Bird Watching in Uganda
If you are planning a trip to exotic location these summers, then Uganda is an ideal place to visit. As Uganda is situated in the equatorial area, the country is blessed with enormous species of birds, plants and animals. No other African country has such incredible diversity. The great collection of habitats includes arid semi deserts, montane rain forests, rich savannahs, lowlands, wetlands, afro-alpine range and volcanic mountains, and the height for these geographical make-up differs from 650 m to 5000 m. One of the most adventurous activities is Bird watching in Uganda. People from worldwide come here to watch different species of birds and the most amazing fact is that you will enjoy watching greatest number of birds in every square kilometer area in Uganda as compared to any other African country. It is indeed pleasure watching several hundred species of birds here. Uganda which covers almost 235,000 sq.km area has the highest number of bird species, nearly, 1008 species of birds can be watched in this country.
The highly thick and dense forests in Uganda is a home to thousands of animals, birds and plants. This great African country claims its ability for providing natural habitat for thousands of species of birds, animals and plants. Your trip will be futile if you don’t take part in bird watching activity in Uganda. You will really miss this different experience in Uganda which is never enjoyed anywhere in the world. With the famous Congo basin to its west, Uganda is a shelter to western and central African bird species which are not seen anywhere in East Africa. You will find almost 700 huge forest reserves in this equatorial country.
The ARE-Albertine Rift Endemic area protects around 38 bird species in Uganda, the Congo, Rwanda and Burundi. Almost 25 species are alone confined in the Mgahinga forests and Bwindi National park which are located in the Southwest region.
Wetlands: Wetlands occupy around 30,000 kilometer area of Uganda. You will be amazed to know that there are higher than 210 bird species and few of the popular 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 see a White winged Black-Tern roost of 2 million to 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 found in this region confines nearly 604 species of birds and is the highest number for any limited region in Africa.
People truly enjoy bird watching in Uganda as there are thousands of different birds worth enjoying. You can really feel nature in your arms. Once you are in Uganda, you just cant miss the pleasure of watching birds. Now that you are ready to enjoy the bird watching activity in Uganda, you can arrange a expedition to Uganda this vacation and truly experience the unique beauty of nature.
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