Birds of Ethiopia
Ethiopia is one of the great birding destinations for both the serious and recreational ornithologists. Over 850 species of birds have been documented in Ethiopia. Of these, 16 are endemic to Ethiopia, 14 other species are shared only with Eritrea. There are 214 species of palarctic migrants in Ethiopia; 45 of these have been found in the country during the summer months. A large number of species have breeding populations in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia has a huge variety of birdlife:
Blue Winged Goose*
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White-bellied Go Away Bird
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Spur-winged Goose
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Tawny Eagle
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Wattled Ibis*
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Common Ostrich
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Red-cheeked Cordonbleu (male)
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Northern Carmine Bee-eater
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Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
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Below are some of the birds you might see in Ethiopia. Select to see photos:
* indicates endemic to Ethiopia and Eritrea
Ducks, Geese
Blue Winged Goose*
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Spur-winged Goose
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Ruddy Shelduck
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Egyptian Goose
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Knob-billed Duck (female)
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Knob-billed Duck (male)
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Bustards, Ostriches, guineafowl, francolins, turacos, doves
Black-bellied Bustard
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Kori Bustard
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Common Ostrich (female)
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Helmeted Guineafowl
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White-bellied Go Away Bird
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Chestnut-naped Francolin
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Eastern Plaintain-eater
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Dusky Turtle Dove
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Speckled Pigeon
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White-collared Pigeon*
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Plovers, Jacanas, Cormorant, Hamerkop, rails
Spot-breasted Lapwing*
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Long-tailed Cormorant
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African Jacana
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Hammerkop
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Spur-winged Lapwing
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Rouget's Rail
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Long-tailed Cormorant
Herons, Egrets, Ibises, storks, cranes
Wattled Ibis*
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Marabou Stork
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Purple Heron
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Great White Pelican
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Yellow-billed Stork
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Wattled Ibis
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Purple Heron
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African Spoonbill
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Little Egret
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Great Egret
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Black-crowned Cranes
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African Sacred Ibis
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hornbills
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
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Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
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African Gray Hornbill
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Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
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Eagles, buzzards, owls, Hawks
African Fish Eagle
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Augur Buzzard
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Abyssinian Long-eared Owl*
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Tawny Eagle
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Dark Chanting Goshawk
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African Harrier Hawk
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Waxbills, Starlings, Thrushes, Flycatchers, sunbirds, weavers, wagtails, seedeaters
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu (female)
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Red-cheeked Cordonbleu (male)
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Abyssinian Thrush
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Brown-rumped Seedeater
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White-headed Buffalo Weaver
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White-browed Sparrow-weaver
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Ruppell's Starling
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Red-billed Buffalo Weaver
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African Dusky Fly Catcher
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Baglafecht Weaver
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Speke's Weaver
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Superb Starling
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Greater Blue-eared Starling
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Brown-tailed Chat
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Mountain Wagtail
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Pin-tailed Whydah
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Mocking Cliff-chat
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Mountain Thrush
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kingfishers, bee-eaters, rollers, Barbets
Madagascar Bee-eater
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Woodland Kingfisher
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Black-billed Barbet
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Abyssinian Roller
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Northern Carmine Bee-eater
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Pied Kingfisher
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parrots, woodpeckers, orioles, ravens, Warblers, Tits, Shrikes, Bulbuls
Black-winged Lovebird* (male)
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Nubian Woodpecker
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Black-winged Lovebird* (female)
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Ethiopian Black-headed Oriole*
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Orange-bellied Parrot
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Thick billed Raven*
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Abyssinian Catbird
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White-backed Black Tit*
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Taita Fiscal
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Common Bulbul
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White-crowned Shrike
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White-crowned Shrike
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For a complete list of birds found in Ethiopia see this wikipedia page: Birds of Ethiopia
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