Bird Watching
Bird Watching Safaris in Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda
Birding Safaris in East Africa
Enjoy bird watching safaris in E.A at affordable rates. E.A is home to over 1090 bird species making it a superb destination for bird watching safaris in Africa.
Birding in E.A
The large numbers of birds in the country make up 10% of the worlds’ total bird species population wow what a great destination.
Birding safaris in E.A will take you to the most magical safari of the pearl of Africa.
The country also hosts around 24 of the Albertine rift endemics bird species with the rest found in DR Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi.
The continued bird conservation efforts were greatly stimulated by the local cultural norm in the country which has seen immense positive results with the manifesting great bird species numbers in the country.
The country’s conducive climate all year round, abundant water sources and diverse vegetation cover has attracted many bird species into the country. Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda receives several bird species which fly in from all over the world throughout the year thus great numbers.
A bird-watching safari in Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda is remarkable, these bird-watching safaris can be done in Rwanda’s several National Parks, forests, wetlands, grasslands, woodlands papyrus swamps, forests, Savannah, agricultural lands, woodlands, rocky ridges, and Afro-pine moorland. Birding safaris can be carried out on Boat safaris particularly near the banks of several water bodies, on nature-guided walks in the forest and wetland.
The commonly spotted of the 1090 species include;
Flufftails, Rails, gallinules, and coots, Finfoots, Cranes, Thick-knees, Egyptian plover, Stilts and avocets, Oystercatchers, Plovers and lapwings, Painted-snipes, Jacanas, Sandpipers and allies, Buttonquails, Ostriches, Ducks, geese, and waterfowl, Guineafowl, New World quail, Pheasants, grouse, and allies, Flamingos, Grebes, Pigeons and doves, Sandgrouse, Bustards, Turacos, Cuckoos, Nightjars and allies, Swifts, Pratincoles and coursers, Gulls, terns, and skimmers, Shearwaters and petrels, Storks, Anhingas, Cormorants and shags, Pelicans, Shoebill, Hamerkop, Herons, egrets, and bitterne, Ibises and spoonbills, Secretarybird, Osprey, Hawks, eagles, and kites, Barn-owls, Owls, Mousebirds, Trogons, Hoopoes, Woodhoopoes and scimitarbills, Ground-hornbills, Hornbills, Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Rollers, African barbets, Honeyguides, Woodpeckers, Falcons and caracaras, Old World parrots, African and New World parrots, African and green broadbills, Asian and Grauer’s broadbills, Pittas, Cuckooshrikes, Old World orioles, Wattle-eyes and batises, Vangas, helmetshrikes, and allies, Bushshrikes and allies, Drongos, Monarch flycatchers, Shrikes, Crows, jays, and magpies, Hyliotas, Fairy flycatchers, Tits, chickadees, and titmice, Penduline-tits, Larks, Nicators, African warblers, Cisticolas and allies, Reed warblers and allies, Grassbirds and allies, Swallows, Bulbuls, Leaf warblers, Bush warblers and allies, Sylviid warblers, parrotbills, and allies, White-eyes, yuhinas, and allies, Ground babblers and allies, Laughingthrushes and allies, Treecreepers, Oxpeckers, Starlings, Thrushes and allies, Old World flycatchers, Dapple-throat and allies, Sunbirds and spiderhunters, Weavers and allies, Waxbills and allies, Indigobirds, Old World sparrows, Wagtails and pipits, Finches, euphonias, and allies, Old World buntings. All the above birdlife resides within the countries wetland, forests, grasslands, and woodlands.
Frequently asked questions about bird-watching safaris
What time is best for bird watching?
Bird-watching safaris can be done all year round however specific periods of the year may be more favorable compared to the others. Based on the time of the day, the best birding time is often between dawn and 11 am when birds are most active. This is particularly the case in the spring and early summer, when birds sing in the early morning.
What is the best place for bird watching?
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