African Birds Crossword Puzzle

About the African Birds Crossword Puzzle

This puzzle features African birds from savannas, wetlands, forests, and coasts. Look for familiar species such as Ostrich, Secretarybird, Shoebill, African Fish Eagle, and Lilac-breasted Roller. Birdwatchers, wildlife enthusiasts, and students learning about African ecosystems may enjoy recognizing the range of birds found across the continent.

This crossword draws on 29 clues about African Birds. Each grid uses a different handful and fits them together a new way, so press New puzzle for another whenever you finish. The answers are in the answer key when you print, and behind the Reveal button when you play.

Sample clues

• •Water-walker with extraordinarily long toes (13 letters)
• •South Africa’s elegant national emblem (9 letters)
• •Pink wader that feeds with its head upside down (8 letters)
• •Long-legged fisher that waits motionless (5 letters)
• •Heavy ground-dweller, among the world’s heaviest fliers (11 letters)
• •Powerful raptor that hunts monkeys and small antelope (12 letters)
• •Raptor famed for stomping snakes (9 letters)
• •African wetland species known scientifically as Balaeniceps rex (13 letters)

Teaching this topic or planning a party? Make your own crossword with your own words and clues.