Rüppell’s Starling
Rüppell's starling (Lamprotornis purpuroptera), also known as Rueppell's glossy-starling or Rueppell's long-tailed starling, is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is found in the African countries of Burundi, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Serengeti National Park
Tanzania
+131 birds+30 mammals
Dawn breaks over an endless golden savanna where acacia-studded plains stretch to distant volcanic highlands, their slopes cloaked in montane […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKVirunga National Park
Uganda
+132 birds+30 mammals
Where the Rwenzori Mountains pierce the equatorial sky and volcanic slopes descend toward the Congo Basin, one of Africa’s most […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKidepo Valley National Park
Uganda
+133 birds+29 mammals
Where granite peaks rise above sweeping savanna and acacia woodlands meet riverine forests, one of Africa’s most remote wilderness sanctuaries […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMurchison Falls National Park
Uganda
+129 birds+30 mammals
Where the Victoria Nile surges through a narrow rocky chasm and plummets 43 metres in a thunderous cascade, Uganda’s oldest […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKLake Mburo National Park
Uganda
+124 birds+30 mammals
Dawn breaks across a mosaic of acacia woodland, papyrus swamps, and open grassland where Uganda’s southwestern savanna meets the edge […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMount Elgon National Park
Matumbei ward, Kenya
+142 birds+20 mammals
Where ancient volcanic slopes rise across the Kenya-Uganda border, Mount Elgon commands the landscape as one of East Africa’s most […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMount-Kenya National Park
Abothuguchi west ward, Kenya
+132 birds+30 mammals
Where volcanic peaks pierce the equatorial sky and glaciers crown Africa’s second-highest mountain, an extraordinary ecosystem unfolds across five distinct […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKToro-Semliki Proposed National Park
Uganda
+40 birds+9 mammals
Where the Albertine Rift’s escarpment rises dramatically above the equatorial lowlands, a spectacular mosaic of ecosystems unfolds across nearly 1,800 […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKQueen Elizabeth National Park
Uganda
+129 birds+30 mammals
Where the Albertine Rift’s dramatic escarpments plunge toward sprawling savanna, one of Africa’s most ecologically diverse landscapes unfolds across southwestern […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMabamba Swamp
Memere, Uganda
150+ birds
Where papyrus stands shoulder-high and water mirrors an infinite sky, one of Africa’s most biodiverse wetland systems unfolds across 283 […]
VIEW NATURE RESERVEZiwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch
Nakasongola, Uganda
+131 birds+17 mammals
Where papyrus wetlands merge into sprawling savanna, Uganda’s central landscape opens into one of East Africa’s most vital rhino recovery […]
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYAbijata-Shalla Lakes National Park
Ethiopia
+135 birds+22 mammals
Where two soda lakes mirror the Ethiopian highlands, a landscape of stark volcanic beauty unfolds across the Rift Valley floor. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMago National Park
Ethiopia
+69 birds+10 mammals
Where the Omo River carves its path through the volcanic highlands of southwestern Ethiopia, a wilderness of startling contrasts unfolds. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKOmo National Park
Ethiopia
+5 birds+6 mammals
Where the Omo River carves a dramatic path through southwestern Ethiopia, acacia woodland and riverine forest interweave across a sprawling […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKAwash National Park
Didiga, Ethiopia
+134 birds+29 mammals
Where the Ethiopian Rift Valley carves through volcanic plateaus, a ribbon of riverine forest winds through acacia scrubland and grassland, […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKNech Sar National Park
Arba Minch, Ethiopia
+109 birds+17 mammals
Where the East African Rift Valley plateaus drop dramatically toward the shore of Lake Abaya, a mosaic of habitats unfolds […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKYabelo Wildlife Sanctuary
Bedewera, Ethiopia
+100 birds+6 mammals
Where acacia woodlands meet volcanic plateaus in southern Ethiopia, a landscape of austere beauty unfolds across nearly 2,500 square kilometers. […]
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