Kadin's Birding Journal

There are many species of birds, 918 of which have been seen in Southern Africa. There are about 9,000 species of birds in the entire world. This page will talk about African Birds to birds outside Africa:

OLD WORLD BIRDS The Old World was the part of the world that was known to European people before they discovered America. The Old World consists of Asia, Africa, and Europe.These are some of the birds that come from the Old World. ( Please note that if I repeat, for instance, 'About Raptors,' that I am talking about Eurasian, Asian, and Australasian Raptors, or whatever the heading is. This is the same with the New World) : Flightless Birds Penguins and Kiwis Cassowaries and Emus Ostrich Aquatic Birds About Aquatic Birds Loons and Grebes Albatrosses and Petrels Pelicans and Tropical Seabirds Storks, Ibises, Spoonbills, Flamingos and Herons Ducks and Geese Raptors About Raptors Eagles Hawks Owls Kestrels and Falcons Vultures Buteos Secretarybird Gamebirds About Gamebirds Grouse and Pheasants Quails Other Gamebirds Waders About Waders Coots and relatives Cranes Plovers, Curlews and other Waders Near - Passerines About Near - Passirines Pigeons and Doves Parrots Cukoos and Louries Swifts and Needletails Mousebirds and Trogons Kingfishers Bee - Eaters and Hornbills Woodpeckers and Barbets Passerines About Passerines Forest Passerines Swallows and Martins LBJs Shrikes and Mockingbirds Thrushes and Robins Old World Warblers Tits and White - Eyes Sunbirds and Spiderhunters Buntings and Sparrows Weavers Finches Starlings Old World Orioles Birds of Paradise Crows, Ravens, Jays and Jackdaw A Woollynecked Stork. Like all Pelicans, Pinkbacked Pelicans are great fishers. Spectacled Weavers sound a bit like Woodland Kingfishers and look like Cape Weavers. Water towers are excellent perches for birds like Woollynecked Stork.		NEW WORLD BIRDS The New World was the part of the world that was not known to Europeans until the Vikings discovered Newfoundland under the leadership of Leif Ericson. Nearly 500 years later, Christopher Columbus found the West Indies. The New World consists of North and South America, Antarctica, and Oceania. These are some birds from the New World. Flightless Birds Rheas Flightless Cormorant White Storks migrate from England, Germany, and other parts of Europe to Eygpt, Mauritania, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Chad, Niger, Central African Republic, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Burkino Faso, Mali, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Gambia, Senegal, Guinea Bissau, D.R. Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi, Angola, Zambia, Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Swaziland, Lesotho and South Africa.

Types of Birds