10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2014

Would you go birding in Uganda, where the punishment for being gay is now life in prison? Politics Uganda' Paul Hurtado has a very well-thought-out post on birding (or not birding) places where the politics are problematic, to say the least.

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Uganda Birds 210

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

These African Skimmers were photographed at the Kazinga Channel, a body of water linking Lake George and Lake Edward in western Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park. Birding skimmers Uganda' More African Skimmers, this time with some Yellow-billed Storks . The African Skimmers also fly over hippos. Euphorbias at sundown.

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Uganda Madagascar Buffalo Africa 251

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2020

Uganda 1079 17. Yet, I would advise you to also consider Uganda. Unlike the more easterly Kenya and Tanzania, Uganda lies between dry savannas of the east and Congolese rainforests in the west, combining the very best of equatorial Africa in a rather compact area. China 1410 9. India 1341 10. Tanzania 1135 13.

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Critter News

MAY 29, 2009

Uganda is seeing a growth in tourism dollars from visits to see its mountain gorillas. The tourism revenue creates an incentive for Uganda to protect the endangered species at the same time that it contributes to human welfare. Tags: developing countries africa economic development ecotourism uganda gorillas.

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Uganda Gorillas Endangered Species Welfare 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The action began almost immediately, with crackers like Uganda Woodland-Warbler , African Forest-Flycatcher , Rufous-crowned Eremomela , and the highly localized White-thighed Hornbill. Uganda definitely delivers all the fancy forest kingfishers you could want. White-thighed Hornbill. Chocolate-backed Kingfisher.

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Uganda Monkeys Africa Eagles 246

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2021

It was a fun month with posts from places as varied as Greece and Uganda, Costa Rica and India. Bird Uganda Safaris. We here at 10,000 Birds dedicated the month of February to highlighting a variety of birding tourism companies, destinations, and guides. But, as you’ve probably noticed, we’re not out of the pandemic yet.

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Costa Rica Uganda Greece Ghana 264

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2025

Southern Cassowary, Mission Beach, Australia, 29 January 2024 Shoebill, Mabamba Swamps, Uganda, May 26, 2019 Grey-necked Rockfowl, Lopé Reserve, Gabon, February 13, 2022 Photos by Gabriel Normand. More of his photos on Flickr.

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Gabon Uganda 2019 Australia 223

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 18, 2016

Directly under the Equator: southwestern Uganda! In “Where to Watch Birds in Africa”, Nigel Wheatley says: “In terms of its size, Uganda is the richest country for birds in Africa.” Try to lay your fingers on a copy of “Where to watch birds in Uganda” by Jonathan Rossouw and Marco Sacchi (this one I still miss).

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Africa Uganda Gorillas Rwanda 186

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2019

An expanse of habitat as vast as Murchison Falls NP in Uganda, as excessively generous in beauty and biodiversity, permits endless ways to experience both its birds and animals. The Masindi Hotel holds the distinction of being the oldest and most historic hotel in Uganda and has some terrific birds on premises.

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Uganda Senegal Africa Game 246

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2012

Kibale National Park, in the west of the Central African nation of Uganda, is home to a 13 primate species, from Common Chimpanzees to bush-babies. They may not even be most beautiful species of monkey in Uganda, the guenons are even more attractive to my mind, but they are certainly the most striking. Long may they remain so.

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Monkeys Uganda Primates Cameroon 198

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2012

Excellent sites for seeing this beauty include Bwindi Impenetrable Gorilla National Park in Uganda and Ghana’s Kakum National Park. It occurs in similar montane forest edges but further south, with Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania forming the bulk of its range. Excellent sites include Ampijoroa in Madagascar and Murchison Falls in Uganda.

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Africa Gabon South Africa Uganda 266

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 25, 2021

For example, I never would have gotten that picture of a Lilac-breasted Roller in Uganda at the top of this post without the help of Herbert Byaruhanga. We recognize the skill and hard work that goes into making sure that birders get great looks at great birds. Read on!

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Industry Uganda Birds Rights 306

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 31, 2019

I birded Uganda, which was my first time on the continent of Africa. I saw nine species of kingfisher while I was in Uganda. Such an unusual and reclusive species so close was a real thrill, and one the highlights of the entire trip to Uganda. This last year of the twenty-teens was a monumental birding year for me.

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2019 Barbados Uganda Costa Rica 208

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

While we’ve seen more than 150 amazing species in our first 48 hours attending the 3rd African Birding Expo and the pre-Expo familiarity tour of Uganda, one species stands as first among equals. For once in a long while, Corey and I share the same Best Bird of the Weekend. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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2019 Uganda Science Birds 237

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Mountain Gorillas are best observed in Uganda or Rwanda And to avoid – currently, one needs to be very cautious if planning a trip to Ivory Coast, Somalia, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo (the People’s Republic or Congo-Brazzaville is however safe), Burundi, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea and a few other unstable nations.

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Papua New Guinea Equatorial Guinea Madagascar Africa 255

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2019

In such a case, you might opt to book an eastbound flight, or a series of flights, from Lisbon to Sao Tome and Principe, Ghana, Rwanda, Uganda, then Sri Lanka, Thailand, Borneo, PNG, Tahiti, Ecuador, Guyana and finally to Costa Rica…. Its northern neighbour Uganda has 1080 birds, including 24 Albertine endemics. for savanna species.

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Costa Rica Sri Lanka Rwanda Papua New Guinea 203

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2019

Some of those “statistical errors” came as surprises to me, e.g. Cuba, Bolivia, Uganda, Sri Lanka, Thailand (this is also a clear message to their tourism boards to invest more into promoting avitourism). If I were answering those same questions, my answers would probably be Ecuador, Uganda and Thailand. What would be your choices?

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Papua New Guinea America Costa Rica Sri Lanka 214

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Prime destinations for seeing African Elephant in the wild include Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Uganda. Image taken in Uganda’s Budongo Forest by Adam Riley Buffalo The big – to anyone familiar with the wilds of Africa, the Cape or African Buffalo is the most fearsome of all animals.

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Buffalo Rhinoceros Leopards Elephants 246

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Sometimes you gain armchair big ticks, like the White-tailed Blue-flycatcher I saw in Uganda in 2005 which later turned out to be in the Stenostiridae, a recently erected family. It is also a fun aspect of birding in new countries and continents for the first time.

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Family Wombats Uganda Fiji 200

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Nyungwe montane forest national park has 320 species, including 29 Albertine Rift endemics, plus excellent tarmac roads, making highland habitats more accessible than in neighboring Uganda, and the Akagera moist savanna NP offers 490 species. The best season here is from June to September.

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Gambia Equatorial Guinea Species Comoros 246

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2014

One of my most cherished birding sightings in Uganda was seeing a distant male hornbill land by a walled up hole in a tree and feed its mate. And I liked toucans, so clearly hornbills were on to a winning look, in fact, as a child it was hornbills, toucans and parrots that I associated the tropics with. Oriental Pied Hornbill.

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Singapore Uganda Malaysia Seals 231

10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2018

now the pace quickens: USA; Angola, Cameroon, Nigeria, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia; Nepal, Myanmar, Malaysia, Vietnam. Shown as a list, it looks like this: Less than 200 bird species: Antarctica; oceanic islands. 201-400 sp: Madagascar, north African countries; European countries; Asia Minor, Arabian Peninsula, Mongolia. 801-1000 sp. –

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Equatorial Guinea Costa Rica Central African Republic Guyana 239

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2011

Instead, name one of the endemic species in this country. EXTRA CREDIT Name a guide or a group that you would recommend using when visiting.

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Myanmar 2011 Bolivia Venezuela 150

10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2018

Among the 310 bird species recorded in Nyungwe, which reflects the wide habitat diversity and altitudinal range, 27 are Albertine Rift endemics, more than at any site in Uganda and currently second only to the guerilla-infested Itombwe Mountains in the DRC.

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Rwanda Equatorial Guinea El Salvador Costa Rica 240

10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2014

Although there is a small wild population in the northern reaches of nearby Uganda, Rose-ringed Parakeets would have been a vagrant for German East Africa (now known as Tanzania) at the time. Their original home is Northeast Africa, The Middle East, India and Myanmar.

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Species Myanmar Tanzania Uganda 173

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2013

It is found in higher-elevation woodlands from northern Zambia and Malawi northwards through Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia and Somalia and into the Arabian peninsula. This high elevation east African species is now known as Dusky Turtle-Dove.

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Africa Somalia Mozambique Pelicans 252

Critter News

DECEMBER 5, 2009

Tags: nature climate change human behavior environment uganda.

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Humane Uganda Tagged 100

Critter News

NOVEMBER 22, 2008

Body said arrests and seizures were part of a five-country law enforcement operation co-ordinated by INTERPOL, and involved more than 300 law enforcement officers from police, customs, national wildlife and national intelligence agencies in Congo (Brazzaville), Ghana, Kenya, Uganda and Zambia, further saying this represented largest-ever international (..)

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Trafficking Africa Zambia Elephants 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2021

According to the HBW, “Frederick Jackson, turn of the century Governor of Uganda, and an early leading authority on the birds of East Africa, likened those calls to the hideous mocking laughter of a witch” Sounds interesting. The bird looks a bit more interesting than that. It is near-threatened.

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South Africa Africa Lesotho Nigeria 264

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

And what I am saying here doesn’t only apply to his Sri Lanka guide, but to all the others as well (these include the first dedicated guidebooks to Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Ghana, Mozambique, Rwanda, Suriname).

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Sri Lanka Malaysia Suriname Malawi 264

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

He does find out that some have recently been made when he arrives in Uganda, stupendous news). So little is known about Green-breasted Pitta, that he cannot get a definite location for the bird, or a recording of its display call. (He I get my own idea of the lunacy of Gooddie’s quest when I talk to a friend who has birded Asia and Africa.

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Hunters Sri Lanka Asia Solomon Islands 248

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

In 2008, the SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund donated $5,000 to Friends of Conservation, $15,000 to International Rhino Foundation, $10,000 to Rhino Fund Uganda and $10,000 to Tusk Trust to support rhino conservation efforts in the wild.

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White Rhinos Rhinos Tampa 2008 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

Hes previously poked albatrosses with sticks in Hawaii, provided target practice for gulls in California, chased monkeys up and down hills Uganda, wrestled sharks in the Bahamas and played God with grasshopper genetics in Namibia. He came into studying birds rather later in life, and could quit any time he wants to.

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New Zealand Albatross 2011 Cooking 212

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

But a a package, if I had to rate the best places I’ve ever been birding, the only place I can think that comes close is Mweya, in Uganda, or maybe Tikal, in Guatemala. There are, certainly, places I’ve enjoyed more. And places I have seen more birds.

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Lemurs Rhinoceros Leopards Uganda 182

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2022

Their talent for this work has long been recognized: “Frederick Jackson, turn of the century Governor of Uganda, and an early leading authority on the birds of East Africa, likened [their] calls to the hideous mocking laughter of a witch.” ” ( HBW ).

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Africa Eagles Birds Barn Owls 147

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2025

This post was originally published in 2021. It is republished in our “From the Archives” series, featuring highlights of our vast back catalog of more than 10,000 birding-related posts published over the last 15 years or so.

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Africa Asia Birds Tanzania 130

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

You’ll also remember that the caves are also one of the destinations I took my parents to when we toured Uganda. The latter species is now nearly an Albertine endemic, as the region of western Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and eastern DR Congo is an area high in interesting endemics. Birding Trips diseases Ebola fruit bats Uganda'

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Pythons Bats Uganda Burundi 243