​Birds – Nkhotakota WR

Philip Briggs
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By Philip Briggs

Philip is a renowned Africa expert and author of many guidebooks to African destinations, including the Bradt guide to Malawi.

Philip is a renowned Africa expert and author of many guidebooks to African destinations, including the Bradt guide to Malawi.

Philip is a renowned Africa expert and author of the Bradt guidebook to Malawi.

Philip is the author of the Bradt guidebook to Malawi.

With more than 320 species recorded, Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve is a great bird-watching destination. Raptors, such as palm-nut vulture and martial eagle, are especially well represented, and there is a good number of miombo specials, including miombo pied barbet, pale-billed hornbill, miombo tit and olive-headed weaver. The evergreen forest on Mount Chipata has its own specials, such as moustached green tinkerbird and grey-olive greenbul. Guided walking is one of the main activities in the park, which is ideal from a bird-watcher’s perspective.

Notable Birds in Nkhotakota WR
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African fish eagle
Common
Blue-spotted wood dove
Common
Böhm’s bee-eater
Common
Purple-crested turaco
Common
Trumpeter hornbill
Common

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Birds in Nkhotakota WR
Bird Species
320+
Migratory Birds
Nov to Apr

Best Time for Bird Watching

The birdlife in Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve is good year-round. However, the ideal time for bird watching is in the Wet season, from November to April, because migratory bird species swoop into the reserve at this time. If your interest is more in general wildlife, then the Dry season from May to October is best.

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Birds in Nkhotakota WR
Bird Species
320+
Migratory Birds
Nov to Apr