Bird Species Found in Kidepo National Park.

Kidepo Valley National Park is one of Uganda’s richest and most rewarding bird watching destination, located in the northeastern part of the country. It is the second park with the highest number of bird species after Queen Elizabeth National Park. It’s the only place in the country where tourists can find common ostriches, Karamoja Apalis, and black-breasted barbet. Bird species found in Kidepo Valley National Park are up to 480 unique species, such as savannah birds, water birds, migratory birds, park’s residents, and birds of prey. The park’s rich avian life is supported by its unique habitats, such as wetlands, riverine forests, acacia woodlands, and open savannah grasslands. Kidepo National Park offers an exceptional bird watching experience to both seasoned and novice birders seeking something truly distinctive.

 Bird Species Found in Kidepo National Park.

Northern Camine bee-eaters, Abyssinian Scimitarbill, Purple Heron, Clapperton’s Francolin, Common Ostrich, African Pygmy-Goose, Knob-billed Duck, Spur-winged Goose, Helmeted Guineafowl, Western Crested Guineafowl, Stone Partridge, Crested Francolin, Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill, Crowned Hornbill, African Gray Hornbill, Jackson’s Hornbill, Northern Red-billed Hornbill, Olive Bee-eater, Common Reed Warbler, White-throated Bee-eater, White-faced Whistling-Duck. Secretary Birds, Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Egyptian Goose, Garganey, Ring-necked Francolin, Orange River Francolin, Blue Quail, Harlequin Quail, Common Quail, Clapperton’s Spurfowl, Red-necked Spurfowl, Yellow-necked Spurfowl, Speckled Pigeon, Mourning Collared-Dove, Lemon Dove, Dusky Turtle-Dove, Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove, Vinaceous Dove, Laughing Dove, Ring-necked Dove, Black-billed Wood-Dove, Namaqua Dove, Blue-spotted Wood-Dove, Little Swift, Common Swift, Horus Swift, African Palm Swift, Buff-spotted Flufftail, White-spotted Flufftail, African Rail, Lesser Moorhen, Allen’s Gallinule, Black Crake, Eurasian Moorhen, African Crake, Lesser Moorhen, Gray Crowned-Crane, Black Crowned-Crane, Senegal Thick-knee, Water Thick-knee, Spotted Thick-knee, Pied Avocet, Black-winged Stilt, Black-winged Stilt, Black-headed Lapwing, Three-banded Plover, Long-toed Lapwing, Wattled Lapwing, Crowned Lapwing, Spur-winged Lapwing, Little Ringed Plover, Greater Painted-Snipe, Lesser Jacana, African Jacana, Marsh Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, African Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper, Small Buttonquail, Black-rumped Buttonquail, Bronze-winged Courser, Temminck’s Courser, Gull-billed Tern, Black-billed Wood-Dove, Namaqua Dove, Blue-spotted Wood-Dove, Little Swift, Common Swift, Horus Swift, African Palm Swift, Buff-spotted Flufftail, White-spotted Flufftail, African Rail, Lesser Moorhen.

Other bird species found in Kidepo Valley National Park include, Reed Cormorant, African Sacred Ibis, Hadada Ibis, African Sacred Ibis, Black-crowned Night Heron, Dwarf Bittern, Western Cattle-Egret, Black-headed Heron, Gray Heron, Western Cattle-Egret, Purple Heron, Yellow-billed Egret, Hamerkop, Pink-backed Pelican, Osprey, Bruce’s Green-Pigeon, Four-banded Sandgrouse, Denham’s Bustard, White-bellied Bustard, Hartlaub’s Bustard, Black-bellied Bustard, Buff-crested Bustard, Great Blue Turaco, White-bellied Go-away-bird, Bare-faced Go-away-bird, White-winged Tern,Little Grebe, African Openbill, African Woolly-necked Stork, Yellow-billed Stork, Saddle-billed Stork, Abdim’s Stork, Black Stork, Little Bittern, Ross’s Turaco, Eastern Plantain-eater, Black-throated Coucal, Senegal Coucal, Great Spotted Cuckoo, Red-chested Cuckoo, Pied Cuckoo,Levaillant’s Cuckoo, Standard-winged Nightjar, Fiery-necked Nightjar, Pennant-winged Nightjar, Long-tailed Nightjar, Freckled Nightjar, Swamp Nightjar, White-rumped Swift, Mottled Swift, Scarce Swift, Alpine Swift, Nyanza Swift, African Swift, African Cuckoo-Hawk, African Harrier-Hawk, Black-winged Kite, White-headed Vulture, Lappet-faced Vulture, Bateleur, Rüppell’s Griffon, Beaudouin’s Snake-Eagle, Eastern Chanting-Goshawk, African Marsh Harrier, Black Kite, Western Marsh Harrier, Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk, Black Goshawk, Pallid Harrier, Grasshopper Buzzard, Common Buzzard, African Fish-Eagle, Western Barn Owl, Southern White-faced Owl, Northern White-faced Owl, Pearl-spotted Owlet, Pearl-spotted Owlet, Grayish Eagle-Owl, African Wood-Owl, Blue-naped Mousebird, Speckled Mousebird, Common Hoopoe, Bearded Vulture, European Honey-buzzard, Verreaux’s Eagle, Lesser Spotted Eagle, Wahlberg’s Eagle, Martial Eagle, Martial Eagle, African Hawk-Eagle, Long-crested Eagle, Brown Snake-Eagle, Lizard Buzzard, White-bellied Go-away-bird, Bare-faced Go-away-bird, White-winged Tern,Little Grebe, African Openbill, African Woolly-necked Stork, Yellow-billed Stork, Saddle-billed Stork, Abdim’s Stork, Black Stork, Little Bittern, Ross’s Turaco, Eastern Plantain-eater, Black-throated Coucal, Senegal Coucal among others.

  Best Time to See Birds in the Park.

Bird species found in Kidepo Valley National Park can be seen at any time of the year, and the best time is during the wet season. The wet season runs from March to May and from October to November. During this period, the park receives enough rainfall, plants and tree species bear enough food, which provides enough food to the various birds in the park. This is the team of the year when migratory birds transfer to the park in search of food and good weather conditions of the park. The wet season is famously known as the breeding season for most bird species in the park, and spotting countless bird species is guaranteed during this season. Since the park has enough food, birds don’t move deep in the park in search of food, and birding is always easy this season. Birders should be prepared that during this season, the park is always muddy and slippery.