Birding Destinations in Africa
Birding in Uganda
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Birding in Kenya
Kenya has one of the richest avifaunas in Africa, with around 1,090 bird species recorded. At least eight of these Mirafra williamsi, Macronyx sharpei, Turdoides hindei, Turdus helleri, Apalis fuscigularis, Cisticola restrictus, Zosterops silvanus and Ploceus golandi are national endemics.
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Birding in Botswana
Botswana offers some brilliant birding opportunities with nearly 600 bird species including over 500 regularly occurring species, The country is essentially a semi-desert, covered largely by dry tree, shrub and grass savanna a fine example being the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
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Birding in Burundi
Burundi is home to an impressive number of species of birds that vary from residents, that stay all year around, to breeding birds, that spend a good part of the growing season in Burundi to raise their young, migrants who pass through Burundi with the seasons, to wintering birds who like to spend a good part of the winter in Burundi to escape colder conditions up north.
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Birding in Central African Republic
Estimates of the amount of the country covered by forest ranges up to 8%, with the densest parts in the south. The forest is highly diverse, and includes commercially important species of Ayous, Sapelli and Sipo. The climate of the Central African Republic is generally tropical. The northern areas are subject to harmattan winds, which are hot, dry, and carry dust
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Birding in Ethiopia
Ethiopia has rightly become one of Africa's leading birding destinations as its a global centre of avian diversity with more than 900 bird species recorded, around twenty of which are endemic and sixteen are endangered or critically endangered. Its avifauna represents an interesting mixture of eastern and West African, Palearctic and endemic apparatuses; a stunning 37 are endemic or near-endemic.
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Birding in Mozambique
The lowland forests and miombo woodlands of central and southern Mozambique offer some of the best sites globally for such species as Olive-headed Weaver, Green-headed Oriole, Blue-throated Sunbird, East Coast Akalat, Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike, White-chested Alethe, African Pitta and Locust Finch, and are the wintering grounds of the localised Mascarene Martin.
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Birding in Namibia
Birdwatching in Namibia is equally excellent; despite the country having only one true endemic it has a great many near-endemics shared with South Africa, Botswana, or Angola.
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Birding in Rwanda
Rwanda is a Birdwatchers' Paradise with 703 Species with several new species added to the country list since 2010, 29 Albertine Rift endemics with diverse habitats and the best montane birding in Africa. Rwanda contains the highest concentration of birds per square kilometer in Africa, being a small country with an area cover of just 26,338 square kilometers.
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Birding in South Sudan
South Sudan is situated in northern Africa bordering Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda. It is dominated by the River Nile and its arms. The terrain is generally flat plains, broken by several mountain ranges; the highest mountain is Mount Kinyeti Imatong, near the border with Uganda.
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Birding in Seycelles
Most birders will only visit the inner islands of the Seychelles Bank, the granite islands including Mahe, Praslin and La Digue plus the coral cays of and Bird Island and Denis. The outer islands require more time and money with accommodation available only on Desroches and Alphonse in the Amirantes and access elsewhere only possible by joining a cruise.
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Birding in Tanzania
Tanzania is probably one of ultimate places for birders in africa. From the colossal Marshall eagle to the delicate sunbird, the elusive Shoebill to the omnipresent Marabou, there is certainly something to please any keen bird watcher.
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Birding in Zambia
About 750 bird species have been recorded in Zambia. Of this total, over 600 species are residents or afro tropical migrants which breed here and about 100 are non breeding migrants or drifters from the palearctic region.
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Birding in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is home to over 700 species of birds, the majority of which are easily accessible by vehicle, boat or on foot. The best time to visit Zimbabwe for birding is October to March as most of the Palaearctic and intra-african migrants are present. However, the cooler and dryer months of May to August will enable the keen spotter to concentrate on local species.
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