Wildlife of Tanzania
From the open-spaces of the African Plains, to the slopes of the continent’s highest mountain, I saw an incredible array of wildlife in Tanzania. While the Serengeti is probably well known to a lot of people, a regular backdrop of wildlife documentaries, there is more to Tanzania than just this national park, although it offered me so much in terms of incredible sightings. Across three national parks (Kilimanjaro, Lake Manyara and Serengeti) as well as one conservation area (Ngorongoro), I had an incredible two weeks in a country that I found to be full of some very friendly and welcoming people. It was my second time in the African continent and this trip did not disappoint. From Africa’s Big Five to some of its smallest creatures, I was ecstatic with all that I saw.
MAMMALS
Warthogs
Sightings: Lake Manyara NP, Serengeti NP
Olive Baboon
Sightings: Lake Manyara NP
Manyara (Blue) Monkey
Sightings: Lake Manyara NP
(Hilgert’s) Vervet Monkey
Sightings: Lake Manyara NP
Common Impala
Sightings: Lake Manyara NP, Serengeti NP, Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Wildebeest
Sightings: Lake Manyara NP, Serengeti NP, Ngorongoro Conservation Area
African Buffalo
Sightings: Lake Manyara NP, Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Plains Zebra
Sightings: Lake Manyara NP, Serengeti NP, Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Giraffe
Sightings: Lake Manyara NP, Serengeti NP, Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Bushbuck
Sightings: Lake Manyara NP
African Savannah Elephant
Sightings: Lake Manyara NP, Serengeti NP, Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Black Rhino
Sightings: Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Southern Grant’s Gazelle
Sightings: Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Thomsons Gazelle
Sightings: Serengeti NP, Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Eland
Sightings: Serengeti NP, Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Topi
Sightings: Serengeti NP
African Lion
Sightings: Serengeti NP, Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Leopard
Sightings: Serengeti NP
Rock Hyrax
Sightings: Serengeti NP
Cheetah
Sightings: Serengeti NP
Hyena
Sightings: Serengeti NP, Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Dik Dik
Sightings: Serengeti NP
Hippo
Sightings: Serengeti NP, Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Mongoose
Sightings: Serengeti NP
Rat
Sightings: Arusha, Serengeti NP
Serval Cat
Sightings: Serengeti NP, Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Golden Jackal
Sightings: Ngorongoro Conservation Area
BIRDS
Streaky Seedeater
Sightings: Moorland zone of Kilimanjaro’s slopes
White-necked Raven
Sightings: Moorland zone of Kilimanjaro’s slopes
Alpine Chat
Sightings: Moorland zone of Kilimanjaro’s slopes
Dusky Turtle Doves
Sighting: Alpine zone of Kilimanjaro’s slopes
Southern Ground Hornbill
Sightings: Lake Manyara NP
Saddle Billed Stork
Sightings: Lake Manyara NP
Grey Heron
Sightings: Lake Manyara NP
African Jacana
Sightings: Lake Manyara NP
African Spoonbill
Sightings: Lake Manyara NP
Cattle Egret
Sightings: Lake Manyara NP
African Swamphen
Sightings: Lake Manyara NP
Hadada Ibis
Sightings: Lake Manyara NP
Squacco Heron
Sightings: Lake Manyara NP
Von Der Decken’s Hornbill
Sightings: Lake Manyara NP
Helmeted Guinea Fowl
Sightings: Lake Manyara NP
Ring-necked Dove
Sightings: Lake Manyara NP
Flamingo
Sightings: Lake Manyara NP, Ngorongoro Conservation Area
African Fish Eagle
Sightings: Lake Manyara NP
Egyptian Goose
Sightings: Lake Manyara NP
African Pied Kingfisher
Sightings: Lake Manyara NP
Common Sandpiper
Sightings: Lake Manyara NP, Serengeti NP
Grey Crowned Crane
Sightings: Lake Manyara NP, Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Speckled Mousebird
Sightings: Lake Manyara NP, Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Tawny Eagle
Sightings: Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti NP
Marabou Stork
Sightings: Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Ostrich
Sightings: Serengeti NP, Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Caped Wheatear
Sightings: Serengeti NP
Superb Starling
Sightings: Serengeti NP
Oxpecker
Sightings: Serengeti NP
Hooded Vulture
Sightings: Serengeti NP
Finch
Sightings: Serengeti NP
African Black-winged Stilt
Sightings: Serengeti NP
Shrike
Sightings: Serengeti NP
Red-winged Starling
Sightings: Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Abdim’s Stork
Sightings: Ngorongoro Conservation Area
REPTILES AND OTHERS
Long-tailed Admiral Butterfly
Sightings: Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Mwanza Flat-headed Agama Lizard
Sightings: Serengeti NP
MistyNites 
Wow, this is an incredible collection of photos!
Thank you. The plethora of wildlife there means there’s plenty of opportunity to practice.
Some impressive wildlife and beautiful photography capturing them. Looks like a fantastic trip.
Thanks. Tanzania was incredible, I loved it.