Birds of Serengeti National Park Tanzania

Birds of Serengeti National Park Tanzania – Bird watching in Tanzania

Birds of Serengeti national park – The Serengeti has more than 500 bird species recorded, and the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem is one of Africa’s Endemic Bird Areas (land important for habitat-based bird conservation containing restricted-range bird species), hosting five bird species found nowhere else.
These specials are easy to locate within their restricted range. The grey-breasted spurfowl is common in the Seronera area. In woodland areas, parties of Fischer’s lovebird draw attention to themselves and the rufous-tailed weaver is a fascinating bird placed in its own genus. The other two endemics are the Usambiro barbet and the grey-crested helmet-shrike. Migratory birds are present from November to April. Below is the list of birds for birds of Serengeti National park

Slate- Coloured Boubou, Tropical Boubou, Black-backed puff-back, Black-headed Tchagra, Sulphur-breasted Bush Shrike, Grey-headed Bush Shrike, White-breasted Tit, Red-throated Tit, African Penduline Tit, Black- Headed Oriole, Cape Rook, White-naped Raven, Wattled starling, Violet-backed starling, Blue-eared Glossy starling, Ruppell’s Long – Tailed Starling, Ashy starling, Hildebrandt’s starling, Superb starlingYellow-billed oxpecker, Red-billed oxpecker, Malachite sunbird, Bronzy sunbird,Beautiful sunbird (black-bellied race), Golden-winged sunbird, Little purple-banded sunbird, Mariqua sunbird, Variable sunbird, Scarlet-chested sunbird, Green- headed sunbird, Olive sunird, Collared sunbird, Violet- backed sunbird, Kenya violet-backed sunbird, Buffalo weaver,White-headed Buffalo weaver,White-browed Sparrow weaver, Rufous- tailed weaver, Grey-headed Social weaver, Rufous sparrow, Swahili sparrow, Chestnut sparrow,Yellow-spotted Petronia,Speckle-fronted weaver, Masked weaver, Vitelline masked Weaver, Chestnut Weaver,Black- Necked Weaver, Spectacled –Weaver, Holub’s Golden Weaver, Vieillot’s Black Weaver, Grosbeak Weaver, Red-headed Weaver, Red-billed Quelea, Red-headed Quelea, Cardinal Quelea, Black-winged Bishop, Black-Bishop, Yellow –Bishop, Fan-tailed widow –bird, Yellow-mantled widow-bird, White-winged widow-bird, Bonze-Mannikin, Black and White Mannikin, Grey-headed Silverbill, Grey-headed Negrofinch, Cut-throat Quail Finch, Green –Winged Pytilia, African Fire Finch, Jameson’s Fire Finch, Red-billed Fire Finch, Yellow –bellied Waxbill, WaxbillBlack-cheeked Waxbill, Red- cheeked Cordonbleu, Blue-capped Cordon –bleu, Purple Grenadier,Indigo-bird, Pin-Tailed whydan, Steel –blue whydan, Fischer’s straw-tailed whydah,Paradise –Whydah, Yellow Fronted canary, White –bellied canary, Brimstone canary, Streaky seed-eater, Golden-breasted Bunting, Cinnamon-Breasted Rock Bunting, Masai-Ostrich,Great-crested Grebe,Little-Grebe, Long –tailed cormorant, African Darter, White-backed Pelican, Pink-Backed pelican, Black-headed Heron, Goliath Heron, Great White Egret, Yellow-billed Egret, Little Egret, Buff-backed Heron /Cattle Egret, Squacco Heron, Green-backed Heron, Little-bittern, Hamerkop, White Stork, European-Black Stork, Wooly –Necked Stork, Abdim’s stork, Open – bill stork,Saddle bill stork, Marabou stork, Wood Ibis or Yellow –billed stork, Sacred-Ibis,Hadada-Ibis, African Spoonbill, Greater –Flamingo, Lesser Flamingo, Maccoa-Duck, African-Pochard, Yellow-billed Duck, African black Duck, Garganey Teal, Cape Wigeon, Hottentot Teal, Red-billed Duck, White faced Tree Duck, Fulvous Tree Duck, Knob –billed Duck, Egyptian Goose, Spur-Winged Goose, Secretary Bird, Ruppell’s Vulture, White-backed vulture, Yellow –throated sandgrouse, Speckled pigeon, Red-eyed Dove, Mourning Dove,Ring-necked Dove, Laughing Dove, Namaqua Dove,Tambourine Dove, Emerald-spotted wood Dove, Green –pigeon

European-Cuckoo, African-Cuckoo, Red-chested Cuckoo, Great spotted Cuckoo, Levaillant’s Cuckoo, Black and White Cuckoo, Emerald Cuckoo, Didric-Cuckoo

Klaas’ Cuckoo, Black Coucal, White – Browed coucal, Schalow’s Turaco

Hartlaub’s Turaco, Ross’s Turaco, Eastern Grey Plantain-eater

Bare-faced Go-away –bird, Brown parrot, Fischer’s Lovebird,European Roller, Lilac-breasted Roller, Broad – billed Roller, Pied Kingfisher,Giant Kingfisher, Malachite Kingfisher, Pygmy Kingfisher,Woodland Kingfisher,Grey-headed Kingfisher,Striped Kingfisher,European Bee-eater,Madagascar Bee-eater, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, White-throated Bee-eater,Little Bee-eater, Blue-breasted Bee-eater, black and White-casqued Hornbill, African Grey Hornbill,Red-billed Hornbill, Von der Decken’s Hornbill, Crowned Hornbill, Ground Hornbill, European Hoopoe, African Hoopoe, Green wood Hoopoe, Violet wood Hoopoe

