Uganda Birding Safaris are interesting! The country is a gem for ornithologists and a birders’ ultimate destination Uganda has more bird species per square kilometer than any other country of Africa and has a national list of over 1010 species of birds. Out of this figure more than half the bird species that can be found in the whole of Africa.
Diversification of Uganda is as a result of its variety of habitants: arid semi-dessert, rich savannahs, snow capped mountains, lowland and montane rainforests, vast wetlands, volcanoes and an Afro-alpine zone. Uganda covers an altitude from 650 to 5000 meters above sea level.
Forests:
Uganda boasts some of the best remaining natural forests in Africa and one particular region is the Albertine Rift Endemic area (ARE), which has 38 species of birds confined to Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Congo. Of these ARE’s Uganda has 25 mostly confined to the forests of Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Ichuya forest, and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Parks in the southwest.
Wetlands:
On your birding safari through Uganda, you are expected to find almost 550 avian species in one park alone - 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. "In terms of its size, Uganda is the richest country for birds in Africa.” And this immense volume and diversity occurs miraculously in a space which keen birders can cover in a relatively short visit.
UGANDA BIRDING SAFARIS
Queen Elizabeth Birding Tour - 5 days birding safari in Queen Elizabeth national park, game viewing, chimpanzee tracking from the Kyambura gorge, launch trips on the Kazinga channel frequented by large numbers of hippos and birds including migrants. Details of the Birding Safari>> |
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Uganda Birding Safari - 5 days birding tour to Entebbe environments, Lake Mburo well known for its Acacia associated bird species, water birds, wetland birds and forest birds. Other activities include game viewing in Lake Mburo national park, boat rides on Lake Mburo. Details of the Birding Safari>> |
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Uganda Birding Tour - 10 Days birding to the Mabamba swamp renowned for its rare shoebill stork, Lake Mburo national park, Queen Elizabeth national park with over 600 bird species, and Bwindi Gorilla Park. Other activities include mountain gorilla tracking from Bwindi Gorilla park, launch trip on Kazinga channel etc. Details of the Birding Safari>> |
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Wildlife, Primates & Birding safari - 15 days birding from the Entebbe environments, Budongo Forest, Murchison Falls, Kibale, Queen Elizabeth, Bwindi Gorilla Forest, Lake Mburo and Mabira Forest. Other safari activities include game viewing, launch trips, mountain gorilla tracking. Details of the Birding Safari>> |
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