontal shield, but hard to see at distance and quickly reduced and darker after breeding. At close range, feathering in front of eye is rounded (ends in point in Eurasian Coot), and top of frontal shield is straighter and more squared-off. White bill is often tinged bluish. In flight wings are all dark.

Photo by HenuPhotography
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
December 27
2025

23/12/2025

Southern Pochard
Netta erythrophthalma
A large dark diving duck; Male is blackish-brown, with paler chestnut-brown flanks,red eyes, and blue-grey bill (no eclipse plumage).Small flocks are locally common on alkaline and freshwater Rift Valley lakes and elsewhere in Er and Et to 3000m;Although small numbers may breed, most are visitors from southern Africa, appearing mainly from Oct–Mar.

Photo by HenuPhotography
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
December 21
2025

21/12/2025

Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Small groups are widespread and may be locally common on permanent water and rivers, generally with fringing vegetation for roosting. Some birds are probably of Palearctic origin.Adult has black crown and back contrasting with dove-grey wings, whitish face and underparts. At close range has long white neck-plumes.

Photo by HenuPhotography
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
December 21
2025

09/12/2025

Singing Bush Lark
Mirafra cantillans
Locally common but patchily distributed in bush country with sparse grass cover from sea-level to 1800m. Also appears in flocks in seasonal grasslands during rains. Flies and dives into cover when flushed, hovering briefly before plunging to ground.

Photo by: HenuPhotography
jigjiga
Ethiopia
October 10
2025

15/11/2025

Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Singles to large flocks are common diurnal Palearctic passage migrants, Sep–Nov and Mar–Apr; some birds overwinter. Occurs across wide range of open, bushed and wooded habitats in Er, Dj and Et;In flight, typical adults have brown or rufous underwing-coverts, dark smudged
or thin comma-like carpal patch, and pale flight feathers with black tips and trailing edges, tail grey brown or rufous (often finely barred and may show dark subterminal band). Immature has less distinct trailing edge to wings. Scarce dark morphs are blackish-brown on body and underwing-coverts.

Photo by HenuPhotography
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
November 5
2025

13/11/2025

Crested Lark
Galerida cristata
Sandy grey-brown lark with long pointed crest, often raised or blown up by wind but not always immediately obvious.Common within range, particularly in sandy desert with sparse cover and coastal plains, up to 750m.

Photo by: Henupotography
jigjiga
Ethiopia
October 10
2025

10/11/2025

Black-winged Kite
[Alt: Black-shouldered Kite]
Elanus caeruleus
A whitish hawk with grey back and wings, contrasting black shoulders, and short white tail. Primaries mostly blackish in flight from below. Sexes alike.Singles, pairs and occasional small groups are fairly common in wide range of moister open bushed and wooded grassland from sea-level to 2700m in Er and Et.

Photo by: Henupotography
jigjiga
Ethiopia
October 20
2025

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