Scenic drives:
Afternoon:
Enjoy the breath-taking beauty of the diverse landscape at Etango Ranch Guestfarm. While savouring your sundowner, in the vast bush-veld, watch while the sun explodes into magnificent colours and disappears below the horizon. On your return absorb the warm welcome of the open fire beneath the stars.
Departure during winter is at 16h00 and in summer at 17h00. Duration is approximately 1 ½ - 2 hours.
Morning:
After a mouth watering, typical Namibian breakfast, tantalize your adventure-buds while we venture out and explore the rest of the farm. The drive takes us through the foothills of the Bismarck Mountains. Allow the silence and tranquility to capture your soul, while we share information about our farming operation, the fauna and flora. Often we are fortunate to see the Hartmann’s Zebra, often well camouflaged by the surrounding landscape.
Animal species found on our farm: Kudu, Oryx, Hartmann’s Zebra, Hartebeest, Springbok, Steenbok, Ostrich, Duiker, Warthog and other small animals.

Birding breakfast:
We invite all birding enthusiasts to enjoy breakfast whilst surrounded by the sweet sound of our talkative friends, that have made our farm their home in large flocks.

Nature Walks:
For the adventurer at heart: venture off into the wild on foot, following our dedicated walking routes.
Join our nature walk accompanied by our experienced tour guide who offers insight into the farming operations, fauna and flora, as well as the opportunity of close encounters with our game species.
All guided Nature Walks must be booked in advance.

Farming:
Our guests can also experience the world of a Namibian farmer – cattle ranching, vaccinations, tagging, sheep dipping, fence repairs, water-supply maintenance etc.
To ensure your experience is memorable please notify us in advance of your interest.

List of Birds sighted on Etango Ranch Guestfarm
(up to 01.09.2006)

vcr = very common resident rv = rare visitor
c = common resident rr = rare resident
csr = common summer resident rsv = rare summer visitor

