Birds in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park are a thrilling sight.
Birds in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park: While gorilla trekking is the most thrilling safari experience in Bwindi, the national park also presents a wealth of opportunities for its visitors, including an exhilarating birding safari.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park boasts an impressive array of over 350 bird species, including 23 unique to the Albertine region, along with a variety of forest and migratory birds.
The national park is situated in the southwestern part of Uganda, right at the edge of the Albertine Rift, creating an ideal habitat for birding experiences due to the diverse array of trees that provide shelter for the birds.
In this article, explorers can discover various birds that inhabit the national park and can be confident that they will encounter some of these during their birding journey through the park.
Avian wonders in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Exploring the world of birds
Avian wonders in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
STRUTHIONIFORMES
Common Ostrich
Somali Ostrich
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
White-faced Whistling-Duck
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
White-backed Duck
Greater White-fronted Goose
Blue-winged Goose
Knob-billed Duck
Hartlaub’s Duck
Egyptian Goose, a creature that embodies the spirit of exploration and excitement.
Ruddy Shelduck
South African Shelduck
Common Shelduck
Spur-winged Goose
African Pygmy-Goose
Garganey Spatula
Blue-billed Teal
Cape Shoveler
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon, a bird that embodies the spirit of exploration and the thrill of the wild.
African Black Duck
Yellow-billed Duck
Mallard
Cape Teal – Anas capensis
Red-billed Duck
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Southern Pochard
Common Pochard
Ferruginous Duck
Tufted Duck
Maccoa Duck
GALLIFORMES: Numididae
Helmeted Guineafowl
Vulturine Guineafowl
Eastern Crested Guineafowl
Western Crested Guineafowl
Southern Crested Guineafowl
GALLIFORMES: Odontophoridae
Stone Partridge
Nahan’s Partridge
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Udzungwa Partridge
Latham’s Francolin
Crested Francolin
Coqui Francolin
White-throated Francolin
Schlegel’s Francolin
Ring-necked Francolin
Red-winged Francolin
Moorland Francolin
Elgon Francolin
Orange River Francolin
Shelley’s Francolin
Whyte’s Francolin
Sand Partridge
Blue Quail
Common Quail
Harlequin Quail
Arabian Partridge
Handsome Spurfowl
Chestnut-naped Spurfowl
Erckel’s Spurfowl
Djibouti Spurfowl
Jackson’s Spurfowl
Red-billed Spurfowl
Natal Spurfowl
Hildebrandt’s Spurfowl
Scaly Spurfowl
Heuglin’s Spurfowl is a remarkable bird that embodies the spirit of exploration and excitement in the wild.
Clapperton’s Spurfowl
Harwood’s Spurfowl
Swainson’s Spurfowl
Yellow-necked Spurfowl
Gray-breasted Spurfowl
Red-necked Spurfowl
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
Majestic Flamingo
Lesser Flamingo
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Small Water Bird
Majestic Crested Grebe
Eared Grebe
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Rock Pigeon
Speckled Pigeon
White-collared Pigeon
Somali Pigeon
Afep Pigeon
Rameron Pigeon
Delegorgue’s Pigeon
Bronze-naped Pigeon
White-naped Pigeon
Lemon Dove
European Turtle-Dove
Dusky Turtle-Dove, a creature that embodies the spirit of exploration and the thrill of the wild.
Eurasian Collared-Dove
African Collared-Dove
White-winged Collared-Dove
Mourning Collared-Dove
Crimson-eyed Dove
Ring-necked Dove
Vinaceous Dove
Joyful Dove
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
Black-billed Wood-Dove
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Tambourine Dove
Namaqua Dove
Bruce’s Green-Pigeon
Pemba Green-Pigeon
African Green-Pigeon
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Wattled Starling
Rosy Starling
Common Myna
Violet-backed Starling
Slender-billed Starling
Neumann’s Starling
Red-winged Starling
Chestnut-winged Starling
Waller’s Starling
Tristram’s Starling
White-billed Starling
Bristle-crowned Starling
Somali Starling
Chirping Starling
White-collared Starling
Magpie Starling
Sharpe’s Starling
Abbott’s Starling
Narrow-tailed Starling
Stuhlmann’s Starling
Kenrick’s Starling
Black-bellied Starling
Purple-headed Starling
Hildebrandt’s Starling
Shelley’s Starling is a captivating tale that invites you to explore the wild and untamed. Each page brims with excitement and the promise of new experiences, drawing you into a world where every moment is filled with discovery and thrill.
