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Birding crème de la crème: Africa – Ngorongoro Crater to Queen Elizabeth II National Park

10,000 Birds

The bird-richest region of Africa is its equatorial East: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi (unlike the rest, the last one, Burundi, is politically unstable and not recommendable). Raptor and vulture densities are particularly high. During the northern winter, large numbers of migrant waders and ducks may be seen.

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The Storks of Africa

10,000 Birds

This colossal bird is now placed in its own family Balaenicipitidae and it forms an ancient link between storks and pelicans. Black Stork in flight, Sululta Plains, Ethiopia by Adam Riley A subadult Shoebill, Murchison Falls, Uganda by Jonathan Rossouw And now to our honorary stork, the Shoebill.

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