Uganda Birding Safaris

23 days Uganda birding safari Uganda birding tour that encounters birding in Uganda’s top bird-watching spots with up to 1,073 Uganda birds-species, Uganda presents about 11% of the world’s total bird species and over 50% of Africa’s total bird species this has earned this amazing country its deserved reputation as a ‘birder’s Eden’. Also, on this 23-day birding safari in Uganda, we will have 4 boat cruises and one canoe ride, see much other stunning fauna and flora, experience the beautiful scenery, and enjoy the warm and friendly attitude of Ugandan people. 23 Days Uganda Birding Safari the Best of Albertine Endemics The birding spots for you to explore during this bird watching in Uganda include Mabira Forest with 315 bird species, Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary where we’ll observe several of 300 bird species here and trekk the white Rhinos, Budongo Forest with over 360 bird species like the endemic Puvel’s illadopsis, and Murchison Falls National Park with about 451 bird species like the Shoebill stock, the most eagerly sought of all African birds, Kibale National Park the famous home to Chimpanzees with over 375 bird species like the rare, elusive, and beautiful Green-breasted Pitta, the community walk in Bigodi Wetland with about 200 bird species and Semuliki National Park which is home to more than 441 bird species like 46 Guinea-Congo biome species found nowhere else in East Africa, Queen Elizabeth National Park, a diverse habitats with about 610 bird species, the largest checklist of any protected area in East Africa, and 95 mammal species, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park with 350 bird species recorded of which 23 are endemic to the Albertine Rift such as the near-mythical African Green Broadbill, Lake Mburo National Park majorly for the rare Red-faced Barbet, and the endemic African Finfoot. We shall end with an excursion at Lutembe bay, Entebbe Botanical Gardens, and the Mabamba swamp.

Uganda being a home to over 1000 bird species, the country is appreciated as the number one birding destination in African. This exceptional adventurous 20 days best of Uganda Bird watching safari is to experience Uganda’s rich birding life and also discover Uganda’s stunning rainforests and savanna landscapes. Birding in Uganda is accessible within the protected areas and outside the protected areas and it is because of this nature Uganda and Birdlife international identified 34 spots as important birding destinations in Uganda. Bwindi Impenetrable national park is the best birding destination in Africa and also Queen Elizabeth national is the most populated birding destination in African with over 600 bird species inclusive of endemic species to Uganda. These 20 days birding adventure in Uganda is doubled with wildlife expedition across all the Ugandan National parks. Key bird species include Nahan’s francolin, Masked Apalis, Western Nicator, Blue-breasted Kingfisher, Brown Illadopsis, Blue-headed Sunbird, Crowned Eagle, Black Bee-eater, Ruwenzori Apalis, Northern bearded scrub-robin, Scaly-breasted Illadopsis, Dusky Crimsonwing, Black dwarf and Red-billed dwarf, Greenbuls Eastern bearded, Sassi’s olive and Simple greenbuls, Red-eyed Puffback, Yellow-throated Nictor, Grant’s bluebill, and Black-winged Oriole, Lowland akalat, the Western bronze-naped pigeon, Piping Hornbill, Rufous-sided broadbill, Yellow-throated Cuckoo, Xavier’s greenbul, Capuchin babbler, Red-billed helmet-shrike, Crested malimbe, Pale-fronted ant pecker, and many more.

