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Ugandan Birds: The Ostrich

Ostrich spotted on a game drive in kidepo valley national park

Ostrich (Struthio camelus) are huge flightless birds with small a head and wings and massive legs and two large forward pointing toes are endemic to Africa. This world’s largest bird is a savanna resident and in Uganda you can see it in Kidepo National Park and the far northeastern part of the country. There are

Ugandan Birds: The African Fish Eagle

African Fish Eagle on the Shores of Lake Victoria in Uganda

Where to find the African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) The African Fish Eagle is a large fish-eating raptor just like its name suggests with a white head, throat, breast and tail on chestnut shoulders.This bird is a resident on most lakes in Uganda and waterways but you will see it much easier in Mabamba wetland.

Ugandan Birds: The Shoebill

The shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) is a unique bird and is one of the world’s most rare birds found in the Pearl of Africa that is Uganda. As its appearance shows this “Whale headed Stork” was once thought to be a relative of the storks but its ability to fly with its neck retracted suggests affinity

Ugandan Birds: The Weaver Birds

There around 113 described weaver species in the world and 40 of them are represented in Uganda making it a one country destination for bird watching. Placed by some authorities in the same family as the closed related sparrows, you may not notice the difference and you may mistake the weaver to be a sparrow