I have often been asked, if you were to choose only four countries to travel to in Africa, what would they be? Not an easy question to answer; however, it helps when breaking the continent down into regions.In North Africa, Morocco is the obvious choice. It has the highest diversity of species in the area,...

(This article first appeared on 10,000 Birds) Ethiopia, a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa, has firmly established itself as one of Africa’s top birding destinations. Its great diversity of habitats hosts an incredible bird count of over 900 species, including Africa’s 2nd highest list of...

Herds of zebras and wildebeest grazing endless grasslands studded with flat-topped acacia trees, dramatic volcanic calderas brimming with big game and predators, red-robed Maasai herding skinny cattle – these are well-known images of quintessential Africa, and they can all be discovered in Kenya and Tanzania....

It’s the Upper Guinea rainforest that makes a birding trip to Ghana so spectacular. As one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems on the planet, it harbours almost 20 endemic bird species, including the White-necked Picathartes. But as Adam Riley points out, this almost-mythical species’ days are likely...

South Africa and Colombia share several similarities. For instance, Colombia’s population and territory sizes are almost the same (South Africa is the world’s 25th largest country and Colombia the 26th) and both are included in Conservation International’s list of the planet’s 17 mega-diverse countries....