Katavi National Park, Tanzania @ErnestTufft

Tanzania Western Province Katavi National Park is rarely visited and beautiful dry forest compared to famous heavily touristed and expensive Serengeti NP, but in a one day jeep safari with host Juma of Sitalike Riverside Bandas, we saw these Katavi NP Animals in following locations inside the park:

Brush Forest:
Francolin (bird)
Red Buck
Bush Buck

First Water Hole:
Hippos (est 15)
Buffalo (est 150)
African Fish Eagle
Egret
Yellow Billed Stork
Spowing Goose
Grey Heron
Helmeted Guinea Fowl
Egyptian Goose
African Open Billed Stork
Hamarkop
Flat Winged Plover
African Jacana
Fish Eagle

Road:
Jackals (2)
Wort Hogs (2)
Red Billed Hornbill
Bush Buck
Banded Mongoose
Giraffe (numerous)
Zebra (6)
Dick Dick small antelope
Buffalo (1 herd as big as 500)
Topi (antelope)
Brested Lilola bird
Red Buck
Sadobill Stork
Hyena
Grey Headed Cucol
Kimunga (twister)

Katumba River
Ibis Ada (many)
Elephants (at least 8)
Hippos (too many to count along river)
Impalas (1 horned male, many females and babies)
Giraffes (at least 10-12)
Wort Hogs (about 8-9)

Oldiku Watering Hole:
Hippos (est 50)
Malibu Stork

Road Back Along River:
Impala (12+)
Ibis Ada
Spowing Goose
Palm Nut Vulture
Pelican
Crocodile (tiny one)

Ikuu Bridge and Trail Back
Hippos (2 large groups at bridge)
Crocodile (10+ at Bridge)
Impala (3 big herds)
Ring Neck Dove
Giraffe (many)
Elephants (2 big bulls)
Wort Hogs

Masawe Hippo Pool
Hippos (maybe 6? water lilies)

Highway Home
Giraffe