15 Day Uganda Birding and Nature Tour December 8 to December 22, 2018 Tour Leaders: Crammy Wanyama Ruth Miller and Alan Davis of Birdwatching Trips

Trip Report and Photos by Crammy Wanyama

Handsome Francolin – A skittish Albertine rift endemic seen at Ruhija

This two weeks Uganda birding and nature tour comprised of a group of

eight. We did a few wildlife drives and enjoyed minimal forest birding during the fun-filled trip with lots of great bird sightings and keen observations of all the mammals that we encountered. Mid-December is just at the end of

the rains, so we had good weather generally all the way. We covered some of the country’s most luxurious parks. Lake Mburo National park which harbours a few species of the Zambezian biome was a great introduction

to countryside birding for the group. Ruhija section of Bwindi Impenetrable National park which is home to the continent’s highly sought-after endemics of the Albertine rift pleased us with its mountain gorillas and a

basketful of birds. Mabamba wetland for the most bizarre looking bird the Shoebill, Kibale forest and the Royal Mile where were also covered for mid-elevation to lowland tropical rainforest species. Queen Elizabeth and

Murchison Falls National parks gave so much to admire of what one should expect in grassland and wooded habitats. We were able to end the trip with a record of 509 bird species, out of which 484 were seen by the group and

25 heard or seen by guide only. A whole 41 mammal list a sweet 11 reptile list.

Day 1 – December 8, 2018: Birding Entebbe Botanical Gardens

It was two years since I had last met Alan and Ruth of Birdwatching Trips! Excellent, sharp birders that I looked forward to meeting again. Having arrived the previous night, we decided to do a late afternoon birding walk

at Entebbe Botanical gardens. By hearing the name gardens, one expects very usual birds, but this is one kind of mind-blowing place of all times! Hardly had we done more than ten steps from our high clearance bus, than

we started picking all sorts of good birds in flight! Imagine a single sky view showing Wahlberg’s Eagle, a couple of Hooded Vultures, Palm-nut Vulture, Marabou Stork, Pink-backed Pelican, and African Palm

Swift! Immediately we turned to find a calling Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird that was surrounded by African Pygmy Kingfisher, Northern Black Flycatcher, Common Bulbul, Shikra, very attractive Great Blue

Turaco, Red-billed Firefinch, Eastern Plantain Eater among other and a very lovely Striped Ground Squirrel.

Weyn’s Weaver seen at the Entebbe Botanical Gardens

Taking a few more steps towards the Lake Victoria, our attention turned to a Grey Parrot that was roosting high in the canopy, a pair of Ross’

Turaco, White-throated and Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters, Scope views of Long-tailed and White-breasted Cormorants, Black-headed Heron, a pair of Egyptians Goose high In the tree. Down to the lake, we enjoyed

great views of a Winding Cisticola, Black Winged Stilt, three Sandpipers that included Common, Wood and the Green that we were

very pleased to see. We nicely observed a Red-chested Sunbird in good light and dealt with a couple of weavers; the weavers are yellow-coloured birds with a few features telling them apart. This late afternoon, we did well

in getting the Orange, and Golden-backed Weavers who were our targets, Black-headed, Slender-billed, Veilloit’s, Village, Weyn’s and Northern Brown-throated Weavers which are regular sightings. While

observing a lovely family of Spotted-necked Otter that showed up after great views of a Vervet Monkey, we got good looks at African Jacana, Swamp Flycatcher, Striated Heron, Pied and Woodland Kingfishers,

African Hobby, Grey Kestrel, Barn and Bank Swallows and many more. We retired to our hotel for a delightful dinner that had to come after a long bird checklist that included three mammals and one reptile in a single

short afternoon. Day 2 – December 9, 2018: Birding to Mabamba for the Shoebill and

Lake Mburo National Park We got an early start for Mabamba to find the most iconic bird of the trip;

the Shoebill. Usually, every birder places a request for this bizarre-looking bird, and this group was not deferent! So, we started our drive stopping for a few birds that posed quite well for good viewings like African Green-

pigeon and nice-looking Angola Swallows. When we got to Mabamba marsh, the clouds seemed pregnant; we were here to find the Shoebill no matter what.

Very fine Shoebill views at Mabamba Swamp

We tried out a few beautiful spots from which we added Lesser Jacana, Yellow-billed Duck, Grey-hooded Gull, Fan-tailed Widowbird,

Intermediated and Great Egrets and the Squacco Heron to our list. Following communication from our fishermen colleagues, we went for the Shoebill that flew into their presence. We enjoyed great views of a single

male while he tried to hunt, we got great looks into his eyes as he walked towards and observed his marvellous wings when he chose to fly off. Unexplainable excitement is what you see on every participant's face after

such a moment. Birding off the Lake Victoria waters, we got looks at Black Crake, Eurasian Moorhen, the stunning Papyrus Gonolek and Greater Swamp Warbler.

The tour continued to Mpanga Forest where we enjoyed our picnic lunch in the company of several Sunbirds; Sooty Chat and Black-winged Kite

were added to our list during the drive to Mpanga. At Mpanga itself, we saw Olive-bellied, Collared, Green-throated, Olive, Green and Little Green Sunbirds, Yellow-throated and Little Greenbuls, a very well

perched Grey-headed Nigrita, a nice flock of Weyn’s Weavers on breeding Plumage and several others.

