Africa is a globally renowned birding destination boosting of over 2,500species of birds, with quite a good number of endemics. The continent is a very good avian migration collidor and host. From the rich east African savannahs and wetlands, the great lakes region, to the islands of Madagascar, the north and west Africa's vast arid plains and deserts, sao tome islands, the lush tropical rain forests of east and central Africa, down to southern Africa, Africa represents a baseline for the conservation of some of the world's well studied creatures, the birds, with countless players globally demonstrating a strong track record of helping to conserve the region’s birds and their habitats.