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Species Endemic to the Abyssinian Highlands
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Rouget's
Rail, Mai Hutsa;
Solomon Abraha |
 Rouget's
Rail, Asmara;
Solomon Abraha |
Rouget's Rail, Asmara;
Jason Anderson |
Rouget's Rail, Senafe;
Jason Anderson |
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White-cheeked Turaco,
Filfil, Jason
Anderson
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White-cheeked Turaco,
Filfil, Jason
Anderson |
White-cheeked
Turaco,
Filfil;
Solomon Abraha
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White-cheeked
Turaco,
Filfil;
Solomon Abraha |
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Wattled Ibis, Adi Keih;
Jason Anderson |
Wattled Ibis, Senafe; Jason Anderson |
Wattled Ibis, Asmara;
Jason Anderson |
Wattled Ibis in flight,
Senafe; Jason
Anderson |
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Abyssinian Black-headed
Oriole, Filfil;
Solomon Abraha |
Abyssinian Slaty Flycatcher,
Hawatsu;
Jason Anderson |
Abyssinian Slaty Flycatcher,
Hawatsu;
Jason Anderson |
Abyssinian Slaty Flycatcher,
Juvenile, Hawatsu;
Jason Anderson |
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Abyssinian Slaty Flycatcher
Adult and
Juvenile, Hawatsu;
Jason Anderson |
Ethiopian Cisticola
Cisticola (galactotoes) lugubris,
Adi Keih; Jason
Anderson |
Ethiopian Cisticola
Cisticola (galactotoes) lugubris,
Adi Keih; Jason
Anderson |
Banded Barbet subspecies thiogaster
, Adi Keih; Jason Anderson |
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Banded Barbet subspecies thiogaster
, Adi Keih;
Jason Anderson |
Banded Barbet, subspecies thiogaster
Adi Keih;
Jason Anderson |
Banded
Barbet subspecies thiogaster, Filfil;
Jason Anderson |
White-billed Starling, male,
Safira; Jason
Anderson |
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White-billed Starling, female,
Adi Keih; Jason
Anderson |
White-billed Starling - party,
Hawatsu, Jason Anderson |
White-billed Starling, female,
Adi Keih; Jason
Anderson |
White-billed Starling, male and female,
Senafe; Jason
Anderson |
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Blue Saw-wing
Psalidoprocne (pristoptera)
pristoptera,
Adi Keih; Jason Anderson |
Blue Saw-wing
Psalidoprocne (pristoptera)
pristoptera,
Adi Keih; Jason Anderson |
White-backed Tit, Safira;
Jason Anderson
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White-backed Tit, Juvenile,
Safira;
Jason Anderson |
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White-backed Tit, Safira;
Jason Anderson |
White-backed Black Tit, Safira;
Jason
Anderson |
Black-winged Lovebird, male
Adi Keih; Jason
Anderson
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Black-winged Lovebird, female
Adi Keih; Jason
Anderson
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Black-winged Lovebird, female
Adi Keih; Jason
Anderson
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Black-winged Lovebird male,
Adi Keih; Jason
Anderson |
Black-winged Lovebird, male
Adi Keih; Jason
Anderson
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Black-winged Lovebird pair,
Adi Keih;
Jason Anderson
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Black-winged Lovebird female,
Adi Keih;
Jason Anderson
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White-throated Seed-eater
(Yellow-rumped
Seed-eater);
Filfil, Jason Anderson |
Ruppell's Black Chat,
Adi Keih; Jason
Anderson |
Ruppell's Black Chat,
Senafe; Solomon Abraha
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Ruppell's Black Chat,
Adi Keih; Jason
Anderson |
Ruppell's Black Chat
washing showing
white on wings,
Adi Keih; Jason Anderson |
Abyssinian Woodpecker, male
Filfil Sabur; Jason
Anderson |
Abyssinian Woodpecker,
male at nest
Filfil Sabur; Jason
Anderson |
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Abyssinian Woodpecker, female
Filfil Sabur; Jason
Anderson |
Abyssinian Woodpecker, male
Filfil Sabur; Jason
Anderson |
Abyssinian Woodpecker,
male at nest
Filfil Sabur; Jason
Anderson |
Abyssinian Woodpecker, female
Filfil Sabur; Jason
Anderson |
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White-collared Pigeon,
Senafe; Jason
Anderson |
White-collared Pigeon,
Senafe; Jason
Anderson |
White-collared Pigeon,
Senafe; Jason
Anderson |
White-collared Pigeon,
Tekwonda; Jason
Anderson |
Near endemic Species in
Eritrea
See the page:
Abyssinian Endemics for classification and
list of 'near endemic species' for Eritrea.