We encountered Palm-nut Vultures a few times

After lunch we continued to Mbarara for our stay, adding Little Swift, Lilac-breasted Roller which Is probably one Africa’s most photographed birds, Blue-headed Coucal, Black-breasted Snake-Eagle and a very

impressive Banded Snake-Eagle swallowing an Olive Sand Snake. We added this snake on our reptile list because we found it struggling for its life.

Day 3 – December 10, 2018: Birding Lake Mburo National Park After an early breakfast, we drove towards the park and got treated to a

delightful day filled with woodland and scrub habitat birds. This short drive could last forever because of the plentiful birds in this part of the country! A few stops that we did showed us birds that included Black-breasted

Snake-eagle, the skittish Grey-capped Warbler, Buff-bellied and Willow Warblers, Trilling and Singing Cisticola, Black-headed Gonolek, the beautiful Sulphur-breasted Bush-shrike, Brown-

crowned Tchagra, Wattled, Senegal and Crowned Lapwings, Greater Blue-eared and Huge flocks of the nomadic Wattled Starlings. A few game birds like Crested and Red-necked Francolin also added to our

ever-growing list. Among the targets, we needed Red-faced and Crested Barbets; we scored well with both and bonus Spot-flanked, nice looks at Southern

Black and Pale Flycatcher, Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove and a very lovely looking Gabar Goshawk among other birds.

We enjoyed a warm birding lunch at a hotel inside the park after which we walked around its gardens and added Red-headed Weaver, Yellow-

breasted Apalis, Tropical Boubou and many more to our list. The mammal list today was terrific with some big and small game; we got

African Buffalo, Plains Zebra, Waterbuck, Bushbuck, the handsome looking Impala, Warthog, and Dwarf Mongoose.

Day 4 – December 11, 2018: Boat Ride on Lake Mburo and Transfer to Ruhija of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

Great introduction to mammals like this African Buffalo at Lake Mburo NP

With all our bags packed, we went for a boat ride to find the African Finfoot.

Lake Mburo which is approximately 10km/sq and entirely within the park, is by far the best place for the African Finfoot in the world, the resident population here loves the overhanging vegetation by the lake’s banks.

Before taking the boat, we were able to see a very showy Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat, a pair of Double-toothed Barbets, White-headed Saw-wing, Spectacled Weaver and a couple well-perched and fishing African

Fish-Eagles.

African Finfoot at Lake Mburo National Park

We took the boat ride and got welcomed by a few Hippopotami; these large animals are impressive to watch in water! Imagine an animal that weighs

up to 2000 kilograms but with the nostrils, nearly the size of olives and ears the size of a small cat yet that is all you can see over water surface! Along with this same stretch, we enjoyed our several sightings of the

secretive African Finfoot, a couple of African Fish-eagles, and the privilege of having wonderful views of a male Giant Kingfisher

Day 5 – December 12, 2018: Mountain Gorilla Tracking A Good morning with all minds focused on one of the fascinating experiences on earth. Mountain Gorilla tracking is the kind that people refer

to as a once-in-a-lifetime experience. A moment with a family of these very peaceful large primates is always overwhelming to the observers, tears of joy are never held back by the emotional. So we headed to the

information centre for a briefing before taking on the forest. Our team got assigned a ranger who was accompanied by his two gourds and a porter for every member of the team and headed to the forest. By the end of the

reasonably tough hike, a whole lot of twelve members of the Mukiza gorilla family were familiar to the team. After tracking, we went back to our hotel for a little break and a moment to digest the Mountain gorilla viewing

moments.

Easy hike and Mountain Gorilla observations at Ruhijja

After the break, we went for birding along the community trail. This very birdie trail gave a wonderful walk; it is here that we got our first Albertine

Rift endemics. The stunning Regal Sunbird came first, followed by Black-faced Apalis, Red-faced Woodland Warbler and the skittish Grauer’s Warbler came creeping through the vines. We observed several range-

restricted species that included; the attractively-looking Lagden’s Bush-shrike that is fond of the forest interior, Black-tailed Oriole, White-tailed Blue Flycatcher, Yellow-streaked, Eastern Mountain, Slender-

billed and Yellow-whiskered Greenbuls, Grey Cuckoo-shrike, Streaky and Thick-billed Seed-eaters. White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher, a gorgeous White-starred Robin calling loudly and displaying the white

spot in the neck, and a male Tulberg’s Woodpecker were also among the many we saw. We headed back to our fancy lodge for a lovely dinner and brilliant moonlit views of the Virunga volcanoes.

Day 6 – December 13, 2018: Birding in the forest. Today, was entirely forest birding. The morning session started well

although later showers came in and somehow inconvenienced our birding moments. The beauty about Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is that no matter the weather, at the end of the day, the biggest percentage of birds you will

have are of very fine quality. So, through the morning and afternoon sessions of the day, our short walks and drives for active spots got us views of three new raptors; Mountain Buzzard, Crowned Eagle which is the

African equivalent of the Harpy Eagle and a Peregrine Falcon. We saw

very well Waller’s and Stuhlmann's Starlings, Western Tinkerbird, Albertine Boubou, Doherty’s Bushshrike, and had excellent

observations of more endemics like Rwenzori Apalis, Handsome Francolin, Strange Weaver, Red-throated Alethe among others. We were also able to add a few mammals like the Black-fronted Duiker to

our list. This park being high on primates, we saw the Blue Monkey and L’Hoest’s Monkey, Mantled Guereza and Olive Baboon.

Day 7 – December 14, 2018: Birding to Queen Elizabeth National Park After three days in the montane rainforest but still desiring one or more,

we had to drive down to the savannah and woodland sections of Queen Elizabeth National Park. This is a significant change in almost all aspects! An elevation drop of over 1300 metres, habitat change from forest through

acacia woodlands to Savannah.

Black Bee-eater views on the way to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Doing our last moments in the forests, we did a few stops and got Cassin’s Flycatcher on the rocks that stood in a beautiful fast stream which is its

microhabitat. Mountain Wagtail, Golden-breasted Bunting, incredible views of the Black Bee-eater, Olive, Green and Blue-throated Brown Sunbird as they enjoyed the flowering Symphonia flowers. We also got

good looks at the skittish Black-faced Rufous Warbler, Grey Apalis and good flyby view of Black Goshawk and one African Emerald Cuckoo. We enjoyed our packed lunch at Queen Elizabeth National Park Ishasha

sector entrance in the presence of a seriously threatening storm, and after continued with the drive to Mweya, scanning trees for the famous Tree-climbing lions. We were lucky to have spectacular views of a young male

up In the trees which along with Kob and African Bush Elephant were new mammals for the trip. Among the several good birds we added, were

Fawn-breasted and Common Waxbill, Thick-billed Weaver, Moustached Grass-Warbler, Stout Cisticola, Osprey, to mention but a few. With a fat list on a basically drive day, we checked into our fancy hotel

and looked forward to its popular delicious cuisines. Day 8 - December 15, 2018: Birding Queen Elizabeth National Park

and a Boat Ride on the Kazinga Channel in the afternoon. This morning we had an early coffee and drove to the Kasenyi wildlife viewing tracks which are dominated by short grasslands.

Fascinating flocks of African Skimmers at Queen Elizabeth NP

We planned on having our breakfast amidst the company of some fascinating wildlife, and yes, we did. Breakfast came later in the

surrounding of Kob herds in the lekking ground after seeing a few good birds. We targeted Larks and pipits for the morning sessions; we were quite observant, so we managed to get all the four Larks, Rufous-naped,

Flapped, White-tailed and Red-capped, we saw African, Plain-backed and Jackson’s Pipits. Efforts spent scanning the grasslands, found Small Button-quail, Temnick’s Courser, Kittlitz and a single Caspian Plover,

we saw Collared Pratincole and Western Marsh Harrier among the many seen before the lunch break.

Several raptors including African Fish-Eagle at Queen Elizabeth NP

After a hot lunch at the lodge, we went for an afternoon boat ride along the Kazinga Channel. This channel is a 40 Km stretch connecting Lake George to Edward, only a small section of fewer than 3 kilometres is done during

this ride, you can hardly do more than that considering the wildlife congregations along this beautiful stretch. We spent time by big flocks of African Skimmers, Gull-billed and White-winged Terns, and picked

several waders at the same spots; they included Ruff, Common Greenshank, Three-banded and Common Ringed plover, Curlew Sandpiper, a few Little Stints, Rudy Turnstone, Black-tailed Godwit,

and a very lovely Red-throated Bee-eater. The final bit of the ride that got us into Lake Edward had bigger birds like White-breasted Cormorant, African Spoonbill, Yellow-billed and Saddle-billed Stork,

Pink-backed and Great White Pelicans, Lesser Black-backed and Grey-hooded Gulls, and the Knob-billed Duck among others.

Day 9 – December 16, 2018: Birding to Fort Portal for Chimpanzee and Bigodi Wetland This morning we transferred to Fort Portal via Kasese in search for the

huge-billed White-necked Raven and a pair of Red-faced Cisticolas. After lunch, we went for a three hours healthy birding walk at Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary. Bigodi is a community-based conservation initiative,

probably one of the most successful in the country. We teamed up with a site guide from the community and started the walk to find a few more

birds that came along with a new primate; Uganda Red Colobus. Some great looking birds showed up very well before we got rained out. A pair of

the forest-dwelling Blue-throated Roller, Yellow-spotted and Hairy-breasted Barbet, Little Greenbul, Purple-headed Starling, Grey-throated Tit-Flycatcher, a very lovely secretive White-spotted

Flufftail, White-chinned Prinia, Superb Sunbird, the gabonensis race of the Black Cuckoo and a flyover Ayer’s Hawk-Eagle were among a few beautiful birds we got this late afternoon.

Blue-throated Roller, a forest dweller seen at Bigodi

Day 10 – December 17, 2018: Chimpanzee tracking and Birding The mission today was to find our closest cousins, the Chimpanzee. Therefore, we joined the other members heading out for the Chimpanzee

tracking activity for the general briefing after which the team entered the forest. The hike was a very nice one and nature-filled, and on meeting the Chimpanzee, the experience overwhelmed the group. The chimps were

very relaxed, very amazing views and moments that will linger. After this favourite activity, we did a few birding stops along the main forest road and around the guest house where we enjoyed a warm lunch. These

walks gave us the brightly coloured Narina Trogon, Speckled Tinkerbird, Black Bee-eater, Alpine, African, Horus, Scarce Swifts, Cassin’s Honeyguide, a distantly flying Cassin’s Hawk-eagle and

Sooty Flycatcher all in the forest bit. Also, around the gardens, we were pleased to add Speckle-breasted Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied and Black-crowned Waxbill, White-tailed Blue-flycatcher as it flashed

prey from branches and leaves using its fun-tail, Magpie Mannikin,

European Honey-Buzzard, and A Rock Martin to our continuously growing list.

