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22 DAY UGANDA BIRDING AND NATURE TOUR ITINERARY
Date: July 17 To August 7, 2017
Tour Leader: Crammy Wanyama
Trip Report and all photos by Crammy Wanyama
Madagascar Pond Heron- A rare sighting encountered with this big catch
Intro:
This 22 day Uganda birding and Nature trip was a customized for three. We covered a multitude of habitats Uganda the “Pearl of Africa” is gifted with. We birded inland fresh water shower lines & and rivers, woodlands, bushes and thickets, true Savanna, from Montane to mid elevation and down to lowland forests. Covering the African continent’s most important birdlife biomes – Albertine Rift Montane Forest, East Sudanian Savannah, Northern Acacia-Commiphora Bushlands and thickets, Northern Congolian Forest-Savanna Mosaic, Victoria Basin Forest-Savannah Mosaic, and Zambezian Flooded Grasslands, among others. We did well with local specialties; getting some of Africa’s most sought-after species- Shoebill, Grauer’s Broadbill, Green-breasted Pitta, Eastern Mountain Gorilla and Common Chimpanzee. Well favoured by weather, generally. Some evening showers were well appreciated for cooler mornings. The country was generally green which is normally the case during and after the rain seasons, and probably best times for breeding resident species
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We came across 562 bird species of which leader and at least a member in the group saw 533, 22 were only heard and 7 seen by leader only. 54 species of mammals were seen, 51 of these by the group and 3 by guide only. 9 species of reptiles seen
Day 1 – July 17, 2017: Arrival For Tour.
As the arrival time for the flight was getting closer, the weather was perfect for birding with a 25 degrees cc average temperature. At the airport, Hans showed up fast and together we waited for Dominick and Andre. Telling me about the flight, Little Swifts showed up, becoming the first bird with one of the participants of the tour. The two show up and before leaving the airport, we already got to a few birds; Little Swifts, Grey-backed Fiscal, Red-eyed Dove, Black-headed Heron, Ruppell’s Starling, African Pipit and Cattle Egret. It was a seven minutes drive from the airport to Entebbe Traveller’s Inn where the first Ugandan night was to be spent. On the way to the Inn, got a pair of Hadada Ibis, 5 Spur-winged Lapwings- these have adopted pretty well to the airport field, you would expect finding them along shower lines, and savannah parks! Pied Crow, Pied and Woodland Kingfishers.
We got to the Inn in good time for afternoon birding, so we made the best use we could of the place; checked in, had a quick briefing and off to the Entebbe Botanical Gardens. These gardens are much rewarding compared to some usual ones; it is
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Northern Black Flycatcher- Good observations of this and other family members
A few meters to the entrance, we got a singing and preening Northern Black Flycatcher who was sharing a power-line with two Woodland Kingfishers. The group got a head of me with a Common (Dark-capped) Bulbul, and together we got our first pair of Hooded Vultures that were followed by uncooperative Northern Puffback and Egyptian Geese perched and calling up in the trees.
A pair of preening Black-and-White Casqued Hornbills showed up before we got destructed by a stunning male of the Scarlet-chested Sunbird and then one calling Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird who we managed to get good observations of a few minutes later. Marabou Stork and African Openbill presented very well, we got very good views of a couple of Red-billed Firefinch and a very close by, a pair of Tawny- flanked Prinia was busy feeding their your, we got good views of Olive-bellied, Collared and Red-chested Sunbirds, African Yellow White-eyes and a family of Mantled Guereza at this spot. Continuing our walk towards the lake, we caught sight of a pair of Ross’s Turaco roosting in a not best position for observation. We went a little closer to a position where we got a lot more acceptable views. While trying out some photography, a pair of earlier poorly observed Crowned Hornbills showed up with three more individuals, the light was really good on these birds and the fact that they were at eye level and a lot more closer than the Turacos, we switched attention to them. Continuing with the walk, we added Broad-billed Roller, Vieillot’s
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Weaver, a couple of Great Blue Turacos, Angola Swallow, Hamerkop, Wahlberg’s Eagle, a singing Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat, Winding Cisticola some distant Long- tailed and Great Cormorants. Still scanning in the distance, we locked on two a pair of White-backed Night-herons whom we decided to walk down to for closer looks. We got closer looks with a few branches crossing between us and the birds. Other very good birds seen along the shoreline included our targeted- Orange Weaver, Black-headed, Slender-billed and Village Weavers, Black Crake, a juvenile Blue- headed Coucal, a pair of Black-headed Gonolek, Grey-capped Warbler, White- chinned Prinia, Mayer’s Parrot, Swamp Flycatcher, Klaas’s Cuckoo, African thrush, a pair of Palmnut Vultures parched in the tree tops and later fly by for better observations, Striated Herons, Yellow-throated Long-claw- spotted out be Andre, African Green and Speckled Pigeons, and a pair of Yellow-throated Greenbuls.
We retired to the Inn, perfect timing for checklist, diner and first Ugandan night for the team.
Day 2 – July 18, 2017: Birding Mabamba Wetland And Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park.
We had our first early breakfast getting set for Mabamba Wetland. The Shoebill being the most iconic bird of the trip, we gave attention to getting to the location. However, this is Uganda, you can hardly bird to your location without some good birds coming into your way. Some fifteen minutes drive towards Kampala got us to a dirt road, which is quicker access to Mabamba. Driving past big colonies of breading Vieillot’s and Village Weavers, we got o our first pair of Double-toothed Barbet perched at the highest point of one pretty large dead tree, nearby was a Northern Black Flycatcher whose views were not really better than the previous one at Entebbe Botanical Gardens. While still observing the barbets, a White-shouldered Black-Tit came in; we got good looks at this one being able to pick out his pale iris. Driving along, a quick fly-over sighting of the African Hobby by me alone, one flitting African Blue Flycatcher somehow attracted the attention of Northern Puffback and Common Bulbul and off they started mobbing each other. We drove past a maize mill and got eight Village Indigobirds by the power lines, urban seed-eating birds love these spots. We saw a few more Angola Swallows, Pin-tailed Whydah, Fan- tailed Widowbird, Grey Kestrel, African Pied Wagtail and as we were approaching Mabamba, we got fly-off views of Yellow-fronted Canary and a well displaying Brimstone Canary.
We got to the boat and headed for the famous and lovely marshes. A pair of Swamp Flycatchers accompanied by a very nice and patient Hamerkop, Blue-headed Coucal, Malachite Kingfisher and some very audible Winding Cisticolas, received us. We got
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The Shoebill- We saw three individuals of the most iconic bird of the trip
It was close to lunchtime, so we decided to drive ahead and enjoy our packed one at the welcoming Flamingo Joint at the equator. Here we would conserve two birds within a single moment; enjoy lunch and the equator experience. We managed to add another Wahlberg’s Eagle, Little Swift and Mayer’s Parrot during our lunch stop. Driving towards lake Mburo National park, we added Lilac Breasted Rollers, eighteen Long-crested Eagles and Banded Snake-Eagle. A quick stop by the famous Kaku Swamp earned us Yellow-billed Stork, Comb Duck, over one hundred threatened Grey-crowned Cranes were added to the two spotted earlier by Andre. These Cranes are always nice to get and observe, not only because of their graceful
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Day 3 – August 19, 2013: Birding Lake Mburo and National Park.
Lake Mburo was quite dry, I wished the rain we drove ahead of when leaving the equator got fell here. Our early breakfast did not only tend to our stomachs but also to the pleasure of our eyes; scanning around the facility from our table, the first eye- shine we got to was a Greater Galago (nocturnal primate) and as some bit of light was showing up, Verraeux’s Eagle-Owl was calling so we scanned for the sound and in a few meters a pair was busy preening, therefore scoping views were handy. A pair of duetting Tropical Boubou and Tantalus monkeys also showed up.
