Birds of Ethiopia

754 species recorded at 24 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Black KiteBlack KiteMilvus migransSpeckled PigeonSpeckled PigeonColumba guineaRed-eyed DoveRed-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataCommon BulbulCommon BulbulPycnonotus barbatusBarn SwallowBarn SwallowHirundo rusticaSwainson's SparrowSwainson's SparrowPasser swainsoniiEgyptian GooseEgyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaAfrican Sacred IbisAfrican Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusWestern Yellow WagtailWestern Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSpur-winged LapwingSpur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosusSpeckled MousebirdSpeckled MousebirdColius striatusHooded VultureHooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusHamerkopHamerkopScopus umbrettaAfrican Fish EagleAfrican Fish EagleIcthyophaga vocifer

Most recorded

Greater Blue-eared StarlingGreater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusWhite-browed Sparrow-WeaverWhite-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliRed-cheeked Cordon-bleuRed-cheeked Cordon-bleuUraeginthus bengalusMarabou StorkMarabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferLaughing DoveLaughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisPied CrowPied CrowCorvus albusRüppell's StarlingRüppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuropteraCommon SandpiperCommon SandpiperActitis hypoleucosRed-billed FirefinchRed-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaEthiopian Bee-eaterEthiopian Bee-eaterMerops lafresnayiiPied KingfisherPied KingfisherCeryle rudisAfrican Paradise FlycatcherAfrican Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisFan-tailed RavenFan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurusHadada IbisHadada IbisBostrychia hagedash

Hotspots with the most records

  1. Lake Ziway – southwestern shoreOromia Region478 species
  2. Hara Langano LodgeOromia Region407 species
  3. Lake Awassa – United Africa Shebelle Hotel areaSouthern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region411 species
  4. Awash NPAfar Region533 species
  5. Awash NP – southern sectionAfar Region433 species
  6. Bishangari LodgeOromia Region458 species
  7. Wondo GenetSouthern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region472 species
  8. Lake AwassaSouthern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region519 species
  9. Sululta PlainOromia Region356 species
  10. Yabello areaOromia Region478 species
  11. Lake Langano – Simbo LodgeOromia Region381 species
  12. Debre Libanos – Lodge and Portuguese BridgeOromia Region387 species
All 24 hotspots
  1. Addis Ababa – Ghion HotelAddis Ababa232 species
  2. Awash NP – Lodge and FallsOromia Region391 species
  3. Abidjatta-Shalla NPOromia Region472 species
  4. Gibe GorgeSouthern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region381 species
  5. Aledeghi Wildlife ReserveAfar Region394 species
  6. Lake ChelelekaOromia Region378 species
  7. Bale Mts – Dinsho Park HQOromia Region304 species
  8. Lake Koka – western shoreOromia Region408 species
  9. Lake Basaka – north shoreOromia Region385 species
  10. Doho LodgeAfar Region323 species
  11. Debre Libanos MonasteryOromia Region338 species
  12. Melka GhebduAmhara Region342 species

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All species recorded · 754