HARWOOD'S FRANKOLIN

/Francolins harwoodi/

Brief description: first recorded in 1898 at aheafag.

U-shaped pattern on the black and white breast feathers.

Has red leg and red eye patch

Wing: 180-190mm

Habitat: valleys and gorges

Distributions: upper bllue-nile at Debre-Markos Dejen bridge 160km.

Breeding seasons: December to February.

ERLANGER'S LARK

/Calandrella erlangeri/

Brief description: large black pach on side of breast, blackish forehead

upper parts heavily black & very dark white edged tall when flushed.

Wing: no coded.

Habitat: open dry agricultural field.

Distribution: Bale Mountains, en route to Goba only

BLUE -WINGED GOOSE

/Cyanochen cyanopterus/

Brief description: in flight, this species shows a pale blue forewing.

parties of three to five

Wing: 325 – 376mm

Habitat: plateau sub-tropical or tropical high-altitude shrub land or grass land about 1800 meters upward

Distributions: Mountain lakes

Breeding season: no coded

BLACK-HEADED SISKIN

/Serinus Nigericeps/

Brief description: all black head (male) and dull green upper parts the female is similar but her head and neck are dull olive green with black present on the top and side chin and throat.

Habitat: highlands b/n 1800 and 4100m.

Wing: 74-80 mm

Habitat: grass lands

Distribution: High altitude

Breeding season: May, June, September- November, two or three eggs in number

ANKOBER SERIN

/Serinus ankoberensis/

 Brief description: greyish-brown upper parts heavily overlaid with dark brown streaking

Wing: no coded

Habitat: Plateau

Distributions: cliff-face 2-4 km north of Ankober town

Breeding Season: October and March

ABYISSINIAN LONG-CLAW

/Macronyx flavicollis

Brief description: yellow throated solid dark necklace

Wing: 83-95mm

Habitat: open grass lands

Distributions: south-eastern and western highlands

Breeding seasons: January to February