Birding in Kibale National Park:

Kibale is a primatologist’s dream. Kibale is an extensive biodiversity national Park, protecting a large block of rainforest birding. It harbors the greatest variety and concentration of primates found anywhere in East Africa.

Habitat:

The forest section (70%) of the park is covered by medium altitude moist sem-decidous forest at lower altitude in the south. The other part of the park consists of grassland, swamps and some plantations with exotic cinfires.
Status: National Park since 1993.

Key species:

Red-winged Francolin, Red-chested Flufftail, White-naped pigeon, Green-breasted Pitta, Africa Pitta, Joyful Greenbul, Grey throated Flycatcher. White-bellied Crested Flycatcher, Masked and Black-capped Apalises, Uganda Woodland Warbler, Chestnut-winged Starling, Oranger-tufted ad tiny Sunbirds, Grey-headed Olive-back.
The best forest birding is along from the Kanyanchu visitor Center to the bridge.This quiet, broad runs through beautiful rainforest allowing good views into the canopy and under storey. Before you enter the forest, check the scrubby fringes of the overgrown cultivation for scaly Francolin, Marsh Tchagra, the scarce Grey-headed Olive-back and host of seed eaters.
Bigodi Sanctuary includes an observation tower and a boardwalk that traverses the papyrus beds. The walk is about 4km length and the path and boardwalk may be flooded and muddy after heavy rain so gumboots are recommended.
Kibale is also a good site for joyful Greybull, reasonably common and conspicuous here but inexplicable scarce elsewhere in Uganda. Search the well developed canopy and mid-storey flocks for White-headed Wood-hoopoe, Black-capped Apalis, Petit’s Cuckoos-shrike, Superb Green-throated and Green-headed sunbirds.
The secondary forest and thicket around the clearing at Kanyanchu is also a productive birding area. African Goshawk and the majestic Crowned Eagle may be seen soaring overhead in the morning. This is also a good place to search for Masked Apalis, recently split from the highland montane Masked Apalis and large noisy flocks of grey.

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