Birds of Botswana

496 species recorded at 26 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Blacksmith LapwingBlacksmith LapwingVanellus armatusAfrican Fish EagleAfrican Fish EagleIcthyophaga vociferAfrican JacanaAfrican JacanaActophilornis africanusBlack KiteBlack KiteMilvus migransAfrican OpenbillAfrican OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerusRing-necked DoveRing-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaSquacco HeronSquacco HeronArdeola ralloidesSpur-winged GooseSpur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisLilac-breasted RollerLilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusPied KingfisherPied KingfisherCeryle rudisGreat EgretGreat EgretArdea albaCommon BulbulCommon BulbulPycnonotus barbatusReed CormorantReed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusAfrican DarterAfrican DarterAnhinga rufa

Most recorded

Fork-tailed DrongoFork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisGrey Go-away-birdGrey Go-away-birdCrinifer concolorEgyptian GooseEgyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaRed-billed SpurfowlRed-billed SpurfowlPternistis adspersusLittle Bee-eaterLittle Bee-eaterMerops pusillusRed-eyed DoveRed-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataLittle EgretLittle EgretEgretta garzettaAfrican Sacred IbisAfrican Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusSouthern Red-billed HornbillSouthern Red-billed HornbillTockus rufirostrisWhite-faced Whistling DuckWhite-faced Whistling DuckDendrocygna viduataWestern Cattle EgretWestern Cattle EgretArdea ibisHelmeted GuineafowlHelmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisGrey HeronGrey HeronArdea cinereaMarabou StorkMarabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer

Hotspots with the most records

  1. Chobe River – boat tripNorth-West District390 species
  2. Chobe River – west of KasaneNorth-West District412 species
  3. Okavango Delta – Xaro LodgeNorth-West District341 species
  4. Drotsky's CabinsNorth-West District390 species
  5. Chobe NPNorth-West District388 species
  6. Okavango Delta – Moremi GRNorth-West District387 species
  7. Okavango Delta – Shakawe River LodgeNorth-West District347 species
  8. Moremi Game Reserve – XakanakaNorth-West District332 species
  9. Chobe NPNorth-West District393 species
  10. Moremi Game Reserve – KhwaiNorth-West District337 species
  11. Okavango Delta – Kwara CampNorth-West District327 species
  12. Chobe Game LodgeNorth-West District354 species
All 26 hotspots
  1. Chobe Safari LodgeNorth-West District346 species
  2. Selinda ReserveNorth-West District275 species
  3. Nxamaseri Island LodgeNorth-West District265 species
  4. Chobe NP – IhahaNorth-West District339 species
  5. Okavango Delta – Chitabe/Chitabe Lediba CampNorth-West District292 species
  6. Maun – Thamalakane RiverNorth-West District320 species
  7. Moremi Game Reserve – Third Bridge CampNorth-West District322 species
  8. Chobe NP – A33North-West District318 species
  9. Okavango Delta – Shinde CampNorth-West District261 species
  10. Okavango Delta – Kanana CampNorth-West District278 species
  11. Okavango Delta – Little Vumbura CampNorth-West District287 species
  12. Cresta Mowana LodgeNorth-West District314 species
  13. Okavango Delta – Pelo CampNorth-West District272 species
  14. Shashe DamNorth-East District251 species

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All species recorded · 496