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Kenya may be famous for lions and other animals, but birds in Kenya are also a spectacular sight. There are many resident and migratory birds in Kenya, throughout the year. With open grasslands and bush covering most of the country, birds can easily be seen and tourists are likely to see between 300-600 species of birds on their Kenya Wild Safari tour. Spectacular flocks of pink flamingoes covering the lakes of Kenya are an unforgettable sight that you can see, on tours to Kenya.
Lake Nakuru and Lake Bogoria in Kenya are home to the largest flamingo populations worldwide. The soda lakes of Kenya, including Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha and Lake Elementaita are home to pelicans, flamingoes, fishing eagles, kingfishers, herons, grebes and many species of water birds that sift through the salty water in search of fish.
The smaller lakes in Kenya including Lake Bogoria and Lake Baringo are also known for their varied birdlife. Birds in Kenya range from the tiny weaverbirds to the giant Ostrich. You can see a remarkable variety of birds in Kenya on birding expeditions with Kenya Wild Safari.
In the open grasslands you can see flocks of sparrows, weaverbirds with their groups of nests woven on trees, finches, pipits, sunbirds flitting from flower to flower, hear the chirping of larks and babblers, see swallows and starlings swoop through the sky, see flycatchers and shrikes catch insects in flight, and see the colorful sight of orioles and robins on tours to Kenya.
The larger birds you will see include pelicans, herons, spoonbills, storks, egrets, Ibis, darter, eagles, vultures, hawks, kestrels, harriers, buzzards and kites. Other birds in Kenya that you can see are plovers, lapwings, owls, doves, cuckoos, hornbills, barbets, woodpeckers, ducks, guinea fowl and quail. The regal ostriches can be seen strutting across the savannah or in ostrich farms, where they are grown for their feathers and meat.
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