Birds In Kibale National Park. Kibale Forest National Park is the most accessible major rainforests in Uganda, Kibale has a well-established Chimpanzee-tracking program with a high success rate. Other primates that you may encounter on guided walks include the Guereza colobus, olive baboon, grey-cheeked mangabey, L’Hoest’s monkey, and red-tailed monkey. These species usually prefer open areas next to the forest. You may find evidence of Elephants, Bush Pigs, and Buffaloes along the trails, whilst Bushbuck, Blue, Harvey’s and Peter’s Duikers are other shy inhabitants of the forest interior. The guided night walks are also rewarding: Potto, Bush Babies- Spectacled Demidoff’s and Thomas’s Galagos, Lord Derby’s Anomalure, African Civet, Kibale African Golden Cat, Common Genet are all possible.
Besides its reputation as an outstanding primate destination, Kibale National Park also ranks among Uganda’s top birding destinations. Bird enthusiasts should not miss the opportunity to enjoy a birding safari in this remarkable forest.
Kibale National Park hosts 339 recorded bird species, making it one of the country’s richest birding destinations.
Bird species in Kibale National Park
The park has the Green-breasted Pitta as the most sought-after species along with others; Chubb’s Cisticola, Black-capped Waxbill, Africa Shrike-flycatcher, African Black-headed Oriole, African Emerald Cuckoo, African Green-pigeon, Black-crowned Tchagra, African Wood Owl, African/Rwenzori/Abyssinian Hill-Babbler, Alpine Swift, Ashy Flycatcher, Barn Swallow, Black Bee-eater, Black Cuckoo, Black Cuckoo-shrike, Black-and-white Casqued Hornbill, Black-and-white Mannikin, Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher, Black-billed Turaco, Black-billed Weaver, Black-faced Rufous Warbler, African Dusky Flycatcher.
Birds you may spot include the Black-headed Weaver, Black-necked Weaver, African Citril (Western Citril), and Black-throated Apalis. In addition, look out for the Blue-shouldered Robin-chat, Blue-throated Brown Sunbird, Blue-throated Roller, and African Blue Flycatcher. You may also encounter Bocage’s Bush-shrike, Bronze Mannikin, Zebra Waxbill, Bronze Sunbird, Brown Illadopsis, Brown-capped Weaver, Brown-chested Alethe, Brown-eared Woodpecker, Brown-headed Tchagra, and African Pied Wagtail. Furthermore, keep an eye out for the Cameroon Sombre Greenbul, Brown-throated Wattle-eye, Yellow-billed Barbet, and the Afep Pigeon.
Book a safari to Kibale National Park with Vibrant Holiday Safaris and enjoy the park’s many exciting activities, including chimpanzee trekking, birdwatching, guided nature walks through Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary, and immersive community walks that showcase the local culture and way of life.
