Madikwe Bird List

Madikwe Bird List

For those interested in birding, Madikwe offers up a real treat in this department; 360 individual species have been recorded here from the large old Ostrich to incy wincy Finches and every conceivable size in between. Is the birdlife good in Madikwe? Oh yes! (and that is from "James" who loves his birds).

Birds species here differ quite a bit from other areas of South Africa as the Madikwe Game Reserve sits on the edge of the Kalahari basin and birdlife is more consistent with what one would find in the more arid areas of Southern Africa.

For those with keen interests in ornithology, we can tailor-make a safari with a private guide who specialises in this area.

Checklist Of Birds In Madikwe

  • Ostrich
  • Secretarybird
  • Martial Eagle
  • Blackbreasted Snake Eagle
  • Bateleur
  • African Finfoot
  • Kori Bustard
  • Temminck's Courser
  • Namaqua Sandgrouse
  • Yellowthroated Sandgrouse
  • Carmine Bee-eater
  • Lilacbreasted Roller
  • Purple Roller
  • Greater Honeyguide
  • Pied Babbler
  • Groundscraper Thrush
  • Marico Flycatcher
  • Crimson-breasted Shrike
  • Plumcoloured Starling
  • Violeteared Waxbill
  • Shafttailed Whydah
  • Lappetfaced Vulture
  • Whitebacked Vulture
  • Cape Vulture
  • Barn Owl
  • Marsh Owl
  • Scops Owl
  • Whitefaced Scops Owl
  • Pearlspotted Owlet
  • Spotted Eagle Owl
  • Giant Eagle Owl
  • Fierynecked Nightjar
  • Rufouscheeked Nightjar
  • African Black Swift
  • Redbilled Hoopoe
  • Greater Scimiter Hoepoe
  • Brown Snake Eagle
  • African Fish Eagle
  • Steppe Buzzard
  • Lizard Buzzard
  • Ovambo Sparrowhawk
  • Little Sparrowhawk
  • Little Banded Goshawk
  • Gabar Goshawk
  • Pale Chanting Goshawk
  • African Marsh Harrier
  • Montagu’s Harrier
  • Gymnogene
  • Peregrine Falcon
  • Western Redfooted Kestrel
  • Rock Kestrel
  • Greater Kestrel
  • African Hawk Eagle
  • Booted Eagle
  • Wahlberg’s Eagle
  • Steppe Eagle
  • Tawny Eagle
  • Black Eagle
  • Blackshouldered Kite
  • Grey Hornbill
  • Redbilled Hornbill
  • Crested Barbet
  • Bennett’s Woodpecker
  • Goldentailed Woodpecker
  • Cardinal Woodpecker
  • Southern Black Tit
  • Capped Wheatear
  • Familiar Chat
  • Mocking Chat
  • Yellowbllied Eremomela
  • Desert Cisticola
Madikwe Safari Lodges And Camps Map
Madikwe Game Reserve Travel Topics

  • Kids On Safari In The Madikwe, South Africa

    Kids In The Madikwe, a game reserve that offers up some of the best Big 5 sightings, a malaria-free area and a reserve that hosts some of the best family and child-friendly establishments in Southern Africa.

    This is the Madikwe Game Reserve.

  • Impodimo Review

    If you're looking for an unpretentious good quality accommodation establishment, look no further than Impodimo in The Madikwe. Coming in at the perfect price, offering all the creature comforts as well as wildlife activities could easily be associated with a property 3x the price.

    One will certainly not be disappointed.

  • Jamala Review

    A review of one of our favourite lodges not only in the Madikwe Game Reserve but the whole of South Africa.

    Why and how (well you will have to read for more thoughts and opinions), but in a nutshell - magnificent wildlife, great food, great rooms and most importantly fantastic service.

  • Mateya Review

    One of those lodges that just blew us away. We knew that we were going somewhere special but just did not realise how extraordinary the experience would be.

    Reflecting that old-world wildlife and birdlife experience - it is indeed more old school than new school regarding decor and feels.