Where to Watch Birds in Africa: (Princeton Legacy Library)

"Where to Watch Birds in Africa" is a field guide designed to help birders and general wildlife enthusiasts organize the most enriching trips possible throughout this great continent. From Morocco to Madagascar, this book presents over 200 bird-watching sites in detail and describes the species endemic to Africa. The traveler will find practical information on climate, transportation, accommodations, health, and safety as well as advice on a number of strategic questions: where can we see birds that epitomize the continent? Which country supports the best cross-section of species and the most endemics? How many sites must be visited to see most of these birds? How much time do these trips take and when is the best time to go? Featuring over one hundred maps and fifty-one line drawings, this book is not only a guide but also a handy reference. Following a chapter on how to use the book, there is an introduction to the continent and its birds. The countries, archipelagos, and islands are then dealt with alphabetically. General introductions to each country are followed by site details, which include bird lists; a list of other wildlife present, if applicable; and the latest information on where to look for the best birds.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements ii Introduction 12 Introduction to Birding in Africa 19 Conservation 29 General Tips 31 Glossary 33 Maps 34 ALGERIA 35 Djebel Babor 37 ANGOLA 39 Amboim 40 Kangandala National Park 40 BENIN 43 BOTSWANA 46 Okavango Delta 48 Chobe National Park 49 Gaborone 50 BURKINA FASO 52 Niangoloko-Kantchari road 53 La Guinquette 54 Kaya 54 BURUNDI 56 Ruzizi Delta 57 Ruvuvu National Park 58 Kibira National Park 59 CAMEROON 61 Limbe and Mount Cameroon 63 Mount Kupe 65 Bakossi Mountains 68 Korup National Park 69 Bamenda Highlands 70 Ngaoundaba Ranch 71 Benoue National Park 72 Waza National Park 74 CANARY ISLANDS, MADEIRA ISLANDS AND THE AZORES 77 Tenerife 79 Fuerteventura 80 Lanzarote 81 Gomera 81 Madeira Islands 82 The Azores 82 CAPE VERDE ISLANDS 84 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 86 Lobaye Prefecture 88 Haute Sangha Prefecture 89 Bamingui-Bangoran National Park 90 Manovo-Gounda-Saint Floris National Park 91 Birao 92 CHAD 93 Ouadi Rime-Ouadi Achim Reserve 94 COMOROS AND MAYOTTE 96 CONGO 98 Congo Coast 100 Pointe Noire-Sounda road 101 Koubotchi Forest 101 COTE D'IVOIRE 103 Grand Bassam 105 Orstom (lirsda) 105 Yapo 106 Lamto 107 Maraue National Park 109 Tai Forest National Park 110 Mount Tonkoui 112 Comoe National Park 112 DJIBOUTI 115 Djibouti City 116 Foret Du Day National Park 117 EQUATORIAL GUINEA 119 Fernando Po 119 EGYPT 120 Cairo 123 Sinai 125 Hurghada 125 Luxor 127 Abu Simbel 127 ETHIOPIA (AND ERITREA) 129 Addis Ababa 131 Lake Tana 132 Awash National Park 133 Ethiopia's Great Rift Valley 134 Wondo Genet 135 Bale Mountains National Park 135 Negele-Yabelo Area 137 GABON 139 Lambarene 141 Tondou and Pont Brule Forests 143 Colas and Nyanga 145 Port Gentil 147 Lekoni 147 Makokou 149 La Lope-Okanda Reserve 152 GAMBIA 153 Kotu Creek 156 Abuko Nature Reserve 159 Tendaba 160 Georgetown 161 Basse 162 GHANA 164 GUINEA BISSAU 167 GUINEA CONAKRY 169 Beyla 171 Macenta 171 KENYA 173 Lake Naivasha 177 Lake Nakuru National Park 179 Lake Baringo 180 Lake Victoria 181 Kakamega Nature Reserve 182 Masai Mara Reserve 185 Mount Kenya 187 Samburu Reserve 188 Marsabit Nature Reserve 190 Nairobi National Park 190 Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Parks 192 Arabuko-Sokoke Forest 194 Malindi 196 LIBERIA 199 Mount Nimba 201 Sapo National Park 202 LIBYA 203 MADAGASCAR 205 Ambanisana 208 Mahajanga 209 Lake Alaotra 209 Perinet Special Reserve 