Major Birds in Murchison Falls National Park.
Are you preparing your bird watching safari and wondering about the major birds in Murchison Falls National Park. This blog will list some of the major birds to encounter on your safari in the park. Murchison Falls is a prime bird watching destination in Uganda, located in the northwestern part of the country. It has rich ecosystems such as woodlands, savannah grasslands, wetlands, and riverine tropical forests, which provide a habitat for various bird species. It hosts over 453 bird species, including Guinea-Congo biome endemics, water birds, savannah birds, forest birds, and migratory bird species. The park has different birding destinations such as the Royal Mile, Budongo Forest, and Kaniyo Pabidi with unique bird species. Birding is best done in the morning or evening hours when birds are most active.
Major Birds in Murchison Falls National Park.
- Shoebill
- Goliath Heron
- Grey Heron
- Purple Heron
- Black-headed Heron
- African Fish Eagle
- Martial Eagle
- Bateleur
- Secretary Bird
- African Harrier-Hawk
- Lappet-faced Vulture
- White-headed Vulture
- Hooded Vulture
- Abyssinian Ground Hornbill
- 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
- Eastern Plantain-eater
- Blue-naped Mousebird
- White-crested Turaco
- Senegal Coucal
- Black Crake
- White-faced Whistling Duck
- Fulvous Whistling Duck
- Spur-winged Goose
- Egyptian Goose
- Yellow-billed Duck
- Knob-billed Duck
- African Darter
- Great Cormorant
- Long-crested Eagle
- Dark Chanting-Goshawk
- Lizard Buzzard
- Osprey
Other major birds in Murchison Falls National Park include African Green Additional birds of Murchison Falls National Park include, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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.
