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Uganda – A Paradise of Birds

There is no doubt Uganda is referred to as the paradise of birds. It is the most attractive country in Africa to birdwatchers, not only because of the unusually high number of species recorded within its borders, but it offers easy access to several bird species, rich habitats that are difficult to reach elsewhere. Over 1000 bird species have been recorded in Uganda out of 1500 species recorded in East Africa. Trinita Safaris bird very experienced and professional bird guide will take to unusual places within the country where you will see for yourself the richness of Uganda.

Uganda’s 12 National Parks, all these offering excellent bird watching to bird lovers the rain forests of western Uganda are the country’s most important and popular bird habitat. The most alluring forest to bird watchers is Semuliki which lies at the base of the Albertine Rift with up to 400 bird species recorded including Abyssinian hornbill, a great variety of raptors, marsh tchagra, African crake, elusive leaf love, owls, improbable pennant-winged and standard winged nightjars, shoe bill stork a wide variety of water birds and red-throated bee-eater.

Kibale Forest National Parks is also another excellent place to watch birds, with about 355 bird species recorded including four species nor recoded anywhere else in Uganda, national parks birds here include: Nahan’s francolin, Cassin’s spine tail, blue-headed bee eater and maked apalis with a green-breasted pitta now sighted.Other varieties include the water and grassland species.

Murchison Falls National Park Uganda, largest national park is a primer to birdwatchers with a total of over 460 bird species recorded with common view of the shoe bill stork along the stretch if the Nile River and most water birds and the raptors make a strong showing among the bird species recorded. Queen Elizabeth National Park does not just boost of having the richest biodiversity, actually it is a really paradise for birds, with a total of more than 610 bird species recoded, this number being the highest in Africa and in the whole world. Park is a home to 54 raptors which include every water bird found in Uganda, woodland and forest birds

A total of 355 birds have been recorded in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. 23 species are endemic to the Albertine Rift, and 14 species recorded nowhere else among them the African green broad bill, white -tailed blue flycatcher, brown-necked parrot, white-bellied robin chat and frazer’s eagle owl.

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