Nyika National Park
Birds
Malawi Parks
Philip is a renowned Africa expert and author of many guidebooks to African destinations, including the Bradt guide to Malawi.
Nyika is a key birding destination in Africa, offering many birds in restricted ranges. Varied habitats including forest patches, high-altitude grassland and miombo woodland are home to some 400 species. The internationally endangered wattled crane is very common in the grassland around Chelinda. Denham’s bustard is also resident on the plateau with occasional sightings of groups of over 20. Four birds found at Nyika don’t occur anywhere else in Malawi: mountain yellow warbler, chirping cisticola, wing-snapping cisticola and mountain marsh widowbird.
Notable Birds in Nyika NP
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Best Time for Bird Watching
Nyika National Park has good birdlife all year-round. However, as with most protected areas in Malawi, the Wet season from November to April is the best time for bird watching. This is due to the park’s migratory bird population.
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