Major Birds to see in Bwindi Forest National Park.
Major Birds to see in Bwindi Forest National Park: Bwindi Forest National Park is not only famous for its mountain gorillas but also for its incredible birdlife. It’s one of the best bird watching destinations in Africa, attracting thousands of bird enthusiasts to enjoy the melodic songs of these unique bird species. The park hosts over 320 bird species, including migratory birds, forest birds, waterbirds and over 23 Albertine Rift endemics that are rarely seen elsewhere in the world. It has a mix of ecosystems, including montane forest, bamboo zones, swamps and waterfalls that provide habitats to various bird species. The park has well-maintained birding trails in areas like Buhoma, Ruhija and Bwindi, which provide excellent chances of spotting various bird species.
Major Birds to see in Bwindi Forest National Park.
- Kivu Ground Thrush
- African Thrush
- Mountain Thrush
- Black-billed Turaco
- Great Blue Turaco
- Ross’s Turaco
- Bar-tailed Trogon
- Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
- Regal Sunbird
- Purple-breasted Sunbird
- Collared Sunbird
- Handsome Francolin
- Rwenzori Batis
- Mountain Masked Apalis
- Collared Apalis
- Black-throated Apalis
- Chestnut-throated Apalis
- White-tailed Blue Flycatcher
- Archer’s Robin-Chat
- Rwenzori Robin
- Blue-headed Sunbird
- African Green Broadbill
- Grauer’s Rush Warbler
- Shelley’s Crimsonwing
- Dusky Crimsonwing
- Red-faced Woodland Warbler
- Grauer’s Warbler
- Strange Weaver
- Olive Sunbird
- Green-headed Sunbird
- Variable Sunbird
- Northern Double-collared Sunbird
- Black-fronted Bushshrike
- Many-colored Bushshrike
- Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher
- Chapin’s Flycatcher
- African Dusky Flycatcher
- White-bellied Robin-Chat
- Grey-winged Robin-Chat
- Equatorial Akalat
- African Emerald Cuckoo
- Klaas’s Cuckoo
- Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
- Yellow-spotted Barbet
- Speckled Tinkerbird
- Hairy-breasted Barbet
- Western Green Tinkerbird
- African Grey Woodpecker
- Cardinal Woodpecker
- Brown-eared Woodpecker
- African Broadbill
- Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
- Little Greenbul
- Honeyguide Greenbul
- Red-tailed Bristlebill
- Yellow-streaked Greenbul
- Cabanis’s Greenbul
- White-throated Greenbul
- Common Bulbul
- Mountain Illadopsis
- Grey Cuckooshrike
- Petit’s Cuckooshrike
- African Shrike-flycatcher
- Black-headed Oriole
- Western Black-headed Oriole
- African Golden Oriole
- Yellow-billed Barbet
- Blue-spotted Wood Dove
- Tambourine Dove
- African Wood Owl
- African Crowned Eagle
- Mountain Buzzard
- African Goshawk
- Cassin’s Hawk-Eagle
- Crowned Hornbill
- Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
- White-headed Wood Hoopoe
- African Pied Wagtail
- White-tailed Ant Thrush
- Dusky Tit
- Stripe-breasted Tit
- African Hill Babbler
- White-browed Crombec
- Green Crombec
- Grey-throated Barbet
- Scaly-breasted Illadopsis
- Pale-breasted Illadopsis
- Black-capped Apalis
- Chestnut-capped Flycatcher
- African Paradise Flycatcher
- Black-and-white Shrike-Flycatcher
- Brown-throated Wattle-eye
- Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye
Other Major Birds to see in Bwindi Forest National Park include crested guinea fowl, barred long-tailed cuckoo, pink-footed puff back, grey-crowned crane, African olive-pigeon, petit’s cuckoo-shrike, tambourine dove, Cassin’s flycatcher, ansorge’s greenbul, white-throated greenbul, snowy-crowned robin-chat, cape wagtail, mountain wagtail, yellow-fronted canary, dusky twin spot, European honey buzzard, African wood-owl, waller’s starling, Rwenzori batis, blue-spotted wood dove, MacKinnon’s shrike, grey wagtail, Jameson’s Antpecker, African flycatcher-chat, Hottentot teal, African Golden-breasted Bunting, olive-breasted greenbul, giant kingfisher, Lagden’s Bush Shrike, Carruthers cisticola, woolly necked stork, banded prinia, red chested fluff tail, Willcocks honey guide, black swift, dwarf honeyguide, scarce swift, little grebeAfrican goshawk, Mountain Wag Tail and grey-checked hornbill and Little Grebe, Oriole Finch, Archer’s Robin-chat, Pin-tailed whydah, grosbeak weaver, stuhlmann’s starling, red knobbed coot.
