Zimbabwe Ramsar wetland
Victoria Falls National Park
474 bird species recorded; the most from October to December.
Harvey Barrison from Massapequa, NY, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
This month here
360 species in January.344 species in February.367 species in March.347 species in April.330 species in May.327 species in June.344 species in July.354 species in August.368 species in September.386 species in October.416 species in November.401 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
474 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 474Speciesrecorded more than once
- 165Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 12ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 135,416Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 901 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 53Raptors
- 9Owls
- 31Waders
- 5Gulls & seabirds
- 14Ducks & geese
- 28Herons, ibises & grebes
- 11Storks & cranes
- 2Flamingos
- 200Songbirds
- 121Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 474 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors53 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusCR
- White-backed VultureGyps africanusCR
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- African Fish EagleHaliaeetus vocifer
- Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
- Yellow-billed KiteMilvus aegyptius
- African Harrier-hawkPolyboroides typus
- BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
- Tawny EagleAquila rapaxVU
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisCR
- Brown Snake EagleCircaetus cinereus
- Augur BuzzardButeo augur
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- African GoshawkAccipiter tachiro
- Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
- Black EagleAquila verreauxii
- Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
- Dickinson's KestrelFalco dickinsoni
- African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
- Western Banded Snake EagleCircaetus cinerascens
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Black-chested Snake EagleCircaetus pectoralis
- LannerFalco biarmicus
- Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
- Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
- ShikraAccipiter badius
- Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
- Martial eaglePolemaetus bellicosus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
- African Cuckoo HawkAviceda cuculoides
- Amur FalconFalco amurensis
- Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
- Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
- Secretary BirdSagittarius serpentarius
- Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusNT
- Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotus
- African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Cape VultureGyps coprotheresVU
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- Pale Chanting-goshawkMelierax canorus
- Red-headed FalconFalco chicqueraNT
- African hobbyFalco cuvierii
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Steppe eagleAquila nipalensis
- Taita FalconFalco fasciinuchaVU
- Rock KestrelFalco rupicolus
Owls9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Wood OwlStrix woodfordii
- Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
- Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus
- African Scops-owlOtus senegalensis
- African Barred OwletGlaucidium capense
- Giant Eagle OwlBubo lacteus
- Southern White-faced OwlPtilopsis granti
- Pel's Fishing-owlScotopelia peli
Waders31 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
- African JacanaActophilornis africanus
- White-crowned LapwingVanellus albiceps
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Water DikkopBurhinus vermiculatus
- African Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
- Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalis
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Crowned lapwingVanellus coronatus
- Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollaris
- Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
- Greater Painted-snipeRostratula benghalensis
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Cape Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensis
- Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctus
- Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii
- African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
- Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterus
- Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanniNT
- Caspian PloverCharadrius asiaticus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
Gulls & seabirds5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Grey-headed GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Ducks & geese14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- White-faced Whistling-duckDendrocygna viduata
- Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
- Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
- Fulvous Whistling-duckDendrocygna bicolor
- Red-billed TealAnas erythrorhyncha
- Pygmy GooseNettapus auritus
- Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota
- African Black DuckAnas sparsa
- Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
- Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalma
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotus
- Cape TealAnas capensis
Herons, ibises & grebes28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- HadadaBostrychia hagedash
- African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
- Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- HamerkopScopus umbretta
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- DarterAnhinga rufa
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Goliath HeronArdea goliath
- Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- African SpoonbillPlatalea alba
- Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
- Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens
- White-backed Night HeronGorsachius leuconotus
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- White-breasted CormorantPhalacrocorax lucidus
- Slaty EgretEgretta vinaceigulaVU
Storks & cranes11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Leptoptilos crumeniferLeptoptilos crumenifer
- Openbill StorkAnastomus lamelligerus
- MarabouLeptoptilos crumeniferus
- Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- SaddlebillEphippiorhynchus senegalensisNT
- Abdim's storkCiconia abdimii
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
- Grey Crowned CraneBalearica regulorum
- Asian WoollyneckCiconia episcopusNT
Flamingos2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser FlamingoPhoeniconaias minorNT
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds200 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
- Blue WaxbillUraeginthus angolensis
- White-browed Robin-chatCossypha heuglini
- White-browed Sparrow-weaverPlocepasser mahali
- Pied CrowCorvus albus
- Southern PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
- Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis
- Motacilla aguimpMotacilla aguimp
- Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventris
- Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
- Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
- Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
- Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
- Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
- Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
- Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
- Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestris
- Cape SparrowPasser diffusus
- Bronze MannikinLonchura cucullata
- Collared Palm-thrushCichladusa arquata
