Uganda · Western Region

Budongo Forest Reserve – Royal Mile

530 species and 32,038 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: June–August, with up to 244 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

African Pygmy KingfisherAfrican Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaWhite-thighed HornbillWhite-thighed HornbillBycanistes albotibialisChestnut-capped FlycatcherChestnut-capped FlycatcherErythrocercus mccalliiChocolate-backed KingfisherChocolate-backed KingfisherHalcyon badiaYellow-crested WoodpeckerYellow-crested WoodpeckerChloropicus xantholophusFraser's Rufous ThrushFraser's Rufous ThrushStizorhina fraseriChestnut Wattle-eyeChestnut Wattle-eyeDyaphorophyia castaneaRufous-crowned EremomelaRufous-crowned EremomelaEremomela badicepsTambourine DoveTambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaWestern OrioleWestern OrioleOriolus brachyrynchusBarn SwallowBarn SwallowHirundo rusticaYellow-throated TinkerbirdYellow-throated TinkerbirdPogoniulus subsulphureusLittle Grey GreenbulLittle Grey GreenbulEurillas gracilisBuff-throated ApalisBuff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularis

Species seen regularly, by month

Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.

Nearby hotspots

  1. Murchison Falls NP – Boat trip Paraa to Victoria Nile Delta61 km418 species
  2. Murchison Falls NP – Boat trip Paraa to Murchison Falls63 km403 species
  3. Murchison Falls NP – Nile River64 km413 species
  4. Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary66 km368 species
  5. Murchison Falls NP – North side70 km521 species
  6. Murchison Falls NP – Pakuba70 km398 species

All 530 species recorded here

Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Budongo Forest Reserve – Royal Mile?

June–August. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 244 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Budongo Forest Reserve – Royal Mile?

530 species, from 32,038 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Budongo Forest Reserve – Royal Mile in November?

The most recorded in November: African Pygmy Kingfisher, White-thighed Hornbill, Chestnut-capped Flycatcher, Chocolate-backed Kingfisher and Yellow-crested Woodpecker.

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.