Top Birding Destinations In Uganda : Uganda as a country is ranked to be among the top birding destinations in Africa because it has a population of about 1080 bird species which attracts many people most especially those who happen to be bird lovers to travel from many different parts of the world to tour around different parts in the country while on their birding safaris. More so, Uganda harbors large numbers of bird species because of its beautiful vegetation cover within the surrounding, it also has a good warm temperature compared to other countries, dense forests which act as good natural habitats to the birds and stunning waterbodies such as; Lake Albert, River Nile, Lake Albert which where many birds are easily spotted more especially while on the boat cruise. However, tourists can also combine bird watching activities with other more interesting activities such as; hiking through the forests, game drives, guided nature walks where they get opportunities to sight see birds in large numbers. In addition, for tourists exploring in Uganda while on their bird watching safaris are encouraged to visit within places like;
- Queen Elizabeth National park.
Queen Elizabeth national park is famously known as the commonly visited and second largest national park in the country and it is considered to be among the top birding destinations in Uganda because it is a home to over 600 bird species that are always available within the park for tourists to see. Therefore, some of these bird species include; slender-winged terns, black headed gonolek, swamp flycatcher, white-winged terns, collared prantincole, pied and malachite, verreaux’s, eagle owl, pied and malachite kingfisher, grey headed king fisher, marital Eagle, grey-caped warbler African skimmer among others.
- Murchison falls national park.
Murchison falls national park is the largest national park in Uganda covering total surface area of about 3,893 square kilometers, which is located within Masindi district in the Northern region of the country. This national park is also seen as a birders paradise because it is a harbour around 450 bird species that tourists can easily spot the following bird species while touring around the park. and these include; the rare shoebill stork, swamp flycatcher, the red throated bee-eater, speckled fronted weaver, squaco heron, Malachite King fisher, African Jacana, giant king fisher, Northern red bishop, Black billed barbet, Abyssinian ground hornbill, Eastern grey plantain-eater and many others.
Mabamba Bay wetland.
Mabamba Bay wetland is commonly known to be the best destination where bird lovers can easily spot the rare shoebill stork around the edges of Lake Victoria. However, there many other bird species to see around this area such as; the black kite, papyrus Gonolex, the African open billed stork, Malachite king fisher, African Marsh harrier, the black-headed Heron, pied kingfisher and many others.
Bwindi Impenetrable National park.
Tourists planning to explore through Uganda on their birding safari can opt to visit within Bwindi impenetrable national park, which is famously known to be among the best birding spots in the country. Bwindi impenetrable national park is a home to over 350bird species that are always in the park for bird lovers to see such as; the African green broadbill, Frasers eagle, the black billed turaco, Chapin’s flycatcher, white-bellied robin cat, Handsome francolin, collard Apalis and many others.
Mgahinga National park.
Mgahinga Gorilla National park harbours around 180 bird species which tourists can see as they tour around the park such as; brown woodland, Rwenzori Batis, Cinnamon Bracken warbler, Great double collared sunbirds, white-starred Robin, Archers robin chat among others.
Kibale National park.
Kibale National park is among the top birding places in Uganda due to the fact that it is a home to over 375 bird species such as; the grey throated flycatcher, red chested owlet, purple breasted sunbird, pigeon, dusky-blue flycatcher, grey-throated flycatcher among others. In addition, for tourists exploring within this park can get opportunities to engage in other activities like; Chimpanzee trekking.
Apart from the above mentioned places, there other many other places where tourists can go spot very many birds and some of these places include; Lake Bunyonyi, Lake Mburo National park, Rwenzori Mountains National park, Budongo forest, Semuliki national park, Kidepo National park, and tourists can also visit around nice beaches like; Lido beach which is found in Entebbe and many others.
Contact our trusted tour operators in case of many more information about where to see bird in the country and Book with our tours and travel companies such as; Achieve Global safaris who offer the best tour packages while on your birding safaris in Uganda.
