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Uganda’s Billion Dollar Bird: The Shoebill

10,000 Birds

The Shoebill serves as the symbol of the magnificent wildlife experiences Uganda offers visitors, which may seem a bit odd. Nor is the Shoebill the national bird of Uganda. That honor goes to the Gray-crowned Crane , a very sexy species in its own right. The mighty Shoebill.

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Birding Botswana’s Borders

10,000 Birds

Hippos are one such attraction, and Mum pointed out she was much happier seeing them on the large party boat we were on than the dugout canoe she saw them on when we were in Uganda. Hippo and attending Cattle Egret. Nile Crocodiles, Waterbuck and Impala are also very common around the river. African Darter and Reed Cormorant.

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Tribes and Birds of the Lower Omo Valley by Adam Riley

10,000 Birds

Its great diversity of habitats hosts an incredible bird count of over 900 species, including Africa’s 2nd highest list of endemics and near-endemics (after South Africa). Quality time was spent with a friendly Hamar family at their homestead of grass huts surrounding their cattle corral. Yellow-billed Stork.

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