- African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis
- Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
- Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
- Meves's StarlingLamprotornis mevesii
- Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
- Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
- Chinspot BatisBatis molitor
- Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareia
- White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus
- Red-billed QueleaQuelea quelea
- African Golden WeaverPloceus xanthops
- Orange-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus
- Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
- Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata
- Grey-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti
- Dark-capped BulbulPycnonotus tricolor
- Ashy FlycatcherMuscicapa caerulescens
- Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
- Erythropygia quadrivirgataErythropygia quadrivirgata
- Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
- Erythropygia leucophrysErythropygia leucophrys
- White-bellied SunbirdCinnyris talatala
- Black TitParus niger
- Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatus
- Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoni
- African Golden OrioleOriolus auratus
- Northern Grey-headed SparrowPasser griseus
- Grey-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brevicaudata
- Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
- Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
- Cut-throat FinchAmadina fasciata
- Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventris
- Cape CrombecSylvietta rufescens
- Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorhynchus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus
- Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
- Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyana
- Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retzii
- Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons
- Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Red BishopEuplectes orix
- Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
- Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
- Long-tailed Paradise WhydahVidua paradisaea
- Black Cuckoo-shrikeCampephaga flava
- Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatus
- Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucus
- Brown FirefinchLagonosticta nitidula
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BrubruNilaus afer
- Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
- Yellow-throated Bush SparrowGymnoris superciliaris
- African Red-eyed BulbulPycnonotus nigricans
- Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambica
- Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus
- African Sand MartinRiparia paludicola
- Red-breasted SwallowCecropis semirufa
- Red-throated TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatus
- Pale FlycatcherBradornis pallidus
- Dusky IndigobirdVidua purpurascens
- Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
- Stierling's Wren-WarblerCalamonastes stierlingi
- Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus
- Lesser Masked WeaverPloceus intermedius
- Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
- Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
- Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicus
- Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
- Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Crimson-breasted ShrikeLaniarius atrococcineus
- Shaft-tailed WhydahVidua regia
- White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
- White-throated SwallowHirundo albigularis
- Broad-tailed Paradise WhydahVidua obtusa
- Swamp BoubouLaniarius bicolor
- Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afra
- Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularis
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Pearl-breasted SwallowHirundo dimidiata
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
- Lead-coloured FlycatcherMyioparus plumbeus
- Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris
- Cuckoo-finchAnomalospiza imberbis
- African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
- African Bush-WarblerBradypterus baboecala
- Grey-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
- Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitens
- Burchell's Glossy-starlingLamprotornis australis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Banded MartinRiparia cincta
- Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucotis
- Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
- Greater Striped SwallowCecropis cucullata
- Piping CisticolaCisticola fulvicapilla
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Flappet LarkMirafra rufocinnamomea
- Mocking ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
- White-breasted CuckooshrikeCoracina pectoralis
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Common FiscalLanius collaris
- Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
- Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus
- Dusky LarkPinarocorys nigricans
- Red-billed Buffalo-weaverBubalornis niger
- Burnt-neck EremomelaEremomela usticollis
- Greencap EremomelaEremomela scotops
- Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii
- Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis
- Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberrans
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Violet-eared WaxbillUraeginthus granatinus
- Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata
- Buffy PipitAnthus vaalensis
- Cape CrowCorvus capensis
- White-throated Robin-ChatCossypha humeralis
- Groundscraper ThrushPsophocichla litsitsirupa
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Grey Penduline TitAnthoscopus caroli
- Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracica
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- Marico FlycatcherBradornis mariquensis
- Black-chested PriniaPrinia flavicans
- Erythropygia paenaErythropygia paena
- Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
- Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulus
- White-crowned ShrikeEurocephalus anguitimens
- QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- White-necked RavenCorvus albicollis
- Striped PipitAnthus lineiventris
- Scaly WeaverSporopipes squamifrons
- Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
- Grey CisticolaCisticola rufilatus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Magpie MuniaLonchura fringilloides
- African BroadbillSmithornis capensis
- Black-faced WaxbillEstrilda erythronotos
- Chestnut-vented WarblerCurruca subcoerulea
- Black Rough-winged Swallow or Black Saw-wingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Hartlaub's BabblerTurdoides hartlaubii
- Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphurata
- Eastern NicatorNicator gularis
- Ashy TitParus cinerascens
- Southern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus xanthopterus
- Streaky-headed SeedeaterCrithagra gularis
- Livingstone's FlycatcherErythrocercus livingstonei
- Pentholaea arnottiPentholaea arnotti
- Black-eared SeedeaterCrithagra mennelli
- Greater Swamp-WarblerAcrocephalus rufescens
- Eastern Miombo SunbirdCinnyris manoensis
- Red-capped RobinCossypha natalensis
- Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Southern Pied-BabblerTurdoides bicolor
- Orange-breasted WaxbillAmandava subflava
- Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
- Miombo Rock-ThrushMonticola angolensis
- Southern HyliotaHyliota australis
- Lanius humeralisLanius humeralis
- Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
- Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea
- African Reed WarblerAcrocephalus baeticatus
- African Yellow WarblerIduna natalensis
- Mirafra africanaMirafra africana
Other birds121 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinator
- Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatus
- Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
- Emerald-spotted DoveTurtur chalcospilos
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
- Grey LourieCorythaixoides concolor
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Brown-headed KingfisherHalcyon albiventris
- African Grey HornbillLophoceros nasutus
- White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides
- Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- African SwiftApus barbatus
- Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowi
- Southern Red-billed HornbillTockus rufirostris
- Red-faced MousebirdUrocolius indicus
- Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
- Natal FrancolinPternistis natalensis
- Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
- Swainson's SpurfowlPternistis swainsonii
- Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
- Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantii
- Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri
- Diederik CuckooChrysococcyx caprius
- Black CrakeAmaurornis flavirostra
- Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
- Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoni
- Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchus
- Namaqua DoveOena capensis
- Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
- Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
- Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus
- African FinfootPodica senegalensis
- Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
- Striped CuckooClamator levaillantii
- Bradfield's HornbillLophoceros bradfieldi
- Jacobin CuckooClamator jacobinus
- Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineus
- Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
- Common Scimitar-billRhinopomastus cyanomelas
- Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
- Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
- White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
- Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
- Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata
- Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
- White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
- Southern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus leucomelas
- African Green-pigeonTreron calvus
- Mourning Collared DoveStreptopelia decipiens
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Ortygornis sephaenaOrtygornis sephaena
- Grey-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
- Southern Ground HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriVU
- Cape ParrotPoicephalus robustusVU
- Southern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicoides
- European SwiftApus apus
- Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
- Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralis
- Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
- Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator
- Double-banded SandgrousePterocles bicinctus
- Purple RollerCoracias naevius
- Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
- Red-billed SpurfowlPternistis adspersus
- Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettii
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Horus SwiftApus horus
- Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossii
- African HoopoeUpupa africana
- Red-crested BustardLophotis ruficrista
- Eastern Crested GuineafowlGuttera pucherani
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Wahlberg's HoneyguideProdotiscus regulus
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus
- African Grey CuckooCuculus gularis
- Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
- Purple-crested TuracoTauraco porphyreolophus
- Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleni
- Kori BustardArdeotis koriNT
- Racket-tailed RollerCoracias spatulatus
- African CrakeCrex egregia
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Coppery-tailed CoucalCentropus cupreicaudus
- Pennant-winged NightjarCaprimulgus vexillarius
- Green-backed HoneyguideProdotiscus zambesiae
- African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
- Olive WoodpeckerDendropicos griseocephalus
- Acacia Pied BarbetTricholaema leucomelas
- Common OstrichStruthio camelus
- Shelley's FrancolinScleroptila shelleyi
- Nyasa LovebirdAgapornis lilianaeNT
- Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorguei
- Olive Bee-eaterMerops superciliosus
- Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigma
- Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulata
- Campocolinus coquiCampocolinus coqui
- Black-bellied KorhaanLissotis melanogaster
- Or Bat-like SpinetailNeafrapus boehmi
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatus
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- African RailRallus caerulescens
- Common ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus
- Rufous-cheeked NightjarCaprimulgus rufigena
- Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
- Knysna TuracoTauraco corythaix
- Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audeberti
- Narina TrogonApaloderma narina
- African Black CoucalCentropus grillii
- Livingstone's TuracoTauraco livingstonii
- Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from October to December.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan30°/19°139 mm
- Feb30°/19°126 mm
- Mar30°/18°92 mm
- Apr29°/16°33 mm
- May28°/12°2 mm
- Jun26°/10°6 mm
- Jul25°/9°0 mm
- Aug29°/12°0 mm
- Sep33°/16°2 mm
- Oct36°/20°12 mm
- Nov34°/21°63 mm
- Dec31°/20°136 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Victoria Falls National Park.
National park
Victoria Falls National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Zimbabwe, 901 m above the sea.
474 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 135,416 open records.
The most recorded are the Red-winged Starling, the Common Bulbul and the Trumpeter Hornbill.
97 species come for the summer, 65 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
12 are threatened worldwide, including Hooded Vulture, White-backed Vulture and Tawny Eagle.
The most species are recorded from October to December.
Get there and watch
- N1 Hotel & Campsidecampsite · 2.8 km · 11 within 10 km
- Kingdom Hotelplace to stay · 2.5 km · 76 within 10 km
- Victoria Fallsnearest town · 2.3 km in a straight line
- Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 15 km in a straight lineCar hire at VFA airport (Victoria Falls)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 4visitor centres within 6 kmVictoria Falls Information Centre, Wild Horizons, Sharewater Adventures and 1 more
- 44viewpoints within 5 kmDanger Point, Knife Edge Bridge, Boiling Pot and 41 more
- 22car parks within 3 km
- 22restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 11campsites within 10 kmN1 Hotel & Campside, Rest stay, Travellers Rest Camp and 8 more
- 76places to stay within 10 kmKingdom Hotel, Ilala Lodge, Bayete Guest Lodge and 73 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Victoria Falls National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Victoria Falls National Park
Zimbabwe
- 93Birdyas Score
- 474Species
- 165Migrants
- 12Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1640800) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 135,416 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Cascadyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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