Bird watching in Uganda, Birding Safari Tours, Birding in Uganda
Uganda is famously known for her cool climate, abundant wildlife, and friendly people and when it comes to Birding, Uganda is a one stop destination that comes to mind. Uganda is considered one of the best places for birding safaris in the World and arguably the best in Africa with a massive avian list of over 1,050 species documented in Uganda and over 30 destinations have been set aside for birding activities. Most visitors on Uganda safaris combine birding safaris with game viewing and also sightseeing.
Uganda is also home to about 24 of the Albertine rift endemics with the rest found in Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo and also Burundi. Endemic species like the Fox’s Weaver, the Rwenzori double-collard sunbird as well as the Shoebill Stork attract droves of bird lovers every year.
Bird watching in Uganda can be enjoyed from anywhere and it rewards visitors with easy spotting of many birds by covering just a small area or spending a short period of time. This means that visitors are rewarded with countless bird sightings even without having to travel longer distances or far into the Countryside. You can actually see them right from Entebbe Airport, within the Capital City Kampala, outside your hotel room and also as you move around, however, that shouldn’t limit you from visiting some of the major birding sites located in the country’s beautiful and spectacular areas.
The incredible diversity of habitats that no other destination in Africa can match is the genuine reason Uganda harbors such a huge diversity of birds and collects so many migrant birds during the year. Some of the sought after birds in Uganda are Shoebill, Green Breasted Pitta, African Green Broadbill, Rwenzori Turaco, Brown-chested Lapwing, Jameson’s Antpecker, Black Bee-eater, Nahan’s Francolin, Karamoja Apalis, Puvel’s Illadopsis among others.
Below are some of the Best Birding Spots in Uganda
Uganda has over 30 Birding destinations many of which have been developed for bird watching and they include;
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Kidepo Valley National Park
Murchison Falls National Park
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Lake Mburo National Park
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Semuliki National Park
Rwenzori Mountains National Park
Mt Elgon National Park
Kibale Forest National Park
Maramagambo Forest
Mabira Forest
Budongo forest
Kalinzu Forest
Echuya Forest
Pian Upe Game Reserve
Katonga Game Reserve
Mabamba
Swamp
Nyamuriro swamp
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