English Name Latin Name Occurance

1. White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus rv
2. Reed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus rv
3. Darter Anhinga melanogaster rr
4. Little Egret Egretta garzetta rv
5. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea rr
6. Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus rv
7. White Stork Ciconia ciconia rsv
8. Abdim’s Stork Ciconia abdimii rsv
9. African Spoonbill Platalea alba rr
10. South African Shelduck Tadorna cana rr
11. Egyptian Goose Alopochen eagyptiacus vcr
12. Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota c
13. Redbilled Teal Anas erythrorhyncha vcr
14. Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma rv
15. Cape Shoveller Anas smithii c
16. Cape Teal Anas capensis c
17. Dabchick Tachybaptus ruficollis c
18. Redknobbed Coot Fulica cristata vcr
19. Moorhen Gallinula chloropus c
20. Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostris c
21. Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus rsv
22. Threebanded Plover Charadrius tricollaris rsv
23. Kittlitz’s Plover Charadrius pecuarius rr
24. Little Stint Calidris minuta csr
25. Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos rsv
26. Blacksmith Plover Vanellus armatus vcr
27. Crowned Plover Vanellus coronatus vcr
28. Spotted Dikkop Burhinus capensis vcr
29. Burchell’s Courser Cursorius rufus rr
30. Doublebanded Courser Smutsornis africanus rr
31. Redchrested Korhaan Eupodotis ruficrista vcr
32. Whitequilled Korhaan Eupodotis afraoides vcr
33. Ludwig’s Bustard Neotis ludwigii csr
34. Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori vcr
35. Common Quail Coturnix coturnix c
36. Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei rsv
37. Redbilled Francolin Francolinnus adspersus vcr
38. Orange River Francolin Francolinnus lebaillantoides rr
39. Kurrichane Buttonquail Turnix sylvatica rr
40. Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris vcr
41. Ostrich Struthio camelus c
42. Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius c
43. Whitebacked Vulture Gyps africanus vcr
44. Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres rv
45. Whiteheaded Vulture Trigonoceps occipitali rv
46. Lappetfaced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus vcr
47. Yellowbilled Kite Milvus aegyptius csr
48. Blackbreasted Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus rr
49. Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus c
50. Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina csr
51. Wahlberg’s Eagle Aquila wahlbergi csr
52. Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax c
53. African Hawk Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus c
54. Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus vcr
55. Black Eagle Aquila verreauxii rr
56. Steppe Buzzard Buteo buteo vulpinus rr
57. Blackshouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus vcr
58. Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter minullus c
59. Little Banded Goshawk Accipiter badius c
60. Garbar Goshawk Micronisus gabar vcr
61. Pale Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorus vcr
62. Gymnogene Polyboroides typus rr
63. Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus vcr
64. Rednecked Falcon Falco chicquera rv
65. Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus rsv
66. Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus rr
67. Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides c
68. Rock Kestrel Falco tinnunculus vcr
69. Doublebanded Sandgrouse Pterocles bicinctus rr
70. Burchell’s Sandgrouse Pterocles burchelli vcr
71. Namaqua Sandgrouse Pterocles namaqua vcr
72. Cape Turtle Dove Streptopelia capicola vcr
73. Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis vcr
74. Namaqua Dove Oena capensis vcr
75. Rock Pigeon Columba guinea vcr
76. Rüppell’s Parrot Poicephalus rueppellii rv
77. Rosyfaced Lovebirds Agapornis roseicollis vcr
78. Grey Lourie Corythaixoides concolor vcr
79. Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius csr
80. Jackobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus csr
81. Redchested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius rsv
82. African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis csr
83. Great spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius rsv
84. Barn owl Tyto alba rv
85. Scops Owl Otus senegalensis c
86. Whitefaced Owl Otus leucotis vcr
87. Pearlspotted Owl Glaucidium perlatum c
88. Giant Eagle Owl Bubo lacteus rr
89. Spotted Eagle Owl Bubo africanus rv
90. Rufouscheeked Nightjar Macrodipterys vexillarius csr
91. European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus rsv
92. Freckled Nightjar Caprimulgus tristigma csr
93. Redbreasted Swallow Hirundo semirufa csr
94. Whitethroated Swallow Hirundo albigularis csr
95. European Swallow Hirundo rustica csv
96. Pearlbreasted Swallow Hirundo dimidiata rv
97. House Martin Delichon urbica csv
98. Brownthroated Martin Riparia paludicola c
99. Banded Martin Riparia cincta csr
100. Rock Martin Hirundo fuligula c
101. Little Swift Apus affinis c
102. Whiterumped Swift Apus caffer csr
103. Alpine Swift Apus melba c