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Erckel's Francolin/Spurfowl, Segeneiti;
Jason Anderson |
Blanford's Lark, Adi Keih; Jason
Anderson |
Blanford's Lark, Adi Keih, Jason
Anderson |
White-rumped Babbler, Asmara; Solomon
Abraha |
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White-rumped Babbler, Filfil, Jason
Anderson |
White-headed (Cretschmar's) Babbler,
River Gash; Solomon Abraha |
Abyssinian Black Wheatear, Adi Keih;
Jason Anderson |
Abyssinian Black Wheatear, Adi Keih;
Jason Anderson
(note much more extensive black on
belly than 1st bird) |
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Abyssinian Black Wheatear female, Adi
Keih; Jason Anderson |
Abyssinian Black Wheatear, Adi Keih;
Steffen Ferwerda (very extensive black on this male) |
Swainson's Sparrow, Asmara, Jason
Anderson |
Ruppell's
Weaver, Halhale; Solomon Abraha |
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Ruppell's Weaver, Adi Keih;
Jason
Anderson |
Ruppell's Weaver, Adi Keih;
Jason Anderson (coming into breeding plumage) |
Brown-rumped Seed-eater, Adi Keih;
Jason Anderson |
Blue-breasted Bee-eater, Adi Keih;
Jason Anderson |
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Blue-breasted
Bee-eater;
Solomon
Abraha |
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Other Photographs of Birds in Eritrea
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Ruppell's Robin Chat,
Hawatsu, Jason Anderson |
Long-legged Buzzard, Adi Keih; Jason
Anderson |
African Paradise Flycatcher, Adi Keih;
Jason Anderson |
African
Paradise Flycatcher on nest, Eritrea; Dawit Berhane |
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Hemprich's
Hornbill,
Eritrea;
Dawit Berhane |
Hemprich's
Hornbill, Keren; Solomon Abraha |
Hemprich's Hornbill, Adi Keih; Jason
Anderson |
Hemprich's Hornbill, Filfil; Jason
Anderson |
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African Olive Pigeon, Karibosa; Steffen
Ferwerda
(1st record for Eritrea) |
Black Stork, Ruba Hadas;
Steffen Ferwerda |
White Helmet Shrike, Filfil; Steffen
Ferwerda |
White-browed Coucal, Ruba Hadas; Steffen Ferwerda |
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African Grey Hornbill, Filfil; Steffen
Ferwerda |
Goliath Heron, Dahlak Islands; Steffen
Ferwerda |
Slender-billed
Starling, Baraknaha; Solomon Abraha |
Chestnut-backed
Sparrow Lark; Solomon Abraha |
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Northern Red-billed Hornbill, Filfil;
Steffen Ferwerda |
Black-billed Barbet, Segeneiti; Steffen
Ferwerda |
Sahel
Paradise Whydah, Gash Barka; Solomon Abraha |
Blue-naped
Mousebird, Mai Hutsa; Solomon Abraha |
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Baglefecht
Weaver, Sessah; Solomon Abraha |
Black-bellied
Bustard, Halhale; Solomon Abraha |
Northern
Carmine Bee-eater, River Gash; Solomon Abraha |
Lammergeier/Bearded Vulture, Senafe;
Jason Anderson |
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Tacazze
Sunbird, Mai Hutsa; Solomon Abraha |
Tacazee Sunbird,
Asmara; Jason Anderson |
African Sacred Ibis, Asmara, Jason
Anderson |
African Sacred Ibis,
Gurgussum; Jason Anderson |
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Spur-winged Plover, Asmara, Jason
Anderson
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Zitting Cisticola (female), Emba Derho,
Jason Anderson