Heading into the park for the boat ride, a few birds kept attracting our attention, starting with our second pair of Red-headed Weaver, followed by a calling Slate- coloured Boubou which unfortunately never showed up! Red-faced Crombec, Little Weaver, very fast flying Red-headed Lovebirds while doing some paper work which was swiftly accomplished, Southern Black Flycatcher, Emerald-spotted Wood-dove, Black-headed Batis, Senegal Lapwing, White-backed Vultures, Little Bee-eater, Red- necked Francolins another Common Scimitarbill. At the boat ride, we started off with the search of a Shinning Blue Kingfisher, Moses our boat rider and a good birder and also a ranger working with Uganda Wildlife Authority had seen a single individual here, the efforts paid off well as a very participants got undoubtedly good views. Other Good birds including some we had seen earlier like Malachite Kingfisher showed up while we focused on finding the African Finfoot and the very attractive and Near Threatened Papyrus Gonolek. We saw two of the Gonolek individuals at the same spot as the very skittish Greater Swamp Warblers, and a few meters backwards; we got a well-hidden Little Bittern. Heading the other way of the lake, we got our first African Finfoot, this individual was female and sub adult.
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African Finfoot was well seen too
We added two more, which include one very nice male, Common Sandpiper, a couple of African Fish Eagles and Lesser Stripped Swallows before getting off the waters. Game driving our way out side the pack, we tried our luck for a few more birds, Yellow-breasted Apalis, Greater Blue-eared Starling, Buff-bellied Warbler, Black Cuckoo-shrike, Chin-spot Batis, Golden-backed Weaver, and Brown-backed Scrub-Robin were among those upgraded to seen. We soon got back to the sealed road and headed Southwest of Uganda, quite a lengthy drive as you start heading up to Kisoro which is at some 1900meters above see lever, this is some 600 meters higher than lake Mburo National Park! Along the way, we added both dark and white morph of Augur Buzzard, Cinnamon-Chested Bee-eater, and African Stonechat, getting White-winged Swamp Warbler out by the book at one of the Papyrus and Yellow Bishop male on breeding plumage. Hottentot Teal, Three-banded Plover and Black Saw-wing were added at a pond some fifteen kilometers to Kisoro town where we spent our night prior to the next day’s birding of Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. Nile Bush Buck, Hippopotamus, Topi, Maneless Zebra and Straw-coloured Fruit bats which welcomed to Kisoro Travellers Inn were the trip’s new mammals.
Day 4 – Birding Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
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An early breakfast in high birding spirit this morning, saw us to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park; being our first location with in the mighty Albertine Rift, we looked forward to the start of pocketing the endemics.
The secretive Rwenzori Turaco was one of our Mgahinga highlights
This small National Park lies with in the Virunga ranges, which are famed for being home to the endangered Eastern Mountain Gorilla, volcanoes and of course unmatchable scenery on the African continent, is very ideal for an extended Uganda birding tour to enhance a good record of this region’s endemics. We got there in good time and found Chubb’s Cisticola immediately upon arrival, making it our second bird of the day after Cape Robin-Chat, which we had seen on our way. Starting the walk with a ranger, a pair of Northern Double-collared Sunbirds showed up and trying to be careful not to step into African Buffalo dung, a big leap got us on Streaky Seed-eaters. Rwenzori Batis- our first albertine rift slowed continuing our walk up into the ranges, and throwing us into a feeding frenzy of Variable, Green- headed, Collared and Stuhlmann’s Sunbird which was one of our targets for this morning, Lesser Honeyguide, Mountain Yellow Warbler, Eastern Mountain Greenbul, were also added at this spot. Walking a head, a calling Western Tinkerbird tempted us into finding him as did the endemic Archer’s Robin-Chat, the last two were very cooperative so we all got descent views. Thick-billed Seed-eater, Rameron Pigeons and Dusky Turtle Dove were also added to our list. We worked heard for a calling Doherty’s Bush-shrike with no pay as he was calling from the back
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Walking higher to the gorge of Mountain Sabinyo, we added Yellow-whiskered Greenbuls tending to a young one, a distant flying Mountain Buzzard, Stripe- breasted Tit, Common Waxbills, Yellow-crowned Canary, the Secretive Mountain Sooty Boubou, a few more Rwenzori Turacos, heard Abyssinian Thrush, saw Kandt’s Waxbill, Chestnut-throated Apalis, African Hill Babbler, White-starred Robin and Regal Sun.
Stuhlmann’s Sunbird
A solitary Golden Monkey heard us coming and stole himself away quick before the participants in the group could observe him. We had our lunch at a fancy montane forest spot over looking the other well-set side and hoping for some new birds. Heading back down with the intention of doing one big loop, we bettered our views of Rwenzori Turaco, got Red-faced Woodland Warbler, and Dusky Brown Flycatcher. The loop is always an interesting option especially during the heat of the day, the bamboo are the best for keeping one calm while they walk under naturally
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This mission that we nearly gave up on because of the perfect camouflage behaviour, paid off with two individuals. We got better views of some birds seen earlier when we got to the more open habitat of the park including a gliding Immature of Crowned Eagle and Olive Woodpecker just before boarding our vehicle back to Kisoro to mark the end of an excellent forest birding start. Two more new birds while heading to Kisoro Travellers Inn- African Yellow Warbler and White- throated Bee-Eater were also upgraded to seen.
Day 5 – July 21, 2017: Birding To Ruhija of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
It is only three hours drive to Ruhija, so we decided to do roadside birding at Echuya, a small chunk of montane forest under the management of the National Forest, thanks to their conservation efforts. This is a good spot to add up some more Albertine Rift endemics including the endangered and highly sought-after Grauer’s Rush Warbler. We managed to see one individual with out hustle at our second stop at Muchuya, which is a highland swamp; it has got to be this kind of habitat to get this species. Our first stop was very productive starting off with Sharp’s starling that showed up before we were all set for picking them out after getting out of the vehicle. At this very spot, much better eye-level views of Regal and Bronze Sunbird were enjoyed while they were feeding in the flowering lesser lobelia, Seimund’s Sunbird, Black-tailed Oriole, a few more White-necked Ravens, Black-faced Apalis, Banded Prinia, Petit’s Cuckoo-shrike, both male and female Ruwenzori Olive Woodpecker Abyssinian Thrush, Rwenzori Batis, White-browed Crombec, good looks at a freshly fledged White-starred Robin, Mountain Sooty Boubou and fantastic views of Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird. We heard Red-chested Cuckoo, Doherty’s Bush-shrike, and Evergreen Forest Warbler, flyby views of Yellow-belied Waxbill and also looked for Ruaha Chat without success as we headed to Gorilla Mist Camp our next accommodation for lunch.
Getting a bit cooler, we headed for an evening walk along the famous community trail. It is quite easy birding because you get to see some Bwindi Impenetrable forest tough specialties at and below eye level on one side of the trail. Andre and Dominik had got themselves much better vies of Yellow-bellied Waxbills and Golden- breasted Bunting during the after lunch break. Our walk started off with African Yellow White-eye and Common Bulbul who frequented our evening activity, adding on Black-necked, Black-billed weavers and the Albertine rift endemic Strange Weaver, the very skittish Grauer’s Warbler, Cardinal Woodpecker, not the best
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Day 6 – July 22, 2017: Birding Ruhija to Mubwindi Swamp.
A rain party is a blessed one so should be a day. The heavy thunderstorms brought heavy rain in the night; this was really appreciated because Ruhija and its forest really needed it although we highly would have wished for dry grounds for our birding hike. You expect slippery birding trails when it trains in montane forests, well they did not get to the worrying state since this was the first heavy rain in a while. It was very misty over the forest making it hard to observe birds so we decided to first do a twenty minutes drive along the road for Handsome Francolin chances.
We could not wish for better views of the rare Grauer’s Broadbill
We did not get lucky with them during the drive but got them when heading on the designed forest birding trail. Dark, it still was and the mist occupied most parts of the forest for the whole day, we somehow were lucky with several clearings for good bird observation. The first flock brought us Black-throated Apalis, Strange Weaver, White-browed Crombec, White-headed Wood-hoopoe, Brown-capped Weaver,
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Tropical forest birding can be hard if compared to open country, the birds are always on the move, twigs and leaves covering some of their parts, several falling leaves and neck-craners in the canopy. So to maximize sightings, you take slow walks, several stops, clear ears and rolling eyes to pick out the birds. We managed to add Willcock’s Honeyguide, not the best view though, a flock of Slender-billed Starlings, Stuhlmann’s Starlings, Blue-headed Sunbird, Grey Cuckoo-Shrike, Evergreen Forest Warbler which we worked hard for, Yellow-eyed Black-Flycatcher and toruensis White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher. On getting down to the streams we started nailing top highlight- we got up to seven individuals of Grauer’s Broadbill by the end of the day of which two were nestlings who we managed to observe through the scopes as the parents brought food to feed them. Ayres’s Hawk-Eagle, Grauer’s Warbler and Grauer’s Rush-Warbler, Waller’s Starling, Red-headed Malimbe, Yellow-streaked Greenbul, Dusky Tit, Rwenzori Apalis, Tiny Sunbird, Black-tailed Oriole, Banded Prinia were among the many we manage to see by the time we returned to Gorilla Mist Camp.
Day 7 – July 23, 2017: Mountain Gorilla Tracking
Eastern Mountain Gorillas
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A clear morning when heading out for this forever lingering experience is a good sign especially if you had rain a night before. The Eastern Mountain Gorillas are such vulnerable primates with only about 850 individuals in the wild and yet none in the zoos world over. Endeavouring to pay USD 600 is with not doubt a great contribution to their conservation. We headed to the information point for the Gorilla family allocation and tracking. Our tracking point was Ruhija which is one of the four Mountain Gorilla tracking sections in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, four families of these great and peaceful apes are at this location and all habituated for the famous activity. The three members of the team got allocated to Bitukura Family and joined with five more members to get the maximum number of tourists for a family in a day. The hike was pretty easy and the experience, like a dream, in happening and days after the activity. A total of eight individuals were seen including a younger Black-back trying to imitate a Silverback’s walking style.
We went for roadside birding in the afternoon birding after two hours break from tracking, there is not a much traffic and yet the habitat is pretty much primary forest by the road edges. We got our first Blue monkey this afternoon and started collecting up our birds which included several species seen earlier and a very cooperative albertine rift endemic Red-throated Alethe, this we managed to observe extremely very well as he flicked his wings. Heading back to the camp presented a second encounter of the Handsome Francolin.
Day 8 – July 24, 2017: Birding to Buhoma through the famous “Neck”
Heading to Buhoma is expected to produce a lot more new birds because this section of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is located at a much lower elevation. The morning was generally a cool weather with mist views over the forest as we drove down to the “neck”; it is usual with this spot that you hardly get disappointed. So, our first flock started off with a flock of Greenbuls which included Toro Olive, Little, Gray, Plain, Yellow-whiskered & Ansorge’s, Tullberg’s Woodpecker (Fine- banded), these mixed up with White-chinned Prinia which were busy making their way through the undergrowth together with a Black-billed Weaver that later showed up stunningly well, one Speckled Tinkerbird saved us the trouble of looking for one which was calling at the top of the canopy and a young one begging to be fed got us to more satisfactory views of Seimund’s Sunbird. Around the same spot, searching through moving leaves, the Brown-throated Wattle-eye got uncovered, Grey-green Bush-shrike in the canopy, a few steps ahead we spent a moment observing a family of Red-faced Woodland Warblers which consisted of two young males, mother and father and fine observations of a pair of hunting Black Bee- eaters. Looking around we found a flowering Symphonia tree a few meters away,
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Going for the afternoon birding session started with an exciting moment, being showered with birds from every angle in a fruiting Ficus natalensis tree; The Yellow- spotted Barbet which we had heard at the “Neck” showed up in good numbers, Grey-throated Barbet, a couple of very audible Yellow-throated Greenbuls, one very photogenic feeding Mackinnon’s Shrike, Blue-throated Brown Sunbird and a lovely female Pink-footed Puffback. Activity started going down suddenly then we noticed rain was on way towards us! Bronze-naped Pigeon flew over us in a manner of going ahead of the rain and a flock of swifts showed up, delivering to us hundreds of African and White-rumped plus a few Horus. Out-birded by rain for one and a half hours, we headed back to the lodge and got set for our very long list before a wonderful diner.
Day 9 – July 25, 2017: Birding Buhoma Main Trail.
A good and clear morning is what we had this day, and normally after a previous evening of rain, the mornings are likely to be very productive. This was the case with us as well. We started off with the Secondary forest which has regenerated with in the last twenty-five years, at Buhoma, this section is a must do especially before the primary forest clears up well. Studying a busy mixed flock which lasted for about twenty five minutes we got better views of both the male and female Pink-footed Puffback, Cabani’s Greenbuls feeding through the undergrowth to mid strata, Gray, kakamegae Shelly’s, Red-tailed, Slender-billed and Yellow-whiskered Greenbuls, Luhder’s Bush-shrike, and one male Cardinal Woodpecker. Continuing along the walk, we did some bit of hard work to add Blue-Shouldered Robin-Chat just after getting the Red-capped Robin-Chat, the Grey-winged Robin-Chat which is smaller than the first two completely eluded us this morning. Getting to the primary forest Narrow-tailed Starlings nesting in a dead tree by the trail side, got plenty of our attention as did the gorgeous Bar-tailed Trogon, displaying African Broadbill, Grey-
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Day 10 – July 26, 2017: Birding to Queen Elizabeth National Park
We were not ready to start our long birding drive into complete new habitats which occur in Queen Elizabeth National Park, a famous UNESCO world Biosphere Reserve because the previous evening we had tried Many-coloured Bush-shrike in vain so we decided to do another try. All went well, getting a pair of this ever exciting to see forest specialty. African Emerald Cuckoo male also showed up very well for our viewing before we left the forest. Driving to QENP, our first new bird was a Snowy crowned Robin-Chat, a pair of this we saw well in a fight as we went to try better our views on the African Wood-owl at their day roost.
Getting into Savanna, new birds started showing up very well, Red-shouldered Cuckoo-shrike being among the first ones. Black-headed Batis, Sulphur-breasted Bush-shrike that is equally as attractive as the earlier one but underrated because of their abundant distribution! We got Croaking, Zitting, Red-faced Cisticola, and Stout Cisticolas all new to our list, plus a pair of White-headed Barbets, Greater Honeyguide, Endangered Lappet-faced Vulture, road side feeding Fawn-breasted and Crimson-rumped Waxbills, White-winged Black Tit, Compact & Spectacled Weavers, Marsh Tchagra, Wire-tailed, Mosque and Rufous-chested Swallows, two very good ones Madagascar Pond Heron and Greater-painted Snipe at one of the ponds along the Ishasha main road drive, Mariqua, Copper, Purple-banded and Olive-belied Sunbirds, African Grey and Nubian Woodpeckers were among the new ones for the day.
Quite distant views of a well-grown male African Bush Elephant resulted into our first Ele and views of hundreds of Kob.
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Uganda Kob performance at lekking ground
Day 11 –July 27, 2017: Birding Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Birding the Kasenyi plains is typical game-bird watching kind of a safari, the habitat here is grasslands, thickets with sparse distributions of Euphorbia Candelabrum and a few thorny species bushes. Driving to the plains, we stopped by the papyrus to add up some Acrocephalus warblers, this we did, getting both Lesser & Greater Swamp Warblers not forgetting mega bonus views of two Papyrus Gonolek who showed without with hard work. Grassland birds started showing up when we got to the tracks, Rufous-naped Lark, followed by Flappet, White-tailed and Red-capped. Attraction to Vultures facing one direction which seemed to be at the back did not show us what exactly was back their, simply because we could not get there, off tracking was not ours to consider in the interest of conservation but landed us on a Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl who was on the ground and seeming like was on the same cause as the Vultures. The next five minutes drive led us to a coalition of two young male lions who were doing an easy morning, this is expected of these big cuts during say. We continued birding, richening our list with Jackson’s Pipit, Kittlitz’ Plover, Southern Red Bishop, White-headed and Hooded Vultures which are both critically endangered, Diederik Cuckoo, intra African migratory Brown-chested Lapwing, Mourning Collared Dove, White-winged Widowbird flock, the tiny Wing-snapping Cisticola. A visit to Bunyampaka salt lake rewarded us with a reasonable number of Near-threatened Lesser Flamingos and one Black-winged Stilts.
