Where to Watch Birds in Tanzania?

 

 

Renowned for its exceptional natural sites with an impressive diversity of wild animals, Tanzania is the ideal place to treat yourself to an animal safari! But beyond the Big Five, Tanzania is also famous for its birds, with no less than 1100 species recorded. Discover the best sites to organize a birding trip and go on a safari in Tanzania!

Birdwatching in Ruaha National Park

Located in the center of the country, Ruaha National Park is one of the top birdwatching destinations in Tanzania. It must be said the site lists no less than 570 species of birds, including endemic species from central Tanzania, water birds, migratory birds, and many birds of prey.

Birds To Watch At Ruaha National Park: Masked Lovebird, Ashy Starling, Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill, Crested Barbet, Ashy Starling, Savannah Bateleur, Giant Kingfisher, White Stork, and d'Abdim, goose-winged spur, collared palm thrush, African fish eagle, Promepic barbican, goliath heron, masked dove, white-bellied turaco, snowshoe roller, Pel's fishing owl, fascinated eagle, mocking irrisor, Rüppell's vulture, falcon.

Watch The Birds Of Lake Manyara.

Lake Manyara is ideal for birdwatching in northern Tanzania in the Rift Valley. More than 300 species of birds living by the lake have been recorded there, including many migratory birds, raptors, and three species endemic to Tanzania: the Fisher's Lovebird, the Grey-breasted Francolin, and the Red-tailed Weaver. Lake Manyara is also famous for its numerous colonies of pink flamingos during the migration season!

Birds to watch at Lake Manyara: White pelican, ostrich, cormorant, stork, sacred ibis, jabiru, marabou stork, umbra, stork, spoonbill Africa, the savanna bateleurs, the black kite, the hornbill, the kingfisher, and hunter but also many herons, stilts, egrets, ducks, vultures, parrot eagles, inseparable.

Birdwatching in Tarangire National Park

With its vegetation sheltering and incredible diversity of wild animals, Tarangire National Park is one of the most popular spots in Tanzania. It is also a perfect place to observe the birdlife. Ornithology enthusiasts can admire the largest bird in the world (the ostrich), the heaviest flying bird in the world (the kori bustard), endemic species, and more than 50 species of birds of prey!

Birds To Watch At Tarangire National Park: Ostrich, Kori Bustard, Masked Lovebird, Ashy Starling, Red-tailed Weaver, Sacred Ibis, Hadada Ibis, African Jacana, Egyptian goose, swamp sandpiper, yellow-throated grouse, red-billed weaver, savannah bateleur eagle, steppe eagle, bateleur eagle, giant Lappish-faced vulture, backed vulture white, the little pygmy falcon.

Birdwatching in Arusha National Park

If it is the smallest park in Tanzania attracting many tourists who come to survey the 4th African summit (Mount Meru), Arusha National Park is also a site particularly popular with ornithology enthusiasts! And for a good reason, nearly 400 species of birds have been recorded there, many of which inhabit the area surrounding the shallow lakes of Momella.

Birds To Observe In Arusha National Park: the great white pelican, the crowned eagle, the turaco, the kite, the ibis, the starling, the red and yellow barbet, the tawny eagle, the bellied parrot red-fronted weaver, African gray flycatcher, northern white-headed shrike, Von der Decken's hornbill, babbler, guinea fowl, vulturine.

Watch The Birds Of Lake Rukwa.

Located in Africa's West Rift Valley Zone southwest of Tanzania, Lake Rukwa is home to the country's largest crocodile population. But what will appeal most to ornithology enthusiasts is the large presence of birds frequenting the basin and its surroundings (350 species have been recorded there), where you can also admire around 80,000 white pelicans each year congregate there during the breeding season.

Birds to Observe at Lake Rukwa: in addition to pelicans, you can see many water birds, such as the shining ibis, the spur-winged goose, the lesser flamingo or the African skimmer, but also the famous masked weaver of Tanzania and the rare shoe-billed stork.

Birdwatching in Mikumi National Park

Nestled between the Rubeo Mountains and the Uluguru Mountains in the northeast of the country, the Mikumi Sanctuary counts more than 400 species of birds among its residents. Among them are many dry savannah birds, aquatic birds, prey, and migratory birds from the Palaearctic.

Birds to watch at Mikumi National Park: Marabou stork, Red-billed sandpiper, Black-bellied bustard, Lilac-breasted rufous, Bateleur eagle, Lilac-breasted roller, Yellow-throated claw, the little egret, the guinea fowl, the hornbill, and the malachite kingfisher.

When To Watch Birds In Tanzania?

While you can see many resident birds at any time of the year, the best way to organize a bird safari in Tanzania is to plan a trip during the migration season. Indeed, migration is the movement of migratory birds from Europe, Asia, and North Africa that come to wintering areas such as Tanzania to feed, find refuge and reproduce. Therefore, it is advisable to go to Tanzania between October and April to enjoy this extraordinary spectacle.

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