Most- Sought- After Birds in Murchison Falls National Park.
Are you a bird enthusiast planning your bird watching safari and wondering about the most-sought-after birds to encounter in Murchison Falls National Park? Look no further, this blog will list those bird species. Murchison Falls National Park is one of the most rewarding bird watching destinations in Uganda, found in the northwestern part of Uganda. It is not only famous for hosting the world’s strongest waterfalls, “Murchison Falls”, but also has a rich avian life. Its is home to over 450 bird species such as water birds, savannah birds, migratory birds and the park’s endemic species. Bird watching in the park is done in several prime locations, such as the Royal Mile, Victoria Nile, and Kaniyo Pabidi, all of which offer equal chances of seeing various unique bird species.
Most- Sought- After Birds in Murchison Falls National Park.
- Northern Carmine Bee-eater
- Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
- Red-throated Bee-eater
- Abyssinian Ground Hornbill
- Purple Heron
- Shoebill
- Secretary Bird
- Black-headed Heron
- African Fish Eagle
- Martial Eagle
- African Harrier-Hawk
- Spotted Thick-knee
- African Jacana
- Goliath Heron
- Grey Heron
- Bateleur
- Lappet-faced Vulture
- White-headed Vulture
- Hooded Vulture
- Grey Crowned Crane
- Denham’s Bustard
- Black-bellied Bustard
- Senegal Thick-knee
- Spur-winged Lapwing
- African Openbill
- Black-headed Lapwing
- Rock Pratincole
- Giant Kingfisher
- Osprey
- Spur-winged Goose
- Egyptian Goose
- Yellow-billed Duck
- Knob-billed Duck
- African Darter
- Great Cormorant
- Long-crested Eagle
- Dark Chanting-Goshawk
- Pied Kingfisher
- Malachite Kingfisher
- Woodland Kingfisher
- Northern Masked Weaver
- Vieillot’s Black Weaver
- White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
- Silverbird
- Piapiac
- Fork-tailed Drongo
- Grey-headed Bushshrike
- Red-headed Lovebird
- Lizard Buzzard
- Eastern Plantain-eater
- Blue-naped Mousebird
- White-crested Turaco
- Senegal Coucal
- Black Crake
- White-faced Whistling Duck
- Fulvous Whistling Duck
- Little Bee-eater
- Blue-breasted Bee-eater
- Standard-winged Nightjar
- Chocolate-backed Kingfisher
- Long-tailed Nightjar
- Speckle-fronted Weaver
- Yellow-billed Stork
- Saddle-billed Stork
- Marabou Stork
- Long-toed Lapwing
Other most-sought-after birds in Murchison Falls National Park include African Green Additional birds of Murchison Falls National Park include, Black-crowned Tchagra, African Pygmy Kingfisher , Brown Snake Eagle, Wahlberg’s Eagle, Black-rumped Waxbill, African Firefinch, Grey-backed Fiscal, Common Bulbul, Ross’s Turaco, Spotted Morning Thrush, Willow warbler, Little Greenbul, Honey-whiskered Greenbul, Red-tailed Ant-thrush, Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo, Grey Longbill, Brown Twinspot, Brown-chested Lapwing Tawny Eagle, Yellow-fronted Tinker bird, Nubian Woodpecker, Bearded Woodpecker, African Grey Woodpecker, Speckled Mouse bird, Blue-naped Mousebird, Village Weaver, Northern Red Bishop, Yellow-browed Caaroptera, Hood Vulture, Lappet-faced Vulture, White-backed Vulture, 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, Cattle Egret, Squacco Heron, African Black Crake, Tawny Eagle, African Hawk Eagle, 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, 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.
