The variety of bird species in Kenya and Tanzania is immense. You find birds distributed even outside of Africa, some which only occur in Africa and some which only have a small distribution area. A number of birds you meet frequently while others are hard to track.

Ornithologist are most welcomed on a safari with us – either with a knowledgeable driver guide or a specialised ornithologist you identify birds.. To have the best outcome of your ornithological safari, it is best to build a group of people with the same interest to avoid conflicts.

Most good birding areas are within protected areas, but a few are also found in unprotected regions. The number of species that can be found in a region varies from 200 up to over 550.

• Grebes, cormorants, hammerkop, herons, egrets, bittern
• Flamingos, pelicans, ibisses, storks
• Geese, ducks
• Birds of prey, vultures, eagles, buzzards, falcons
• Guineafowls, partridge, francolins, finfoot, crakes, crane, bustards
• Thick-knee, pratincole, plovers, waders,  gulls, terns
• Sandgrouses, doves, parrots, turacos, go-away birds
• Cuckoos, owls, swifts, mousebirds, trogon, nightjars
• Hoopoes, kingfishers, rollers, bee-eaters
• Ostriches, secretary bird, hornbills
• Barbets, honeyguides, woodpeckers
• Larks, swallows, wagtails, longclaws, pipits
• Orioles, Cuckooshrikes, crows, tits, drongos, babblers, greenbul
• Thrushes
• Cisticolas, Warblers
• Robins, Flycatchers, Wattle-eyes, Wheatears, Chats
• Shrikes
• Starlings, oxpeckers
• Sunbirds, White-eyes
• Sparrows, buffalo & social weavers
• Weaver birds
• Special weavers, widas, bishops
• Finches
• Widowbirds, Severins, Buntings

A great book was launched in June 2014: “Wings of Kenya” by Lorenzo Barelli, Jacques Pitteloud and Samuel (Sammy) Mugo. Newspaper report. The 3 of them travelled to different areas until they had great photos of 750 species. Lorenzo is guiding our special bird photography safaris - follow him on Facebook