Most-Sought-After Birds in Kidepo National Park.
Kidepo National Park is one of the most magnificent safari destinations in East Africa, located in the far northeastern region of Uganda. It’s known for its breathtaking views of vast savannah grasslands and rolling hills. It’s one of the largest national parks in Uganda, covering an area of about 1,444 square kilometres. The park is ranked in second place in Uganda, with the highest number of unique bird species, up to 490 birds. These birds include birds of prey, migratory birds, savannah birds, the park’s endemic species and water birds. The park’s rich avian life is supported by its diverse ecosystem, such as savannah grasslands, riverine forests, woodlands, and wetlands. The most sought-after birds in Kidepo National Park are best spotted around various sites like Narus Valley, Kidepo Valley and areas around Apoka Rest Camp.
Most-Sought-After Birds in Kidepo National Park.
- Karamoja Apalis
- Black-breasted Barbet
- Abyssinian Roller
- Pygmy Falcon
- Egyptian Vulture
- Northern Carmine Bee-eater
- Jackson’s Hornbill
- Clapperton’s Francolin
- Nubian Bustard
- Scarlet-chested Sunbird
- Common Ostrich
- Kori Bustard
- Secretarybird
- Little Green Bee-eater
- Red-billed Hornbill
- Bateleur
- Tawny Eagle
- Verreaux’s Eagle
- African Fish Eagle
- Dark Chanting Goshawk
- Yellow-billed Shrike
- Superb Starling
- Rufous Chatterer
- Violet-tipped Courser
- Red-winged Lark
- Vinaceous Dove
- Purple Heron
- African Jacana
- Pied Kingfisher
- Giant Kingfisher
- Grey-headed Kingfisher
- White-bellied Go-away-bird
- Eastern Paradise Whydah
- African Hoopoe
- Common Redshank
- Spotted Thick-knee
- White-headed Buffalo Weaver
- Steel-blue Whydah
- African Golden Oriole
- Grey Kestrel
- White-backed Vulture
- Rüppell’s Vulture
- Brown Snake Eagle
- Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver
- Yellow-necked Spurfowl
- African Hawk-Eagle
- Lappet-faced Vulture
- Eastern Chanting Goshawk
- Pearl-spotted Owlet
- Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl
- Standard-winged Nightjar
- Four-banded Sandgrouse
- Namaqua Dove
- Bruce’s Green Pigeon
- White-crested Turaco
- African Grey Hornbill
- Silverbird
- Golden Pipit
- Temminck’s Courser
- Martial Eagle
- Long-crested Eagle
- Gabar Goshawk
- Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
- Black-headed Gonolek
- Slate-colored Boubou
- Northern White-crowned Shrike
- White-rumped Seedeater
- Village Weaver
- Speckled-fronted Weaver
- Heuglin’s Courser
Other most sought-after birds in Kidepo National Park include, Namaqua Dove, Blue-spotted Wood-Dove, Little Swift, Common Swift, Black Crake, Eurasian Moorhen, African Crake, Horus Swift, African Palm Swift, Buff-spotted Flufftail, White-spotted Flufftail, African Rail, Lesser Moorhen, Allen’s Gallinule, Abyssinian Scimitarbill, Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Egyptian Goose, Garganey, Ring-necked Francolin, Orange River Francolin, Blue Quail, Harlequin Quail, Common Quail, Clapperton’s Spurfowl, Red-necked Spurfowl, Yellow-necked Spurfowl, Speckled Pigeon, Mourning Collared-Dove, Lemon Dove, Dusky Turtle-Dove, Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove, Vinaceous Dove, Laughing Dove, Ring-necked Dove, Black-billed Wood-Dove, Lesser Moorhen, Gray Crowned-Crane, Black Crowned-Crane, Senegal Thick-knee, Water Thick-knee, Spotted Thick-knee, Pied Avocet, Black-winged Stilt, Black-winged Stilt, Black-headed Lapwing, Three-banded Plover, Lesser Jacana, African Jacana, Marsh Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, African Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper, Small Buttonquail, Black-rumped Buttonquail, Bronze-winged Courser, Temminck’s Courser, Gull-billed Tern, Black-billed Wood-Dove, Namaqua Dove, Blue-spotted Wood-Dove, Little Swift, Common Swift, Horus Swift, African Palm Swift, Buff-spotted Flufftail, White-spotted Flufftail, African Rail, Lesser Moorhen, Long-toed Lapwing, Wattled Lapwing, Crowned Lapwing, Spur-winged Lapwing, Little Ringed Plover, Greater Painted-Snipe, Marsh Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, African Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper, Small Buttonquail.