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We headed to the Mweya peninsular to catch up with the popular Kazinga Channel boat ride, this does not disappoint, the showers are filled with game and shorebirds in the afternoon, usually. African Buffaloes and Hippopotami show up in hundreds as they keep their bodies in the water to stay cool and parasite free. We managed to spot African Spoonbills from a distance, and continued adding more shower birds although the Palearctic migrants are not here around this time of the year. The few we got included Marsh, Wood add Common Sandpiper, Pink-backed Pelican, Grey- hooded Gull, Comb Duck, Water Thick-knee, Great Cormorant, and Dwarf Bittern as we got to the finishing point of the boat. We added a lioness as we headed to the Bush Lodge, a lot More interesting to look at.
Day 12 – July 28, 2017: Birding to Kibale National Park.
This is basically travel day to Kibale National Park the world primate capital. We drove our way by the panoramic views of the Mountains of the Moon (Rwenzori) ranges through Fort Portal to our destination adding Black Bishop and Little Rush Warbler on the way. Getting to Kibale Forest Camp a very nice place with in a forest of its own, Central African Red Colobus and Red-tailed Monkey were part of the welcoming committee. The former being restricted to Kibale and Semuliki Forest in East Africa and yet threatened here because the Common Chimpanzee preys on them! We had our warm lunch and later were set for the popular Bigodi Sanctuary Swamp Walk.
Bigodi Sanctuary Swamp walk is basically going around Riverine forest and board walking through papyrus swamp. Most of the tree including Ficus species were fruiting, with this kind of timing, we got primates in good numbers, including Uganda Mangabey, Central African Colobus, Mantled Guereza, Red-tailed Monkey, Olive Baboon and L’Hoest’s Monkeys. The same ficus fruits are great for Turacos, so we got good views of Great Blue and heard Ross’s. At the beginning we spent a few minutes finding the White-spotted Flufftail with which we succeeded. We got four African Shrike Flycatchers, one species of the few Vangidae on Africa Mainland, Purple-headed Starling, the only glossy blue starling with a dark eye in the country, and enjoyed our third sighting of the Black Bee-eater, which was spotted by Hans. We wanted to go to bed early in preparation for another big day which was would feature the search for one of Africa’s most sought after birds- Green-breasted Pitta and man’s closest living relatives- Common Chimpanzee and was to start much earlier than all the previous starts.
Day 13 – July 29. 2017: Birding Kibale and Chimpanzee Tracking
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Breakfast at 0515hr and thirty minutes later we started our fifteen minutes drive to the starting spot where we linked up with our ranger to head into this beautiful and well-protected forest. It is still dark by this time but a good idea in order to get the Green-breasted Pitta display spot.
Green-breasted Pitta, seen very well
This is one of Africa’s hardest birds to find when in the right habitat and yet highly sought-after, so we did everything by the book and got to the most likely spot in just perfect time for GBP display. The first two displays were some two hundred meters apart so we kept track of them and ended up at one spot where another joined them. Tough finding them when they are displaying some sixteen meters over head yet under the cover of mid-strata, the three displayed for about two minutes but we could not find them even when they switched from one tree to another above the cover until they disappeared! No more display, no nothing for reasonable time! We decided to walk around and look everywhere with in the surrounding, hoping to find at least one feeding probably on the ground. Walking around presented walks through huge Forest Elephant footprints, two Narina Trogons, excellent views of Scaly-breasted & Brown Illadopsis, Leaf-love, White-throated Greenbul, Red- chested Cuckoo, flitting views of Yellow-mantled Weaver, Gray Apalis up in the canopy, Blue-throated Brown-Sunbird and one healthy family of Crested Guineafowls.
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Almost given up on GBP and heading back to the camp for a warm lunch before heading for Chimpanzee tracking which was planned for 1400hrs, a single individual which was all we needed is flushed by our movements, goes round two trees, back to the ground to get busy again. We all had very fine views of a nesting material collecting Green-breasted Pitta, enjoying some fifteen minutes observation and headed to the camp.
1400hrs, the team headed to the forest again with the ranger to track Common Chimpanzees, lucky team on a lucky day the Chimps were found with in thirty minutes, studied, photographed and an extremely happy team by the end of the day.
Day 14 – July 30, 2017: Birding Kibale Forest and Transfer to Fort Portal Town.
Having had a very successful previous day with Green-breasted Pitta in our pocket, we decided not to head back to the forest but rather do some easier birding along the main road which goes through the forest. It is more open here, low traffic and the recent paving of the road, made life much easier. We did a few stops and the birds we saw, were worth the decision. The first stop getting us the secretive Western Nicator which we had heard doing Bigodi wetland walk, Views of Red- tailed Bristlebill, Mottled Swift & Alpine Swifts, the ponking sounds of the Yellow- throated us attracted into looking for them and finding an adult tending to a young one, a displaying Blue-breasted Kingfisher and failed trial for Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo. Driving a head, I pulled over to check out some starlings in search for Chestnut-winged Starling and ended into a mixed flock that brought along Yellow- mantled Weaver, Gray Apalis, Violet-backed Starling, and a very nice pair of the canopy loving Afep Pigeon. We also added Cassin’s Honeyguide, Green Hylia, and Black-and-White Mannikins.
We transferred to Fort Portal after our lunch ahead of next day’s birding of Semuliki Forest, a true birder’s heaven.
Day 15 – July 31, 2017: Birding Semuliki National Park.
An early morning breakfast followed by an hour and twenty minutes drive got us to Semuliki Forest with a fly-off view of the Black Goshawk on the way. This is always awaited hike because of the forest’s impressive list of localities which are a result of being the furthest eastern extension of the famous lowland forest of DR Congo. A bit of tough birding today because of the thick forest, high canopy trees that some birds really favour, it had been raining recently for the last three days so we had boggy trails, we did not feel this much, thanks to our rubber boots and the some of the good birds we really wanted see.
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We started off with trying to find Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill, which we did not get immediately but did later, Orange-cheeked Waxbills and Bronze-naped Pigeon, which we got with out hustle. The continued birding hike on deferent trails in the forest showed Black-headed and both red and white morph of African Paradise Flycatcher. While working on the hornbills we nailed Piping, Red-billed Dwarf, African Pied and Crowned.
Chestnut-capped Flycatcher
We got feeding groups of Chestnut-capped Flycatcher which is now Cettiidae warbler, Yellow-throated Nicator, Red-rumped Tinkerbird more others among Semuliki localities and a few lowland tough birds; Lowland Sooty Boubou although very skulky did not escape the eyes of the team, brilliant views of Yellow-browed Camaroptera, at a single eighteen meters stretch occupied by safari ants, we got a huge collections and a very busy moment- Forest Robin, Fire-crested Alethe, Lesser & Red-tailed Bristlebill, Red-tailed, Gray, Xavier’s Greenbuls, Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher, Buff-spotted Woodpecker, calls of Chestnut-breasted Nigrita, Jameson’s Wattle-eye and Grant’s Bluebill were also heard at this same spot which developed into our turning point for our way back out of the forest and to Fort Portal.
We headed back to Fort Portal adding Black-winged Bishop and Singing Cisticola along one the way.
