Bird Watching in Uganda

Birding in Uganda. Uganda is home to over 1000 bird species, this makes it one of the best birding destinations in Africa offering different destinations for spotting different species of birds, these are found in various vegetation areas which include forests, swamps, grasslands in national parks, mountains agricultural and farmlands, rivers, and lakes among others. One of the top birds to look out for in Uganda is the shoebill stork which is only found in specific areas. Uganda is also found in the Albertine region with this hosting various Albertine endemics as well being crossed by the Equator Uganda has great weather and climate hosting many migratory birds during specific times of the year.

Semuliki is a bird’s haven. Semuliki National Park is known as the birds’ haven with a lot of bird species for those interested in Birding in Uganda . These are some of the birds you can spot; Spot-breasted Ibis, Hartlaub’s Duck, Chestnut-flanked Goshawk, Red-thighed Sparrowhawk, Long-tailed Hawk, Forest Francolin, Nkulengu Rail, Western Bronze-napped Pigeon, Black-collared Lovebird, Yellow-throated Cuckoo, Red-chested Owlet, Bates’ Nightjar, Chocolate-backed, White-bellied and African Dwarf Kingfishers, White-crested, Black Dwarf, Red-billed Dwarf, Piping and Black-wattled Hornbills, Red-rumped Tinkerbird, Spotted, Lyre-tailed and Zenker’s Honeyguides, African Piculet, Gabon Woodpecker, Red-sided Broadbill, White-throated Blue Swallow, Green-tailed Bristlebill, Sassi’s Olive, Xavier’s, Swamp, Simple and Eastern Bearded Greenbuls, Yellow-throated Nicator, Capuchin Babbler, Northern Bearded Scrub-Robin, Forest and Grey Ground Thrushes, Lemon-bellied Crombec, Brown-crowned Eremomela, Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher, Ituri Batis, Red-billed Helmet -Shrike, Red-eyed Puff-back, Black-winged Starling, Maxwell’s Black Weaver, Blue-billed, Crested and Red-bellied Malimbes, Pale-fronted and Chestnut-breasted Negro finches, Grant’s Bluebill.

Kibale Forest National Park is among Uganda’s best spots for Birding in Uganda with over 350 bird species which include; Albertine rift endemic birds which include Green-breasted pitta, African pitta, Abyssinian ground thrush, Crowned eagle, Dusky crimsonwing, Black-capped apalis, Collared apalis, Purple-breasted sunbird, Black bee-eater, Yellow spotted nicator, Little greenbul, Black-eared ground thrush, Brown-chested alethe, Yellow-rumped tinker bird, Blue-breasted kingfisher among others.