肯尼亚有许多美丽湖泊，吸引成千上万的鸟类在此聚集，其中最著名的是裂谷省省府纳库鲁南部的纳库鲁湖。纳库鲁湖位于肯尼亚首都内罗毕西北约150公里，占地面积200平方公里，每年有450多种鸟在此聚集。这里是世界上最著名的火烈鸟栖息地，约260万只，占全世界总量的三分之一。火烈鸟又名大红颧，体型匀称，羽毛有黑、白、玫瑰、朱红色，生活在含盐或含碱的浅水中，喜欢结群，因其交配季节由粉白色变为火红色，故称火烈鸟。纳库鲁湖地处火山带，气候温和，修长的湖面水平如镜，有丰富的蓝绿色螺旋藻和硅藻，是火烈鸟最喜欢的食物，火烈鸟常年在这里聚居。还有数十万只鹈鹕遥相辉映，把整个湖面染成了粉红。充沛的降雨使纳库鲁湖水位上升、水面面积增大，阳光下的湖面湛蓝湛蓝的，而火烈鸟则仿佛铺洒在这块蓝布上粉色的星星，整个鸟群就成了连绵的银河。湖面一片喧闹，以百万计的火烈鸟齐聚湖里，咕噜咕噜的声音响个不停，有的在嬉戏，有的在觅食，有的展翅飞翔。当有哺乳动物或人接近时，火烈鸟以极优雅的姿态像跳小天鹅舞的芭蕾舞演员似的慢慢地向两边避开。若受到大的惊吓，成群的火烈鸟齐齐起飞，整个天地间都被那纯纯的粉红色充斥，然后一朵朵红云飘落在远处的湖滩上，场面极为壮观。
　　肯尼亚博戈里亚湖野生动物保护区是另一处鸟类乐园，位于内罗毕西北200公里左右，是一个咸水湖，面积107平方公里，以聚集的多种多样的鸟类而闻名，尤其是在湖中飞舞的火烈鸟，在略有些荒漠化的湖边风景映衬下，格外艳丽。博戈里亚湖是“火烈鸟第二家园”，数百万只候鸟每年都会迁移到这里。

Birds in Kenya

　　Kenya holds eleven percent of the world’s bird species, some 1089 different varieties. From theworld’s biggest bird Ostrich to spectacular flamingos that congregate in their millions at the various Lakesof the Great Rift Valley and camouflage them in pink. The variety of birds in Kenya is made possible by thefavourable climate, diverse habitats and geographical features that make it a suitable migratory route for birds.Migrants make up only about ten percent of Kenya’s birdlife, however, and the spectacular birds of thebush, like guinea fowl, go-away birds, rollers and barbets, are active all year.The Lake Nakuru National Park Kenya holds over 2 millions flamingos, and Pelecanus onocrotalus. TheLake park is located at a distance of 157 kilometers from Nairobi, at an altitude of 4,000-5,767 feet abovesea level. It covers 188 square kilometers of land of great ecological diversity, from lake water, woodland,bush grassland, to rocky ridges. Lake Bogoria is another place to see birds.