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Birding Tanzania requires good Field Guides, good optics and sound recordings. All this are now available and here you can find a description of what to get before you go on a birding and mapping safari!

FIELD GUIDES

It used to be a terrible task to find a suitable FG that covered all of Tanzania, not to mention all the species of East-Africa. But no longer! The last 15 years new FGs have been released with very accurate plates and descriptions. We will mention the best suitable books to bring out in field. Most text is cut from NHBS.com If you are planning a safari, look up the experienced guys in Tanzania! http://www.marc-baker.com/safari-planning/what-to-bring.html

Kiongozi cha ndege wa Tanzania
By Maria A. Mbilinyi, Furaha A. Mbilinyi and Liz Baker (2007)

Cover Kiongozi

This is the first field guide in Swahili with all plates in full colour, distribution maps and descriptions on plumage, habitat,  behavior and size. Also English and Latin names for each species. 122 pgs. and covers 291 of the most common species + endemics of Tanzania. Ideal gift for your friends, school children or to bring on safari in East Africa!

NB NB This is out of stock due to enourmous interest! If YOU know anyone who like to sponsor 5000+ copies at $5/book please tell us! Here is great chance to get advertisement for your business all over the Swahilispeaking East-Africa! All inquires to: Liz Baker .

 Field Guide to Birds of East Africa,

by Terry Stevenson and John Fanshawe

BOEafrica Fanshaw

 Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi

 604 pages, 287 col plates, distrib maps.

 
Comprehensive field guide to all the resident, migrant and vagrant birds of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. It describes 1388 species and contains 287 new colour plates showing 3400 images set opposite concise descriptive accounts on identification, status, range, habits, voice and range maps for each species. Introductory sections provide notes on how to use the species accounts, the nomenclature adopted, conservation issues, where to send records, and maps of protected and other important bird areas. At 602 pages long, it is great value for money. NB! The best FG for Tanzania!


 Field Guide to the Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania

By: Dale A Zimmerman, Donald A Turner and David J Pearson

 

FG Kenya NTz

576 pages, 124 col plates, line illus, 800 distrib maps

Designed specifically for use in the field, this is a portable (smaller format, 200pp shorter) version of Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania. Approximately 1100 species are depicted in 124 colour plates, and accompanying text highlights the key identification features. For any visitor to the countries covered, or to any part of East Africa, this will be an indispensable and inexpensive guide. NB! Some plates shows Tanzania endemics.

 

Birds of Africa

A Comprehensive Illustrated Field Guide to the Birds South of the Sahara

 

BoAfrica SouthSahara pic
Ian Sinclair and Peter Ryan

780 pages, 340 col plates, col illus.

C Struik

 

Describes and illustrates all the birds found in Africa south of the Sahara, including Socotra and islands in the Gulf of Guinea. The guide covers nearly 2100 species and features more than 3000 captioned images assembled on 340 plates. The paintings portray most distinctive plumages, as well as diagnostic flight patterns and other details where necessary. Text and range maps appear opposite the plates, and up-to-date taxonomy is used, with many new species described and illustrated for the first time. The text contains information on identification features, habitat, status and calls and different groups and families have introductory sections. NB! Updated names on all species found in South Africa adds to the value of this book!

BIRDSOUNDS

 

The Bird Song of Kenya and Tanzania


Birdsounds Kenya Tanzania
An Introductory Aid to Identification.
John Hammick
Mandarin Productions
CD with 99 species recorded gives a introduction to some of the common species in Kenya and Tanzania, also some TZ endemics like Rufous-tailed Weaver and Ashy Starling.

 

East African Bird Sounds
By: Brian Finch, Terry Stevenson and John Fanshawe

Birdsong EAfricaDUE 2009!!

This DVD-R features high quality MP3 recordings of more than 1350 species of birds in East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi). Both songs and calls are given where relevant, together with notes on the recordings and illustrations from the Helm Field Guide: Birds of East Africa.

 Once the recordings have been loaded onto your PC or laptop, they can be downloaded onto an iPod or MP3 player for use in the field. The recordings are a companion to the field guide and can be used in conjunction with it.

Almost every species ever recorded in the region is featured in this extraordinary collection and it will be a magnificent resource for all birders and ornithologists visiting the region.

Christopher Helm

 

Binoculars bins

Good binoculars can be found in all kind of price-ranges, for the price of the best you could buy yourself a good used car! But first achieved you would have a Zeiss, Swarowski or Leica for rest of your birding life! Find links to some of the producers and choose the best for you!

Swarowski HERE

Leica HERE

Zeiss HERE

Test of all High-end bins HERE

 

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