Five Best African Destinations for Bird Watching

Caprivi Strip, Namibia

Also referred to as “Okavango Strip”, Caprivi Strip is a narrow outcrop of Namibia, east of Kavango Region about 450 kilometers between Botswana to the south, Angola and Zambia to the north.

The broad-leafed woodland is watered by the famous Okavango and Zambezi rivers, whose river banks and floodplains serve as the main habitats for birds. The availability of reliable river systems makes the strip the preferred haven for special types of birds such as Slaty Egret, Coppery-Tailed Coucal and Luapula Cisticola Cisticola (galactotes) luapula, Rock Pratincole, Pel’s Fishing-Owl, Afrfican Skimme, and White-Backed Night Heron.

Aside from the endangered bird species, the Strip also hosts a wide range of other wild animals, including elephants and antelopes. In fact, it is one of the few conservancies in Africa that host the largest number of elephants.