Day 16 – August 1, 2017: Transferring to Masindi
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Doing quite some driving hours to Masindi town for birding the famous Royal Mile the next day. These approximately eight hours of driving are juiced up with a few stops to have better looks at earlier seen birds and possible new one. For example; we spent some our morning minutes looking around the Fort Portal marsh in pursuit of the uncommon Northern Masked Weaver. An excitement that most probably might have been caused by a snake brought a number of birds at a spot and a pair of the two joining the happening. We happily proceeded after collecting up a few more good birds, which included the fairly common, Lesser Honeyguide and Little Rush Warbler. Another stop while driving through Kibale forest to find African Black Duck, instead brought us into a study of African Emerald Cuckoo male posing at the most visible spot to be mobbed a way so his female would lay eggs in hosts nest. Red- collared Widowbirds & quick flashy show of a Brown Twinspots disappearing before the team got on it! Black & Black-winged Bishops, a pair of Mariqua Sunbird, Sunbathing Black-and-White Casqued Hornbills, were among many tens seen.
We experienced rain on our way and upon arrival at Masindi making a much more cooler weather than where we were coming from. Being a transit day, the rain did not cost us birding. We got into our stay at Uganda’s oldest hotel and enjoyed a complete new setting of accommodation facility.
Mariqua Sunbird
Day 17 – July 2, 2017: Birding the Royal Mile of Budongo Forest.
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The royal mile named after a very popular King and hero of his people of the Nyoro Kingdom is one of Uganda’s most productive & desired Important Bird Areas. We had our early breakfast and started our approximately fifty minutes drive, picking three male Yellow-mantled Widowbirds as we drove through the sugarcane fields. Getting close to the starting point, we linked up with our site guide and headed to the forest. The cultivation area just before the forest is home to Heuglin’s Francolin, Black-bellied Firefinch, Cabanis’s Bunting, and Singing Cisticola, among several others that we managed to see.
Inside the forest felt really nice, the previous night’s heavy rain created a perfect birding weather more especially for the morning session. We started off with a super view of Black-bellied Seedcracker, followed by the acrobatic African Harrier-hawk. A lot of acceptably tough and neck-craning birds like Ituri Batis, the uncommon Uganda Woodland Warbler and canopy scans for Chocolate-backed kingfisher, African Pygmy, African Dwarf, Blue-breasted and Shinning Blue Kingfishers, a new Greenbul today being the Spotted, African Forest, Sooty, Grey-throated Tit and Black-headed Paradise Flycatchers, Lemmon-bellied, Rufous-crowned Eremomela, Golden-crowned and Brown-eared Woodpecker, Red-headed Bluebill, and excellent views of the majestic looking White-thighed Hornbills. A trophy for completing the mile was very nice views of Brown-chested Alethe moving back and forth collecting larvae that we assumed was for the young around the area and a well-perched Crested Malimbe for birders consumption.
Heading back to Masindi, we got good views of Whistling Cisticola. And a cool evening ignited by evening showers while we were having our buffet dinner.
Day 18 – August 3, 2017: Birding to Murchison Falls National Park
We were about to drop over 500 meters from our current elevation into the great East African Rift Valley and to enjoy this drive, Avian Safaris management planned ahead to drive through the fascinating Panoramic views of the Butiaba escarpment. We went around Masindi Hotel gardens looking out for the Black Goshawk which I had heard calling, unfortunately luck was not with us, so we headed to the evening before spot to try our third luck for the uncommon Grey-headed Oliveback. The Oliveback was feeding somewhere else, so we settled for a Moustached Grass Warbler and continued with our drive through the vast Kinyara sugar cane plantations acquiring very lovely views of the magnificent looking Purple Starlings.
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Abyssinian Ground Hornbill
Getting into the escarpment range, bird quality started changing; it was time to get some dry country, scrub and woodland specialties. Our first was the Northern Red Bishop so we had the Red Bishops sold out. Doing the escarpment, we got reminded to stop for some bit of birding walk by a very nice male Mocking Cliff-chat who in forming a correct conclusion tried to distract us into following him for most probably, nesting reasons. At the same spot, six individuals of Black-faced Waxbills showed up doing their way up a dried vine, this is the biggest number of individuals of this species I have seen in a single spot! The very beautiful, Beautiful Sunbird was also at this spot, we had extremely good views of all the birds at this spot, including the unmistakable Foxy Cisticola, and Scaly-throated Honeyguide.
Continuing with our drive, we stopped a few times for scenic photography, it was a clear sky and surrounding and Lake Albert showed up extremely very well, some of its best views I have ever had. We also added Bronze-tailed Starling to our list, good looks of some well coloured breeding males of Vitelline Masked Weaver, a distant scope view of Black-billed Barbet, Green-backed Eremomela, Cut-throat- this we looked hard for, Shelley’s Rufous Sparrow, Red-throated and Swallow-tailed Bee- eater, Brown Snake-eagle, Dark-chanting Goshawk, the always desired Abyssinian
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Ground Hornbills, four individuals of the very localized White-rumped Seed-eater and an accidental sighting of Grey-capped Social Weaver.
We later crossed the mighty river Nile to its northern bank with Uganda Wildlife’s well maintained Ferry and checked into Paraa Safari Lodge to enjoy more views of the Nile, adding African Darter- Uganda’s only Anhinga and two Gambian Sun- squirrels.
Day 19 – August 4, 2017: Birding Victoria Nile to the Delta and Game Drive.
We had a full morning breakfast and headed for the five hours boat ride to the Delta for a collection of some waterfowl and riverine forest and thicket specials, heading down stream, we got our first Vinacceous Doves, another pair of White-backed Herons after the one from Entebbe Botanical Gardens, Senegal Thick-knee, one Mega sighting being Pel’s Fishing Owl, more views of African Darter, a distant mighty looking Martial Eagle in the tree and distantly well spotted pair of Rothschild Giraffe walking along the horizon. It later turned into a quiet warm morning, felt on the way back to Paraa Safari Lodge our accommodation for a needed warm lunch.
In the afternoon we went out for a game drive with a plan of coming back in the evening, for a little later diner than usual, this intended to beef up our nightjars and other nocturnal wildlife list. We started off with a Speckle-fronted Weaver, added a well sunlit Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver, and mixed in some mammals; Lelwel’s Hartebeest, Oribi a very small savannah antelope species, Patas monkey, Side-striped Jackal, Slender and Savannah Mongoose. Continuing with the bird list, we added 7 Denham’s Bustard, Spotted Morning Thrush, Swallow-tailed Bee- eaters, Ruppell’s Griffon, Eastern Chanting Goshawk, Piapiac, Black-headed Lapwings, much better views of attractive Eurasian Hoopoe.
Heading back to our lodge was planed drive time in perfect timing for nightjars, this we confirmed with a total of seventeen Pennant-winged of which only three were female, Square tailed, Swamp and a guide’s only sighting of the tiny Slender-tailed. Our mammal list kept growing with both Marsh and White-tailed Mongoose and Bunyoro Rabbit. It was quite a long day but very productive one.
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Very fine looks at Denham’s Bustard during the afternoon drive
Day 20 – August 5, 2017: Game Drive and Boat Ride to the Bottom of the Murchison Falls.
The previous days activities were excellent according to our expectations, however we wanted to go back for another game drive- one in the morning hours and another boat ride on the White Nile to the Bottom of the mighty Murchison Falls. There were a few other birds of this area we had not seen yet, the likes of Spotted Thick-knee and Northern Carmine Bee-eater. So we did the early breakfast and
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enjoying the very productive study of a pack of five Spotted Hyenas patrolling and marking territory. Spotted Thick-knee got added to our list a few minutes later and a pair of Red-necked Falcon later. Driving through this classic African open habitat, we managed to see very well a hunting lioness and more of our planned targets which included, a pair of very nice Banded Martin, Northern Carmine Bee-eater, rounded up all our Queleas- Red-billed, Red-headed and Cardinal at a single spot in one flock, much better and close up views of the Martial Eagle and two Tawny Eagles in Flight on our back to the lodge for a warm lunch prior to an afternoon boat ride. The boat ride to the bottom of the falls, a very touristic activity saw us through schools of hippopotami, a number of African Fish Eagles the team getting even much better photos, by the nesting cliffs of the Red-throated Bee-eaters to the falls where with ease, we managed to get our first four Rock Pratincole. While every one was enjoying a photographic experience with the world’s most powerful waterfalls in the background, Andre had a very quick fly off view of Giant Kingfisher, this we had looked for on the Delta boat ride and since the current ride had started in vain.
