If you have a faible for birds, then Uganda is the African country where your dreams come true. Due to new scientific research there are around 9.800 different kinds of birds in the world of which – at least seasonal – around 1. 065 species and subspecies can be found in Uganda (Source: Avibase, Bird Checklists of the World) . That's about half of all types common on the African continent of which the area of the Queen Elizabeth National Park is leading with about 500 different species. Approximately 25 endemics have been recorded in Uganda and the Albertine Rift.

In Jinja at Lake Victoria, the world’s second-biggest lake lays the source of the River Nile from where this amazing river starts its long journey up to the Mediterranean Sea and is responsible for Uganda’s immense richness in water.

Being widely untouched and because of its unique combination of typical savannahs, half-deserts, fantastic bush- and tree land, tropical forests, great water-bodies, mystical moors and up to its widely known mountainous areas, Uganda is attractive for an enormous number of different species and types of birds.
Next to the local kinds, Uganda annually appeals to birds of passage from the northern and southern hemispheres and offers them temporarily winter grounds.

Most attractive areas for bird watching in Uganda and their specialties:

KARAMOJA REGION

• Mount Moroto Forest Reserve
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• Kidepo Valley National Park

KYOGA REGION

• Doho Rice Scheme
• Lake Nakuwa
• Lake Bisina
• Lake Opeta
• Mount Elgon National Park

SOUTH-WESTERN REGION

• Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
• Echuya Forest Reserve
• Nyamuliro Swamp
• Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
• Rwenzori Mountains National Park
• Kibale National Park
• Queen Elizabeth National Park
• Kyambura Wildlife Reserve
• Semliki National Park
• Semliki Reserves

LAKE VICTORIA BASIN

• Lake Mburo National Park
• Mabira Forest Reserve
• Sango Bay Area
• Musambwa Islands
• Lutoboka Point Ssese Islands
• Nabugabo Wetland
• Mabamba Bay


• Lutembe Bay

NORTH-WESTERN REGION

• Budongo Forest Reserve
• Murchison Falls National Park
• Ajai Wildlife Reserve
• Mount Kei Forest Reserve
• Mount Otzi Forest Reserve

The habitats of many species are well known but sometimes even experts are not sure about how the very bird actually really looks like. Each ornithologist is therefore invited to document the common types seen as well as to discover new species and find proof for them. So far, not all species are scientifically specified and ordered.

After having read so far, we are sure that no doubt can be left that Uganda is the paradise for ornithologists.

There can be no doubt – Uganda is one of the top 3 countries worldwide that offers an unprecedented rich variety birds.

Please note, that all the information provided on this website is based on current scientific research. There is therefore no guarantee that you may see all the birds in a single tour.

EWS offers those interested in bird watching special tours adjusted to your wishes. Don’t hesitate to contact us:
office@equatorialwildsafaris.com.

Yours- EWS Team