Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Habitats and endemism -- Deserts and semi-deserts -- Dry thornbush and savanna -- Woodland -- Forest -- Montane grassland and escarpments -- Farmland, plantations and gardens -- Afro-alpine moorlands -- Wetlands -- Planning a birding trip to ethiopia -- Time to visit -- Transport -- Food and drink -- Communications -- Suggested equipment -- Safety and security -- Suggested itineraries -- Recommended books, maps and CDs -- Useful contacts -- Structure of this book -- Aims and scope -- Taxonomy and nomenclature -- GPS coordinates -- Maps and place names -- TOP FIFTY SITES -- Addis Ababa Region -- 1. Addis Ababa City -- 2. Entoto Natural Park -- 3. Gefersa Reservoir -- 4. Menagesha Forest -- 5. Meta Brewery -- 6. Muger Gorge -- 7. Gibe Gorge -- 8. Sululta Plains and surrounds -- The North-Central Highlands -- 9. Debre Libanos -- 10. Jemma Valley -- 11. Gemassa Gedel -- 12. Ankober -- 13. Melka Ghebdu -- The Awash Region -- 14. Road from Melka Ghebdu to Awash -- 15. Southern Awash National Park -- 16. Lake Beseka and Mount Fantale -- 17. Bilen Lodge -- 18. Ali Dege Plains -- 19. Harar and Babile Elephant Sanctuary -- The Central Rift Valley -- 20. Debre Zeit Lakes -- 21. Lake Koka to Meki -- 22. Lake Ziway -- 23. Lake Langano: Western shore -- 24. Lake Langano: South-eastern shore -- 25. Abiata-Shalla National Park -- 26. Wondo Genet -- 27. Lake Awassa -- The Bale Mountains and Beyond -- 28. Bale Mountains National Park: Dinsho region -- 29. Bale Mountains National Park: Sanetti Plateau -- 30. Bale Mountains National Park: Harenna Forest -- 31. Sof Omar -- 32. Imi and the Ogaden -- The Southern Lowlands -- 33. Upper Genale River -- 34. Wadera-Kebre Mengist Forests -- 35. Negele and the Liben Plain -- 36. Filtu Region -- 37. Bogol Manyo Region -- 38. Dawa-Wachile Region.

39. Arero Forest -- 40. Yabello Region -- 41. Mega and Soda -- 42. Agere Maryam -- The South-West -- 43. Nechisar National Park -- 44. Senkelle Sanctuary -- 45. Fejij -- 46. Mago National Park -- 47. Gambella -- The North -- 48. Bahir Dar and Lake Tana -- 49. The Simien Mountains -- 50. Lalibela and Axum -- TOP FIFTY BIRDS -- Appendices -- A. List of GPS coordinates -- B. Mammals mentioned in the text -- C. Complete Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Ethiopia -- Index of sites and localities -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.