On Kidepo Valley bird list one may not miss Yellow-necked Spurfowl, Karamoja Apalis,Ostrich, Eastern Pale Chanting Goshawk, Kori, Superb Starling, Ethiopian Swallow, Pied, Isabelline and Heuglin’s Wheaters, White-bellied and Hartlaub’s Bustards, Pygmy Falcon, Fox Kestrel, Stone Partridge, Clapperton’s and Heuglin’s Francolins, Violet-tipped Courser, Black-headed Plover, Four-banded Sand Grouse, African Swallow-tailed Kite, Bruce’s Green Pigeon, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Slate-coloured Boubou, Fan-tailed Raven, Long-tailed and Standard-winged Nightjars, Little Green Bee-eater, Abyssinian and Rufous-crowned Rollers, Abyssinian Ground, Eastern Yellow and Jackson’s Hornbills, White-faced Scoops Owl, Red-fronted and Black-breasted Barbets, White-bellied Tit ,Brown-backed Woodpecker, Singing Bush lark, Red-winged Lark, African Grey Flycatcher, Foxy and Red pate Cisticolas, Mouse-coloured Penduline Tit, Northern White-crowned and Yellow-billed Shrikes, Red billed Oxpecker, Eastern Violet backed, Pygmy and Beautiful Sunbirds, Brown-ramped Bunting Rufous and Chestnut Sparrow, Yellow-spotted Petronia, White-headed and White-browed and Chestnut- crowned Sparrow Weavers, White-billed Buffalo Weavers, Grey-capped Social and Speckle-fronted Weavers, Green-winged, Orange-winged and Red-winged Pytilias, Black-bellied and Black-faded Waxbill, Steel-blue and Straw-tailed Whydahs.
Other birding Areas in Uganda
Besides Kidepo Valley National park, there are the other top birding areas in Uganda which house different bird species some of which are hardly found some where else in Africa. Birding Ares in Uganda include
- Queen Elizabeth National park at Kazinga Channel
- Bigodi wetland sanctuary in Kibale Forest National park
- Bwindi Impentrable Forest National park
- Semliki Valley National park
- Lake Mburo National park
- Mabira Forest
- Mabamba Bay wetland home to the shoebill stork
- Mgahinga Gorilla National park
Intrestingly, listed sport has different bird species and offer a unique bird watching experience. A binocular is so helpful in zooming birds from a distance making your birding experience more fun and easy.
Other Things to see and do in Kidepo Valley National Park
In addition to bird watching, travelers to Kidepo Valley national park have a long list of interesting things to see and do to make a full package. The top activities to do in Kidepo Park include among others:
- Game viewing
- Camping
- Local community visits
- Forest/Nature walks
Conclusively therefore, Kidepo Valley National Park is your best birding area in Uganda. Contact Gorilla Trek Africa today, book your birding safari to Kidepo and enjoy this lifetime experience.