10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2013

It is found in higher-elevation woodlands from northern Zambia and Malawi northwards through Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia and Somalia and into the Arabian peninsula. A pair of Pink-billed Teal – better known as Cape Teal by Markus Lilje/Rockjumper Birding Tours. Pink-breasted Dove.

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Africa Somalia Mozambique Pelicans 248

Critter News

NOVEMBER 22, 2008

Body said arrests and seizures were part of a five-country law enforcement operation co-ordinated by INTERPOL, and involved more than 300 law enforcement officers from police, customs, national wildlife and national intelligence agencies in Congo (Brazzaville), Ghana, Kenya, Uganda and Zambia, further saying this represented largest-ever international (..)

Trafficking 100

Trafficking Africa Zambia Ghana 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2021

Simply, many birders liked the idea of birding Africa but did not know enough to choose a single country (or two neigbouring countries, such as Malawi and Zambia).

Congo 264

Congo Africa Madagascar Kenya 264

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

I once asked our guide at the South Luangwa national park [Zambia] if he was good with birds. It was so weird that it was funny, and Sharon and I want to write a bird murder mystery with him as a character.”. Marcel van Driel: “A good bird guide for me is someone who knows more birds than I do. ‘Try me’ was his reply.

Greece 246

Greece Zambia Birds Abandonment 246

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 13, 2011

However during a summer visit to the far northwest of Zambia on the DRC-Angola border, I filmed pipits with young that Richard Liversidge, just before his untimely passing, confirmed were Long-tailed. The second discovery was a cryptic species now known as Kimberley Pipit and its exact range and niche are still being debated.

South Africa 257

South Africa Lesotho Swaziland Africa 257

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2012

Boehm’s Bee-eater Boehm’s Bee-eater by Adam Riley This is another of the more difficult bee-eaters, not because it is rare but rather that its range is restricted to less visited parts of the continent, notably southern Tanzania, Malawi and north-eastern Zambia.

Africa 266

Africa Gabon Uganda South Africa 266

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2012

The Shoebill’s center of distribution are the Sudd Swamps along the Nile in South Sudan, with smaller numbers occurring into southwestern Ethiopia, Uganda, western Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Congo (DRC) with an isolated southern population in the Bengwuelu Swamps of north-eastern Zambia.

Africa 250

Africa Tanzania South Africa Uganda 250

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2022

As the national bird of Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, the African Fish Eagle is usually very busy whenever it stays in these countries, giving speeches, opening shopping centers, etc. Letaba is a largish rest camp in the North central part of the park. It is near a river, attracting some birds that like to eat wet food.

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Zimbabwe Benin South Africa Birds 147

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 31, 2019

There are only two countries in Africa that are not covered by regional or a country guide, only by the overweight pan-African one: the DR Congo and Zambia. So, Lynx Edicions, publish Zambia next, you cannot go wrong with it. No one is visiting the first and it will remain so for a while at least. Which is ridiculous.

Thailand 214

Thailand Zambia Asia Birds 214

10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2018

601-800 sp: Canada, Costa Rica, Panama; Russia; Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo (Brazzaville), Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa; Laos, New Guinea (PNG); Australia. Shown as a list, it looks like this: Less than 200 bird species: Antarctica; oceanic islands.

Equatorial Guinea 235

Equatorial Guinea Costa Rica Central African Republic Guyana 235

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2023

As a symbol on all kinds of flags (Mexico, Montenegro, Moldava), and for all sorts of countries (Zambia, Zimbabwe), political parties and organizations (the National Rifle Association), governmental agencies, rock bands, and other things, the Bald Eagle is ubiquitous. Millions of Chinese died in the ensuing famine.

Bald Eagle 188

Bald Eagle Montenegro Zambia Zimbabwe 188

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

We already had South Africa, Zambia and Uganda under our belts, but my clients’ request for the next year came right out of the blue: Ghana! I was in contact with a group of birders for whom I arranged and guided an annual tour to Africa. During each trip we would discuss a destination for the following year.

Ghana 230

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 230

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

People and organizations in Nepal, Zambia, and South Africa have sought to change cultural attitudes, having the most success with school children. They are also threatened by cultural beliefs that lead to killing them because they’re seen as harbingers of death and bad luck. They are also hunted.

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Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 246

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2011

The last wild population of critically endangered Northern Bald Ibis or Waldrapp is almost entirely restricted to Morocco Once you’ve joined our ranks and are a confirmed Afrophile, the next level of trips to consider would be: Uganda – Africa’s overlap zone; 1,000 bird species in a tiny country and Mountain Gorillas (spending time with these gentle (..)

Papua New Guinea 253

Papua New Guinea Equatorial Guinea Madagascar Tanzania 253

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2012

White-chested Tinkerbird is one of Africa’s avian mysteries, known only from a single specimen collected in 1964 at Mayau in north-west Zambia, close to the borders of Angola and the DRC. Others, such as Yellow-fronted and Red-fronted extend into the savanna zone and are best located by staking out a fruiting tree.

Ethiopia 252

Ethiopia Tanzania Uganda Africa 252

10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2025

Which bird species do you think is the biggest attraction to visitors of your lodge (please only name one species)? Pel’s Fishing Owl What is the name of your lodge, and since when has your lodge been operating? Pinnon Lodges, we opened in September 2016 How best to travel to your lodge?

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Zambia 2016 Fish Owls 170