Uganda is among the most well-known birding destination in the whole of Africa. It has a diversity of bird species a number of
which are not easily spotted in any other part of the African continent. There are several birding destinations within the country
and these have made Uganda certainly one of the finest birding paradises. Uganda is home to over 1,050 bird species, which can
be found across a range of habitats from forests, swamps and agricultural lands, to lakes and savannahs. Uganda is crossed by
the Equator line, and the Albertine Rift valley can be found in the west of the country.

We encourage birding enthusiasts to consider visiting this beautiful country, the various National Parks within Uganda are actually the biggest habitat for most of the bird species in the country. As you take time to marvel at the spectacular birds, you will certainly come across a diversity of additional wildlife that will turn your bird watching safari into a very memorable encounter. The most ideal time to spot these birds is actually early in the morning as well as late in the evenings.

Queen Elizabeth National Park boosts in an excess of 550 species of birds that have actually made it a charming destination for guests that love watching birds. The National Park is situated in Rukungiri district in southwestern Uganda covering a total land area of 1 978 sq km. It sits at an altitude of 900 meters on the adjacent Lake Edward up to 1 845 meters at the peak of the western Rift Valley’s eastern escarpment. It has a home of average altitude with moist semi-deciduous forest, ravine bush-land, moist thicket and riparian forest. Among the bird habitats offered within this National Park are open woodlands, rivers, open grassland, lakes seasonal as well as permanent swamps.

There are several aquatic birds such as the White-faced Whistling, Spur-winged Plovers, Squacco Heron, Fish Eagle, Pink and white-backed Pelicans, Long-tailed Cormorants, African Jacana, Yellow-backed Weavers, open-billed Stork, Water-Thick knee, Pied kingfishers, Wattled Plovers, the Black Crake and the Knob-billed Ducks along the impressive Kazinga Channel in the park.

Additional prominent species include the malachite, black-ramped buttonquail, Collard Particles, papyrus canary, Verreaux’s eagle-owl, black bee-eater, squacco heron, African fish eagle, swamp fly-catcher, long-tailed cormorants, Martial Eagle, Black-
rumped Buttonquail African Skimmer, White-winged terns, White-winged Warbler, shoebill, African skimmer, Verreaux’s Eagle-owl,Grey-headed kingfisher, papyrus gonolek, Papyrus Canary, and the thin-tailed Nightjars; these are normally also heard in the
morning echoing in the tree branches

Taking a hike down into the verdant gorge will unveil to you a diversity of the forest species among which are the Grey Woodpecker, black & African Emerals Cuckoos, Hairy breasted Barbet, speckled Tinkerbird, the purple-headed starling as well as the Green Hylia even though these are also commonly seen within the Maramagambo forest. The good-looking white-spotted, fluff tail is plentiful within thickets by the riverside. Listen in damp grassland close to the verdant gorge, for the far-stretching, metallic twink echo of Broad-tailed Warbler. The finest timing to enjoy bird watching safaris in Uganda is from December up to February