Major Bird Species in Murchison Falls National Park.
Murchison Falls National Park is one of the most incredible bird watching destinations in Uganda, famous for its rich birdlife. It’s the largest national park in Uganda, located in the northwestern region of the country. Bird lovers visiting the park always research the major bird species to encounter in Murchison Falls National Park. This article will list some of the major birds in the park. Murchison Falls National Park offers an unforgettable bird watching experience which caters to all levels of birders, whether you are a beginner or an experienced birder. It hosts up to 450 bird species, such as water birds, migratory birds, savannah birds and the park’s endemic species. It has various natural systems like wetlands, tropical forests, woodlands and savannah grasslands, which provide habitats to these unique bird species. The park has various birding spots like Victoria Nile, Kaniyo Pabidi, Royal Mile.
Major Bird Species in Murchison Falls National Park.
- Abyssinian Ground Hornbill
- Purple Heron
- Shoebill
- Goliath Heron
- Grey Heron
- Bateleur
- Secretary Bird
- Black-headed Heron
- African Fish Eagle
- Martial Eagle
- African Harrier-Hawk
- Lappet-faced Vulture
- White-headed Vulture
- Hooded Vulture
- African Openbill
- Yellow-billed Stork
- Saddle-billed Stork
- Marabou Stork
- Grey Crowned Crane
- Denham’s Bustard
- Black-bellied Bustard
- Senegal Thick-knee
- Spotted Thick-knee
- African Jacana
- Spur-winged Lapwing
- Long-toed Lapwing
- Black-headed Lapwing
- Rock Pratincole
- Giant Kingfisher
- Pied Kingfisher
- Malachite Kingfisher
- Woodland Kingfisher
- Chocolate-backed Kingfisher
- Red-throated Bee-eater
- Northern Carmine Bee-eater
- Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
- Little Bee-eater
- Blue-breasted Bee-eater
- Standard-winged Nightjar
- Long-tailed Nightjar
- Speckle-fronted Weaver
- Northern Masked Weaver
- Vieillot’s Black Weaver
- White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
- Silverbird
- Piapiac
- Fork-tailed Drongo
- Grey-headed Bushshrike
- Black-headed Gonolek
- Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
- Black-billed Barbet
- Double-toothed Barbet
- Red-headed Lovebird
- Osprey
- Spur-winged Goose
- Egyptian Goose
- Yellow-billed Duck
- Knob-billed Duck
- African Darter
- Great Cormorant
- Long-crested Eagle
- Dark Chanting-Goshawk
- Lizard Buzzard
- Eastern Plantain-eater
- Blue-naped Mousebird
- White-crested Turaco
- Senegal Coucal
- Black Crake
- White-faced Whistling Duck
- Fulvous Whistling Duck
Other major bird species in Murchison Falls National Park include African Green Additional birds of Murchison Falls National Park include, Tawny Eagle, Yellow-fronted Tinker bird, Nubian Woodpecker, Bearded Woodpecker, African Grey Woodpecker, Speckled Mouse bird, Blue-naped Mousebird, Village Weaver, Northern Red Bishop, Pin-tailed Whydah, Black-headed Weaver, Pigeon, Meyer’s Parrot, Double-toothed Barbet, Open-billed stork, Silver bird, Eatern Grey Plantain, Black-billed Barbet, Grey-headed Kingfisher, Tawny Eagle, Grasshopper Buzzard African Pied Hornbill, , Buff-throated Apalis, Grey-headed Sunbird, Olive-bellied Sunbird, Green Hylia, Yellow-browed Caaroptera, Little Greenbul, Honey-whiskered Greenbul, Red-tailed Ant-thrush, Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo, Grey Longbill, Brown Twinspot, Brown-chested Lapwing, Hood Vulture, Lappet-faced Vulture, White-backed Vulture, Cattle Egret, Squacco Heron, African Black Crake, Tawny Eagle, African Hawk Eagle, Black-crowned Tchagra, African Pygmy Kingfisher, Bateleur, Brown Snake Eagle, Wahlberg’s Eagle, Black-rumped Waxbill, African Firefinch, Grey-backed Fiscal, Common Bulbul, African Paradise Flycater, Lilax-breasted Roller, Open-billed Stork, African Jacana, African Pied Wagtail, White-browed Sparrow Weaver, Red-cheeked Cordom-bleu, Green-winged Pytilia, Chinspot Batis, White-crested Turaco, Eastern Plantain-eater, Ross’s Turaco, Spotted Morning Thrush, Willow warbler, Green Crombec, White-thighed Hornbill, Black and white Casqued Hornbill, Narina Trogon, African Dwarf Kingfisher, Blue –breasted kingfisher, Chestnut wattle-eye, Forest Robin, White spotted Fluftail, Ituri Batis, Yellow-crested Woodpecker.
