Birds of Zimbabwe

589 species recorded at 23 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Common BulbulCommon BulbulPycnonotus barbatusHelmeted GuineafowlHelmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisBlack-backed PuffbackBlack-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaEgyptian GooseEgyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaBlue WaxbillBlue WaxbillUraeginthus angolensisFork-tailed DrongoFork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisAfrican Palm SwiftAfrican Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusWhite-browed Robin-ChatWhite-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniWestern Cattle EgretWestern Cattle EgretArdea ibisBlack KiteBlack KiteMilvus migransTropical BoubouTropical BoubouLaniarius majorRing-necked DoveRing-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaPied CrowPied CrowCorvus albusAfrican Paradise FlycatcherAfrican Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

Most recorded

Red-eyed DoveRed-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataBlack-collared BarbetBlack-collared BarbetLybius torquatusGrey Go-away-birdGrey Go-away-birdCrinifer concolorTawny-flanked PriniaTawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaLaughing DoveLaughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisRed-winged StarlingRed-winged StarlingOnychognathus morioEmerald-spotted Wood DoveEmerald-spotted Wood DoveTurtur chalcospilosAfrican Pied WagtailAfrican Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpAfrican Sacred IbisAfrican Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusReed CormorantReed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusBrown-hooded KingfisherBrown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventrisBlacksmith LapwingBlacksmith LapwingVanellus armatusWire-tailed SwallowWire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiLittle Bee-eaterLittle Bee-eaterMerops pusillus

Hotspots with the most records

  1. Zambezi River near Victoria FallsMatabeleland North Province435 species
  2. Mukuvisi WoodlandsHarare Province278 species
  3. Aberfoyle LodgeManicaland Province286 species
  4. Zambezi river cruiseMatabeleland North Province315 species
  5. SeldomseenManicaland Province295 species
  6. Hwange National Park – Hwange Main CampMatabeleland North Province362 species
  7. Mana Pools NPMashonaland West Province363 species
  8. Cleveland Dam/Haka Game ParkHarare Province311 species
  9. Victoria Falls Rain ForestMatabeleland North Province296 species
  10. Katiyo Tea EstateManicaland Province282 species
  11. Victoria Falls Safari LodgeMatabeleland North Province287 species
  12. Zambezi NP – Zambezi River Dr.Matabeleland North Province370 species
All 23 hotspots
  1. Mana Pools NP – Zambezi River floodplainMashonaland West Province250 species
  2. Gosho ParkMashonaland East Province271 species
  3. Hwange NPMatabeleland North Province344 species
  4. Zambezi NP – Chamabonda VleiMatabeleland North Province314 species
  5. Gonarezhou NP – Chipinda PoolsMasvingo Province315 species
  6. Hillside DamsBulawayo Province233 species
  7. Monavale MarshHarare Province217 species
  8. Matobo NPMatabeleland South Province314 species
  9. Marlborough Vlei Sewage WorksHarare Province218 species
  10. Wamba MarshManicaland Province229 species
  11. Hwange NP, Davison's CampMatabeleland North Province195 species

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All species recorded · 589