Due to its high diversity of eco-systems with different habitat, Ethiopia has some of the richest bird life in the horn of Africa with more than with 863 species registered so far, representing about 9.5% of the worlds and 39% of Africa's birds. Ethiopia has thirty one endemic birds plus many range-restricted, which only occur in neighboring Kenya and Somalia. Ethiopia's diverse habitats also serve as a wintering ground for large numbers of Asian and European migrants via the Red Sea loop. Although the migration of birds takes place from October to May, it reaches its peak from January to April.

HOT SPOTS OF ETHIOPIA FOR BIRD WATCHERS

Sululta wet land and plane

• White-winged Flufftail
• Rouget's Rail
• Pallid Harrier
• Great Snipe

Jemma and Jara valley

• Harwood's Francolin
• A total of 6 Sudan-Guinea Biome species and 6 Somali-Massai Biome species
• Various species Vinaceous Dove
• Foxy Cisticola
• Speckle-fronted Weaver
• Lesser blue-eared Glossy Starling
• Black-faced Firefinch

Ankober mountain range 

• Ankober Serin

Alyu Amba-Dulecha

• Yellow throated Serin
• At least 15 Somali- Masai biome species, and six Highland biome species, as well as various other lesser-known species, such as
• Chestnut- crowned Sparrow- weaver
• Sombre Chat
• Pale rock-sparrow

Bilen

Over 440 species of bird have been recorded in this area including rare species such as

• Yellow Throated Serin
• Sombre Chat
• Arabian Bustard etc

Awash National Park

The total number of species recorded here are 460, and now it is believed to be even more.

• Yellow-Throated Serin
• Somber Chat
• Imperial Eagle
• Lesser Kestrel
• pallid Harrier
• Basra reed Warbler

More than 50 species belonging to the Somali-Masai biome have been recorded in the park.

• Large land birds Ostrich
• Secretary Bird
• Kori
• Arabian Bustards

Around 50 birds of prey and vultures, particularly interesting species are

• Bat Hawk
• various Snake-Eagles
• Imperial Eagles

Breeding place for Rupell's griffon vulture, Fox kestrel and Carmine Bee eater

The Bale Mountain National Park

42 highland biome species, 88 percent of the Ethiopia's highland biome assemblage, more than 265 species.

• The vulnerable Greater Spotted Eagle
• Imperial Eagle
• Lesser Kestrel
• wattle Crane
• Pallid Harrier
• Roget’s Rail
• Abyssinian Long Claw
• Spot breasted Plover
• Yellow- fronted Parrot
• Abyssinian Wood pecker
• Abyssinian Long Claw
• Abyssinian Catbird
• Black Siskin.

Sof Omar Cave 

• Salvadori's Seedeater
• 17 Somali -Masai biome species including Fischer's Starling

Sanetti Plateau

• Prince Ruspoli's Turaco
• White winged Dove
• Jubaland Weaver
• 16 other Somali-Masai biome species
• Ovambo Sparrowhawk 

Bogol Manyo

• Degodi Lark (globally threatened species)
• White-winged Dove
• Somali Short-billed Crombec
• Jubaland Weaver
• Somali-Masai biome species such as
  • Somali Bee-eater
  • Scaly Chatterer
  • Golden Pipit
  • smaller black-bellied Sunbird
• White-headed Moosebird
• Blue-capped cordon bleu
• Fischer's Starling

Liben Plains and Negele wood lands

• Sidamo long-clawed Lark
• Somali short-toed Lark
• Tiny Cisticola
• Heuglin's Bustard
• Hunter's Sunbird
• Golden Pipit
• Pygmy Batis
• Red-naped Bush-Shrike
• White-crowned Starling
• Rufous Sparrow
• the uncommon Coqui Francolin.

Mankubsa - Welenso Forest

• Prince Ruspoli's Turaco
• Salvadori's Seedeater
• Somali short-toed Lark
• Boran Cisticola
• Banded Parisoma
• Somali long-billed Crombec
• Red Chested Sunbird

Dawa-wachile and Arero forest Negele

• Pringle's Puffback
• Abyssinian Grosbeak Canary
• Bare eyed Thrush

Yabello Sanctuary and Elsod Creator Lake

• White-tailed swallow and Abyssinian Bush Crow
• At least 62 species belonging to the Somali- Masai Biome

Awasa
Significant numbers of water bird species occur, particularly

• white-breasted Cormorant
• white -faced whistling Duck
• spur-winged Goose
• Red Knobbed coot.
• Pygmy Goose, Saddlebill Stork
• Brown Snake Eagle
• Grey Kestrel
• Green backed honey guide
• Blue Headed Coucal
• spotted Creeper
• African Fire finch.

Abyata Shalla bird sanctuary
Over 400 species were recorded, particularly

• Raptors
• Flamingos
• other water birds.

One endemic and five species restricted to the Highland biome have been recorded

Green Lake, Lake Zeway and Lake Langano 

• Ferruginous Duck
• Pallid Harrier
• Lesser Flamingo
• Imperial Eagle 
• Great White Pelican
• Marabou Stork
• Fuyluvous Whistling Duck
• White-headed Gull
• Black-headed Gull
• Grey-headed Gull
• Whiskered Tern
• White winged black Tern
• White breasted Cormorant
• Reed Cormorant