Day 11 – December 18, 2018: Birding To Masindi Technically, this was a driving day. Masindi, where we base in preparation

for birding the Royal Mile, is quite a distance from Fort Portal. Typically, we pick a few birding spots to give the mind off the driving moments. The first two of these are just in Fort Portal town and at Sebitori along the road to

Kampala. At these magical spots, we got good looks at a grass top-perched Little Rush Warbler, the rare and accidental Northern Masked Weaver, Eurasian Reed Warbler and a behavioural practice of a Blue-headed

Coucal picking Weaver chicks from the nest and a Black Bishop. The Forest section overwhelmed us although the traffic was relatively frequently flowing. We got satisfying looks at Masked Apalis, Yellow-mantled

Weaver, both male and female Petit’s Cuckoo-shrike whose sexual dimorphism is alarming, we saw Brown-eared Woodpecker, male and female Pink-footed Puffback, a well sunlit Blue Malkoha, Buff-

throated Apalis, Toro Olive Greenbul and Red-headed Bluebill among others all very well. Another stop close to Hoima town, gave away a very cooperative Brown-

backed Scrub Robin, African Firefinch, a pair of Tropical Boubou which some members had not seen at Lake Mburo National Park, Whistling Cisticola, Village Indigobird, and an unexpected flock of Arrow-

marked Babblers. As we approached Masindi, we stopped following a Grey-headed Oliveback call picked up while driving and added this very special finch to our list.

Day 12 – December 19, 2018: Birding the Royal Mile. This morning we did a short drive to one of Uganda’s top birding spots. The

Royal Mile is famous for a few Guinea-Congo biome restricted-range species. On good days, driving through cultivation, and sugarcane plantations add some good birds to the records. It was the case for today,

and quick stops were for better views of Bronze-tailed Starlings. Stops for these blue starlings in this area are very relevant since up to six species occur here. To continue with sightings, we saw a very good-looking male

White-thighed Hornbill, Cabanis’ Bunting, and Brown-crowned Tchagra.

Chocolate-backed Kingfisher at the Royal Mile- furthest eastern extension

Uganda Woodland Warbler, a tough canopy dweller of the Royal Mile

Birding on the Royal Mile was quite comfortable, although birds did not

seem very active for the first minutes of the walk. Patiently birding on, we saw, Cassin’s Spinetail, a photographable Uganda Woodland Warbler,

both Green and Lemon-bellied Crombecs, Rufous Flycatcher Thrush, Western Black-headed Oriole, Chestnut Wattle-eye, Chestnut-

capped Flycatcher, Rufous-crowned Eremomela, Plain, Gray and Spotted Greenbuls and over the canopy flying African Pied Hornbills. We were very excited about a silent and nicely perched Chocolate-backed

Kingfisher and a pair of lovely Tit-Hylia perched way up in the Canopy. More good birds and two new mammals that were the tiny Alexander Bush Squirrel and Red-legged Sun-squirrel were also seen and recorded. We

later returned to our accommodation Masindi Hotel which is also the oldest hotel in the county to enjoy some very lovely curries and Tika masala

Day 13 – December 20, 2018: Birding to Murchison Falls National Park. Today we transferred to Murchison Falls National park, down into the great

East African Rift Valley to enjoy a variety of wildlife and unique birds of the Sahel region, Sudanian and Congo Savannas along with the Palaearctic migrants that frequent this beautiful park during this time of the year. We

planned to do birding along the way with the emphasis on covering the Bitiaba escarpment.

Streaky Seed-eater at Ruhija of Bwindi Impenetrable NP

This is usually a good stretch for rocky habitat associated birds; unfortunately, the road constructions that had started with this area

rendered our mission impossible. However, at the base of the escarpment where we stopped to look for the Cut-throat, turned into a more productive stretch. In a few minutes after, we saw Spotted Mourning-Thrush,

Rattling Cisticola, a couple of moulting Beautiful Sunbirds, a pair of very lovely Namaqua Doves, a Martial Eagle soring along the

escarpment, Black-billed Dove, Vitelline Masked Weaver, a very lovely Silverbird and a White-tailed Seed-eater in only a few minutes.

We managed to cross with the 2 O’clock ferry and checked in to our excellent accommodation facility. The team was pleased to have a leisurely afternoon in preparation for an action-packed next day.

Day 14 – December 21, 2018: Birding Murchison Falls National Park This being our last day for game and birding drives, we started early with

a plan of getting done quite later than the earlier days.

Attention catching views of a Giraffe at Murchison Falls NP After a quick breakfast, we headed to the game drive tracks and started

collecting a bunch of new birds. We saw from small to big savannah birds, and residents to migrants! We had good looks at the well plumaged Speckle-fronted Weaver, a Dark Chanting-Goshawk successfully

hunting a snake, the stunning Northern Carmine and Swallow-tailed Bee-eaters, Wood-chat and Isabelline Shrikes, Isabelline Wheatear, Pallied and Montague’s Harriers, Black-rumped Waxbill, Black-

headed Lapwing, Spotted Thick-Knee, Shelley’s Rufous Sparrow, a Red-necked Falcon at a regular patch and also enjoyed better looks of some birds seen earlier like the beautiful Grey-crowned Cranes among

others. This Park is very rich for mammals, so without hustle we were able to add we Rothschild Giraffe, Lelwel’s Hartebeest, Oribi and Patas Monkey to our list.

