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Lochinvar National Park

Zambia's key bird & biodiversity areas

Zambia has many key birding areas. On below map you'll see 51 indicated, including all 42 Important Bird Areas and 21 National Parks. 

We aim to soon provide a detailed description of all these areas, including details of community guides and operators, scheduled tours and tailored packages. For now, we refer you to the well-written Important Bird Areas by Pete Leonard (2005). This book is no longer in print but Pete, BirdWatch Zambia and Birding Zambia offer you a free download from the Resources page of this website.

Please contact us to organize a visit to any of these areas.

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IBA

  1. Hillwood / Nchila

  2. Source of the Zambezi

  3. Chitunta Plain

  4. Jimbe Drainage

  5. West-Lunga NP 5b) Lukwakwa GMA

  6. Minyanya Plain

  7. Mbulo Forest

  8. Liuwa Plain NP

  9. Barotse Floodplain

  10. Sioma Ngwezi NP

  11. Simungoma

  12. Machile

  13. Mosi-oa-Tunya NP & Batoka Gorge

  14. Kafue NP

  15. Kafue Flats 15b) Blue Lagoon NP 15c)Lochinvar NP 15d) d Mwanachingwala CA

  16. Nkanga River Conservation Area

  17. Mutulanganga

  18. Lower Zambezi NP

  19. Chisamba

  20. Lukanga

  21. SwampsImanda

  22. Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage

  23. North Swaka

  24. Wonder Gorge

  25. Kasanka NP

  26. Lavushi Manda NP

  27. Mutinondo Wilderniss

  28. Bangweulu Wetlands 28b) Isangano NP

  29. North Luangwa NP

  30. Shiwa Ng'andu

  31. Luapula Mouth

  32. Lusenga Plain NP

  33. Kalungwishi

  34. Mweru Wantipa NP

  35. Sumbu NP 35b)Tondwa GMA

  36. Saise River

  37. Uningi Pans

  38. Nyika NP

  39. Mafinga Mountains

  40. South Luangwa NP

  41. Lukusuzi NP

  42. Nyanje Hills

Non-IBA

A. Nkwaje Wildlife Reserve
B. Kalwelwa Complex
C. Nyachisala Forest
D. Ngonye (Sioma) NP
E. Simalaha - Katombora Floodplains
F. Lusaka NP
G. Luambe NP
H. Makutu Mountains
I. Nyikamwaka Highlands

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