210 Ranomafana National Park 211 Toliara 213 Berenty Reserve 214 MALAWI 220 Lilongwe 222 Mzuzu-Nkhata road 223 Nyika National Park 223 Monkey Bay 225 Liwonde National Park 225 Zomba 226 Blantyre 227 MALI 229 Bamako-Koulikoro Road 231 The Niger Floodplain 232 MAURITANIA 233 Banc D'Arguin National Park 234 MAURITIUS, REUNION AND RODRIGUEZ 236 Mauritus 236 Reunion 237 Rodriguez 238 MOROCCO 240 Merja Zerga Nature Reserve 243 Sidi Bou Ghaba Nature Reserve 244 Ifrane 245 Merzouga 246 Boulmane 247 Oukaimeden 248 Sous Massa National Park 249 MOZAMBIQUE 252 Beira to Tica 253 Dondo North 254 Gorongoza National Park 254 Gorongoza Mountain 255 Vilanculos; 255 Panda 256 Inhaca Island 256 NAMIBIA 257 Daan Viljoen Reserve 260 Walvis Bay and Swakopmund 261 Namib-Naukluft National Park (North)263 Spitzkop 263 Erongo Mountains 264 Etosha National Park 264 Ruacana 266 Caprivi Strip 266 Waterberg Plateau National Park 268 Hardap Dam 269 Ai-Ais and Fish River Canyon 270 NIGER 272 W National Park 273 Air et Tenere National Park 275 NIGERIA 276 Falgore Reserve 278 Cross River (National Park) 279 Gashaka-Gumti Reserve 279 RWANDA 281 Akagera National Park 283 Nyungwe Forest Reserve 284 Gishwati Forest 285 SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE ISLANDS 287 Sao Tome 287 Principe 289 SENEGAL 291 Dakar 293 Djoudj National Park 293 Saloum Delta National Park 294 Niokola Koba National Park 295 Basse Casamance National Park 297 SEYCHELLES 298 Mahe 300 Fregate 300 Praslin 301 Cousin 301 Aride 302 La Digue 302 Aldabra 302 SIERRA LEONE 304 Freetown Peninsula 306 Gola Forest Reserves 307 SOCOTRA ISLAND 309 SOMALIA 310 Mogadishu Area 312 SOUTH AFRICA (INCLUDING LESOTHO AND SWAZILAND) 315 Johannesburg 317 Kruger National Park 318 Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve 321 Giants Castle Reserve 321 Sani Pass 322 Matatiele 323 Mtunzini and Umlalazi Nature Reserve323 Saint Lucia Lagoon 324 Mkuzi Reserve 325 Wakkerstroom 327 Kalahari Gemsbok National Park 328 Upington to Augrabies Falls National Park 328 Bushmanland 329 Cape Town 331 SUDAN 336 Khartoum 338 Immatong Mountains 339 Dinder National Park 340 Port Sudan and Suakin 341 TANZANIA 342 Usambara Mountains 345 Arusha 346 Tarangire National Park 346 Ngorongoro Crater 347 Serengeti National Park 348 Pugu Forest Reserve 349 Uluguru Mountains 349 Selous Reserve 350 Mikumi National Park 351 Mwanihana 353 Ifakara 354 Chita Forest 354 Ruaha National Park 355 TOGO 359 Southwest Plateau 360 TUNISIA 361 Tunis 363 Lakelchkeul 364 Tabarka to Tozeur 364 Douz 365 Lake Kelbia 365 UGANDA 366 Entebbe 368 Kabalega Falls National Park 369 Budongo Forest 370 Kibale Forest National Park 371 Ruwenzori National Park 372 Impenetrable (Bwindi) Forest National Park 373 Lake Mburo National Park 374 ZAYRE 376 Itombwe Mountains 378 Kahuzi-Biega National Park 379 Irangi and Itebero 380 Goma-Kibumba 381 Rumangabo 381 Djomba 383 Ituri Forest 384 Lac Ma Valle 385 ZAMBIA 387 South Luangwa National Park 389 Kasanka National Park 391 Bangweulu Swamp 391 Lochinvar Reserve 391 Kafue National Park 392 Mwinilunga District 393 ZIMBABWE 395 Harare 397 Lake Mcilwaine 398 Vumba Mountains 398 Rhodes Matopos National Park 401 Hwange National Park 401 Victoria Falls and Zambezi National Park 403 Lake Kariba 406 Mana Pools National Park 406 ISLANDS AROUND AFRICA 408 Ascension 408 St Helena 408 The Tristan da Cunha Group and Gough Island 409 Bouvet Island 410 The 'Southern Arc' 410 Amsterdam Island 410 Request 411 Calendar 412 Useful Addresses 413 Useful General Books 415 Bird Names Which Differ Between Clements and Southern African Field Guides 417 Index to Species 419

Review :
Certainly the best continent-wide handbook for birders seeking Africa's avian treasures. Choice