Ethiopia rated by the African Bird Club as the number four birding country in Africa. Over 863 species have been registered that representing approximately 9.5 percent of the world’s birds and 39 percent birds in Africa. 18 of these birds are endemic to Ethiopia, and 14 sharing with Eritrea, while further 61 are regional endemic largely accessible from Ethiopia than neighboring countries. Ethiopia is safe place to stay and explore many bird species that are hard to see anywhere else owing the difficulty of access to neighboring countries.
Because of its broad range of climatic zones and diverse habitat it comprises a wide range of wildlife species that inhabit deseret, arid, dry thorn-bush, savannah, woodland, tropical forest, montane grassland, afro-alpine moorland and wetlands. The major Ethiopian range of birding sites include Rift Valley Lakes, Bale Mountains, Awash Region, South Omo Valley, Gibe Valley, Northern Central Plateaus includes Sululta Plains, Jemma Valley, Ankober Mountains, Southern Lowlands include Neghele and Yabelo region.
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Ethiopia rated by the African Bird Club as the number four birding country in Africa. Over 863 species have been registered that representing approximately 9.5 percent of the world’s birds and 39 percent birds in Africa. 18 of these birds are endemic to Ethiopia, and 14 sharing with Eritrea, while further 61 are regional endemic largely accessible from Ethiopia than neighboring countries. Ethiopia is safe place to stay and explore many bird species that are hard to see anywhere else owing the difficulty of access to neighboring countries.
Because of its broad range of climatic zones and diverse habitat it comprises a wide range of wildlife species that inhabit deseret, arid, dry thorn-bush, savannah, woodland, tropical forest, montane grassland, afro-alpine moorland and wetlands. The major Ethiopian range of birding sites include Rift Valley Lakes, Bale Mountains, Awash Region, South Omo Valley, Gibe Valley, Northern Central Plateaus includes Sululta Plains, Jemma Valley, Ankober Mountains, Southern Lowlands include Neghele and Yabelo region.