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South Luangwa National Park, Zambia (Center on Interactive Map)

Map of South Luangwa National Park, Zambia

Map of South Luangwa National Park, Zambia



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South Luangwa National Park is one of the easier parks to get to if you consider a 6 hour bus ride followed by another 6 hour bus ride over extremely rough roads to be easy. South Luangwa is one of the places where you are able to do a walking safari, which is much more fun than the car safari.


Species Recorded (44)

Birds ( 34 )

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Little Sparrowhawk - Tachyspiza minulla

Herons ( Ardeidae )
Black-headed Heron - Ardea melanocephala

Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
Hadada Ibis - Bostrychia hagedash
African Spoonbill - Platalea alba

Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Spur-winged Goose - Plectropterus gambensis

Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Martial Eagle - Polemaetus bellicosus

Guineafowl ( Numididae )
Helmeted Guineafowl - Numida meleagris

Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Three-banded Plover - Thinornis tricollaris
Blacksmith Plover - Vanellus armatus
Crowned Lapwing - Vanellus coronatus

Stilts and Avocets ( Recurvirostridae )
Black-winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
African Skimmer - Rynchops flavirostris

Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Red-eyed Dove - Streptopelia semitorquata
African Green-Pigeon - Treron calvus
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove - Turtur chalcospilos

New World Parrots ( Psittacidae )
Lilian's Lovebird - Agapornis lilianae

Coucals ( Centropodidae )
White-browed Coucal - Centropus superciliosus

Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl - Ketupa lactea

Sunbirds ( Nectariniidae )
Collared Sunbird - Hedydipna collaris

Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Brown-hooded Kingfisher - Halcyon albiventris

Bee-eaters ( Meropidae )
Little Bee-eater - Merops pusillus

Hornbills ( Bucerotidae )
African Gray Hornbill - Lophoceros nasutus
Pale-billed Hornbill - Lophoceros pallidirostris

Honeyguides ( Indicatoridae )
Greater Honeyguide - Indicator indicator

Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Cardinal Woodpecker - Dendropicos fuscescens

Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Plain Martin - Riparia paludicola

Prinias and Apalis ( Cisticolidae )
Rattling Cisticola - Cisticola chiniana

Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
Arrow-marked Babbler - Turdoides jardineii

Shrikes ( Laniidae )
Souza's Shrike - Lanius souzae

Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
Red-billed Oxpecker - Buphagus erythroryncha
Meves's Glossy-Starling - Lamprotornis mevesii

Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
Yellow-fronted Canary - Crithagra mozambica

Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
Northern Gray-headed Sparrow - Passer griseus
Green-winged Pytilia - Pytilia melba

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