A fresh, sunny morning in the Bakossi Mountains. The initial stretches of the trail are even for a fairly distance, getting steeper and even insanely steep inside the core primary forest. The last patch we did inside primary forest before getting to one of the territorial spots of the Serle’s Bushshrike – better known as… Continue reading The Mount Kupé Bushshrike in the Bakossi Mountains
Tag: Malaconotus cruentus
Blutbrustwürger am Mount Kupe/ Kamerun
Auf Augenhöhe einen Blutbrustwürger (Malaconotus cruentus) im lichten Berg-Regenwald zu entdecken ist ein ganz besonders Privileg eines Birding-Trips am Mount Kupe. Schon bei unserem Aufstieg sehen wir nach den ersten 100 Höhenmetern, daß sich vom Mt. Kupe über den Mt. Oko bei Kumbo bis zum Mt. Cameroon eine Kette von Berg-Regenwäldern erstreckt. Schnell sehen wir… Continue reading Blutbrustwürger am Mount Kupe/ Kamerun
Fiery-breasted Bushshrike in the Cameroon Highlands
To discover a Fiery-breasted Bushshrike (Malaconotus cruentus) in the mountain rainforest of south-western Cameroon is a very special privilege of a birding trip. As soon as we started to climb a hiking trail at Mount Kupe, we saw the mountain chain of Mt. Kupe, Mt. Oko near Kumbo and Mt. Cameroon. A beautiful chain of… Continue reading Fiery-breasted Bushshrike in the Cameroon Highlands