Bird Watching Experience in Tanzania
With some of the world’s most diverse environments, Tanzania is a paradise for birders. As it has such vast numbers and varying species of birds that exist in the country. Shelukass Adventures as an expert and locally owned Tour and safari expert has run through almost all destinations that offer insights into Birds Life destinations, with the possibility to head further to find more rarities of birds. Therefore, from the central western wetland areas to find the bird species, Tanzania is probably one of the greatest Country on the planet for birders. From the gigantic Marshall eagle to the delicate sunbird, the elusive Shoebill to the omnipresent Marabou, there is certainly something to experience in your lifetime.
Here are some of the destinations that Shelukass Adventures can take you for birding safaris.
The Pare Mountains and Usambara Mountains in the north are the oldest in East Africa and are home to some of the greatest endemic bird biodiversity in the world. The climate and biodiversity offer a perfect habitat for more than 280 different bird species, including 7 Usambara endemic ones: Usambara Akalat, Usambara double-collared sunbird, Usambara thrush, Usambara weaver, Usambara hyliota, Usambara eagle owl and Usambara greenbul.
Arusha National Park
Arusha National Park is the smallest national park in Tanzania but offers varied landscapes, mammal viewing, and birding. About 300 species of birds have been recorded in the park. Birds like Verneau’s Eagles and Bearded Vultures typically nest on the Red Crescent cliffs, among the world’s highest. Lesser Flamingos abound in the alkaline Momella Lakes. The near-endemic and very localized Taveta golden weaver nests in emergent vegetation along the shores of nearby fresh-water Lake Longil. The rare and poorly described Nairobi Pipit, a subspecies of Long-billed Pipit can be found along the road not far inside the park entrance. Driving up the jeep track toward the climber’s hut on Mt. Meru offers a nice altitudinal transect. Around 2000m the habitat changes and one can find higher elevation species such as the Red-fronted Parrot, Hartlaub’s Turaco, and Abyssinian Crimsonwing can be spotted.
MKomazi National Park
Over 450 species of birds have been recorded in the reserve, including many Palearctic migrants. Of particular interest are dry country specialists not usually seen elsewhere in Tanzania such as Vulturine Guineafowl, White-headed Mousebird, Rosy-patched Bushshrike, Ashy Cisticola, Tiny Cisticola, Black-bellied Sunbird, and Fire-fronted Bishop, the latter an eruptive species that sometimes appears in large numbers after the rains.Our clients can check with us for more advise about birding in Tanzania
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