When done with usual game drive time, we took a break for a warm lunch meal at our lodge after which we took a boat ride upstream of the mighty

river Nile to the bottom of the world’s most powerful waterfall. This very relaxing boat ride regularly presents extraordinary wildlife from reptiles, birds to mammals and this was the case today. With birds, we were

delighted to see Senegal Thick-knee, Allen’s Gallinule, African Swamphen, Spur-winged Goose, and Rock Pratincole on the rocks at the bottom of the falls. To end our game drives in style, we ended the day

with an evening game drive during which we got five species of Nightjars; Swamp, Slender-tailed, Standard-winged, Long-tailed and Square-tailed and also Bunyoro Rabbit for a new mammal from the night.

Beautiful African Swamphen views on the boat ride to the bottom of the Murchison falls

Day 15 – December 22, 2018: Today we transferred to Entebbe for departure via the top of the mighty Murchison falls to fulfil Bird Uganda Safaris tradition of not leaving this park without visiting this incomparable

highlight. Besides, who does not want to see the drama at the top of the world’s most powerful waterfall on the world’s longest river?

BIRD LIST Checklist Order, common and scientific names are those by J.F. Clements,

Birds of the World Version 2018 with all current updates. Extracted from Avibase – The world bird database.

ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae

White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata

Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos

Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca

Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis

Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata

GALLIFORMES: Numididae

Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris

GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae

Handsome Francolin Pternistis nobilis

Scaly Francolin Pternistis squamatus H

Red-necked Francolin Pternistis afer

Crested Francolin Dendroperdix sephaena

PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae

Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor

COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae

Rock Pigeon Columba livia

Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea

Rameron Pigeon Columba arquatrix

Mourning Collared-Dove Streptopelia decipiens

Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata

Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola

Vinaceous Dove Streptopelia vinacea

Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis

Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur chalcospilos

Black-billed Wood-Dove Turtur abyssinicus

Blue-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur afer

Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria

Namaqua Dove Oena capensis

African Green-Pigeon Treron calvus

OTIDIFORMES: Otididae

Black-bellied Bustard Lissotis melanogaster

MUSOPHAGIFORMES: Musophagidae

Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata

Black-billed Turaco Tauraco schuettii G

White-crested Turaco Tauraco leucolophus H

Ross's Turaco Musophaga rossae

Bare-faced Go-away-bird Corythaixoides personatus

White-bellied Go-away-bird Corythaixoides leucogaster

CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae

Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis

Blue-headed Coucal Centropus monachus

White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus

Black Coucal Centropus grillii

Blue Malkoha Ceuthmochares aereus

Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii

Dideric Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius

Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas

African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus

Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx mechowi

Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx montanus

Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus

Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius

African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis

CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae

Standard-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus longipennis

Rwenzori Nightjar Caprimulgus ruwenzorii G

Swamp Nightjar Caprimulgus natalensis

Long-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus climacurus

Slender-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus clarus

Square-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus fossii

CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae

Sabine's Spinetail Rhaphidura sabini

Cassin's Spinetail Neafrapus cassini

Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus

Alpine Swift Apus melba

African Swift Apus barbatus

Little Swift Apus affinis

Horus Swift Apus horus

White-rumped Swift Apus caffer

African Palm-Swift Cypsiurus parvus

GRUIFORMES: Sarothruridae

White-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura pulchra

GRUIFORMES: Rallidae

African Rail Rallus caerulescens

Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus

Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni

African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis

Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra

GRUIFORMES: Heliornithidae

African Finfoot Podica senegalensis

GRUIFORMES: Gruidae

Gray Crowned-Crane Balearica regulorum

CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae

Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus

Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis

Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis

CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae

Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus

CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae

Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris

Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus

Black-headed Lapwing Vanellus tectus

Senegal Lapwing Vanellus lugubris

Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus

Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus

Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus

Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius

Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula

Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris

CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae

Lesser Jacana Microparra capensis

African Jacana Actophilornis africanus

CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica

Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

Ruff Calidris pugnax

Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea

Little Stint Calidris minuta

Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago

Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus

Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia

Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis

Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola

CHARADRIIFORMES: Turnicidae

Small Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus

CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae

Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii

Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola

Rock Pratincole Glareola nuchalis

CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae

Gray-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus

Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus

Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica

Black Tern Chlidonias niger

White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus

Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida

African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris

CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae

African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus

Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii

Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus

Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer

Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis

SULIFORMES: Anhingidae

African Darter Anhinga rufa

SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae

Long-tailed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus

Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo

PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae

Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus

Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens

PELECANIFORMES: Balaenicipitidae

Shoebill Balaeniceps rex

PELECANIFORMES: Scopidae

Hamerkop Scopus umbretta

PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae

Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus

Gray Heron Ardea cinerea

Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala

Goliath Heron Ardea goliath

Purple Heron Ardea purpurea

Great Egret Ardea alba

Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia

Little Egret Egretta garzetta

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis

Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides

Striated Heron Butorides striata

Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae

Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus

Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus

Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash

African Spoonbill Platalea alba

ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae

Osprey Pandion haliaetus

ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae

Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus

African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus

Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis

European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus

Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos

Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus

White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus

Rüppell's Griffon Gyps rueppelli

Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus

Short-toed Snake-Eagle Circaetus gallicus

Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle Circaetus beaudouini

Black-breasted Snake-Eagle Circaetus pectoralis

Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus

Banded Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinerascens

Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus

Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus

Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis

Wahlberg's Eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi

Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus

Ayres's Hawk-Eagle Hieraaetus ayresii

Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax

Cassin's Hawk-Eagle Aquila africana

Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus

Dark Chanting-Goshawk Melierax metabates

Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar

Grasshopper Buzzard Butastur rufipennis

Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus

African Marsh-Harrier Circus ranivorus

Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus

Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus

African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro

Shikra Accipiter badius

Black Goshawk Accipiter melanoleucus

Black Kite Milvus migrans

African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer

Common Buzzard Buteo buteo

Mountain Buzzard Buteo oreophilus

Augur Buzzard Buteo augur

STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae

Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Bubo lacteus

COLIIFORMES: Coliidae

Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus

Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus

TROGONIFORMES: Trogonidae

Narina Trogon Apaloderma narina

BUCEROTIFORMES: Phoeniculidae

Green Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus

Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucorvidae

Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus

BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucerotidae

Crowned Hornbill Lophoceros alboterminatus

African Pied Hornbill Lophoceros fasciatus

African Gray Hornbill Lophoceros nasutus

Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill Bycanistes subcylindricus

White-thighed Hornbill Bycanistes albotibialis

CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae

Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus

White-bellied Kingfisher Corythornis leucogaster

African Pygmy-Kingfisher Ispidina picta

Chocolate-backed Kingfisher Halcyon badia

Gray-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala

Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis

Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica

Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti

Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima

Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis

CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae

Black Bee-eater Merops gularis

Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki

Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus

Blue-breasted Bee-eater Merops variegatus

Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus

White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus

European Bee-eater Merops apiaster

Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus

CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae

Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus

Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus

Blue-throated Roller Eurystomus gularis

PICIFORMES: Lybiidae

Yellow-billed Barbet Trachyphonus purpuratus H

Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii

Gray-throated Barbet Gymnobucco bonapartei

Speckled Tinkerbird Pogoniulus scolopaceus

Western Tinkerbird Pogoniulus coryphaea

Yellow-throated Tinkerbird Pogoniulus subsulphureus

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus

Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus

Yellow-spotted Barbet Buccanodon duchaillui

Hairy-breasted Barbet Tricholaema hirsuta

Spot-flanked Barbet Tricholaema lacrymosa

Red-faced Barbet Lybius rubrifacies

Black-billed Barbet Lybius guifsobalito

Double-toothed Barbet Lybius bidentatus

PICIFORMES: Indicatoridae

Cassin's Honeyguide Prodotiscus insignis

Wahlberg's Honeyguide Prodotiscus regulus

Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor

Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator

PICIFORMES: Picidae

Speckle-breasted Woodpecker Chloropicus poecilolaemus

Cardinal Woodpecker Chloropicus fuscescens

Golden-crowned Woodpecker Chloropicus xantholophus

African Gray Woodpecker Chloropicus goertae

Brown-eared Woodpecker Campethera caroli

Tullberg's Woodpecker Campethera tullbergi

Nubian Woodpecker Campethera nubica

FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae

Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus

Gray Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus

Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera

Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo

African Hobby Falco cuvierii

PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae

Red-headed Lovebird Agapornis pullarius

PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae

Gray Parrot Psittacus erithacus

Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri

PASSERIFORMES: Platysteiridae

Brown-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira cyanea

Black-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira peltata

Chestnut Wattle-eye Platysteira castanea

Rwenzori Batis Batis diops

Chinspot Batis Batis molitor

Black-headed Batis Batis minor

PASSERIFORMES: Vangidae

African Shrike-flycatcher Megabyas flammulatus

Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher Bias musicus

PASSERIFORMES: Malaconotidae

Brubru Nilaus afer

Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis

Pink-footed Puffback Dryoscopus angolensis

Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus

Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis

Lühder's Bushshrike Laniarius luehderi H

Tropical Boubou Laniarius major

Black-headed Gonolek Laniarius erythrogaster

Papyrus Gonolek Laniarius mufumbiri

Albertine Boubou Laniarius holomelas

Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike Telophorus sulfureopectus