Our 14 days Uganda birding safari experience is combined with the unforgettable Mountain Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. This is a perfectly drafted safari that offers a great opportunity to spot 1,073 bird species in Uganda which is about 11% of the world’s total bird species, we’ll visit many of Uganda’s birding spots including Semuliki National Park which is an extension of West African jungle that stretches from Equatorial Guinea through Congo, forming a home for some 46 special Guinea-Congo biome bird species. Kibale National Park is famous for its 375 bird species including the rare Great Breast Pitta. The gorilla trekking experience in Bwindi is also where you will see many of the rarest birds of Uganda on this African safari. The park host over 350 bird species of which 23 are endemic to the Albertine Rift valley Ecosystem including the near-mythical African Green Broadbill, Rwenzori turaco, Blue-headed Sunbird, Handsome Francolin, and Regal Sunbird. Lake Mburo National Park, a beautiful savannah park with over 350 bird species including the Red-faced Barbet, and the endemic African Finfoot, alongside canoe ride in Mabamba Swamp on the edge of Lake Victoria in search of the Shoebills. Key bird species include Nahan’s francolin, Masked Apalis, Western Nicator, Blue-breasted Kingfisher, Brown Illadopsis, Blue-headed Sunbird, Crowned Eagle, Black Bee-eater, Ruwenzori Apalis, Northern bearded scrub-robin, Scaly-breasted Illadopsis, Dusky Crimsonwing, Black dwarf and Red-billed dwarf, Greenbuls Eastern bearded, Sassi’s olive and Simple greenbuls, Red-eyed Puffback, Yellow-throated Nictor, Grant’s bluebill, and Black-winged Oriole, Lowland akalat, the Western bronze-naped pigeon, Piping Hornbill, Rufous-sided broadbill, Yellow-throated Cuckoo, Xavier’s greenbul, Capuchin babbler, Red-billed helmet-shrike, Crested malimbe, Pale-fronted ant pecker, and many more.

Our 10 days Uganda birding safari is perfectly structured to offer you the bird-watching experience in Uganda experience in some of the finest Uganda’s birding spots. You also have a chance of undertaking a gorilla trekking adventure in Bwindi National Park, other things to experience include several wildlife species and the stunning sceneries of Uganda’s landscapes. We shall explore Mabamba Swamp which is one of the best places to catch the charismatic rare Shoebill, Lake Mburo National Park a beautiful savannah park with more than 350 bird species, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park contains mountain Gorillas and 23 Albertine Rift endemics including the endangered African Green Broadbill, Queen Elizabeth National Park, a bird watcher’s paradise with over 600 bird species accompanied by over 95 African species of mammals including the legendary tree-climbing lions, African Elephants, Cape Buffalos, Leopards, Spotted hyenas, Chimpanzees, Waterbucks, Bushbucks, Monkeys, and Giant forest hogs. Key bird species include the Northern bearded scrub-robin, Red-eyed Puffback, Yellow-throated Nictor, Grant’s bluebill, and Black-winged Oriole, Lowland akalat, the Western bronze-naped pigeon, Piping Hornbill, Rufous-sided broadbill, Yellow-throated Cuckoo, Xavier’s greenbul, Capuchin babbler, Red-billed helmet-shrike, Crested malimbe, Pale-fronted ant pecker, Yellow long bill, Blue-headed flycatcher, and Chestnut-breasted Nigrita. The park is also home to several mammal species, and like Olive Baboon, Ugandan Grey-cheeked Mangabey, Angola Colobus, Vervet, and Black-rumped Buttonquail, African Crake, Red-necked Francolin, Senegal Lapwing, Black Coucal, Southern Red Bishop, Marsh Tchagra, Blue-breasted Bee-eater, Flappet, Red-capped, and White-tailed Larks, Red-faced, Carruther’s, Trilling, and Stout, Green-capped Eremomela, Golden-tailed Woodpecker, Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove, Spot-flanked Barbet, and Gray Penduline Tit, Rufous-bellied Heron, Grey Crowned Crane, Brown-chested Lapwing, Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove, Black-bellied Bustard, Red-headed Lovebird, Bateleur, Coqui Francolin, Ross’s Turaco, Brown Parrot, Green Wood-hoopoe, White-headed Barbet, Long-tailed Cisticola, Nubian Woodpecker, Common Scimitarbill, Bare-faced Go-away-bird, Red-shouldered Cuckoo-shrike, Finfoot, White-winged Tit, and Yellow-breasted Apalis and many more.

