Where to see the Shoebill in Uganda – Uganda Birding Tours
Named after its oversized shoe-like bill, the Shoebill is a prehistoric species native to secluded mashes around Lake Victoria and…
Birding Mabira Forest – Uganda Birding Hotspots
Covering an area of 300sqkm, Mabira Forest Reserve is the largest block of moist semi-deciduous forest in central Uganda, located…
Birding in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest – Uganda Bird Hotspots
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP is Uganda’s premier birding destination offering the best access to the biodiversity rich Albertine Rift. The park’s checklist of over 360 species include up to 24 Albertine Endemics, over 70 high montane forest birds and a quality tropical forest specialists.
Birding Semuliki National Park – Uganda Birding Hotspots
Semuliki National Park offers the best lowland forest birding experience on any typical Uganda tour, bringing in a unique diversity…
The Royal Mile Birding Trail at Budongo Forest – Birding Hotspots in Uganda
The Royal Mile at Budongo Forest is undoubtedly Uganda’s best birding trail noted for the rare iron-wood canopy-restricted specialists and a rich Guinea-Congo species list on their Eastern range limit.
Top 10 Uganda Birding Hotspots – Where to go birding in Uganda
Uganda’s Top Birding Hotspots include Bwindi Impenetrable Forest known for Albertine Rift Endemics, Mabamba Wetlands known for Shoebill, Kibale Forest, Semliki National Park, Murchison Falls NP, Queen Elizabeth NP, Kidepo Valley NP and more.
Uganda Birding Circuits
Uganda’s birding circuits combine a diversity of bird-rich habitats characterized by montane rainforests, extensive marshes and wetlands, wooded grasslands where a checklist of over 1080 species occur. Bird highlights include; the prehistoric Shoebill, Uganda’s Endemics, Albertine Endemics and more.
Facts about the Shoebill
Majestic, prehistoric and extraordinary, the Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) is a major highlight and a must-see to many visiting birdwatchers on…
Birding The Albertine Rift Endemics in Uganda
Covering the entire western countryside of Uganda, the Albertine Rift is the most biologically diverse ecosystem on the African continent…
Top 20 Birds to see on a Uganda Birding Tour
Uganda is a leading birding destination in Africa with a checklist of over 1080 species across a diversity of habitats. The Top 20 Birds to see on a Uganda Birding Tour include; the Shoebill, Great Blue Turaco, Green-breasted Pitta, Grauer’s Broadbill, Karamoja Apalis and Fox’s Weaver both Uganda’s endemic species and more
A Planning Guide for a Birding trip to Uganda
With a total checklist of up to 1080 bird species, Uganda’s birding tour highlights include the much-sought-after specialist like the Shoebill, the Albertine Rift Endemics, habitat and range restricted bird species and more.