Situated in the extreme southwestern corner of the country along the border with Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, this 33 km2 park, Uganda’s smallest but most scenic park, is home to 115 species of birds. There are a number of guided forest and mountain hikes to participate in that allow birders wonderful views of the rare and beautiful species residing here. Perhaps the best hike is along the Gorge Trail, which winds half-way up Mt. Sabinyo, where you’ll be exposed to all the various montane habitats within the park and their avian inhabitants over the course of 3-4 hours.
The key species that can be found here are:
Handsome Francolin
Dusky Turtle Dove
Rwenzori Turaco
Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo
Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo
White-starred Robin
Equatorial Akalat
Red-throated Alethe
Archer’s Robin-Chat
Kivu Ground Thrush
Banded Prinia
Grauer’s Warbler
Chestnut-throated Apalis
Collared Apalis
Mountain Masked Apalis
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher
Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher
Rwenzori Batis
Strip-breasted Tit
Blue-headed Sunbird
Regal Sunbird
Mackinnon’s Fiscal
Lagden’s Bush Shrike
Doherty’s Bush-shrike
Montane Oriole
Strange Weaver
Dusky Crimsonwing
Shelley’s Crimsonwing, among others