Livingstone (Lower Zambezi)

The habitat in this area forms part of the Zambezi floodplain, featuring shallow pools, thorny thickets, and stands of mopane, offering diverse distractions along our route

The Mopane woodland northwest of Livingstone is the best place to see the charming Zambia endemic Black-cheeked Lovebird. This delightful parrot is now considered a Zambian endemic, with records outside the country considered to be vagrants. The species particularly thrives in Mopane woodland, and its presence in southwestern Zambia is limited to the region between the Zambezi and Kafue Rivers, with a population totalling no more than 10,000 individuals.

The habitat in this area forms part of the Zambezi floodplain, featuring shallow pools, thorny thickets, and stands of mopane, offering diverse distractions along our route. While traversing, we’ll keep an eye out for other restricted-range species like the Coppery-tailed Coucal, as well as Meves’s and Burchell’s Starlings.