Why choose Uganda as a Birding Destination?

Uganda, commonly referred to as the true birder's paradise is a home to over half of the total population of the African Bird population. some of the most popular birding destinations in Uganda include;

Mabamba Swamp;

Located a few miles from Entebbe Town, Mabamba wetland is one the best birding destinations in Uganda. A canoe ride in the Mabamba wetlands gets visitors closer to a different bird species, this wetland is also one of the perfect places where you have higher chances of seeing the rare shoe-bill stork.

Kibale Forest National Park
Kibale forest National park is well known as a home to man's closet relatives, the chimpanzees. This park is also one of the best birding sites. The park is a home to about 335 bird species including four spiecies Nahan’s francolin, Cassin’s spinetail, blue-headed bee-eater and Masked apalis  not recorded in any other National Park. Other common bird spices of Kibale include Red winged francolin, red chested fluff tail, white napped pigeon, African pita, white-napped pigeon, Joyful green bull, grey winged pigeon, Abyssinian ground thrush, grey throated fly catcher, white bellied crested flycatcher masker, Uganda woodland warbler, chestnut-winged, Scaly Francolin, Marsh Tchagra, Black-bellied Seed cracker, Green-backed Twin spot, Bi- colored Manikin, White-napped Pigeon, Afep Pigeon, Narina’s Trogon, Joyful Green bull, Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo, the Black Bee-eater.

Bigodi Wetlands

The Bigodi wetlands are located within Kibale forest National Park. A swamp walk in the wetlands gets you closer to different bird species including the rare papyrus Gonolek. Here you may also encounter different primate species such as the black and white colobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, red colobus monkeys, vervet monkeys and other different species.

Budongo Forest

Budongo Forest is of great ornithological significance, with 366 bird species including 60 west or central African birds known from fewer than five locations in East Africa. The Yellow footed flycatcher often associated with ironwood trees known nowhere else in Uganda. Other common bird spices include OfIturi Batis, Rufous-crowned Eremomela, Forest Francolin, Yellow and Grey Longbills, Yellow-spotted Barbet, Red-tailed Antthrush, Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo, Banded Snake-eagle, African Pied Hornbill, Brown-backed Scrub-robin, Black Bishop, Brown Twin sport, Black-bellied Fire finch, Chocolate-backed Kingfisher, White-thighed Hornbill, Yellow-billed Barbet, Spotted Green bull, Cameroon Sombre Green bull, Slender-billed Green bull, Black-capped Apalis, Lemon-bellied Crombec, Green Hylia, Pale-breasted Illadopsis, Forest Flycatcher, Fire-crested Alethe, Yellow Longbill, Yellow-browed Camaroptera, Crowned Eagle, Yellow-footed Flycatcher, and African Dwarf Kingfisher among others.

Semuliki National Park

The park is alluring to birdwatchers with 462 species recorded. The game drives on the open plains are likely to yield Abyssinian ground hornbill and a variety of raptors, the Mugiri river forest is best for elusive leaflovein Uganda, while areas of rank vegetation are good for Marsh tchagra and African crake and the night game drives are good for noctanal birds. Other common bird spices include Spot-breasted Ibis, Northern Bearded Scrub-robin, Capuchin Babbler, Lyre-tailed Honeyguide, Yellow-throated Green Cuckoo, White-bellied Kingfisher, Maxwell’s Black Weaver, Black-winged Oriole, Red-eyed Puffback, Crested and Red-bellied Malimbe, Brown-crowned Eremomela, Zenker’s Honeyguide and African Piculet among others.

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