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The Great Rift Valley flyway links Europe, Asia, and Africa. It is one of the world’s most important bird migration corridors, and the most concentrated and species diverse route for birds migrating between breeding and wintering grounds in Eurasia and Africa. This aerial highway also encompasses extraordinary cultural diversity - millions of people of different races, with their own music and dance. Many of these indigenous music traditions are undervalued and in decline.
Hover over the names of countries in the left menu to see where they lie along the migratory path. Click on the country names in the left menu to learn more about the Flyways project in that country.
Bulgaria
Size: 110,550 km²
Human population: 7,543,325
(World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2010)
Bird species: 397
Important Bird Areas: 114
Ethiopia
Size: 1,104,300 km²
Human population: 82,949,541
(World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2010)
Bird species: 816
Important Bird Areas: 69
Israel
Size: 22072 km²
Human population: 7,624,600
(World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2010)
Bird species: 546
Important Bird Areas: 15
Kenya
Size: 569,140 km²
Human population: 40,512,682
(World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2010)
Bird species: 1,090
Around 170 of these are Palearctic migrants and at least a further 60 are intra-Africa migrants. Some 230 species are entirely forest dependent and 110 require undisturbed habitat.
Important Bird Areas: 60
Malawi
Size: 94,276 km²
Human population: 14,900,841
(World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2010)
Bird species: 648
Important Bird Areas: 22
Mozambique
Size: 799,380 km²
Human population: 23,390,765
(World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2010)
Bird species: 736
Important Bird Areas: 15
Russia
Size: 17,000,000 km² (Largest country in the world)
Human population: 141,750,000
(World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2010)
Bird species: 678
502 breed in that country; 29 are globally threatened
Important Bird Areas: 470
South Africa
Size: 1,221,040 km²
Human population: 49,991,300
(World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2010)
Bird species: 856
Important Bird Areas: 122
Tanzania
Size: 936,760 km²
Human population: 44,841,226
(World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2010)
Bird species: 1,005
Important Bird Areas: 80
Turkey
Size: 780,580 km²
Human population: 72,752,325
(World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2010)
Bird species: 491
Important Bird Areas: 184
Uganda
Size: 237,000 km²
Human population: 33,424,683
(World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2010)
Bird species: 1,007
Important Bird Areas: 30