Birdsong at Queen Elizabeth National Park
From the savannah ishasha plains to the humid rain forests, saline water lakes, fresh water lakes the acacia and euphorbia shrubs low lads and wetlands Queen Elizabeth national park is situated in the south western section of Uganda. For birds in Uganda, this has made Queen Elizabeth a prime habitat.
Although migratory birds are spotted in the park from November to April, birds can be viewed all year round. The area boasts over 600 bird species. Established in 1997 with the intention of researching migratory and resident birds in the Queen Elizabeth national park, observatory area was
Raising awareness and guide training; building Avid tourism through hide-building, walk-away and birding routes. While some birds are endemic, others migrate from Europe and summer breeding places from South Africa. Queen Elizabeth’s natural surroundings have shaped birds to suit every kind of environment. Mostly found in their designated habitat, which is indicated below, these birds
Maragambo Area of Forests
On the right side of the western rift valley arm, this area comprises the African fin foot, yellow bill, black coucal, red-throated wryneck, blue shouldered Robin chat, African mustached warbler, barbets, African emerald cuckoo, brown illadopsis, many more others.
Katwe District
Among the several water birds frequent in this area are white breasted nigro-finch, chestnut wattle eye, marsh tchagra, Sulphur breasted bush shrike, and black bishop; lake Munyanyange is graced with hundreds of smaller flamingos and few bigger flamingos.
Katuguru Bridge Area
Around the Katuguru Bridge, papyrus marshes abound where the kazinga channel crosses from the kasese district to Rubirizi region. Among the others, this provides a habitat for birds such papyrus gonolek, white winged tern, pied kingfisher, malachite kingfisher, white winged warbler, bigger swamp warbler and smaller swamp warbler.
area of Lake Kikorongo
From the other species observed here, knob billed duck, African jacana, yellow wagtail, sacred ibis, black crake, shoebill and saddle billed stork; this lake is an extension of lake George.
Kasenyi District
Black belied bustard, flapet lark, white tailed lark, palm but culture, long created eagle, croaking cisticola, hooded vulture, white backed vulture, brown backed scrub Robin, sitting cisticola, ripeols griffon vulture, grey backed fiscal from the rest of other numerous birds.
Ishasha Sector
Although various bird species include palm but culture, shoebill, grey kestrel, African wattled plower, African green pigeon, cisticola, martial eagle, African crowned eagle among the others find refuge here, this location is primarily known for tree climbing lions.
The Mweya Peninsular Zone
African morning dove, grey headed kingfisher, swamp nightjar, small bee eater, Swift’s, swallows, Martins, Nubian woodpecker and swamp fly catcher among many other species; this area stands near to the Kazinga channel to the far lake Edward.
The Katwe tourism information center handles birding reservations in Queen Elizabeth.
