Major Bird Species in Lake Mburo National Park.
Lake Mburo National Park is one of the best bird-watching destinations in Uganda, situated in the western region of the country, famous for hosting acacia-dwelling birds. Lake Mburo National Park is the only park in Uganda which is part of the Zambezian Biome, which supports excellent birding opportunities. It has various ecosystems, such as acacia woodlands, savannah grasslands, lakes, and wetlands that provide habitats to various bird species. The park is a paradise for bird watching with up to 340 bird species that call it home, including the water birds, forest birds, savannah birds and migratory bird species. This blog will list some of the major bird species in Lake Mburo National Park that you can encounter on your birding safaris. It has various spots suitable for bird watching, such as Rubanga Forest, Miriti and Warukiri mashes, all provide equal opportunities of seeing unique birds in the park. Whether you are an experienced birder or simply a beginner, Lake Mburo promises exceptional birding experiences.
Major Bird Species in Lake Mburo National Park.
- Rufous-bellied Heron
- African Jacana
- Marabou Stork
- Black Stork
- Spur-winged Lapwing
- Crowned Lapwing
- Cattle Egret
- Purple Heron
- Shoebill
- Red-faced Barbet
- African Finfoot
- African Darter
- Papyrus Gonolek
- Grey Crowned Crane
- African Fish Eagle
- Saddle-billed Stork
- Woolly-necked Stork
- Pink-backed Pelican
- Long-tailed Cormorant
- Hamerkop
- Great Egret
- Intermediate Egret
- Little Egret
- Black-headed Heron
- Squacco Heron
- Water Thick-knee
- Senegal Thick-knee
- Spur-winged Lapwing
- Crowned Lapwing
- Long-toed Lapwing
- African Wattled Lapwing
- Brown-chested Lapwing
- Greater Painted-snipe
- Great Snipe
- Coqui Francolin
- Crested Francolin
- Ring-necked Francolin
- Red-necked Spurfowl
- Handsome Spurfowl
- Black-bellied Bustard
- Denham’s Bustard
- Temminck’s Courser
- Abyssinian Ground Hornbill
- Southern Ground Hornbill
- African Grey Hornbill
- African Pied Hornbill
- Common Scimitarbill
- Green Wood-hoopoe
- Ross’s Turaco
- Great Blue Turaco
- Black-billed Turaco
- Eastern Plantain-eater
- Blue-naped Mousebird
- Speckled Mousebird
- Emerald-spotted Wood Dove
- Brown Parrot
- Broad-billed Roller
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- Blue-breasted Bee-eater
- Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
- White-throated Bee-eater
- European Bee-eater
- Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
- Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
- Yellow-throated Tinkerbird
- Crested Barbet
- White-headed Barbet
- Yellow-spotted Barbet
- Nubian Woodpecker
- Grey Woodpecker
- Black-collared Barbet
- Hairy-breasted Barbet
- Mosque Swallow
- Rufous-chested Swallow
- Greater Blue-eared Starling
- Spot-flanked Barbet
- White-winged Tit
- Yellow-breasted Apalis
- Papyrus Yellow Warbler
- Carruthers’s Cisticola
- Long-tailed Cisticola
- Tabora Cisticola
- Rufous-naped Lark
- Yellow-throated Longclaw
- Rüppell’s Starling
- Arrow-marked Babbler
- Northern Black Flycatcher
- Lead-coloured Flycatcher
- African Marsh Harrier
- Martial Eagle
- African Harrier Hawk
- Gabar Goshawk
- Grey Kestrel Red-headed Lovebird
- Blue-headed Coucal
- Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike
- Black Cuckooshrike
- Narina Trogon
- Malachite Kingfisher
- Pied Kingfisher
- Blue-breasted Kingfisher
- Lilac-breasted Roller
Other Major Birds in Lake Mburo National Park include Palm-nut Vulture, African Cuckoo-Hawk, European Honey-buzzard, White-headed Vulture, Lappet-faced Vulture, Whiskered Tern, Gull-billed Tern, Greater Flamingo, Lesser Flamingo, Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl, Pearl-spotted Owlet, Southern White-faced Owl, Narina Trogon, Common Hoopoe, Green Woodhoopoe, Forest Scimitarbill, Little Grebe, Little Grebe, African Openbill, Black Stork, Abdim’s Stork, African Woolly-necked Stork, Saddle-billed Stork, Marabou Stork, Yellow-billed Stork, Great Cormorant, Great Cormorant, Glossy Ibis, African Sacred Ibis, Hadada Ibis, Rufous-bellied Heron, Western Cattle-Egret, Goliath Heron, Yellow-billed Egret, Western Cattle-Egret, Pink-backed Pelican, Great White Pelican, Great White Pelican, Black-winged Kite, African Harrier-Hawk, Hooded Vulture, African Hawk-Eagle, Martial Eagle, Booted Eagle, Tawny Eagle, African Spoonbill, Dwarf Bittern, Little Bittern, Black-crowned Night Heron, Little Egret, White-backed Night Heron.