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Streaky Seed-eater, Asmara, Jason
Anderson |
Lesser Striped Swallow, Ruba Anseba,
Jason Anderson |
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Meyer's
Parrot,
Eritrea;
Dawit Berhane |
White-throated Bee-eater, Hagaz, Jason
Anderson |
Yellow Breasted Barbet, Hagaz, Jason
Anderson |
Red-billed Firefinch, Asmara, Jason
Anderson |
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Eastern Grey Plantain Eater, Adi Keih; Jason
Anderson
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Pin-tailed Whydah, Adi Keih; Jason
Anderson |
Baglefecht Weaver, Emba Derho, Jason
Anderson |
European Bee-eater, Emba Derho, Jason
Anderson |
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European Bee-eater (juvenile), Emba
Derho, Jason Anderson |
Black Kite (aegyptius),
Hawatsu,
Jason Anderson |
Black-winged Stilt,
Acria, Jason
Anderson |
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting, Emba Derho,
Jason Anderson |
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Marsh Warbler,
Filfil, Jason Anderson |
Speckled Mousebird (juvenile), Asmara,
Jason Anderson |
Plain Nightjar (female, disturbed from
roost on ground),
Filfil, Jason Anderson |
Plain Nightjar (female, disturbed from
roost on ground),
Filfil, Jason Anderson |
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Abyssinian
Roller,
River Gash; Solomon Abraha |
Red-throated Pipit,
Adi Keih; Jason
Anderson |
Fan-tailed Raven, Adi Keih; Jason
Anderson |
Fox Kestrel,
Hiret; Jason Anderson |
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Grey-headed Batis,
Segeneiti; Jason
Anderson |
Long-crested Eagle, Adi Keih; Jason
Anderson |
Marico Sunbird,
Adi Keih;
Jason
Anderson |
White-fronted Black Chat,
Adi Keih; Jason Anderson |
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Brown-tailed Rock Chat,
Adi Keih; Jason Anderson |
Brown-tailed Rock Chat,
Elabered; Dawit Berhane |
Greyish Eagle Owl,
Adi Keih; Jason Anderson |
Northern Red Bishop, Asmara, Jason
Anderson |
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Western Reef Egret,
Massawa; Jason Anderson |
Rufous-crowned Roller,
Filfil; Jason Anderson |
Rufous-crowned Roller,
Monguda; Dawit Berhane |
Fork-tailed Drongo,
Filfil; Jason Anderson |
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African Goshawk,
subspecies unduliventer,
Filfil; Jason Anderson |
Crab Plover,
Massawa; Jason Anderson |
Striated Heron,
Massawa; Jason Anderson |
Senegal Thick-knee,
Green Island; Jason Anderson |
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Eurasian Spoonbill,
juvenile;
Green Island; Jason Anderson |
Lanner Falcon,
Mai Nefe; Jason Anderson |
Ruppell's Vulture
(erlangeri) in flight
Adi Keih, Jason Anderson |
Yellow-mantled Widowbird (macrocercus),
Asmara, Jason Anderson |
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Little Green Bee-eater;
Massawa; Jason Anderson |
Steppe Eagle,
Asmara; Jason Anderson |
Steppe Eagle, juvenile
Asmara; Jason Anderson |
Montane Nightjar, Adi Keih;
Jason Anderson
(1st record for Eritrea) |
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Mocking Cliff Chat, Adi Keih; Jason
Anderson |
African Wattled Plover, Senafe; Jason
Anderson |
African Wattled Plover,
Adi Keih;
Jason Anderson |
African Citril, Adi Keih; Jason
Anderson |
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