BIRDING IN ZIMBABWE
Selous
![Martial Eagle](https://birdlifezimbabwe.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Martial-Eagle.jpg)
Martial Eagle
![Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill](https://birdlifezimbabwe.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Southern-Yellow-billed-Hornbill.jpg)
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
![Greater Painted-snipe](https://birdlifezimbabwe.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Greater-Painted-snipe.jpg)
Greater Painted-snipe
The Selous area of Mashonaland comprises highveld miombo, small rivers and dam habitats and being at a lower altitude to Harare, includes belts of mopane and acacia woodlands on clay soils. This gives you a good chance of finding Racquet-tailed Roller, Purple Roller, Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill, Ashy Tit, Arnot’s Chat and Bearded Scrub-robin.
The area is excellent for raptors including the Martial Eagle. Various falcons and harriers have been recorded, such as the Pallid Harrier and Lanner Falcon. The African Finfoot, Greater Painted-snipe and various miombo birds are also in the area. Please see the Pamuzinda Bird List for an idea of which species have been recorded.
Image credits: Squirrel by Ian Riddell; Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill, Martial Eagle & Greater Painted-snipe by Roger MacDonald