Kenya has the second largest bird list in Africa after Congo. There are almost 2000 species and all of North America only has around 600 birds. Some of the ones that i have seen are:
1. The Maribou Stork - I saw it in Nairobi sitting on top of a tree. it is a big ugly vulture like bird with bald head and dangley pink throat. I even saw one on top of a lamp post.
2. Mangrove King fisher - this is found near the coast of Lake Victoria. I saw some in Mbita sitting on a dow boat. They are small black and white and gray with long pointy beaks.
3. "The African Robin" - this is not the real name, but it looks like a small robin with bright red chest and a black body.
4. The Hammerkop - this bird has a hammer like head. They are not very big but they have a huge nest that take up most of the tree. I saw one in Mbita.
5. The Sacred Ibis - I was these in Mbita. They look like small white storks with short legs and black head and beak.
6. Ostrich - I saw a huge ostrich at the Impala Sanctuary in Kisumu. Did you know that they can run up to 50mph? I hope to see one in the wild on safari.
7. The African Eagle - I thought this bird looked more like a falcon because it wasn't very big, but it did SOAR LIKE AN EAGLE!
Hi Gavin,
ReplyDeleteThanks for telling us about the birds of Africa. I showed your pictures to the three classes. We have learned so much about birds and how they migrate and fly. We had an interesting field trip to Bird Center Canada in Port Rowan where we got to see birds being banded. We saw a blue jay, downy woodpecker, thrush, kinglet up close in the biologist's hand. We learned about ascent ration and how birds fly and then we made DaVinci's ornithopters. The flying competition was lots of fun! When you get back to SOAR perhaps you can tell us more about the birds you saw.