About 860 species of birds (9.5% of the world's and 39 % of Africa's bird population) live in the highlands. lowlands, river banks,wet lands, dams , lakes ,forests, shrubs and grasslands of Ethiopia.The number,diversity and colour of birds found in the country have power to interest even the nonbirders.With regards to number of species Ethiopia stands next to south Africa,but the contry possess a higher number of endemics and semi-endemics which it shares with Eritrea.
Some of the spots which could be of interest to bird watchers include
Geffersa,Debrelibanos,
Abjata-shalla National Park ,
Lake Zeway,
Bale Mountains,
Lake Awassa,Lake Chamo,Lake Chitoo,
Chalaklaka wet land,Koka Dam,Wendo Genet,Awash Nationa Park,Lake Langano,Bishangari,Yabello,Negele,
Soaf Omar,Lemi and Jemma Valley,Alem Ketema,Ankober,
Sululta Plains,Menagesha,Akaki wet lands,and Gibe Gorge.