Doherty's Bushshrike Telophorus dohertyi

Lagden's Bushshrike Malaconotus lagdeni

PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae

Gray Cuckooshrike Coracina caesia

Petit's Cuckooshrike Campephaga petiti

PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae

Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus

Gray-backed Fiscal Lanius excubitoroides

Mackinnon's Shrike Lanius mackinnoni

Northern Fiscal Lanius humeralis

Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator

PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae

Western Black-headed Oriole Oriolus brachyrynchus

African Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus H

Black-tailed Oriole Oriolus percivali

PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae

Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis

PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae

Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer

African Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis

PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae

Piapiac Ptilostomus afer

Pied Crow Corvus albus

White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis

PASSERIFORMES: Nicatoridae

Western Nicator Nicator chloris H

PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae

Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana

Flappet Lark Mirafra rufocinnamomea

White-tailed Lark Mirafra albicauda

Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea

PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae

Bank Swallow Riparia riparia

Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

Angola Swallow Hirundo angolensis

Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii

Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica

Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica

Rufous-chested Swallow Cecropis semirufa

Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensis

White-headed Sawwing Psalidoprocne albiceps

Black Sawwing Psalidoprocne pristoptera

PASSERIFORMES: Stenostiridae

African Blue Flycatcher Elminia longicauda

White-tailed Blue Flycatcher Elminia albicauda

PASSERIFORMES: Paridae

White-winged Black-Tit Melaniparus leucomelas

Stripe-breasted Tit Melaniparus fasciiventer

PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae

Slender-billed Greenbul Stelgidillas gracilirostris

Red-tailed Bristlebill Bleda syndactylus

Honeyguide Greenbul Baeopogon indicator

Yellow-throated Greenbul Atimastillas flavicollis

Spotted Greenbul Ixonotus guttatus

Red-tailed Greenbul Criniger calurus

Gray Greenbul Eurillas gracilis

Plain Greenbul Eurillas curvirostris

Yellow-whiskered Greenbul Eurillas latirostris

Little Greenbul Eurillas virens

Toro Olive-Greenbul Phyllastrephus hypochloris

Yellow-streaked Greenbul Phyllastrephus flavostriatus

Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus

PASSERIFORMES: Macrosphenidae

Green Crombec Sylvietta virens

Lemon-bellied Crombec Sylvietta denti

White-browed Crombec Sylvietta leucophrys

Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura

Red-faced Crombec Sylvietta whytii

Moustached Grass-Warbler Melocichla mentalis

Yellow Longbill Macrosphenus flavicans

Gray Longbill Macrosphenus concolor

Grauer's Warbler Graueria vittata

Green Hylia Hylia prasina

Tit-hylia Pholidornis rushiae

PASSERIFORMES: Scotocercidae

Chestnut-capped Flycatcher Erythrocercus mccallii

PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae

Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix

Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus

Red-faced Woodland-Warbler Phylloscopus laetus

Uganda Woodland-Warbler Phylloscopus budongoensis

PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae

Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida

Mountain Yellow-Warbler Iduna similis

Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus

African Reed Warbler Acrocephalus baeticatus

Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris

PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae

Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler Bradypterus cinnamomeus H

