• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Clinton Woods Photography

Fine art images of natural landscapes and urbanscapes

  • Portfolio
  • Artist
  • Journal
  • Approach
  • Contact

East Africa – Wildlife List

Here’s a comprehensive listing of the species I encountered during a brief visit to Tanzania and Uganda in late February of 2013, and even a couple that I wasn’t able to get a photograph of (H. Erectus; P. boisei at Olduvai Gorge ;). I observed nearly 60 distinct animals, including small rodents, the world’s largest mammals, exotic old world monkeys, great apes, and the biggest birds on the planet (not to mention the infamous mosquito). Many of these are recognized as critically endangered species. It’s humbling and exhilarating to see these beautiful creatures in their natural habitats. Indeed, many of these wild animals, including the mountain gorilla, have never been successfully bred in captivity, so it’s critical that they are protected in the wild. Ecotourism such as the type that resulted in these images is a very important aspect of wildlife conservation that when done responsibly and purposefully, can provide more wealth for the local communities than profits made from illegal poaching or foraging activities. That’s a huge benefit for the local community that reaches far beyond just saving the native wildlife.

Please enjoy the following listing, and take a moment to appreciate the grandeur and vast diversity of life on our amazing planet. It’s a perspective that is sometimes easy to overlook in our busy, modern lifestyles. And if you can help me identify the couple of birds that I’m unsure of (they’re tagged below as “Unidentified”) I’d greatly appreciate it!

African Buffalo
African Fish Eagle
African White-Backed Vulture
Black and White Colobus Monkey
Black Rhinoceros
Black-Backed Jackel
Blue Monkey
Brown Snake-Eagle
Chacma Baboon
Cheetah
Chimpanzee
Crested Crane
Dik-dik
Dwarf Mongoose
Earthworm
Eland
Elephant
Flamingo
Gecko
Golden Monkey
Grey Heron
Grey Hornbill
Guineafowl
Hartebeest
Hippopotamus
Homo erectus
Homo sapien
Impala
Kori Buster
Leopard
Lilac-Breasted Roller
Lion
Marabou Stork
Masai Giraffe
Mongoose
Mountain Gorilla
Nile Crocodile
Nubian Woodpecker
Ostrich
Paranthropus boisei

Red Ants
Red Colobus Monkey
Red-Billed Oxpecker
Ring-Necked Dove
Secretary Bird
Serval
Spotted Hyena
Superb Starling
Tawny Eagle
Thomson’s Gazelle
Topi
Turtle
Unidentified
Vervet Monkey
Warthog
Wildebeest
Yellow Weaver
Zebra

African Buffalo

African Buffalo

African Fish Eagle

African Fish Eagle

African White-Backed Vulture

African White-Backed Vulture

Black and White Colobus Monkey

Black and White Colobus Monkey

Black Rhinoceros

Black Rhinoceros Crested Crane Ostrich and gazelle

Black-Backed Jackel

Black-backed Jackal

Blue Monkey

Blue Monkey

Brown Snake-Eagle

Brown Snake-Eagle

Chacma Baboon

Chacma baboon

Cheetah

Cheetah

Chimpanzee

(Just a nest. I’ll have to go back and visit Gombe another time!)

Chimpanzee Nest

Crested Crane

Crested Crane

Dik-dik

Dik-dik

Dwarf Mongoose

Dwarf mongoose

Earthworm

Earthworm

Eland

Eland

Elephant

African Elephant

Flamingo

Flamingo

Gecko

Gecko

Golden Monkey

Golden Monkey

Grey Heron

Grey Heron

Grey Hornbill

Grey Hornbill

Guineafowl

Guineafowl

Hartebeest

Hartebeest

Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus

Homo erectus 

(Fossilized remains dating back to about 1.8 million years ago were found here in Olduvai Gorge)

Olduvai Gorge

Homo sapien

Homo sapien

Impala

Impala

Kori Buster

Kori Bustard

Leopard

Leopard

Lilac-Breasted Roller

Lilac-Breasted Roller

Lion

African Lion

Marabou Stork

Marabou Stork

Masai Giraffe

Masai Giraffe

Mongoose

Mongoose

Mountain Gorilla

Mountain gorilla

Nile Crocodile

Nile Crocodile

Nubian Woodpecker

Nubian Woodpecker

Ostrich

Ostrich

Paranthropus boisei

(Previously called Australopithecus boisei as documented on this marker, and originally classified by Louis Leaky as Zinjanthropus boisei)

Paranthropus boisei in Olduvai Gorge

Red Ants

Red Ants

Red Colobus Monkey

Red Colobus Monkey

Red-Billed Oxpecker

(sitting on buffalo)

Red-billed Oxpecker on African Buffalo

Ring-Necked Dove

Ring-necked Dove

Secretary Bird

Secretary Bird

Serval

Serval

Spotted Hyena

Seen here with jackels picking up leftovers after a lion kill. The lion wasn’t happy about it. 

Black-backed Jackal and Spotted Hyena

Superb Starling

Superb Starling

Tawny Eagle

Tawny Eagle

Thomson’s Gazelle

Thomson's gazelle

Topi

Topi

Turtle

Turtle

Unidentified Bird 1

Unidentified East African Bird

Unidentified Bird 2

Unidentified Bird in East Africa

Unidentified Bird 3

Unidentified Bird

Vervet Monkey

Vervet monkey

Warthog

Warthog

Wildebeest

Wildebeest

Yellow Weaver

Yellow weaver

Zebra

Zebra

Related Images:

Related Stories

Clinton Woods in the fieldClinton Woods is photographer based in Denver, Colorado specializing in fine art images of wildlife, culture, travel, natural landscapes and urbanscapes.

Reader Interactions

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

Primary Sidebar

Through my artwork, I hope to raise awareness not only of the natural beauty that surrounds us and the benefits of conserving it, but also of the rich cultural history and diversity that exists in our world, and that it too is worth cherishing.


Field Notes

  • Adventures
    • Canyoneering Arches NP
    • Colorado Wilderness
    • Governor Basin
    • Longs Peak
    • Pacific NW Roadtrip
  • Artist Series
    • Antelope Canyon
  • Events
    • Democratic National Convention
    • DMIS Annual Gala Donation
    • USA Pro Cycling Challenge
  • Travels
    • Backpacking Europe
    • Brazil & Argentina
    • Catalunya
    • Central Mexico
    • Cuba & Nicaragua
    • East Africa
    • Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
    • Hawaii
    • Ireland
    • Japan
    • Nicaragua
    • Panama
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam & Cambodia

Archives

Footer

fine art images of natural landscapes and urbanscapes

tag cloud

Image Search
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

© 2025 · Clinton Woods Photography, LLC · All Rights Reserved

  • Portfolio
  • Artist
  • Journal
  • Approach
  • Contact