Birds Birds Kenya is known as one of the best places in the world for bird watching. With a favorable climate, most species remain year round. Perhaps most impressive is the vast number and variety of birds in Kenya. Over 1000 species have been identified.
Birds come in all shapes and sizes, including the ostrich.
This huge member of the bird family is frequently spotted in the plains in pairs or flocks of up to 50. Ostriches are the largest and heaviest of all birds, standing up to 9 feet tall and weighing 300 pounds. The ostrich cannot fly, but they can run over 30 miles per hour. The secretary bird gets its name from the resemblance of its plummage to the hats worn by secretaries at one time. It searches through the tall grasses for small mammals and reptiles to feed on.