Little Rush-Warbler Bradypterus baboecala

PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae

Rufous-crowned Eremomela Eremomela badiceps

White-chinned Prinia Schistolais leucopogon

Rwenzori Apalis Oreolais ruwenzorii

Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura

Yellow-browed Camaroptera Camaroptera superciliaris H

Olive-green Camaroptera Camaroptera chloronota

Buff-bellied Warbler Phyllolais pulchella

Black-throated Apalis Apalis jacksoni

Masked Apalis Apalis binotata

Black-faced Apalis Apalis personata

Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida

Buff-throated Apalis Apalis rufogularis

Chestnut-throated Apalis Apalis porphyrolaema

Gray Apalis Apalis cinerea

Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava

Banded Prinia Prinia bairdii

Black-faced Rufous-Warbler Bathmocercus rufus

Gray-capped Warbler Eminia lepida

Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops

Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantans

Whistling Cisticola Cisticola lateralis

Trilling Cisticola Cisticola woosnami

Chubb's Cisticola Cisticola chubbi

Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana

Winding Cisticola Cisticola galactotes

Stout Cisticola Cisticola robustus

Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis

Siffling Cisticola Cisticola brachypterus

Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis

Wing-snapping Cisticola Cisticola ayresii

PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae

African Hill Babbler Sylvia abyssinica

Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla

Garden Warbler Sylvia borin

PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae

African Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis

PASSERIFORMES: Pellorneidae

Brown Illadopsis Illadopsis fulvescens H

Pale-breasted Illadopsis Illadopsis rufipennis H

Scaly-breasted Illadopsis Illadopsis albipectus H

PASSERIFORMES: Leiothrichidae

Black-lored Babbler Turdoides sharpei

Brown Babbler Turdoides plebejus

Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii

PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae

Dusky-brown Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta

Swamp Flycatcher Muscicapa aquatica

Cassin's Flycatcher Muscicapa cassini

Sooty Flycatcher Bradornis fuliginosus

Dusky-blue Flycatcher Bradornis comitatus H

Pale Flycatcher Agricola pallidus

Gray-throated Tit-Flycatcher Fraseria griseigularis

Ashy Flycatcher Fraseria caerulescens

Silverbird Melaenornis semipartitus

Northern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides

Southern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina

White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri

Brown-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas hartlaubi

Red-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys

Archer's Robin-Chat Cossypha archeri H

White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini

Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla

Spotted Morning-Thrush Cichladusa guttata

White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata

Red-throated Alethe Chamaetylas poliophrys

Equotorial Akalat Sheooardia aequatorialis

Whinchat Saxicola rubetra

African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus

Sooty Chat Myrmecocichla nigra

Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe

Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina

PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae

Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush Neocossyphus fraseri

Abyssinian Thrush Turdus abyssinicus

African Thrush Turdus pelios

PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae

Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea

Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

Waller's Starling Onychognathus walleri

Narrow-tailed Starling Poeoptera lugubris

Stuhlmann's Starling Poeoptera stuhlmanni

Purple-headed Starling Hylopsar purpureiceps

Rüppell's Starling Lamprotornis purpuroptera

Splendid Starling Lamprotornis splendidus

Greater Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus

Bronze-tailed Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus

PASSERIFORMES: Buphagidae

Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus

PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae

Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes orientalis

Little Green Sunbird Anthreptes seimundi

Green Sunbird Anthreptes rectirostris

Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris

Green-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra verticalis

Blue-throated Brown Sunbird Cyanomitra cyanolaema

Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea

Green-throated Sunbird Chalcomitra rubescens

Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis

Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis

Olive-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris chloropygius

Tiny Sunbird Cinnyris minullus

Northern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris reichenowi

Regal Sunbird Cinnyris regius

Beautiful Sunbird Cinnyris pulchellus

Mariqua Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis

Red-chested Sunbird Cinnyris erythrocercus

Purple-banded Sunbird Cinnyris bifasciatus

Superb Sunbird Cinnyris superbus

Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus

Copper Sunbird Cinnyris cupreus

PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae

Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara

Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava

African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp

African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus

Jackson's Pipit Anthus latistriatus

Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys

Striped Pipit Anthus lineiventris

Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus

PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae

Oriole Finch Linurgus olivaceus G

White-rumped Seedeater Crithagra leucopygia

Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica

Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphurata

Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata

Thick-billed Seedeater Crithagra burtoni

PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae

Cabanis's Bunting Emberiza cabanisi

Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris

PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae

House Sparrow Passer domesticus

Shelley's Rufous Sparrow Passer shelleyi

Northern Gray-headed Sparrow Passer griseus

PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae

Speckle-fronted Weaver Sporopipes frontalis

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali

Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps

Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht

Little Weaver Ploceus luteolus

Slender-billed Weaver Ploceus pelzelni

Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis

Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis

Strange Weaver Ploceus alienus

Holub's Golden-Weaver Ploceus xanthops

Orange Weaver Ploceus aurantius

Northern Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus castanops

Northern Masked-Weaver Ploceus taeniopterus

Lesser Masked-Weaver Ploceus intermedius

Vitelline Masked-Weaver Ploceus vitellinus

Vieillot's Weaver Ploceus nigerrimus

Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus

Weyns's Weaver Ploceus weynsi

Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus

Golden-backed Weaver Ploceus jacksoni

Brown-capped Weaver Ploceus insignis

Compact Weaver Pachyphantes superciliosus

Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea

Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus

Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix

Black-winged Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus

Black Bishop Euplectes gierowii

Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis

White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus

Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris

Marsh Widowbird Euplectes hartlaubi

Grosbeak Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons

PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae

Gray-headed Nigrita Nigrita canicapillus

White-breasted Nigrita Nigrita fusconotus

Yellow-bellied Waxbill Coccopygia quartinia

Fawn-breasted Waxbill Estrilda paludicola

Crimson-rumped Waxbill Estrilda rhodopyga G

Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes

Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild

Black-crowned Waxbill Estrilda nonnula

Kandt's Waxbill Estrilda kandti

Red-headed Bluebill Spermophaga ruficapilla

Red-cheeked Cordonbleu Uraeginthus bengalus

Dusky Twinspot Euschistospiza cinereovinacea

Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba

Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala

Bar-breasted Firefinch Lagonosticta rufopicta G

Black-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara G

African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata

Black-chinned Quailfinch Ortygospiza gabonensis

Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata

Black-and-white Mannikin Spermestes bicolor

Magpie Mannikin Spermestes fringilloides

PASSERIFORMES: Viduidae

Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura

Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata

MAMMALS

Elephants

African bush elephant Laxodanta Africana

Primates

Patas monkey Erythrocebus patas

Vervet monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus

Tantalus monkey Chlorocebus tantalus

Red-tailed monkey Cercopithecus ascanius

L’Hoest’s monkey Cercopithecus lhoesti

Blue Monkey Cercopithecus mitis

Olive baboon Papio anubis

Mantled guereza Colobus guereza

Uganda red colobus Procolobus tephrosceles

Mountain gorilla Gorilla beringei beringei

Common chimpanzee Pan troglodytes

Rodentia (rodents)

Striped ground squirrel erus erythropus

Carruther’s mountain squirrel Funisciurus carruthersi

Gambian sun squirrel Heliosciurus gambianus

Red-legged sun squirrel Heliosciurus rufobrachium

Ruwenzori sun squirrel Heliosciurus ruwenzorii

Alexander’s bush squirrel Paraxerus alexandri

Boehm’s bush squirrel Paraxerus boehmi

Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)

Bunyoro rabbit Poelagus marjorita

Cape hare Lepus capensis

Bats

Yellow winged bat Lavia frons

Slit-faced Bats Nycteris

Evening Bats Scotoecus

Carnivora

African lion Panthera leo

Blotched genet Genetta maculata

Dwarf mongoose Helogale parvula

Spotted-necked otter Hydrictis maculicollis

Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)

Plains Zebra Equus quagga

Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

Common warthog Phacochoerus africanus

Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius

Rothschild'S Giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis

rothschildi

Lelwel hartbeest Alcelaphus buselaphus lelwel

Topi Damaliscus lunatus jimela

Oribi Ourebia ourebi

African buffalo Syncerus caffer

Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus

Black-fronted duiker Cephalophus nigrifrons

Impala Aepyceros melampus

Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Kob Kobus kob thomasi

REPTILE LIST

GECKOS

Tropical House gecko Hemidactylus mabouia

SKINKS

Stripped Skink Trachylepis Striata

Variable skink Trachylepis varia

AGAMA

Blue Headed Tree agama Acanthocercus atricollis

Black-necked Tree agama Acanthocercus cyanogaster

Red-Headed Rock agama Agama agama

CHAMELEONS

Rwenzori Three-horned Chameleon Chameleo jonstoni

MONITOR LIZARDS

Nile Monitor Varanus niloticus

CROCODILES

Nile crocodiles Crocodylus niloticus

SNAKE

Boomslang Dispholidus typus

Olive Sand Snake Psammophis mossambicus