104. Eurasion Swift Apus apus csv
105. Whitebacked Mousebird Colius colius vcr
106. Redfaced Mousebird Urocolius indicus c
107. Swallowtailed Bee-Eater Merops hirundineus vcr
108. European Bee-Eater Merops apiaster c
109. Lilacbreasted Roller Coracias caudata c
110. European Roller Coracias garrulus rsv
111. Purple Roller Coracias naevia rr
112. Redbilled Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus rr
113.Scimitarbilled Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus cyanomelas c
114. Hoopoe Upupa epops c
115. Yellowbilled Hornbill Tockus flavirostiris vcr
116. Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus c
117. Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas vcr
118. Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens c
119. Goldentailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni rv
120. Bearded Woodpecker Thripias namaquus c
121. Monotonous Lark Mirfra passerina c
122. Sabota Lark Mirfra sabota c
123. Fawncoloured Lark Mirfra africanoides c
124. Clapper Lark Mirfra apiata c
125. Redcapped Lark Calandrella cinerea rv
126. Rufousnaped Lark Mirafra africana c
127. Spikeheeled Lark Chersomanes albofasciata c
128. Longbilled Lark Mirafra curvirostris c
129. Stark’s Lark Eremalauda starki rr
130. Greybacked Finchlark Eremopterix verticalis c
131. Grassveld Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus rr
132. Longbilled Pipit Anthus similes c
133. Buffy Pipit Anthus vaalensis rv
134. Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis vcr
135. Forktailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis vcr
136. Black Crow Corvus capensis c
137. European Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus rv
138. African golden Oriole Oriolus auratus r
139. Southern Grey Tit Parus afer c
140. Ashy Grey Tit Parus cinerascens c
141. Pied Babbler Turdoides bicolor rr
142. Groundscraper Thrush Turdus litsitsirupa vcr
143. Mountain Chat Oenanthe monticola c
144. Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata c
145. Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris c
146. Anteating Chat Myrmecocichla formicivora vcr
147. Kalahari Robin Erythropygia paena vcr
148. Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trohcilus csv
149. Garden Warbler Sylvia borin csv
150. African Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus baeticatus csr
151. Longbilled Crombec Sylvietta rufescens c
152. Titbabbler Parisoma subcaeruleum rr
153. Cape Penduline Tit Anthoscopus minutus c
154. Yellowbellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis c
155. Barred Warbler Calamonastes fasciolata vcr
156. Desert Cisticola Cisticola aridulus c
157. Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana c
158. Blackchested Prinia Prinia flavicans vcr
159. Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata csv
160. Chat Flycatcher melaenornis infuscatus c
161. Marico Flycatcher Melaenornis mariquensis vcr
162. Pririt Batis Batis pririt c
163. Redbacked Shrike Lanius collurio rv
164. Whitecrowned Shrike Eurocephalus anguitimens c
165. Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor csv
166. Fiscal Shrike Lanius collaris vcr
167. Brubru Nilaus afer rv
168. Puffback Dryoscopus cubla rr
169. Crimson Boubou Laniarius atrococcineus vcr
170. Threestreaked Tchagra Tchagra australis c
171. Blackcrowned Tchagra Tchagra senegala c
172. Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea csv
173. Palewinged Starling Onychognathus nabouroup vcr
174. Plumcoloured Starling Cinnyrincinclus leucogaster rv
175. Burchell’s Glossy Starling Lamprotornis australis c
176. Cape Glossy Starling Lamprotornis nitens vcr
177. Whitebellied Sunbird Nectarinia talatala c
178. Scarletchested Sunbird Nectarinia senegalensis c
179. Marico Sunbird Nectarinia mariquensis vcr
180. Dusky Sunbird Nectarinia fusca vcr
181. Greyheaded Sparrow Passer griseus vcr
182. House Sparrow Passer domesticus vcr
183. Redbilled Buffalo Weaver Bubalornis niger vcr
184. Redbilled Quelea Quelea quelea vcr
185. Scalyfeathered Finch Sporopipes squamifrons vcr
186. Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius vcr
187. Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus vcr
188. Great Sparrow Passer motitensis vrc
189. Whitebrowed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali vcr
190. Chestnut Weaver Ploceus rubiginosus rsv
191. Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus vcr
192. Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius c
193. Red Bishop Euplectes orix rsv
194. Golden Bishop Euplectes afer rsv
195. Melba Finch Pytilia melba vcr
196. Blackcheeked Waxbill Estrilda erythronotos vcr
197. Violeteared Waxbill Uraeginthus granatinus vcr
198. Redheaded Finch Amadina erythrocephala vcr
199. Paradise Whydah Vidua paradisea vcr
200. Shafttailed Whydah Vidua regia vcr
201. Yellow Canary Serinus flaviventris vcr
202. Whitethroated Canary Serinus albogularis vcr
203. Blackthroated Canary Serinus astrogularis c
204. Larklike Bunting Emberiza impetuani c
205. Rock Bunting Emberiza tahapisi rr
206. Goldenbreasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris c
207. Redeyed Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans vcr