Top Bird Species in Lake Mburo National Park.
Are you planning a bird watching safari in the park and wondering about the top bird species found in Lake Mburo National Park. This is one of the top bird watching destinations in East Africa, celebrated for hosting the acacia dwelling bird species. It’s the most accessible safari destination in Uganda, about 3 hours drive from Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. Lake Mburo National Park is a paradise for bird watching with over 340 bird species, including forest birds, water birds, acacia dwelling birds, savannah birds and the park’s residents. The park’s diverse habitats like wetlands, savannah grasslands, acacia woodlands and forests provide habitants to various bird species. Birding is best done in the morning or late afternoon hours when birds are more active.
Top Bird Species in Lake Mburo National Park.
Ross’s Turaco (Tauraco rossae)
Western Crested Guineafowl ( Guttera verreauxi)
Helmeted Guineafowl ( Numida meleagris)
Shoebill ( Balaeniceps rex)
White-faced Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
White-backed Duck (Thalassornis leuconotus)
Fulvous Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)
Knob-billed Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos)
Red-billed Duck(Anas erythrorhyncha)
Great Blue Turaco ( Corythaeola cristata)
Bare-faced Go-away-bird (Crinifer personatus)
Eastern Plantain-eater (Crinifer zonurus)
Rwenzori Turaco ( Gallirex johnstoni)
Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus)
Purple Roller (Coracias naevius)
Blue-throated Roller (Eurystomus gularis)
Mottled Spinetail (Telacanthura ussheri)
Sabine’s Spinetail ( Rhaphidura sabini)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis)
African Pygmy-Goose (Nettapus auritus)
Blue-billed Teal (Spatula hottentota)
Yellow-billed Duck (Spatula hottentota)
Black-billed Turaco (Tauraco schuettii)
Crested Barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii)
Gray-throated Barbet (Gymnobucco bonapartei)
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus bilineatus)
Western Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus coryphaea)
Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet (Trachylaemus purpuratus)
Red-faced Barbet (Lybius rubrifacies)
Spot-flanked Barbet (Tricholaema lacrymosa)
Hairy-breasted Barbet (Tricholaema hirsuta)
Black-collared Barbet ( Lybius torquatus)
Crested Francolin ( Ortygornis sephaena)
Ring-necked Francolin (Scleroptila streptophora)
Red-winged Francolin ( Scleroptila levaillantii)
Handsome Spurfowl ( Pternistis nobilis)
Red-necked Spurfowl ( Pternistis afer)
Speckled Pigeon (Columba guinea)
Rameron Pigeon (Columba arquatrix)
White-naped Pigeon (Columba albinucha)
Dusky Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia lugens)
Mourning Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decipiens)
Red-eyed Dove ( Streptopelia semitorquata)
Ring-necked Dove (Streptopelia capicola)
Vinaceous Dove (Streptopelia vinacea)
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove ( Turtur afer)
Black-billed Wood-Dove (Turtur abyssinicus)
African Green-Pigeon ( Treron calvus)
Tambourine Dove (Turtur tympanistria)
African Green-Pigeon (Treron calvus)
Black-bellied Bustard (Lissotis melanogaster)
Black-throated Coucal (Centropus leucogaster)
Senegal Coucal (Centropus senegalensis)
Blue-headed Coucal ( Centropus monachus)
White-browed Coucal ( Centropus superciliosus)
Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo (Cercococcyx montanus)
Pennant-winged Nightjar (Caprimulgus vexillarius)
Standard-winged Nightjar (Caprimulgus longipennis)
Fiery-necked Nightjar (Caprimulgus pectoralis)
Swamp Nightjar (Caprimulgus natalensis)
Plain Nightjar (Caprimulgus natalensis)
Freckled Nightjar (Caprimulgus tristigma
African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus)
Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
Abdim’s Stork (Ciconia abdimii)
African Woolly-necked Stork ( Ciconia microscelis)
Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)
Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer)
Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis)
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Reed Cormorant (Microcarbo africanus)
Dwarf Bittern (Botaurus sturmii)
Little Bittern (Botaurus minutus)
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
White-backed Night Heron ( Calherodius leuconotus)
Goliath Heron (Ardea goliath)
Alpine Swift (Tachymarptis melba)
Mottled Swift (Tachymarptis aequatorialis)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
African Palm Swift (Cypsiurus parvus)
White-rumped Swift (Apus caffer)
Horus Swift (Apus horus)
Black Coucal (Centropus grillii)
Blue Malkoha (Ceuthmochares aereus)
Great Spotted Cuckoo (Clamator glandarius)
Levaillant’s Cuckoo (Clamator levaillantii)
Dideric Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx caprius)
African Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus)
Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Pied Cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus)
Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis)
White-headed Vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis)
Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus)
African Harrier-Hawk (Polyboroides typus)
Lappet-faced Vulture (Torgos tracheliotos)
Abyssinian Roller (Coracias abyssinicus)
Scarce Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus)
