Birds of Tanzania

833 species recorded at 41 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Superb StarlingSuperb StarlingLamprotornis superbusHelmeted GuineafowlHelmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisCommon BulbulCommon BulbulPycnonotus barbatusEgyptian GooseEgyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaBlacksmith LapwingBlacksmith LapwingVanellus armatusRing-necked DoveRing-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaBarn SwallowBarn SwallowHirundo rusticaSpeckled MousebirdSpeckled MousebirdColius striatusLilac-breasted RollerLilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusFork-tailed DrongoFork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisLittle Bee-eaterLittle Bee-eaterMerops pusillusWhite-browed CoucalWhite-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusAfrican Palm SwiftAfrican Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusMarabou StorkMarabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer

Most recorded

Common OstrichCommon OstrichStruthio camelusWhite-backed VultureWhite-backed VultureGyps africanusBlack-headed HeronBlack-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaTawny EagleTawny EagleAquila rapaxCrowned LapwingCrowned LapwingVanellus coronatusNorthern White-crowned ShrikeNorthern White-crowned ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelliHamerkopHamerkopScopus umbrettaGrey HeronGrey HeronArdea cinereaBateleurBateleurTerathopius ecaudatusAugur BuzzardAugur BuzzardButeo augurWhite-headed Buffalo WeaverWhite-headed Buffalo WeaverDinemellia dinemelliWestern Cattle EgretWestern Cattle EgretArdea ibisAfrican Sacred IbisAfrican Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusGreen-backed CamaropteraGreen-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura

Hotspots with the most records

  1. Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Ngorongoro CraterArusha Region614 species
  2. Tarangire NPManyara Region525 species
  3. Serengeti NPShinyanga Region487 species
  4. Arusha NPArusha Region597 species
  5. Lake Manyara NPArusha Region585 species
  6. Serengeti NP – SeroneraMara Region464 species
  7. Ngorongoro Conservation Area – NdutuArusha Region461 species
  8. Tarangire NP – Tarangire Safari LodgeManyara Region402 species
  9. Serengeti NPMara Region460 species
  10. Aga Khan University – Loilenok Hills and FieldsArusha Region375 species
  11. Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Ndutu Safari LodgeArusha Region450 species
  12. East Usambara Mountains – Amani Nature ReserveTanga Region351 species
All 41 hotspots
  1. Ngare Sero Mountain LodgeArusha Region384 species
  2. Engikaret Lark PlainsArusha Region400 species
  3. Speke Bay LodgeMwanza Region342 species
  4. Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Lake NdutuArusha Region407 species
  5. Batini near USA RiverArusha Region340 species
  6. Ruaha NPIringa Region438 species
  7. Mikumi NPMorogoro Region444 species
  8. Tarangire NP – Silale SwampManyara Region395 species
  9. Serengeti NP – Naabi Hill GateShinyanga Region366 species
  10. Tarangire NP – Entrance GateManyara Region374 species
  11. Lake DulutiArusha Region376 species
  12. Serengeti NP – Serengeti Serena Safari LodgeMara Region458 species
  13. Big and Small Momela LakesArusha Region367 species
  14. TungamalengaIringa Region368 species
  15. Serengeti NP – Serengeti Sopa LodgeShinyanga Region394 species
  16. Gibbs FarmArusha Region403 species
  17. Serengeti NP – Visitor CenterMara Region392 species
  18. Hatari Lodge & Hippo PoolArusha Region283 species
  19. West Usambara Mountains – Old Sawmill TrackTanga Region234 species
  20. Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Lake MagadiArusha Region357 species
  21. Serengeti NP – Northern SerengetiMara Region384 species
  22. Tarangire NP – River LoopManyara Region326 species
  23. Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Olduvai GorgeArusha Region360 species
  24. Kilimanjaro Golf & Wildlife EstateArusha Region320 species
  25. Lake Manyara NPManyara Region410 species
  26. Engikaret Lark Plains – Acacia Scrub to SouthArusha Region312 species
  27. Selous Game Reserve – North SectorPwani Region328 species
  28. Bwawani Wetland and Bay sideMjini Magharibi Region97 species
  29. Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Ngorongoro Serena Safari LodgeArusha Region355 species

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All species recorded · 833