Day 20 – July 6, 2017: Birding to Entebbe Via Top of Murchison Falls
We left the northern bank with the seven o’clock ferry for Entebbe. At the Jetty and along the way to the top of the falls, we added a number of species seen earlier and a few new ones to our list. For this early morning was Lesser Blue-eared Starling sharing a tree with a couple of Violet-backed Starlings.
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The top of the breath-taking Murchison Falls
It got quite cool with rain threats as we approached the falls, this we confirmed with the inactivity of the lizards that are fond of the rocks at the top of the falls. We saw not even a single individual! This area, because of its rocky habitat is one of the best for the Red-headed and the recently described Malaba Rock Agama. We had hoped to see the later here. Concentrating on the magnificent falls and birding, we got closer up and better views of the localized Rock Pratincole. The team enjoyed the breath-taking moments of the mighty Murchison Falls and the fascinating views of its undisputed falling force.
Continuing with our drive, past Masindi we added some good looking White-browed Sparrow-weavers before stopping at the well located Kabalega diners for our packed lunch. Through the scrubby and marshy Nakasongola stretch, we looked for the Marsh Widowbird, getting three male in full breeding plumage. Being a Sunday, driving through central Kampala seemed easy only getting into some fifteen minutes traffic at the city suburbs. Some fifteen minutes after 1700hrs we reached at Entebbe Travellers Inn, checked and did final our checklist.
Day 21 – July 7, 2017: Departure. The team decided to go back to the Entebbe Botanical Gardens for some self-guided
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I met them at the agreed time and departed to the airport. We just completed a very successful trip.
A successful trip is a result of team work, many thanks to Avian Safaris management for systematically organizing the trip, Hans, Dominik and Andre for being very cooperative, very helpful site guides – Levi, Amos, Mathew, Gerald, Justus, Raymond and Lambert, and all rangers of Uganda Wildlife Authority I worked with.
Checklist Order, common and scientific names are those by J.F. Clements, Birds of the World Version 2016 with all current updates. Extracted from Avibase – The world bird database.
Abbreviations: G = Guide Only: H =Heard only
BIRD LIST
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata Comb Duck Sarkidornis melanotos Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis African Pygmy-Goose Nettapus auritus Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota
GALLIFORMES: Numididae Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Crested Guineafowl Guttera pucherani
GALLIFORMES: Odontophoridae Nahan's Francolin Ptilopachus nahani H
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GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae Handsome Francolin Pternistis nobilis Heuglin's Francolin Pternistis icterorhynchus Scaly Francolin Pternistis squamatus H Red-necked Francolin Pternistis afer Crested Francolin Francolinus sephaena
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis
SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae Long-tailed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
SULIFORMES: Anhingidae African Darter Anhinga rufa
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
PELECANIFORMES: Balaenicipitidae Shoebill Balaeniceps rex
PELECANIFORMES: Scopidae Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
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PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Dwarf Bittern Ixobrychus sturmii Gray Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala Goliath Heron Ardea goliath Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Great Egret Ardea alba Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia Little Egret Egretta garzetta Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Madagascar Pond-Heron Ardeola idae Rufous-bellied Heron Ardeola rufiventris Striated Heron Butorides striata White-backed Night-Heron Gorsachius leuconotus
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash African Spoonbill Platalea alba
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
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White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus Rüppell's Griffon Gyps rueppelli Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus Black-breasted Snake-Eagle Circaetus pectoralis Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus Banded Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinerascens Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis Ayres's Hawk-Eagle Hieraaetus ayresii Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus Dark Chanting-Goshawk Melierax metabates Eastern Chanting-Goshawk Melierax poliopterus African Marsh-Harrier Circus ranivorus African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro Shikra Accipiter badius Black Goshawk Accipiter melanoleucus Black Kite Milvus migrans African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer Mountain Buzzard Buteo oreophilus Augur Buzzard Buteo augur
OTIDIFORMES: Otididae Denham's Bustard Neotis denhami Black-bellied Bustard Lissotis melanogaster
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
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Lesser Moorhen Gallinula angulata
GRUIFORMES: Sarothruridae White-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura pulchra
GRUIFORMES: Heliornithidae African Finfoot Podica senegalensis
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae Gray Crowned-Crane Balearica regulorum
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus Black-headed Lapwing Vanellus tectus Senegal Lapwing Vanellus lugubris Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus Brown-chested Lapwing Vanellus superciliosus Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae Greater Painted-Snipe Rostratula benghalensis
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CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae African Jacana Actophilornis africanus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii Rock Pratincole Glareola nuchalis
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae Gray-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae Rock Pigeon Columba livia Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea Afep Pigeon Columba unicincta Rameron Pigeon Columba arquatrix Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba iriditorques Dusky Turtle-Dove Streptopelia lugens Mourning Collared-Dove Streptopelia decipiens Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola Vinaceous Dove Streptopelia vinacea Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur chalcospilos Black-billed Wood-Dove Turtur abyssinicus
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Blue-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur afer Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria African Green-Pigeon Treron calvus
CUCULIFORMES: Musophagidae Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata Black-billed Turaco Tauraco schuettii White-crested Turaco Tauraco leucolophus H Ruwenzori Turaco Ruwenzorornis johnstoni Ross's Turaco Musophaga rossae Bare-faced Go-away-bird Corythaixoides personatus Eastern Plantain-eater Crinifer zonurus
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae Black-throated Coucal Centropus leucogaster H Blue-headed Coucal Centropus monachus White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus Blue Malkoha Ceuthmochares aereus Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii Dideric Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas Yellow-throated Cuckoo Chrysococcyx flavigularis H African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx mechowi Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx olivinus H Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx montanus H Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Bubo lacteus Pel's Fishing-Owl Scotopelia peli
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Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum Red-chested Owlet Glaucidium tephronotum H
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae Pennant-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus vexillarius Black-shouldered Nightjar Caprimulgus nigriscapularis Swamp Nightjar Caprimulgus natalensis Freckled Nightjar Caprimulgus tristigma Slender-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus clarus G Square-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus fossii
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus Alpine Swift Apus melba Mottled Swift Apus aequatorialis African Swift Apus barbatus Little Swift Apus affinis Horus Swift Apus horus White-rumped Swift Apus caffer African Palm-Swift Cypsiurus parvus
COLIIFORMES: Coliidae Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus
TROGONIFORMES: Trogonidae Narina Trogon Apaloderma narina Bar-tailed Trogon Apaloderma vittatum
BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
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BUCEROTIFORMES: Phoeniculidae Green Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus H White-headed Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus bollei Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucorvidae Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus
BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucerotidae Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill Lophoceros camurus Crowned Hornbill Lophoceros alboterminatus African Pied Hornbill Lophoceros fasciatus African Gray Hornbill Lophoceros nasutus Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill Bycanistes subcylindricus White-thighed Hornbill Bycanistes albotibialis Piping Hornbill Bycanistes fistulator
