Major Birds to See in Kibale Forest National Park.
Major Birds to See in Kibale Forest National Park: Kibale Forest National Park is one of the richest bird watching destinations in East Africa, which offers a remarkable number of avian species to ornithologists and bird lovers visiting the park. The park is known for hosting the largest number of chimpanzees worldwide. Kibale Forest hosts up to 375 bird species, including forest birds, water birds, migratory birds, Albertine Rift endemics, and the park’s residents. The park’s rich avian life is supported by a mix of ecosystems, which provide habitats to various bird species, such as wetlands, grasslands, and tropical rainforests. Kibale forest offers an unforgettable bird watching experience to all levels of birders, whether you are an experienced birder or a beginner.
Major Birds to See in Kibale National Park.
- Great Blue Turaco
- Black-billed Turaco
- White-crested Turaco
- Ross’s Turaco
- Eastern Plantain-eater
- Bare-faced Go-away-bird
- Black-bellied Bustard
- Senegal Coucal
- Blue-headed Coucal
- White-browed Coucal
- Black Coucal
- Blue Malkoha
- Spur-winged Goose
- African Pygmy-Goose
- Hamerkop
- Shoebill
- Osprey
- Pink-backed Pelican
- Great White Pelican
- Purple-breasted Sunbird
- Regal Sunbird
- Purple-banded Sunbird
- Copper Sunbird
- Orange-tufted Sunbird
- White-faced Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- Knob-billed Duck
- White-rumped Swift
- White-spotted Flufftail
- Buff-spotted Flufftail
- African Rail
- African Crake
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Egyptian Goose
- African Black Duck
- Yellow-billed Duck
- Helmeted Guineafowl
- Western Crested Guineafowl
- Nahan’s Partridge
- Crested Francolin
- Scaly Spurfowl
- Ring-necked Francolin
- Handsome Spurfowl
- Scaly Spurfowl
- Heuglin’s Spurfowl
- Speckled Pigeon
- Afep Pigeon
- Rameron Pigeon
- Western Bronze-naped Pigeon
- White-naped Pigeon
- White-naped Pigeon
- Mourning Collared-Dove
- Red-eyed Dove
- Ring-necked Dove
- Vinaceous Dove
- Laughing Dove
- Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
- Black-billed Wood-Dove
- Tambourine Dove
- Great Spotted Cuckoo
- Levaillant’s Cuckoo
- Pied Cuckoo
- Dideric Cuckoo
- Klaas’s Cuckoo
- Sabine’s Spinetail
- Cassin’s Spinetail
- Scarce Swift
- Alpine Swift
- Mottled Swift
- Common Swift
- Little Swift
- Horus Swift
- Red-knobbed Coot
- Black Crake
- African Finfoot
- Gray Crowned-Crane
- Water Thick-knee
- Water Thick-knee
- Black-winged Stilt
- Black-winged Stilt
- Little Ringed Plover
- Long-toed Lapwing
- Spur-winged Lapwing
- Senegal Lapwing
- Crowned Lapwing
- Wattled Lapwing
- Brown-chested Lapwing
- Kittlitz’s Plover
- African Jacana
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Greenshank
- Ruff
- Little Stint
- Greater Flamingo
- Black-headed Gull
- Gray-hooded Gull
- African Skimmer
- Gull-billed Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Collared Pratincole
- Great Crested Grebe
- Little Grebe
- Yellow-billed Stork
- Marabou Stork
- Saddle-billed Stork
- African Woolly-necked Stork
- Abdim’s Stork
- African Openbill
- African Darter
- Reed Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
- African Sacred Ibis
- Hadada Ibis
- African Spoonbill
- Dwarf Bittern
- Little Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Black Heron
- Little Egret
- White-backed Night Heron
- Rufous-bellied Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Yellow-billed Egret
- Squacco Heron
- Purple Heron
- Goliath Heron
- Gray-headed Sunbird
- Western Violet-backed Sunbird
- Little Green Sunbird
- Little Green Sunbird
- Collared Sunbird
- Green-headed Sunbird
- Blue-throated Brown Sunbird
- Olive Sunbird
- Green-throated Sunbird
- Scarlet-chested Sunbird
- White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
- Speckle-fronted Weaver
- White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
- Red-bellied Malimbe
- Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver
- Crested Malimbe
- Strange Weaver
- Holub’s Golden-Weaver
- Village Weaver
- Little Weaver
- Red-collared Widowbird
- Vitelline Masked-Weaver
- Strange Weaver
- Golden-backed Weaver
- Cardinal Quelea
- Black Bishop
- Fan-tailed Widowbird
- Yellow-crowned Bishop
- White-winged Widowbird
- Grosbeak Weaver
- Oriole Finch
- Western Citril
- Yellow-fronted Canary
- Streaky Seedeater
- Yellow-crowned Canary
- Streaky Seedeater
- Golden-breasted Bunting
- Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
- African Emerald Cuckoo
- Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo
- Red-chested Cuckoo
- Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo
- Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo
- Nubian Nightjar
- Pennant-winged Nightjar
- Fiery-necked Nightjar
- Swamp Nightjar
- Plain Nightjar
- Square-tailed Nightjar
- Mottled Spinetail
