Birds of the Serengeti: And Ngorongoro Conservation Area by Adam Scott Kennedy may be the best birding book available covering the general safari region for northwestern Tanzania and southern Kenya. Filled with firsthand accounts, excellent photographs, and broken down into chapters by habitats, Birds of the Serengeti: And Ngorongoro Conservation Area is the guidebook for the broader non-scientific community.
Birds of the Serengeti: And Ngorongoro Conservation Area is designed for the traveler. The book is lightweight with each page filled with pictures and brief scientific explanations for each animal.
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Birds of the Serengeti: And Ngorongoro Conservation Area has 480 photographs of 270 species. Images emphasize variation in plumage, sex, and age. Photos show each bird within the context of the surrounding flora they inhabit. Descriptions of each bird highlight where they are found – in marshlands, villages, etc. – while the descriptions do not use unnecessary ornithological techno-jargon. The result makes Birds of the Serengeti is an enjoyable read.
Following up on the publication of their Animals of the Masai Mara and Birds of the Masai Mara, and published in conjunction with their Animals of the Serengeti: And Ngorongoro Conservation Area , it is best to consider reading the Birds of the Serengeti within the context of the three other books. This is because the authors have spent their careers leading birding and animal photographic tours throughout the world with a long-term focus on the safari regions of Tanzania and Kenya. Their books encourage amateur birders and photographers to go big.
How to order:
Paperback: Birds of the Serengeti: And Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Authors: Adam Scott Kennedy and Vicki Kennedy
ISBN: 9780691159102
Gabriel Thoumi is a frequent contributor to Mongabay.com. He is an Affiliated Researcher at the Conservation Management Institute at Virginia Tech.
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