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae Shining-blue Kingfisher Alcedo quadribrachys Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus White-bellied Kingfisher Corythornis leucogaster African Pygmy-Kingfisher Ispidina picta African Dwarf Kingfisher Ispidina lecontei Chocolate-backed Kingfisher Halcyon badia H Gray-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae
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Black Bee-eater Merops gularis Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus Blue-breasted Bee-eater Merops variegatus Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis Madagascar Bee-eater Merops superciliosus Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus Blue-throated Roller Eurystomus gularis H
PICIFORMES: Lybiidae Yellow-billed Barbet Trachyphonus purpuratus Gray-throated Barbet Gymnobucco bonapartei Speckled Tinkerbird Pogoniulus scolopaceus Western Tinkerbird Pogoniulus coryphaea Red-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus atroflavus Yellow-throated Tinkerbird Pogoniulus subsulphureus Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus Yellow-spotted Barbet Buccanodon duchaillui Hairy-breasted Barbet Tricholaema hirsuta Spot-flanked Barbet Tricholaema lacrymosa White-headed Barbet Lybius leucocephalus Black-billed Barbet Lybius guifsobalito Double-toothed Barbet Lybius bidentatus
PICIFORMES: Indicatoridae Cassin's Honeyguide Prodotiscus insignis
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Dwarf Honeyguide Indicator pumilio Willcocks's Honeyguide Indicator willcocksi Least Honeyguide Indicator exilis Thick-billed Honeyguide Indicator conirostris G Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor Scaly-throated Honeyguide Indicator variegatus Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator
PICIFORMES: Picidae Nubian Woodpecker Campethera nubica Tullberg's Woodpecker Campethera tullbergi Buff-spotted Woodpecker Campethera nivosa Brown-eared Woodpecker Campethera caroli Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens Elliot's Woodpecker Dendropicos elliotii African Gray Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae Olive Woodpecker Dendropicos griseocephalus
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Gray Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera African Hobby Falco cuvierii G
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae Red-headed Lovebird Agapornis pullarius
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae Gray Parrot Psittacus erithacus Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri
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PASSERIFORMES: Calyptomenidae African Broadbill Smithornis capensis
PASSERIFORMES: Eurylaimidae Grauer's Broadbill Pseudocalyptomena graueri
PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae Green-breasted Pitta Pitta reichenowi
PASSERIFORMES: Platysteiridae Brown-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira cyanea Chestnut Wattle-eye Platysteira castanea Jameson's Wattle-eye Platysteira jamesoni H Ruwenzori Batis Batis diops Chinspot Batis Batis molitor Black-headed Batis Batis minor Ituri Batis Batis ituriensis
PASSERIFORMES: Vangidae White Helmetshrike Prionops plumatus Yellow-crested Helmetshrike Prionops alberti Red-billed Helmetshrike Prionops caniceps Rufous-bellied Helmetshrike Prionops rufiventris African Shrike-flycatcher Megabyas flammulatus Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher Bias musicus
PASSERIFORMES: Malaconotidae Brubru Nilaus afer Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis Pink-footed Puffback Dryoscopus angolensis Marsh Tchagra Tchagra minutus Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus
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Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis Luehder's Bushshrike Laniarius luehderi Tropical Boubou Laniarius major Black-headed Gonolek Laniarius erythrogaster Papyrus Gonolek Laniarius mufumbiri Lowland Sooty Boubou Laniarius leucorhynchus Mountain Sooty Boubou Laniarius poensis Gray-green Bushshrike Telophorus bocagei Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike Telophorus sulfureopectus Many-colored Bushshrike Telophorus multicolor Doherty's Bushshrike Telophorus dohertyi H
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae Gray Cuckooshrike Coracina caesia Black Cuckooshrike Campephaga flava Petit's Cuckooshrike Campephaga petiti Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike Campephaga phoenicea
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae Gray-backed Fiscal Lanius excubitoroides Mackinnon's Shrike Lanius mackinnoni Northern Fiscal Lanius humeralis
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae Western Black-headed Oriole Oriolus brachyrynchus African Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus Black-tailed Oriole Oriolus percivali Black-winged Oriole Oriolus nigripennis
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
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Velvet-mantled Drongo Dicrurus modestus
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae Blue-headed Crested-Flycatcher Trochocercus nitens Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer African Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae Piapiac Ptilostomus afer Pied Crow Corvus albus White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis
PASSERIFORMES: Nicatoridae Western Nicator Nicator chloris Yellow-throated Nicator Nicator vireo
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana Flappet Lark Mirafra rufocinnamomea White-tailed Lark Mirafra albicauda Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae Plain Martin Riparia paludicola G Banded Martin Riparia cincta Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Angola Swallow Hirundo angolensis Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii Montane Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea
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Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Lesser Striped-Swallow Cecropis abyssinica Rufous-chested Swallow Cecropis semirufa Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensis White-headed Sawwing Psalidoprocne albiceps Black Sawwing Psalidoprocne pristoptera
PASSERIFORMES: Stenostiridae African Blue-Flycatcher Elminia longicauda White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher Elminia albicauda
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae White-shouldered Black-Tit Melaniparus guineensis White-winged Black-Tit Melaniparus leucomelas Dusky Tit Melaniparus funereus Stripe-breasted Tit Melaniparus fasciiventer
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae Slender-billed Greenbul Stelgidillas gracilirostris Red-tailed Bristlebill Bleda syndactylus Lesser Bristlebill Bleda notatus Shelley's Greenbul Arizelocichla masukuensis Eastern Mountain-Greenbul Arizelocichla nigriceps Joyful Greenbul Chlorocichla laetissima H Honeyguide Greenbul Baeopogon indicator Yellow-throated Greenbul Atimastillas flavicollis Spotted Greenbul Ixonotus guttatus Red-tailed Greenbul Criniger calurus Gray Greenbul Eurillas gracilis Ansorge's Greenbul Eurillas ansorgei
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Plain Greenbul Eurillas curvirostris Yellow-whiskered Greenbul Eurillas latirostris Little Greenbul Eurillas virens Leaf-love Phyllastrephus scandens Toro Olive-Greenbul Phyllastrephus hypochloris Cabanis's Greenbul Phyllastrephus cabanisi Xavier's Greenbul Phyllastrephus xavieri White-throated Greenbul Phyllastrephus albigularis Yellow-streaked Greenbul Phyllastrephus flavostriatus Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
PASSERIFORMES: Macrosphenidae Green Crombec Sylvietta virens Lemon-bellied Crombec Sylvietta denti White-browed Crombec Sylvietta leucophrys Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura Red-faced Crombec Sylvietta whytii Moustached Grass-Warbler Melocichla mentalis Yellow Longbill Macrosphenus flavicans H Gray Longbill Macrosphenus concolor H Grauer's Warbler Graueria vittata Green Hylia Hylia prasina
PASSERIFORMES: Cettiidae Chestnut-capped Flycatcher Erythrocercus mccallii Neumann's Warbler Urosphena neumanni
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae Red-faced Woodland-Warbler Phylloscopus laetus Uganda Woodland-Warbler Phylloscopus budongoensis
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PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae African Yellow-Warbler Iduna natalensis Mountain Yellow-Warbler Iduna similis Eurasian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Lesser Swamp-Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris Greater Swamp-Warbler Acrocephalus rufescens
PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae Fan-tailed Grassbird Schoenicola brevirostris H Evergreen-forest Warbler Bradypterus lopezi Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler Bradypterus cinnamomeus Grauer's Swamp-Warbler Bradypterus graueri Little Rush-Warbler Bradypterus baboecala White-winged Swamp-Warbler Bradypterus carpalis
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae Ruwenzori Apalis Apalis ruwenzorii Black-throated Apalis Apalis jacksoni Black-faced Apalis Apalis personata Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida Buff-throated Apalis Apalis rufogularis Chestnut-throated Apalis Apalis porphyrolaema Gray Apalis Apalis cinerea Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura Yellow-browed Camaroptera Camaroptera superciliaris Olive-green Camaroptera Camaroptera chloronota White-chinned Prinia Schistolais leucopogon Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantans
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Whistling Cisticola Cisticola lateralis Trilling Cisticola Cisticola woosnami Chubb's Cisticola Cisticola chubbi Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana Winding Cisticola Cisticola galactotes Carruthers's Cisticola Cisticola carruthersi Stout Cisticola Cisticola robustus Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis Siffling Cisticola Cisticola brachypterus Foxy Cisticola Cisticola troglodytes Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Gray-capped Warbler Eminia lepida Black-faced Rufous-Warbler Bathmocercus rufus Buff-bellied Warbler Phyllolais pulchella Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava Banded Prinia Prinia bairdii Rufous-crowned Eremomela Eremomela badiceps
