Serengeti National Park Birds

Serengeti National Park birds are one of the top 3 attractions in Serengeti National Park that tourists get to enjoy while on Serengeti National Park safaris. Serengeti National Park birds are one of the top reasons that travellers visit Tanzania and Serengeti National Park particularly. There are over 500 birds in Serengeti national Park making the Serengeti National Park a birder’s haven for avid birders, seeing a variety of bird species up to 100 or more if keen birders including the iconic bird species like the Kori Bustard, Ostrich, and African Fish Eagle among so many other Serengeti National Park birds. The various Serengeti National Park birds include endemic birds, near endemic birds and the much sought after Serengeti specials that most birders look out for while on Serengeti birding safaris.

Serengeti National Park is famous for the endless plains dotted with acacia trees inhabiting a wide variety of wildlife, as well as the Serengeti wildebeest migration which travellers look out for the most. Apart from the great wildebeest migration and variety of animal species however, the park is a birder’s paradise that hosts a wide variety of bird species. the composition of Serengeti National park, say the savannah scattered with whistling thorns and acacia in the western corridor, riverine forests and the rolling hills especially of the northern Serengeti National Park are all great inhabitants of birds in Serengeti National Park.

The Serengeti Specials

The Serengeti specials are the birds in Serengeti National Park that can only be found or rather endemic to the Serengeti region and found nowhere else in the world. The Serengeti specials are most sought after by a number of travellers keen on birding in Tanzania, among the huge variety of birds in the Park. The Serengeti specials include the Gray-throated Spurfowl, Schawlow’s Wheater, Rufous-tailed Weaver, Gray-crested Helmet Shrike, Schawlow’s Turaco, and the Red-throated Tit. These Serengeti special birds can only be found in the Serengeti, and are thus a much sought after bird species in Serengeti National Park.

Other Serengeti National Park birds

Apart from the endemic and Serengeti specials, there are a number of other Serengeti National Park birds that travellers can see with birding safaris in the Park. Other Serengeti national Park birds include the Jackson’s Golden-backed Weaver, Hildebrandt’s Starling, Ruppell’s Vulture, Usambiro Barbet, Verreaux’s Eagle, Fischer’s Lovebird, Secretary Birds, among so many others.

Best time to see Serengeti National Park birds

Whereas the Serengeti national Park birds are present all throughout the year with migrants coming at particular seasons, the best time to see Serengeti national Park birds is during the wet season in the months of November through April. The months of April and November is a great time to see Serengeti National Park birds as there is a huge presence of migratory birds in Serengeti national Park, thus increasing in the variety of bird species. The months of November to April is also the nesting or breeding season which also increases on your chances of seeing more species of birds in Serengeti National Park.

Apart from the Serengeti National Park birds, there are so many other attractions in Serengeti National Park that travellers can see while on Tanzania safaris, all throughout the year. The other attractions in Serengeti National Park apart from Serengeti National Park birds include animals in Serengeti National Park like the African big 5 animals including lions, leopards, elephants, buffalos and rare rhinos, the great wildebeest migration, among so many others.

Given an array of attractions in Serengeti national Park, there is so much to do in Serengeti National Park that travelers who visit Tanzania on Serengeti safaris can enjoy. Some of the activities in Serengeti national Park that travellers can enjoy include extensive game drives in Serengeti National Park, birding safaris, and guided walking safaris as provided by select camps and lodges, cultural tours, hot air balloon safari rides, among so many others.

Looking to explore Serengeti to see the various Serengeti National Park birds among so much more, get in touch with a reputable tour operator to help you create an amazing Serengeti National Park safari. Apart from Serengeti National Park, there are other Tanzania safari destinations that reward you with amazing game views like the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tarangire National Park as well as Lake Manyara National Park. Travellers after budget Tanzania safaris visiting the Park should best consider reducing their time spent in the Park and have more time exploring other Tanzania national parks like Lake Manyara National Park and Tarangire National Park which offer more affordable experiences. Looking for Tanzania birding safaris? Serengeti National Park, Tarangire National Park and Ngorongoro Conservation Area as well as Arusha National Park are your best to visit birding destinations, among so many others in the northern part of Tanzania.