About 860 species of birds live in the highlands, Lowlands, riverbanks, wetlands, dams, lakes, forests, shrubs, and grasslands of Ethiopia. The number, diversity, and color of birds found in the country have the power to interest even the nonbirders. With regards to a number of species Ethiopia stands next to South Africa, but the country possesses a higher number of endemics and semi-endemics which it shares with Eritrea.
