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Botswana

Birds, destinations and field guides for Botswana.

Endemic species: 0
Bird species: 516
Destinations: 1
Field guides: 7

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Identify

Birds you are likely to see in Botswana

Yellow-billed Duck

Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata

Brown Snake Eagle

Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus

Green Wood Hoopoe

Green Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus

Little Egret

Little Egret Egretta garzetta

White-faced Whistling Duck

White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata

Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus

Yellow Canary

Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris

Black-chested Snake Eagle

Black-chested Snake Eagle Circaetus pectoralis

Pied Kingfisher

Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis

Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus

Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis

Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Plan

Where to go birding in Botswana

Botswana Okavango Delta An inland delta explored by boat and dugout for waterbirds and owls.

JJanuary: Good
FFebruary: Good
MMarch: Good
AApril: Poor or no data
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Best
JJuly: Best
AAugust: Best
SSeptember: Best
OOctober: Best
NNovember: Good
DDecember: Good

Read

Field guides for Botswana

Sasol Birds of Southern Africa

Sasol Birds of Southern Africa Ian Sinclair et al., 2002 South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Lesotho and more Beginners

Roberts Bird Guide

Roberts Bird Guide Hugh Chittenden, 2018 South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Lesotho and more All levels

Newman’s Birds of Southern Africa

Newman’s Birds of Southern Africa Kenneth Newman, 1999 South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Lesotho and more All levels

Birds of Botswana Peter Hancock et al., 2015 Botswana Travelling birders

Birds of Botswana Wendy D. Borello, 1997 Botswana All levels

Birds of Botswana (Southern African Green Guide)

Birds of Botswana (Southern African Green Guide) Ken Newman, 1999 Botswana All levels

Birds of Africa, South of the Sahara

Birds of Africa, South of the Sahara J. C. Sinclair et al., 2004 Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon and more Travelling birders