Bird Watching in Uganda - By: Jamie Hanson

If you are planning a trip to exotic location these summers, then Uganda is an ideal place to visit. Because Uganda is geographically positioned in the equatorial region, the country is blessed with enormous species of birds, plants and animals. You will never find such a wide diversity anywhere else in Africa. The wide collection of habitats includes arid semi deserts, montane rain forests, rich savannahs, lowlands, wetlands, afro-alpine range and volcanic mountains, and the altitudes for these geographical set ups differs from 650 m to 5000 m. Bird watching is the main tourist activity here. People from the entire world come here to enjoy different species of birds and the most astonishing fact is that you will find highest number of birds in each and every sq.km area in Uganda as compared to any other African country. It is indeed pleasure watching several hundred species of birds here. Uganda which is nearly 235,000 square kilometers area has the highest number of bird species, nearly, 1008 species of birds can be watched in this country.

Uganda is known for rich dense forests which provide shelter to wildlife, endless species of plants and birds. This great African country boasts for its capability for providing natural habitat for thousands of species of birds, animals and plants. Thus, if you don't enjoy bird-watching in Uganda, your trip is incomplete. You will really miss this special activity in Uganda which is never enjoyed in any other location of the world. With the famous Congo basin to its west, Uganda is a protection to western and central African bird species which are not seen anywhere in East Africa. Uganda has almost 700 forest reserves.

The ARE-Albertine Rift Endemic area holds around 38 bird species in Uganda, the Congo, Rwanda and Burundi. Bwindi National park and Mgahinga forests itself confine nearly 25 species of birds alone.

Wetlands: 30,000 kilometer area is covered by wetlands in Uganda. You will be amazed to realize that there are more than 210 bird species and few of the welll-known birds seen in this area are Shoebill, African Skimmer and Endemic Fox's weaver. Also you will enjoy watching different species of Papyrus like the Papyrus Canary, Papyrus Gonolek, Papyrus Yellow warbler and White-winged Warbler. In the Entebbe area, also called as Lutembe bay, you will find a White winged Black-Tern roost of 2 million-3 million birds!
Savannahs: With Karamoja situated in the northeastern parts of Uganda with partial desserts and dry thorny area, the savannahs are quite dry here. To the western rift valley, savannahs are rich and fertile. The Queen Elizabeth National Park which is located in this region consists almost 604 species of birds and is the greatest number for any confined region in Africa.
People truly enjoy bird watching in Uganda as there are thousands of different birds worth enjoying. You can truly feel nature in your arms. Once you are in Uganda, you just cant miss the pleasure of watching birds. Now that you are charged to enjoy the bird watching activity in Uganda, you can arrange a journey to Uganda this holiday and actually sense the real beauty of nature.

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