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae African Hill Babbler Sylvia abyssinica
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae African Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis
PASSERIFORMES: Pellorneidae Brown Illadopsis Illadopsis fulvescens Pale-breasted Illadopsis Illadopsis rufipennis H Mountain Illadopsis Illadopsis pyrrhoptera Scaly-breasted Illadopsis Illadopsis albipectus
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PASSERIFORMES: Leiothrichidae Black-lored Babbler Turdoides sharpei Brown Babbler Turdoides plebejus Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii
PASSERIFORMES: Promeropidae Gray-chested Illadopsis Kakamega poliothorax H
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae Dusky-brown Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta Swamp Flycatcher Muscicapa aquatica Cassin's Flycatcher Muscicapa cassini Sooty Flycatcher Bradornis fuliginosus Dusky-blue Flycatcher Bradornis comitatus African Forest-Flycatcher Fraseria ocreata Gray-throated Tit-Flycatcher Fraseria griseigularis Chapin's Flycatcher Fraseria lendu G Silverbird Melaenornis semipartitus Yellow-eyed Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis ardesiacus Northern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides Southern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri Fire-crested Alethe Alethe diademata Brown-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas hartlaubi Red-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys White-bellied Robin-Chat Cossyphicula roberti Archer's Robin-Chat Cossypha archeri Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat Cossypha cyanocampter Gray-winged Robin-Chat Cossypha polioptera
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White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini Red-capped Robin-Chat Cossypha natalensis Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla Spotted Morning-Thrush Cichladusa guttata White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata Brown-chested Alethe Pseudalethe poliocephala Red-throated Alethe Pseudalethe poliophrys Forest Robin Stiphrornis erythrothorax Equatorial Akalat Sheppardia aequatorialis H African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus Sooty Chat Myrmecocichla nigra Thamnolaea Mocking Cliff-Chat cinnamomeiventris
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush Neocossyphus fraseri Red-tailed Ant-Thrush Neocossyphus rufus White-tailed Ant-Thrush Neocossyphus poensis Abyssinian Thrush Turdus abyssinicus African Thrush Turdus pelios
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster Slender-billed Starling Onychognathus tenuirostris Waller's Starling Onychognathus walleri Sharpe's Starling Pholia sharpii Narrow-tailed Starling Poeoptera lugubris Stuhlmann's Starling Poeoptera stuhlmanni Purple-headed Starling Hylopsar purpureiceps Rüppell's Starling Lamprotornis purpuroptera Splendid Starling Lamprotornis splendidus
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Lesser Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chloropterus Greater Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus Bronze-tailed Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus
PASSERIFORMES: Buphagidae Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae Gray-headed Sunbird Deleornis axillaris Seimund's Sunbird Anthreptes seimundi Green Sunbird Anthreptes rectirostris Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris Green-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra verticalis Blue-throated Brown Sunbird Cyanomitra cyanolaema Blue-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra alinae Western Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra obscura Green-throated Sunbird Chalcomitra rubescens Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis Purple-breasted Sunbird Nectarinia purpureiventris Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis Olive-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris chloropygius Tiny Sunbird Cinnyris minullus Stuhlmann's Sunbird Cinnyris stuhlmanni Northern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris reichenowi Regal Sunbird Cinnyris regius Beautiful Sunbird Cinnyris pulchellus Mariqua Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis Red-chested Sunbird Cinnyris erythrocercus Purple-banded Sunbird Cinnyris bifasciatus
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Superb Sunbird Cinnyris superbus Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus Copper Sunbird Cinnyris cupreus
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus Jackson's Pipit Anthus latistriatus Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys Striped Pipit Anthus lineiventris Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris Cabanis's Bunting Emberiza cabanisi
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae Oriole Finch Linurgus olivaceus Yellow-crowned Canary Serinus flavivertex Yellow-fronted Canary Serinus mozambicus Western Citril Serinus frontalis Brimstone Canary Serinus sulphuratus Streaky Seedeater Serinus striolatus Thick-billed Seedeater Serinus burtoni
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae House Sparrow Passer domesticus Shelley's Rufous Sparrow Passer shelleyi
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Northern Gray-headed Sparrow Passer griseus
PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae Speckle-fronted Weaver Sporopipes frontalis White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser superciliosus Gray-headed Social-Weaver Pseudonigrita arnaudi G Crested Malimbe Malimbus malimbicus Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht Little Weaver Ploceus luteolus Slender-billed Weaver Ploceus pelzelni Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis Black-billed Weaver Ploceus melanogaster Strange Weaver Ploceus alienus Holub's Golden-Weaver Ploceus xanthops Orange Weaver Ploceus aurantius Northern Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus castanops Northern Masked-Weaver Ploceus taeniopterus Lesser Masked-Weaver Ploceus intermedius Vitelline Masked-Weaver Ploceus vitellinus Vieillot's Weaver Ploceus nigerrimus Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus Weyns's Weaver Ploceus weynsi Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus Golden-backed Weaver Ploceus jacksoni Yellow-mantled Weaver Ploceus tricolor Maxwell's Black Weaver Ploceus albinucha
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Brown-capped Weaver Ploceus insignis Compact Weaver Pachyphantes superciliosus Cardinal Quelea Quelea cardinalis Red-headed Quelea Quelea erythrops Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix Black-winged Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus Black Bishop Euplectes gierowii Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus Yellow-mantled Widowbird Euplectes macroura Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris Marsh Widowbird Euplectes hartlaubi Grosbeak Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae Gray-headed Nigrita Nigrita canicapillus Chestnut-breasted Nigrita Nigrita bicolor H White-breasted Nigrita Nigrita fusconotus Yellow-bellied Waxbill Coccopygia quartinia Dusky Crimson-wing Cryptospiza jacksoni H Fawn-breasted Waxbill Estrilda paludicola Orange-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpoda Crimson-rumped Waxbill Estrilda rhodopyga Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild Black-crowned Waxbill Estrilda nonnula Kandt's Waxbill Estrilda kandti
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Black-faced Waxbill Estrilda erythronotos Grant's Bluebill Spermophaga poliogenys H Red-headed Bluebill Spermophaga ruficapilla Black-bellied Seedcracker Pyrenestes ostrinus Red-cheeked Cordonbleu Uraeginthus bengalus Brown Twinspot Clytospiza monteiri G Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala Bar-breasted Firefinch Lagonosticta rufopicta Black-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata Cut-throat Amadina fasciata Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata Black-and-white Mannikin Spermestes bicolor
PASSERIFORMES: Viduidae Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata Wilson's Indigobird Vidua wilsoni
MAMMAL LIST
Hyracoidea (hyraxes) Western Tree hyrax
Elephants Bush Elephant (Laxodanta Africana)
Primates
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Greater Galago Patas monkey Vervet monkey Tantalus monkey Red-tailed monkey L’Hoest’s monkey Blue Monkey Golden Monkey G Dent’s monkey Uganda mangabey Olive baboon Mantled guereza Central African Red colobus Eastern Mountain Gorilla Common Chimpanzee
Rodentia (rodents) Striped ground squirrel Gambian sun squirrel Red-legged sun squirrel Ruwenzori sun squirrel Boehm’s bush squirrel Fat mice Unstriped grass rats
Lagomorpha (lagomorphs) Bunyoro rabbit Cape hare
Bats Straw-coloured fruit bat Angola fruit bat H Yellow winged bat Tomb bats
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House bats Evening bats
Carnivora African lion Marsh Mongoose Slender mongoose White-tailed mongoose Banded mongoose Savanna mongoose Spotted hyena Side-striped Jackle East African Wild dog
Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) Maneless Zebra
Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates) Common warthog Giant forest hog Hippopotamus Rothschild'S Giraffe Lelwel hartbeest Topi Oribi African buffalo Nile bushbuck Blue duiker G Black-fronted duiker G Red-flanked duiker Yellow-backed duiker Impala Waterbuck Kob
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REPTILE LIST
GECKOS Tropical House gecko Hemidactylus mabouia
SKINKS Striped skink Mabuya striata Variable skink Mabuya varia
AGAMA Blue Headed Tree agama Acanthocercus atricollis Black- Necked Tree agama Acanthocercus cyanogaster Red-Headed Rock agama Agama agama
MONITOR LIZARDS Nile Monitor Varanus niloticus
CROCODILES Nile crocodiles Crocodylus niloticus
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