Common Birds of Uganda

The most sought-after bird in Africa — stands motionless for hours in papyrus swamps before striking at lungfish; Mabamba Bay near Entebbe and Murchison Falls Nile Delta are the premier sites.

Uganda's national bird — the golden crown of feathers surrounding the bare red and white face dances above open grassland throughout the country.

One of Africa's most sought-after birds — found only in Uganda's Albertine Rift montane forest; a tiny, emerald-green bird that hops through dense roadside vegetation in Bwindi.

A Uganda endemic restricted to riparian and lake-edge forest in the Albert Nile drainage — males build intricate hanging nests in riverside trees close to water.

An Albertine Rift endemic warbler of bamboo and montane scrub — a large, skulking warbler with a bold white eyebrow that requires patience and persistence to see well.

One of Africa's least-known birds — a secretive forest partridge restricted to a handful of Ugandan and DRC forests; detected by pre-dawn calling from dense interior forest.

The typical hornbill of Uganda's forest parks — huge, casqued black-and-white birds fly noisily between fruiting trees in Kibale Forest, where they share habitat with chimpanzees.

An Albertine Rift endemic finch with vivid crimson wings and green body — found in bamboo and montane scrub at Bwindi and the Ruwenzori foothills, skulking in dense growth.