Birds of Zambia

598 species recorded at 26 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Common BulbulCommon BulbulPycnonotus barbatusRing-necked DoveRing-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaAfrican JacanaAfrican JacanaActophilornis africanusBlacksmith LapwingBlacksmith LapwingVanellus armatusEgyptian GooseEgyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaPied KingfisherPied KingfisherCeryle rudisBlue WaxbillBlue WaxbillUraeginthus angolensisWestern Cattle EgretWestern Cattle EgretArdea ibisGreat EgretGreat EgretArdea albaBlack-backed PuffbackBlack-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaRed-eyed DoveRed-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataBlack KiteBlack KiteMilvus migransReed CormorantReed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusEmerald-spotted Wood DoveEmerald-spotted Wood DoveTurtur chalcospilos

Most recorded

Fork-tailed DrongoFork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisAfrican Fish EagleAfrican Fish EagleIcthyophaga vociferTropical BoubouTropical BoubouLaniarius majorLittle Bee-eaterLittle Bee-eaterMerops pusillusHamerkopHamerkopScopus umbrettaHelmeted GuineafowlHelmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisHadada IbisHadada IbisBostrychia hagedashBlack-collared BarbetBlack-collared BarbetLybius torquatusAfrican Sacred IbisAfrican Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusWhite-fronted Bee-eaterWhite-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoidesLilac-breasted RollerLilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusWhite-browed Robin-ChatWhite-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniAfrican Pied WagtailAfrican Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpGrey HeronGrey HeronArdea cinerea

Hotspots with the most records

  1. South Luangwa NPNorthern Province390 species
  2. Sable farm,LusakaLusaka Province264 species
  3. Mosi-oa-Tunya NPSouthern Province351 species
  4. Lochinvar NPSouthern Province397 species
  5. South Luangwa NP – Mfuwe LodgeNorthern Province338 species
  6. Kasanka NPCentral Province412 species
  7. Semahwa FarmSouthern Province314 species
  8. Mushingashi ConservancyCentral Province370 species
  9. Dambwa LagoonsSouthern Province299 species
  10. Liuwa Plain NPWestern Province338 species
  11. Clipper Line Fish FarmSouthern Province306 species
  12. Mutinondo WildernessNorthern Province312 species
All 26 hotspots
  1. Nampene IslandSouthern Province312 species
  2. Victoria FallsSouthern Province333 species
  3. Lazy J Ranch & Bird SanctuaryLusaka Province260 species
  4. Kafue NP – Busanga PlainsNorthwestern Province352 species
  5. Zambezi River CruiseSouthern Province216 species
  6. Camp NkwaziSouthern Province265 species
  7. Masuku LodgeSouthern Province309 species
  8. Lower Zambezi NPLusaka Province325 species
  9. Luambe NPEastern Province270 species
  10. Bruce Miller FarmSouthern Province343 species
  11. Musekese CampCentral Province316 species
  12. Chartonel estateLusaka Province213 species
  13. Zambezi RiverSouthern Province241 species
  14. Mukambi Safari LodgeCentral Province279 species

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All species recorded · 598