Murchison Falls National Park and Budongo Forest boast rich avifauna, with over 460 bird species and 76 mammal species due to a wide range of habitats. It is certain that the bird species list is incomplete and many more can be expected with more intensive research. The destination is a home to 20 species from three non-qualifying biomes and 6 species of the Afro-tropical Highlands, 11 species of Guinea-Congo Forests, and 3 of the Somali–Masai biome. Some other bird species include Marabou Stork, Secretary Birds, Black-bellied Bustards, Abyssinian Ground Hornbill, Open-billed Storks and Francolin, Hornbills, Grey heron, Widow Bird Giant, and Malachite Kingfishers, Hamerkop, Cuckoos, Woodpeckers Crombecs and Warblers, Shrikes Flycatchers, the riverbanks are also home to ducks, stilts, geese, and plovers. The Giant, Pied, Chestnut-bellied, Blue-breasted, Malachite, Stripped, Woodland and the African Pygmy Kingfishers, Lesser Striped Swallow, Ethiopian Swallow, Angola Swallow, House Martin, African Rock Martin, Red-rumped Swallow, Rufous-chested Pied Wheatear, Whinchat, Common Redstart, White-fronted Black Chat, Swallow, Nightingale, Rock Thrush, Sooty Chat, Isabelline Wheatear, Yellow-throated Greenbul, the Black, White-breasted, and Red-shouldered Cuckoo Shrikes, the Black and Penduline Tits, Common Bulbul, Cameroon Sombre Greenbul, the Arrow-marked, Black-lored and Brown Babblers, Brown-backed Woodpecker, Lesser Honeyguide, Scaly-throated Honeyguide, Nubian Woodpecker, Cardinal Woodpecker, Black Scimitarbill, and much more inclusive of mammal species like the lions, elephants, buffalos, antelopes and chimpanzees and other primates in Budongo forest.

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a habitat to 360 bird species inclusive of 23 out 24 Albertine Rift endemics, Bwindi is also a home to the Shelley’s Crimsonwing and African Green Broadbill which are globally threatened. Other Albertine Rift endemics include; Sassi’s Olive Greenbul, Dusky Crimson-wing, Oberlander’s/Forest Ground Thrush Strange Weaver, Rwenzori Nightjar, Rwenzori Double-collared Sunbird, Purple-breasted Sunbird, Regal Sunbird, Blue-headed Sunbird, Rwenzori Batis, Red-faced Woodland Warbler, Short-tailed/Neumann’s Warbler, Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher, Grauer’s Warbler, Grauer’s Rush Warbler, Montane Masked Apalis, Kivu Ground Thrush, Collared Apalis, Red-throated Alethe, Stripe-breasted Tit, Rwenzori Turaco, Handsome Francolin. This 8 Days Africa’ Best Birding Spot Bird Watching Safari mainly focuses on the key bird species include: the Shoebill Stork, Orange Weaver, Papyrus Gonolek, African Finfoot, Orange Weaver, Red-faced Barbet, African Green Broadbill, Handsome Francolin, Shelley’s Crimsonwing, Kivu Ground Thrush, and the Albertine Rift Endemics are expected. This safari cover 2 Uganda’s National parks with a chance to spot several primate species in Bwindi impenetrable national park which include; Mountain Gorillas, chimpanzees, black and white colobus monkeys, olive baboon, and several others, and also Lake Mburo National park gives you an opportunity to spot various species like Elands, giraffes, buffalos, warthogs, zebras among others.