Scimitar bill, Nubian/Lappet-faced vulture, White-headed vulture,Egyptian vulture, Hooded vulture, Lanner, European Hobby,Greater or white-eyed Kestrel, European Kestrel, African Kestrel,Lesser Kestrel, Pygmy Falcon, European Black Kite, African Black Kite, Black –shouldered Kite, Bat Hawk, Verreaux’s Eagle, Steppe Eagle, Tawny Eagle, Wahlberg’s Eagle, African Hawk Eagle, Ayres’ Hawk Eagle, Martial Eagle, Long-crested Eagle, Lizard Buzzard

Brown Harrrier Eagle, Black-chested Harrier Eagle, Bateleur, African Fish Eagle

Steppe Buzzard,Augur Buzzard, Little Sparrow Hawk, Shikra, Gabar Goshawk, Pale chanting Goshawk, Dark chanting Goshawk, Montagu’s Harrier, Pallid Harrier, European Marsh Harrier, Harrier Hawk, Coqui Francolin, Crested Francolin, Shelley’s Francolin, Red-necked spurfowl, Grey-breasted spurfowl

Cape quail, Harlequin quail, Helmeted Guinea-fowl, Crested Guinea-fowl, Abyssinian scimitar-bill, Barn owl, African Marsh owl, African wood owl, African scops owl, Pearl-spotted owlet, Barred owlet, Spotted Eagle owl, Verreaux’s Eagle owl, European Nightjar, Dusky Nightjar,Pennant-wing Nightjar, Long-tailed Nightjar, Speckled mousebird, Blue-naped mousebird, Narina’s Trogon

Double toothed Barbet,White-headed Barbet, Spotted-flanked Barbet

Red-fronted Barbet, Red-fronted Tinkerbird, D’Arnaud’s Barbet, Greater-Honey guide, Lesser Honey guide, Wahlberg’s Honey guide, Nubian woodpecker, Little spotted woodpecker, Cardinal woodpecker, Bearded woodpecker, Grey woodpecker, Mottled swift, Little swift, White-rumped swift, Horus swift, Palm swift, Rufous-naped Lark, Flappet Lark, Fawn-coloured Lark, Fischer’s sparrow Lark, Red-Capped Lark, Short-tailed Lark, African pied wagtail, Blue-headed wagtail and races, Sandy plain-backed pipit, Richard’s pipit, Little Tawny pipit

Red-throated pipit, Striped pipit,Yellow-throated Longclaw, Rosy-breasted Longclaw, Arrow-marked Babbler, Black-lored Babbler, Rufous Chatterer

Yellow-vented Bulbul, European spotted Flycatcher, Dusky Flycatcher, African crake, Black crake, Crowned crane, Kori Bustard, Jackson’s Bustard White-bellied Bustard, Black-bellied Bustard, Hartlaub’s Bustard, Spotted stone curlew, Water Dikkop, African Jacana, Ringed Plover

Chestnut-banded sand Plover, Kittlitz’s Plover,Three-banded Plover,Caspian Plover, Crowned Plover, Senegal Plover,Black-winged Plover, Black-smith Plover, Brown-chested wattled Plover, African Wattled Plover, Avocet, Black-winged stilt, Painted snipe, European common snipe, Great snipe,African snipe

Curlew sandpiper,Little stint, Ruff, Common sandpiper, Green sandpiper, Wood sandpiper, Marsh sandpiper, Green Shank, Curlew, Temminck’s courser

,Two-banded courser, Heuglin’s courser, Bronze – winged courser, Grey-headed Gull, Gull-billed Tern, White-winged Black Tern, African skimmer

Button quail, Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse, Black-faced sandgrouse, Ashy Flycatcher, Pale Flycatcher, Grey Flycatcher, South African Black Flycatcher, Silver bird, Chin-spot Flycatcher, European Rock Thrush, Paradise Flycatcher

Brown throated Wattle-eye, European common wheatear, Capped wheatear

Cliff chat, Sooty chat, White-browed Robin chat, Red-backed scrub Robin, White-throated Robin, Garden Warbler, Blackcap Warbler, Great Reed Warbler

European Sedge Warbler, European willow Warbler, Black-breasted Apalis, Fan-tailed warbler, Buff-bellied warbler, Red-faced crombec, Banded Tit-warbler, Yellow-bellied Eremomela, Grey-backed cameroptera, Pectoral-patch cisticola, Rattling Cisticola, Croaking Cisticola, Tiny Cisticola, Winding Cisticola

Tawny-flanked prinia, African Moustached warbler, European swallow, Angola swallow, Wire-tailed swallow, Red-rumped swallow, Mosque swallow, Striped swallow,Banded Martin, African Rock Martin, Black Rough-wing swallow, Black Cuckoo shrike, Drongo, Straight-crested Helmet shrike, White-crowned shrike, Northern Brubru, Grey-backed Fiscal, Lesser Grey shrike, Fiscal shrike, Red-backed shrike, Red-tailed shrike, Magpie shrike, Black-headed Gonolek.

Best time to see birds of Serengeti National Park

Bird watching in the Serengeti is good year-round, but at its very best during November through April. Not only is this when European and North African migratory birds are present, but it is also nesting time for resident species. This makes it easy to spot birds in their breeding plumage. The Dry season occurs in June through October, making it the best time for watching wildlife.