Murchison Falls National Park is Uganda’s largest national park, covering approximately 4,000 km2, and is unique in the fact that it is Uganda’s only national park that is home to all of Africa’s “big five” game species (elephants, rhino, buffalo, lion, and leopard). Located in northwestern Uganda, the varied habitats of the Murchison Falls National Park make it home to a variety of superb birds as well.
The key species of Murchison Falls National Park include:
African Darter
Goliath Heron
Yellow-billed Stork
Abdim’s Stork
Shoebill
White-faced Whistling Duck
Secretary Bird
Osprey
Dark Chanting-Goshawk
Martial Eagle
Hugli’s Francolin
Denham’s Bustard
Spotted Thick-knee
Senegal Thick-knee
Rock Pratincole
Black-headed Plover
Long-toed Plover
Black-billed Wood-Dove
Veracious Dove
Long Tailed Nightjar
Standard-winged Nightjar
Pennant-winged Nightjar
Blue-naped Moosebird
Giant Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher
Malachite Kingfisher
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
Red-throated Bee-eater
Northern Carmine Bee-eater
Black Scimitarbill
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Black-billed Barbet
White-fronted Black Chat
Silverbird
Beautiful Sunbird
Piapiac
Speckle-fronted Weaver
White-browed Sparrow Weaver
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow Weaver
Vaseline Masked Weaver
Bar-breasted Firefinch
White-rumped Seedeater
Saddle-billed Stork
Sacred Ibis
Spur-winger Geese
Black Crake
Grey-crowned Crane
Blue-naped Moosebird
Spotted Morning Thrush
Nothern Crombec
Red-winged Grey Warbler
Black-headed Batis
Black-headed Gondola
Grey-headed Bush Shrike
Double-toothed Barbet
Yellow-throated Greenbul
Whistling Cisticola
Black-lored Babbler
Sulphur-breasted Bush Shrike
Fawn-breasted Waxbill
Black-faced Waxbill
Taking a boat ride upstream towards the delta is one of the experiences not to be missed. This should be done in the morning so that you are birding with the sun behind you. The area around Red Chilli Rest Camp is another good birding area as is the Nile Safari Lodge area, situated right above the Nile with superb views over several islands.