This 6 Days Gorillas Trekking and Birding safari Uganda takes you to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for mountain gorilla trekking and specialty birds’ observation. There are about 1000 mountain gorillas in the whole world, and Bwindi Impenetrable national park is home to more than half of these beautiful and endangered primates. Therefore, Gorilla trekking in Uganda is a must adventure not to be missed. The Bwindi impenetrable forest is home to a number of mountain gorillas’ families along with more than ten other primate species, such as Chimpanzees, black and white Colobus, l’hoest monkey, Olive baboons, and many more. Bwindi is also one of the richest forests for flora and fauna in Africa making it suitable for your adventure other than anywhere. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a home of a 360 bird species record with 23 of 24 Albertine Rift endemics found in Uganda among which include the globally threatened species such as the and African Green Broadbill Shelley’s Crimsonwing and African Green Broadbill. Other species include; Sassi’s Olive Greenbul, Dusky Crimson-wing, Oberlander’s/Forest Ground Thrush, Strange Weaver, Purple-breasted Sunbird, Rwenzori Double-collared Sunbird, Regal Sunbird, Blue-headed Sunbird, Rwenzori Batis, Short-tailed/Neumann’s Warbler, Grauer’s Warbler, Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher, Red-faced Woodland Warbler, Collared Apalis, Montane Masked Apalis, Kivu Ground Thrush, Grauer’s Rush Warbler, Red-throated Alethe, Rwenzori Nightjar, Rwenzori Turaco, Stripe-breasted Tit, Handsome Francolin. This safari is available throughout the year.

Queen Elizabeth National Park is a birding destination with remarkable diversity with 606 species, the park has the highest concentration of birds in Africa with its key birding spots in Kasenyi Area, Mweya Peninsula, Kazinga Channel, Maramagambo Forest, Ishasha Sector, Lake Kikorongo, Katunguru Bridge area Ishasha Sector, and Katwe Area Tours. Its population also includes 11 recorded species of global concern. This tour is available throughout the year and it is done with help of our expert bird watching safari guides. This safari also includes a wildlife tour in Queen Elizabeth national where a lot will be enjoyed like the tree climbing lions adventure in the Ishasha sector, game viewing along Kazinga channel boat cruise, and Kasenyi sector. Key bird species include Nahan’s francolin, Masked Apalis, Western Nicator, Blue-breasted Kingfisher, Brown Illadopsis, Blue-headed Sunbird, Crowned Eagle, Black Bee-eater, Ruwenzori Apalis, Northern bearded scrub-robin, Scaly-breasted Illadopsis, Dusky Crimsonwing, Black dwarf and Red-billed dwarf, Greenbuls Eastern bearded, Sassi’s olive and Simple greenbuls, Red-eyed Puffback, Yellow-throated Nictor, Grant’s bluebill, and Black-winged Oriole, Lowland akalat, the Western bronze-naped pigeon, Piping Hornbill, Rufous-sided broadbill, Yellow-throated Cuckoo, Xavier’s greenbul, Capuchin babbler, Red-billed helmet-shrike, Crested malimbe, Pale-fronted ant pecker, and many more.

This tour has been specially designed to accommodate the interests of a birder looking out for the special bird species of Uganda in 3 Days time. This safari has a variety of bird species inclusive of the rift valley endemic species; this Uganda birding safari will give you an opportunity to search for the shoebill stock in mabamba swamp and have any amazing birding experience at botanical gardens in Entebbe, as well as engage into savanna birding activity in Lake Mburo national park and visit Mpanga forest for the same adventure.

On this, the locations and destinations have been carefully selected to give you an opportunity to visit some of Uganda’s top birding spots which are filled with pure birding gems. This 3 Days Uganda Birding Safari has the biggest reach out to different birding destinations in a few days and is available throughout the year. Key bird species include Nahan’s francolin, Masked Apalis, Western Nicator, Blue-breasted Kingfisher, Brown Illadopsis, Blue-headed Sunbird, Crowned Eagle, Black Bee-eater, Ruwenzori Apalis, Northern bearded scrub-robin, Scaly-breasted Illadopsis, Dusky Crimsonwing, Black dwarf and Red-billed dwarf, Greenbuls Eastern bearded, Sassi’s olive and Simple greenbuls, Red-eyed Puffback, Yellow-throated Nictor, Grant’s bluebill, and Black-winged Oriole, Lowland akalat, the Western bronze-naped pigeon, Piping Hornbill, Rufous-sided broadbill, Yellow-throated Cuckoo, Xavier’s greenbul, Capuchin babbler, Red-billed helmet-shrike, Crested malimbe, Pale-fronted ant pecker, and many more.