17 Days Uganda Birding, Wildlife & Photography Tour

Uganda is famously known as a birding paradise since it harbors over half of the bird species found in Africa which makes it the best birding destination in Africa and the world as a whole. Around Kampala which is the capital city of Uganda, one can find over 300 species of birds in just one day. These mostly migrate from the shores of Lake Victoria, source of the Nile and from the albetine Rift. The pearl of Africa has got only one endemic bird species called the Fox’s Weaver and many other albertine endemic species that are found in different parts of the country.

Among the many countries best known for watching birds by the birders all around the globe and in Africa to be specific, Uganda possibly takes the lead not because of the serenity that strikes you when you have a glimpse of the nature it holds but because first and foremost it has an odd number of bird species that are documented within its boundaries also because it provides easy admittance to the numerous bird-rich territories that are complicated to get to in other places. There is a massive number of the bird species that totals to about 1,061 that is recorded in Uganda and among these, only two species are endemic and a common sight while the four other kinds are an infrequent and or accidental species of birds. In Uganda you can get to see these and many more birds from places like the Queen Elizabeth National Park, the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Lake Mburo National Park, Lutembe Bay, Murchison Falls, Semuliki National Park and Mabamba Island common for the Shoebill among others.

Some of the albertine endemic bird species include; Ruwenzori Nightjar,Red-throated Alethe,African Green Broadbill,Red-faced Woodland Warbler,Handsome Francolin,Short-tailed Warbler,Collared Apalis,Mountain Masked Apalis,Archer’s Robin-Chat,Dawrf Honey guide,Grauer’s Warbler,Dusky Crimsonwing,RwenzoriBatis,Purple-breasted Sunbird,Regal Sunbird,Shelley’s Crimsonwing, Strip-breasted Tit,Blue-headed Sunbird,Grauer’s Rush Warbler,RwenzoriTuraco,Strip-breasted Tit,Kivu Ground Thrush,Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher, and the Strange Weaver,

Apart from the many birding species found in Uganda, the country offers many other adventurous activities including; mountain gorilla trekking, chimpanzee trekking, mountain climbing, cultural exploration, cycling, white water rafting, bungee jumping and many more. Uganda is also blessed with the rare shoebill stork which can be sighted in the mighty Murchison falls national park. Uganda is blessed with many birding spots where bird lovers can spend time and look out for these beautiful species