Bird Checklist for Murchison Falls National Park

Bird Checklist for Murchison Falls National Park

Bird Checklist for Murchison Falls National Park: Murchison Falls National Park is home to the world’s most powerful waterfall and it is also famous for being the largest national park in Uganda which is among the main reasons why travelers visit the park to watch the different attractions. On reaching the park, you will get to realize the fact that the park is home to a number of attractions from the animal species like four of the big five animals in Uganda to the bird species for travelers interested in birding in Uganda. Continue with the table below to understand more bird species that can be seen during your Uganda safari.

Ducks: Anatidae
1White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
2Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
3Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
4Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
5Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
6Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
Guineafowl: Numididae
7Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
8Western Crested GuineafowlGuttera verreauxi
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae
9Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
10Heuglin’s SpurfowlPternistis icterorhynchus
11Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis afer
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae
12Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae
13Rock PigeonColumba livia
14Afep PigeonColumba unicincta
15Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
16Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
17Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
18Vinaceous DoveStreptopelia vinacea
19Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
20Black-billed Wood-DoveTurtur abyssinicus
21Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
22Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
23#Namaqua Dove#Oena capensis
24African Green-PigeonTreron calvus
Bustards: Otididae
25Denham’s BustardNeotis denhami
26Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster
Turacos: Musophagidae
27Great Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristata
28White-crested TuracoTauraco leucolophus
29Ross’s TuracoMusophaga rossae
30Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurus
Cuckoos: Cuculidae
31Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
32Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
33African CuckooCuculus gularis
34Black CoucalCentropus grillii
35Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
36Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
37White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
38Blue MalkohaCeuthmochares aereus
39(Pied Cuckoo)Clamator jacobinus
40Levaillant’s CuckooClamator levaillantii
41Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandarius
42Klaas’s CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
43African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
44Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius
45Olive Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx olivinus
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae
46\Pennant-winged Nightjar\Caprimulgus vexillarius
47Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensis
48/Plain Nightjar/Caprimulgus inornatus
49Long-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus climacurus
50Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarus
51#Square-tailed Nightjar#Caprimulgus fossii
Swifts: Apodidae
52Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilus
53African SwiftApus barbatus
54Little SwiftApus affinis
55White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
56African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae
57African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
58Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra
Cranes: Gruidae
59Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum
Thick-knees: Burhinidae
60Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
61Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus
62/Eurasian Thick-knee/Burhinus oedicnemus
63Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensis
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae
64Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae
65Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
66Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
67Black-headed LapwingVanellus tectus
68Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubris
69Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
70Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
71#Brown-chested Lapwing#Vanellus superciliosus
72/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticus
73Kittlitz’s PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae
74Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis
Jacanas: Jacanidae
75Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensis
76African JacanaActophilornis africanus
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae
77/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata
78/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
79/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
80/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
81/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
82/Little Stint/Calidris minuta
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae
83Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalis
84/Collared Pratincole/Glareola pratincola
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae
85Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
86African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris
87/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
88Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
89/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus
Storks: Ciconiidae
90African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
91/Abdim’s Stork/Ciconia abdimii
92African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
93Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
94Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
95Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis
Anhingas: Anhingidae
96African DarterAnhinga rufa
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae
97Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
98Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Pelicans: Pelecanidae
99#Great White Pelican#Pelecanus onocrotalus
100Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae
101ShoebillBalaeniceps rex
Hamerkop: Scopidae
102HamerkopScopus umbretta
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae
103Dwarf BitternIxobrychus sturmii
104Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
105Little EgretEgretta garzetta
106Striated HeronButorides striata
107Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
108Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
109Great EgretArdea alba
110Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
111Gray HeronArdea cinerea
112Purple HeronArdea purpurea
113Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
114Goliath HeronArdea goliath
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae
115Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
116African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
117Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae
118SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius
Osprey: Pandionidae
119/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae
120Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
121African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
122Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
123African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoides
124White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
125Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
126Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
127White-backed VultureGyps africanus
128Rueppell’s GriffonGyps rueppelli
129BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
130Beaudouin’s Snake-EagleCircaetus beaudouini
131Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
132Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
133Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
134Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
135Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
136/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
137Wahlberg’s EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
138Ayres’s Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
139Tawny EagleAquila rapax
140/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
141Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
142Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
143Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
144/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennis
145/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
146African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
147/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
148/Montagu’s Harrier/Circus pygargus
149African GoshawkAccipiter toussenelii
150ShikraAccipiter badius
151Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullus
152/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
153African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
154/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
155Augur BuzzardButeo augur
Owls: Strigidae
156African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
157Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus
158Grayish Eagle-OwlBubo cinerascens
159Verreaux’s Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
160Pel’s Fishing-OwlScotopelia peli
161African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii
Mousebirds: Coliidae
162Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
163Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus
Hoopoes: Upupidae
164/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epops
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae
165Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
166Black ScimitarbillRhinopomastus aterrimus
Hornbills: Bucerotidae
167Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicus
168Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
169African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
170Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindrica
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae
171Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
172African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
173Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
174Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
175Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
176Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
177Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
Bee-eaters: Meropidae
178Red-throated Bee-eaterMerops bulocki
179Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
180Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatus
181Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineus
182/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollis
183/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster
184/Northern Carmine Bee-eater/Merops nubicus
Rollers: Coraciidae
185/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
186Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicus
187Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus
African Barbets: Lybiidae
188Gray-throated BarbetGymnobucco bonapartei
189Speckled TinkerbirdPogoniulus scolopaceus
190Yellow-throated TinkerbirdPogoniulus subsulphureus
191Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
192Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
193Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa
194White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalus
195Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalito
196Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatus
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae
197Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator
Woodpeckers: Picidae
198Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
199Brown-backed WoodpeckerDendropicos obsoletus
200African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
201Brown-eared WoodpeckerPardipicus caroli
202Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae
203Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
204Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
205Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
206/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo
207Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
Parrots: Psittaculidae
208Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullarius
Parrots: Psittacidae
209Meyer’s ParrotPoicephalus meyeri
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae
210White-breasted CuckooshrikeCoracina pectoralis
211Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoenicea
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae
212African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae
213Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
214Chestnut Wattle-eyePlatysteira castanea
215Jameson’s Wattle-eyePlatysteira jamesoni
216Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeri
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae
217White HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae
218BrubruNilaus afer
219Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
220Marsh TchagraTchagra minutus
221Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
222Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
223Luehder’s BushshrikeLaniarius luehderi
224Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
225Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogaster
226Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiri
227Gray-green BushshrikeTelophorus bocagei
228Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectus
229Many-colored BushshrikeTelophorus multicolor
230Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti
Drongos: Dicruridae
231Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae
232Black-headed Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventer
233African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis
Shrikes: Laniidae
234/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurio
235/Red-tailed Shrike/Lanius phoenicuroides
236Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
237Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
238/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senator
239White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelli
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae
240PiapiacPtilostomus afer
241Pied CrowCorvus albus
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae
242Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigaster
Larks: Alaudidae
243Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africana
244Flappet LarkMirafra rufocinnamomea
Nicators: Nicatoridae
245Western NicatorNicator chloris
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae
246White-browed CrombecSylvietta leucophrys
247Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyura
248Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii
249Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalis
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae
250Green-backed EremomelaEremomela canescens
251Red-winged Gray WarblerDrymocichla incana
252White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogon
253Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
254Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
255Masked ApalisApalis binotata
256Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
257Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
258Red-winged PriniaPrinia erythroptera
259Black-faced Rufous-WarblerBathmocercus rufus
260Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
261Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
262Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
263Whistling CisticolaCisticola lateralis
264Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
265Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
266Carruthers’s CisticolaCisticola carruthersi
267Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
268Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterus
269Foxy CisticolaCisticola troglodytes
270Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
271Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresii
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae
272/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
273Common Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
274Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescens
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae
275White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalis
Swallows: Hirundinidae
276White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albiceps
277Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
278Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
279Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
280/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
281/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
282Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopica
283Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
284Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
285/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
286Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
287Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufa
288Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae
289Slender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostris
290Yellow-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavicollis
291Little GreenbulEurillas virens
292Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostris
293Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae
294/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae
295Green White-eyeZosterops stuhlmanni
296Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae
297Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejus
298Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
299Dusky BabblerTurdoides tenebrosa
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae
300Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchus
301Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus
Starlings: Sturnidae
302Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
303Narrow-tailed StarlingPoeoptera lugubris
304Stuhlmann’s StarlingPoeoptera stuhlmanni
305Rueppell’s StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
306Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidus
307Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
308Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus
309Purple-headed StarlingLamprotornis purpureiceps
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae
310African ThrushTurdus pelios
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae
311African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
312Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquatica
313Cassin’s FlycatcherMuscicapa cassini
314Sooty FlycatcherBradornis infuscata
315Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
316Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeus
317SilverbirdMelaenornis semipartitus
318Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
319Brown-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas hartlaubi
320Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
321White-bellied Robin-ChatCossyphicula roberti
322White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
323Snowy-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapilla
324Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttata
325/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
326Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigra
327/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
328/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
329White-fronted Black-ChatOenanthe albifrons
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae
330Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemarei
331Little Green SunbirdAnthreptes seimundi
332Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
333Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalis
334Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
335Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygius
336Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellus
337Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
338Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercus
339Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
340Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae
341Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalis
342White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
343Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosus
344Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
345Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
346Little WeaverPloceus luteolus
347Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelni
348Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollis
349Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
350Holub’s Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
351Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanops
352Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
353Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
354Vieillot’s Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimus
355Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
356Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
357Golden-backed WeaverPloceus jacksoni
358Yellow-mantled WeaverPloceus tricolor
359Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosus
360Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythrops
361&Red-billed QuelealQuelea quelea
362Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanus
363Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
364Black BishopEuplectes gierowii
365Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macroura
366Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
367Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae
368Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
369Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
370Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloides
371Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillus
372Gray-headed OlivebackDelacourella capistrata
373Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnula
374Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicola
375Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
376Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytes
377QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
378Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
379Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
380Red-winged PytiliaPytilia phoenicoptera
381Brown TwinspotClytospiza monteiri
382Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
383African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata
384Black-bellied FirefinchLagonosticta rara
385Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopicta
386Black-faced FirefinchLagonosticta larvata
Indigobirds: Viduidae
387Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
388Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae
389House SparrowPasser domesticus
390Shelley’s Rufous SparrowPasser shelleyi
391Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae
392/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
393African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
394African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
395Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae
396White-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra leucopygius
397Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
398Western CitrilCrithagra frontalis
399Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae
400Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
401Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventris
402Brown-rumped BuntingEmberiza affinis

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