Burchell’s Starling
Rüppell’s Starling
Long-tailed Glossy Starling
Meves’s Starling
Ashy Starling
Magnificent Starling
Golden-breasted Starling
Magnificent Starling
Chestnut-bellied Starling
African Pied Starling
White-crowned Starling
Fischer’s Starling
Lesser Blue-eared Starling
Sharp-tailed Starling
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Purple Starling
Cape Starling
Bronze-tailed Starling
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush
Red-tailed Ant-Thrush
White-tailed Ant-Thrush
Spotted Ground-Thrush
Black-eared Ground-Thrush
Gray Ground-Thrush
Oberländer’s Ground-Thrush
Abyssinian Ground-Thrush
Orange Ground-Thrush
Ethiopian Thrush
Groundscraper Thrush
Melodious Bird
Abyssinian Thrush
Taita Thrush
Usambara Thrush
Eurasian Blackbird
Somali Thrush
African Bare-eyed Thrush
Kurrichane Thrush
Olive Thrush
African Thrush
Ring Ouzel
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
African Dusky Flycatcher
Yellow-footed Flycatcher
Spotted Flycatcher
The Gambaga Flycatcher
Swamp Flycatcher
Cassin’s Flycatcher
Böhm’s Flycatcher
Sooty Flycatcher
Dusky-blue Flycatcher
Marico Flycatcher
African Gray Flycatcher
Pale Flycatcher
African Forest-Flycatcher
Gray-throated Tit-Flycatcher
Gray Tit-Flycatcher
Chapin’s Flycatcher
Ashy Flycatcher
Silverbird
Fiscal Flycatcher
Yellow-eyed Black-Flycatcher
Northern Black-Flycatcher
Southern Black-Flycatcher
White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher
Abyssinian Slaty-Flycatcher
White-tailed Alethe
Fire-crested Alethe
Forest Scrub-Robin
Brown Scrub-Robin, a creature that embodies the spirit of exploration and excitement in its every move.
Bearded Scrub-Robin, a creature that embodies the spirit of exploration and the thrill of the wild.
Miombo Scrub-Robin
Black Scrub-Robin, a creature that embodies the spirit of exploration and the thrill of the wild.
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
Kalahari Scrub-Robin
Brown-backed Scrub-Robin, a creature that embodies the spirit of exploration and the thrill of the wild.
Red-backed Scrub-Robin
White-bellied Robin-Chat
Archer’s Robin-Chat
Olive-flanked Robin-Chat
Cape Robin-Chat
White-throated Robin-Chat
Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat
Rüppell’s Robin-Chat
White-browed Robin-Chat
Red-capped Robin-Chat
Robin-Chat adorned with a snowy crown
White-crowned Robin-Chat
Collared Palm-Thrush, a bird that embodies the spirit of exploration and discovery.
Spotted Morning-Thrush
Robin adorned with white stars
Swynnerton’s Robin is a captivating tale that invites readers to embark on an exhilarating journey filled with unexpected twists and vibrant experiences.
Brown-chested Alethe
Red-throated Alethe
Cholo Alethe
White-chested Alethe
Yellow-breasted Forest Robin
Gray-winged Robin-Chat, a creature that embodies the spirit of exploration and excitement in the wild.
Short-tailed Akalat
Bocage’s Akalat
Lowland Akalat
Equatorial Akalat
Sharpe’s Akalat
East Coast Akalat
Usambara Akalat
Iringa Akalat
Rubeho Akalat
White-throated Robin
Thrush Nightingale
Common Nightingale
Bluethroat
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Semicollared Flycatcher
European Pied Flycatcher
Collared Flycatcher
Common Redstart
White-winged Redstart
Black Redstart
Little Rock-Thrush
Sentinel Rock-Thrush
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
Blue Rock-Thrush
Miombo Rock-Thrush
Cape Rock-Thrush
White-winged Cliff-Chat
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
European Stonechat
Siberian Stonechat
African Stonechat
Moorland Chat, a delightful encounter waiting to unfold.
Challenging Cliff-Chat
Sooty Chat
Northern Anteater-Chat
Southern Anteater-Chat
Mountain Wheatear
Rüppell’s Chat
Arnot’s Journey
Northern Wheatear
Capped Wheatear
Buff-breasted Wheatear
Rusty-breasted Wheatear
Isabelline Wheatear
Heuglin’s Wheatear
Hooded Wheatear
Desert Wheatear
Western Black-eared Wheatear
Cyprus Wheatear
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
Pied Wheatear
White-fronted Black-Chat
Somali Wheatear
Blackstart
Exciting Conversation
Exciting Rock Chat
Brown-tailed Chat
White-crowned Wheatear
Abyssinian Wheatear
Mourning Wheatear
Kurdish Wheatear
Persian Wheatear
Boulder Chat
PASSERIFORMES: Hypocoliidae
Hypocolius
PASSERIFORMES: Promeropidae
Gurney’s Sugarbird
PASSERIFORMES: Modulatricidae
Spot-throat
Dapple-throat
Gray-chested Babbler
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae
Fraser’s Sunbird
Gray-headed Sunbird
Plain-backed Sunbird
Anchieta’s Sunbird
Western Violet-backed Sunbird
Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird
Uluguru Violet-backed Sunbird
Little Green Sunbird
Emerald Sunbird
Banded Sunbird
Collared Sunbird
Pygmy Sunbird
Nile Valley Sunbird
Amani Sunbird
Reichenbach’s Sunbird
Emerald-crowned Sunbird
Bannerman’s Sunbird
Blue-throated Brown Sunbird
Cameroon Sunbird
Blue-headed Sunbird
Olive Sunbird
Mouse-hued Sunbird
Green-throated Sunbird
Amethyst Sunbird
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Hunter’s Sunbird
Purple-breasted Sunbird
Tacazze Sunbird
Bronze Sunbird
Malachite Sunbird
Red-tufted Sunbird
Golden-winged Sunbird
Olive-bellied Sunbird
Little Sunbird
Western Miombo Sunbird
Eastern Miombo Sunbird
Neergaard’s Sunbird
Stuhlmann’s Sunbird
Prigogine’s Sunbird
Montane Double-collared Sunbird
Northern Double-collared Sunbird
Greater Double-collared Sunbird
Majestic Sunbird
Rockefeller’s Sunbird mediocris
Usambara Double-collared Sunbird
Forest Double-collared Sunbird
Moreau’s Sunbird
Loveridge’s Sunbird
Stunning Sunbird
Marico Sunbird
Shelley’s Sunbird
Red-chested Sunbird
Black-bellied Sunbird
Purple-banded Sunbird
Tsavo Sunbird
Violet-breasted Sunbird
Pemba Sunbird
Orange-tufted Sunbird
Palestine Sunbird
Radiant Sunbird
Magnificent Sunbird
Johanna’s Sunbird
Incredible Sunbird
Rufous-winged Sunbird
Oustalet’s Sunbird
White-breasted Sunbird
Variable Sunbird
Bates’s Sunbird
Copper Sunbird
PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae
White-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Speckle-fronted Weaver
Scaly Explorer
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver
Donaldson Smith’s Sparrow-Weaver
Rufous-tailed Weaver
Gray-headed Social-Weaver
Black-capped Social-Weaver
Sociable Weaver
Red-bellied Malimbe
Blue-billed Malimbe
Crested Malimbe
Crimson-feathered Malimbe
Crimson-feathered Artisan
Crimson Spinner
Bertram’s Weaver
Baglafecht Weaver
Little Explorer
Slender-billed Weaver
Black-necked Weaver
Spectacled Weaver
Black-billed Weaver
Unusual Weaver
Bocage’s Weaver
African Golden-Weaver
Holub’s Golden-Weaver
Orange Weaver
Golden Palm Explorer
Taveta Golden-Weaver
Southern Brown-throated Weaver
Northern Brown-throated Weaver
Kilombero Artisan
Ruvu Weaver
Northern Masked-Weaver
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Southern Masked-Weaver
Vitelline Masked-Weaver
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver
Katanga Masked-Weaver
Heuglin’s Masked-Weaver
Rüppell’s Weaver
Speke’s Weaver
Fox’s Weaver
Vieillot’s Black Weaver
Village Explorer
Weyns’s Tapestry
Clarke’s Weaver
Salvadori’s Weaver
Black-headed Weaver
Golden-backed Weaver
Chestnut Weaver
Cinnamon Weaver
Golden-naped Weaver
Yellow-mantled Weaver
Maxwell’s Black Weaver
Forest Explorer
Brown-capped Weaver
Olive-headed Weaver
Usambara Explorer
Bar-winged Weaver
Compact Explorer
Cardinal Quelea
Crimson-feathered Quelea
Red-billed Quelea
Northern Red Bishop
Southern Red Bishop
Zanzibar Red Bishop
Black-winged Bishop
Dark Bishop
Yellow-crowned Bishop
Fire-fronted Bishop
Yellow Bishop
White-winged Widowbird
Yellow-mantled Widowbird
Red-cowled Widowbird
Red-collared Widowbird
Fan-tailed Widowbird
Marsh Widowbird
Buff-shouldered Widowbird
Long-tailed Widowbird
Jackson’s Widowbird
Grosbeak Weaver
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
