List of Bird Species in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
The national park in Uganda with the longest list of bird species is Queen Elizabeth National Park, making it a premier bird watching destination in East Africa. It is situated in the western part of Uganda, known for its rich bird life. It has a mix of natural systems, such as wetlands, savannah grasslands, rainforests, lakes, and woodlands, which provide a habitat to various bird species that call this park home. Queen Elizabeth National Park hosts up to 600 bird species, including water birds, savannah birds, migratory birds and the park’s endemic species. It has different sites suitable for bird watching tours with rich birdlife, such as Mweya Peninsula, Maramagambo Forest, Kazinga Channel and areas along the Ishasha River. The park caters to all levels of birders, whether you are a beginner or an experienced birder
List of Bird Species in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
- Northern Pintail ( Anas acuta)
- African Black Duck (Anas sparsa)
- Garganey (Spatula querquedula)
- Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris)
- Denham’s Bustard (Neotis denhami)
- Great Blue Turaco (Corythaeola cristata)
- Bare-faced Go-away-bird (Crinifer personatus)
- Eastern Plantain-eater (Crinifer zonurus)
- Rwenzori Turaco ( Gallirex johnstoni)
- Blue-headed Coucal (Centropus monachus)
- White-browed Coucal (Centropus superciliosus)
- Black Coucal (Centropus grillii)
- African Green-Pigeon (Treron calvus)
- Black-bellied Bustard
- White-faced Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)
- White-backed Duck (Thalassornis leuconotus)
- Knob-billed Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos)
- Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
- Yellow-billed Duck (Anas sparsa)
- Spur-winged Goose( Plectropterus gambensis)
- Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
- Western Crested Guineafowl (Guttera verreauxi)
- Crested Francolin (Ptilopachus nahani)
- Coqui Francolin (Campocolinus coqui)
- Ring-necked Francolin (Scleroptila streptophora)
- Red-winged Francolin (Scleroptila levaillantii)
- Blue Quail (Synoicus adansonii)
- Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
- Heuglin’s Spurfowl (Pternistis squamatus)
- Handsome Spurfowl (Pternistis nobilis)
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
- Speckled Pigeon (Columba guinea)
- Afep Pigeon (Columba unicincta)
- Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
- Red-knobbed Coot (Fulica cristata)
- Allen’s Gallinule (Porphyrio alleni)
- Rameron Pigeon ( Columba arquatrix)
- Western Bronze-naped Pigeon(Columba iriditorques)
- Lemon Dove (Aplopelia larvata)
- Ross’s Turaco (Gallirex johnstoni)
- African Rail (Rallus caerulescens)
- African Crake (Crecopsis egregia)
- Gray-throated Rail (Canirallus oculeus)
- Lesser Moorhen (Paragallinula angulata)
- White-crested Turaco (Tauraco leucolophus)
- Black-billed Turaco (Tauraco schuettii)
- Black-throated Coucal (Centropus leucogaster)
- Senegal Coucal (Centropus senegalensis)
- Blue Malkoha (Ceuthmochares aereus)
- Great Spotted Cuckoo ( Clamator glandarius)
- Levaillant’s Cuckoo (Clamator levaillantii)
- Pied Cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus)
- Thick-billed Cuckoo (Pachycoccyx audeberti)
- Yellow-throated Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx flavigularis)
- Pennant-winged Nightjar (Caprimulgus vexillarius)
- Eurasian Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
- Nubian Nightjar (Caprimulgus nubicus)
- Fiery-necked Nightjar (Caprimulgus pectoralis)
- Montane Nightjar (Caprimulgus poliocephalus)
- Swamp Nightjar (Caprimulgus natalensis)
- Mottled Spinetail (Telacanthura ussheri)
- Sabine’s Spinetail (Rhaphidura sabini)
- Cassin’s Spinetail ( Neafrapus cassini)
- Scarce Swift (Schoutedenapus myoptilus)
- Little Swift (Apus affinis)
- African Swift (Apus barbatus)
- Common Swift (Apus apus)
- Mottled Swift (Tachymarptis aequatorialis)
- Alpine Swift (Tachymarptis melba)
- African Palm Swift (Cypsiurus parvus)
- African Swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
- Black Crake (Zapornia flavirostra)
- Spotted Thick-knee (Burhinus capensis)
- Water Thick-knee (Burhinus vermiculatus)
- Eurasian Thick-knee (Burhinus oedicnemus)
- Senegal Thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis)
- Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola
- Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
- Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
- Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
- Forbes’s Plover (Thinornis forbesi)
- Dusky Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia lugens)
- Ring-necked Dove (Streptopelia capicola)
- Mourning Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decipiens)
- Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove (Turtur chalcospilos)
- Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer)
- Three-banded Plover (Thinornis tricollaris)
- Little Ringed Plover (Thinornis dubius)
- Long-toed Lapwing (Vanellus crassirostris
