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Kafue National Park - Busunga Plains, Zambia (
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Map of Kafue National Park - Busunga Plains, Zambia
Map of Kafue National Park - Busunga Plains, Zambia
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Kafue National Park is the oldest in Zambia, and it is well known for hosting some endangered bird species. It is located to the Northwest of Lusaka, and is one of the highlights of Zambia.
Species Recorded (49)
Birds ( 40 )
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Little Grebe -
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Long-tailed Cormorant -
Microcarbo africanus
Great Cormorant -
Phalacrocorax carbo
Anhingas ( Anhingidae )
African Darter -
Anhinga rufa
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Goliath Heron -
Ardea goliath
Purple Heron -
Ardea purpurea
Squacco Heron -
Ardeola ralloides
Little Egret -
Egretta garzetta
Black-crowned Night-Heron -
Nycticorax nycticorax
Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
Sacred Ibis -
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Hamerkops ( Scopidae )
Hamerkop -
Scopus umbretta
Storks ( Ciconiidae )
African Openbill -
Anastomus lamelligerus
White Stork -
Ciconia ciconia
Saddle-billed Stork -
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Yellow-billed Stork -
Mycteria ibis
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Egyptian Goose -
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Tawny Eagle -
Aquila rapax
African Fish-Eagle -
Icthyophaga vocifer
Bateleur -
Terathopius ecaudatus
Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies ( Phasianidae )
Crested Francolin -
Ortygornis sephaena
Cranes ( Gruidae )
Gray Crowned-Crane -
Balearica regulorum
Wattled Crane -
Bugeranus carunculatus
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Wattled Lapwing -
Vanellus senegallus
Jacanas ( Jacanidae )
African Jacana -
Actophilornis africanus
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Gray-hooded Gull -
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Namaqua Dove -
Oena capensis
Laughing Dove -
Spilopelia senegalensis
Ring-necked Dove -
Streptopelia capicola
Turacos ( Musophagidae )
Gray Go-away-bird -
Crinifer concolor
Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Spotted Eagle-Owl -
Bubo africanus
Sunbirds ( Nectariniidae )
Amethyst Sunbird -
Chalcomitra amethystina
Hoopoes ( Upupidae )
Eurasian Hoopoe -
Upupa epops
Hornbills ( Bucerotidae )
Southern Red-billed Hornbill -
Tockus rufirostris
Ground Hornbills ( Bucorvidae )
Southern Ground-Hornbill -
Bucorvus leadbeateri
Barbets ( Lybiidae )
Black-collared Barbet -
Lybius torquatus
Bulbuls ( Pycnonotidae )
Common Bulbul -
Pycnonotus barbatus
White-eyes ( Zosteropidae )
Southern Yellow White-eye -
Zosterops anderssoni
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
Yellow-billed Oxpecker -
Buphagus africanus
Greater Blue-eared Starling -
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
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