Gray-headed Silverbill
Bronze Mannikin
Magpie Mannikin
Black-and-white Mannikin
African Silverbill
Indian Silverbill
Java Sparrow
White-collared Oliveback
Yellow-bellied Waxbill
Swee Waxbill
Green-backed Twinspot
Shelley’s Crimsonwing
Dusky Crimsonwing
Abyssinian Crimsonwing
Crimsonwing with a vibrant hue
Woodhouse’s Antpecker
Jameson’s Antpecker
White-breasted Nigrita
Chestnut-breasted Nigrita
Gray-headed Nigrita
Pale-fronted Nigrita
Black-faced Waxbill
Black-cheeked Waxbill
Black-tailed Waxbill
Black-crowned Waxbill
Black-headed Waxbill
Kandt’s Waxbill
Orange-cheeked Waxbill
Fawn-breasted Waxbill
Common Waxbill
Black-rumped Waxbill
Crimson-rumped Waxbill
Quailfinch
Locustfinch
Intense
Crimson-capped Sparrow
Zebra Waxbill
Purple Grenadier
Violet-eared Waxbill
Southern Cordon Bleu
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
Blue-capped Cordonbleu
Grant’s Bluebill
Crimson-topped Bluebill
Lesser Seedcracker
Black-bellied Seedcracker
Green-winged Pytilia
Orange-winged Pytilia
Red-winged Pytilia
Red-billed Pytilia
Dybowski’s Twinspot
Dusky Twinspot
Peters’s Twinspot
Pink-throated Twinspot
Brown Twinspot
Red-billed Firefinch
African Firefinch
Jameson’s Firefinch
Black-bellied Firefinch
Bar-breasted Firefinch
Brown Firefinch
Black-faced Firefinch
PASSERIFORMES: Viduidae
Pin-tailed Whydah
Sahel Paradise-Whydah
Exclamatory Wonderland-Whydah
Broad-tailed Paradise-Whydah
Eastern Paradise-Whydah
Steel-blue Whydah, a creature that embodies the spirit of exploration and excitement.
Straw-tailed Whydah
Shaft-tailed Whydah
Village Indigobird
Wilson’s Indigobird
Quailfinch Indigobird
Jambandu Indigobird
Baka Indigobird
Cameroon Indigobird
Indigobird of many forms
Purple Indigobird
Emerald Indigobird
Intriguing Weaver
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow
Spanish Sparrow
Somali Sparrow
Kenya Rufous Sparrow
Shelley’s Rufous Sparrow
Kordofan Rufous Sparrow
Cape Sparrow
Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
Swainson’s Sparrow
Parrot-billed Sparrow
Swahili Sparrow
Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
Desert Sparrow Passer simplex
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Sudan Golden Sparrow
Arabian Golden Sparrow
Chestnut Sparrow Passer
Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow
Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow
Sahel Bush Sparrow
Pale Rockfinch
White-winged Snowfinch
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
Cape Wagtail
Mountain Wagtail
Gray Wagtail
Western Yellow Wagtail
Citrine Wagtail
African Pied Wagtail
White Wagtail
African Pipit
Mountain Pipit
Woodland Pipit
Long-billed Pipit
Tawny Pipit
Plain-backed Pipit
Buffy Pipit
Malindi Pipit
Striped Pipit
Tree Pipit Anthus
Red-throated Pipit
Short-tailed Pipit
Bush Pipit
Sokoke Pipit
Golden Pipit
Sharpe’s Longclaw
Orange-throated Longclaw
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Fülleborn’s Longclaw
Abyssinian Longclaw
Pangani Longclaw
Rosy-throated Longclaw
Grimwood’s Longclaw
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Trumpeter Finch
Somali Grosbeak
Oriole Finch
White-rumped Seedeater
Yellow-fronted Canary
African Citril
Western Citril
Southern Citril
Black-faced Canary
Papyrus Canary
Black-throated Canary
Reichenow’s Seedeater
Yellow-rumped Serin
Lemon-breasted Seedeater
White-bellied Canary
Yellow-throated Serin
Salvadori’s Serin
Northern Grosbeak-Canary
Southern Grosbeak-Canary
Brimstone Canary
Golden Songbird
White-throated Canary
Streaky Seedeater
Yellow-browed Seedeater
Thick-billed Seedeater
Tanzania Seedeater
Black-eared Seedeater
West African Seedeater
Streaky-headed Seedeater
Reichard’s Seedeater
Brown-rumped Seedeater
Ankober Serin
Eurasian Linnet
Warsangli Linnet
Yellow-crowned Canary
Ethiopian Siskin
PASSERIFORMES:
Brown-rumped Bunting
Rock Bunting
Cinereous Bunting
Ortolan Bunting
Cretzschmar’s Bunting
Cabanis’s Bunting
Golden-breasted Bunting, a vibrant symbol of the wild, invites exploration and wonder.
Somali Bunting
Cape Bunting
Lark-like Bunting
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
Gosling’s Bunting
Striolated Bunting
This wraps up the exploration of the birds in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
