Introduction
Birding & Beyond Safaris
A specialised bird watching safari operator providing East African safaris to Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. Operating big game and professional bird photographic safaris for individuals, small groups and families. Our Ugandan Tours, will take you to see the Ugandan "BIG TWO" thus the Shoebill and Gorillas, yet not forgetting the dripping, evergreen and bird rich Forests of the Budongo Forest Royal Mile, Mabira and Kibale Forests. In addition we comb off the Albertine Rift Endemics and finish up with a spectacular Cruise on the Majestic River Nile in Murchison Falls National Park.
Email: tours@tanzaniabirding.com for further details.
We then combine your Ugandan Tour to the Tanzanian Endemics and Big Game migration, visiting the popular Tanzanian Birding hot spots to include: East and West Usambara Mountains, Kilombero Flood Plains, Miombo woodlands, Lake Victoria, the Uluguru and Udzungwa mountains. In addition are the Isles of Pemba and Zanzibar, not to forget the popular Northern Parks of Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire, Arusha area and Lake Manyara National Parks.
Yet in neighboring Kenya, we will take you all over the best birding sites including Kakamega Forest, Lake Nakuru, and the Northern arid habitats of Lake Baringo and Samburu Reserves.
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African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
Photo: Stein Nilsen
There can be few destinations with a species list of over 600; Uganda's Queen Elizabeth National Park is one. 350 species have been recorded in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. These two parks alone are among the richest protected areas to be found anywhere on Earth. Accolades for Uganda's birding delights are rarely understated. Nigel Wheatley, in Where to Watch Birds in Africa says: "In terms of its size, Uganda is the richest country for birds in Africa."
In an area about the size of Great Britain, Byaruhanga et al. (2001) confirm over 1,000 species in total. Bee-eaters, hornbills, warblers, flycatchers and sunbirds are just a few of the well represented families and opportunities exist to see the 2 endemic species Stuhlmann's Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris stuhlmanni and Fox's Weaver Ploceus spekeoides, the 24 Albertine Rift restricted range species and the magnificent Shoebill Balaniceps rex.
Although ravaged by internal conflicts for a long period of the 1970s and 1980s when much of its natural heritage was destroyed, Uganda is now recognised as a prime tourist destination with a support infrastructure and guides capable of satisfying the needs of the enthusiastic birder.
The purpose of this document is to provide a summary of Uganda and its birds for birders interested in the country and potentially planning a visit. The information has been put together from a number of sources and it is intended to add new information as it becomes available. As such, readers are welcome to submit contributions by e-mail to info@africanbirdclub.org. You should note that the names of birds used in this document are those of the African Bird Club checklist.
Last page update 4th June 2009
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