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UGANDA BIRDING SAFARIS - BIRD WATCHING IN AFRICA

Uganda’s diversity is a home to over 1.500 species of birds found in a variety of habitats including montane rainforests, rich savannahs, volcanoes, arid semi-dessert, lowland and vast wetlands and many more different habitats. There is also easy access to several bird-rich habitats that are difficult to reach else where. As noted author Philip Briggs writes: "Uganda is arguably the best country in Africa for birds; with about 1000 species recorded in an area the size of Great Britain,” Uganda has numerous endemics including:

  • Shoe bill stork
  • Turaco Black bee eater
  • African skimmer
  • African Finfoot
  • African pied hornbill
  • Denhams bustard
  • Jackson’s francolin
  • Blue throated roller
  • Chocolate-backed kingfisher etc

BIRDING SITES IN UGANDA:


BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK:

With some of the finest montane forest birding, the park has over 400 bird species with over 330 avian species. Species include Archer's Robin chat, Black Bee-eater, yellow-eyed black flycatcher, Collared pails, Kiev gerund thrush, Pale-breasted Illadopsis, Red-throated Alethe, Black-faced Rufous Warbler, Equatorial Akalat, Slender-billed Greenbul, African Broadbill, Luehder's Bush-shrike,

QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK:

The park located in the southern-part of Uganda has over 600 bird species including the shoebill stork, African skimmer, Yellow Bishop, papyrus Gonolek, White-headed Barbet, Blue-breasted Bee-eater, Pygmy-goose, white-winged warbler, Black-billed Barbet, Lesser Swamp-warbler, Leaf-love,etc

KIBALE NATIONAL PARK:

The Park has about 400 species including Scaly Francolin, Uganda woodland warbler, grey winged pigeon, Red winged francolin, White-napped Pigeon, red chested fluff tail, Black-bellied Seed cracker, chestnut-winged, Abyssinian ground thrush, African pita, Joyful green bull, Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo, white-napped pigeon, white napped pigeon, grey throated fly catcher etc

LAKE MBURO NATIONAL PARK:

With a wide range of habitats ranging from tall grass savanna to acacia woodland, the park is a home to Black-headed Weaver, Black-bellied Bustard, Helmeted Guinea fowl, Morning Dove, Rufous-napped Lark, Ring-necked Dove, Grey-capped Warbler, African Fin foot, Coqui Francolin, Lilac-breasted Roller etc

MGAHINGA GORILLA NATIONAL PARK:

Situated near the Virunga volcanoes, the park is a home to Rwenzori Turacco, Handsome francolin, Dusky turtle Dove, Kivu Ground thrush, montane double collared sunbird, Lagden’s Bush Shrike, White tailed Blue fly-catcher, Malachite sunbird etc

KAMPALA AND ITS ENVIRONS:

Uganda’s capital city lies at the shores of Lake Victoria and offers a variety of birding opportunities. These

Entebbe Botanical gardens: Beautifully landscaped gardens located in Entebbe on the shores of Lake Victoria with species like Open billed stock, Grey Kestrel, African fish Eagle, Malachite Kingfisher, Black and white casqued Hornbill, Woodland Kingfisher, Angola Swallow, Grey headed Gull, Lizard Buzzard, Red chested sunbirds etc

Mabamba Swamp: This is located on the shores of lake Victoria with species

like the White winged warbler, Shoebill, Blue-breasted kingfisher, papyrus Gonelek, Saddle billed stock, Fire-crested Althea, Common Squacco, Black-billed Turaco, Swamp Flycatcher, Purple Swamp hen, Woodland Warbler, Hair-breasted Barbet etc