Uganda has for a very long time earned and maintained a status as being the most diverse and uniquely endowed tourist destination in the entire African continent. Regarded as a bird watchers’ paradise, this relatively small East African country (size of the state of Oregon) has proven to many as an amazing destination for birders from different walks of life.

Though not holding many country endemics, the unusually high number of bird species per square kilometer, and the ease to the variably lush vegetation, makes Uganda amongst the top birding destinations in the whole word.

For all those taking their first birding trip outside the Americas, Europe or Asia, you will most likely double your life list of birds.birds-of-uganda--augur-buzzard

Uganda alone boasts of an incredible bird list of 1046 recorded and confirmed species of birds, representing over 10% of the world’s bird list and over 50% of all the birds found on the African continent.

For all the bird enthusiasts out there, when you think of taking a birding tour to Uganda, you should not miss to include the following bird watchers’ hotspots in your birding itinerary: