Birds of Uganda

941 species recorded at 43 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Common BulbulCommon BulbulPycnonotus barbatusBarn SwallowBarn SwallowHirundo rusticaHadada IbisHadada IbisBostrychia hagedashPied KingfisherPied KingfisherCeryle rudisSpeckled MousebirdSpeckled MousebirdColius striatusHamerkopHamerkopScopus umbrettaBlack KiteBlack KiteMilvus migransAfrican Pied WagtailAfrican Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpRüppell's StarlingRüppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuropteraRed-eyed DoveRed-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataWestern Cattle EgretWestern Cattle EgretArdea ibisAfrican Fish EagleAfrican Fish EagleIcthyophaga vociferGreen-backed CamaropteraGreen-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraWestern Yellow WagtailWestern Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava

Most recorded

Woodland KingfisherWoodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensisBlack-and-white-casqued HornbillBlack-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindricusGreat Blue TuracoGreat Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristataEgyptian GooseEgyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaNorthern Grey-headed SparrowNorthern Grey-headed SparrowPasser griseusAfrican JacanaAfrican JacanaActophilornis africanusReed CormorantReed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusAfrican ThrushAfrican ThrushTurdus peliosNorthern Yellow White-eyeNorthern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensisMarabou StorkMarabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferBlack-headed GonolekBlack-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterEastern Plantain-eaterEastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurusPalm-nut VulturePalm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensisLittle EgretLittle EgretEgretta garzetta

Hotspots with the most records

  1. Entebbe Botanical GardenCentral Region510 species
  2. Lake Mburo NPWestern Region620 species
  3. Mabamba SwampCentral Region494 species
  4. Kibale NPWestern Region598 species
  5. Bigodi SwampWestern Region487 species
  6. Murchison Falls NP – North sideNorthern Region521 species
  7. Queen Elizabeth II NPWestern Region614 species
  8. Budongo Forest Reserve – Royal MileWestern Region530 species
  9. Bwindi-Impenetrable NP – RuhijaWestern Region539 species
  10. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – BuhomaWestern Region516 species
  11. Queen Elizabeth II NP – Kazinga Channel Boat TripWestern Region427 species
  12. Queen Elizabeth II NP – Kasenyi TrackWestern Region447 species
All 43 hotspots
  1. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Entrance RoadWestern Region357 species
  2. Queen Elizabeth II NP – Ishasha SectorWestern Region521 species
  3. Semuliki NPWestern Region575 species
  4. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Waterfall WalkWestern Region379 species
  5. Murchison Falls NP – Boat trip Paraa to Murchison FallsWestern Region403 species
  6. Mabira ForestCentral Region418 species
  7. Lake Mburo NP – Entrance RoadWestern Region409 species
  8. Queen Elizabeth II NP – MweyaWestern Region488 species
  9. Mabamba Swamp – Main channelCentral Region386 species
  10. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Ruhija to Broadbill WalkWestern Region353 species
  11. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Buhoma TrackWestern Region321 species
  12. Bwindi-Impenetrable NP – 'The Neck'Western Region414 species
  13. Uganda Wildlife Education CentreCentral Region282 species
  14. Bwindi-Impenetrable NP – Mubwindi SwampWestern Region435 species
  15. Murchison Falls NP – PakubaNorthern Region398 species
  16. Bigodi Ecotourism Research CentreWestern Region361 species
  17. Semuliki NP – Kirumya TrailWestern Region416 species
  18. Chimpanzee Forest LodgeWestern Region340 species
  19. Lake Mburo NP – Boat RideWestern Region408 species
  20. Mgahinga Gorilla NPWestern Region399 species
  21. Queen Elizabeth II NP – Northern SectorWestern Region427 species
  22. Rwakobo Rock LodgeWestern Region357 species
  23. Queen Elizabeth II NP – Kazinga ChannelWestern Region421 species
  24. Lutembe Bay Ramsar SiteCentral Region321 species
  25. Ziwa Rhino SanctuaryCentral Region368 species
  26. Kidepo Valley NPNorthern Region466 species
  27. Murchison Falls NP – Boat trip Paraa to Victoria Nile DeltaWestern Region418 species
  28. NabukosiEastern Region210 species
  29. Queen Elizabeth II NP – Kazinga Channel BridgeWestern Region377 species
  30. Murchison Falls NP – Nile RiverWestern Region413 species
  31. Queen Elizabeth NP – Ishasha RdWestern Region430 species

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All species recorded · 941