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Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda
Map of Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda
Hippopotamus (
Hippopotamus amphibius
)
Striated Heron (
Butorides striata
)
Pied Kingfisher (
Ceryle rudis
)
Ring-necked Dove (
Streptopelia capicola
)
Bushbuck (
Tragelaphus scriptus
)
Village Weaver (
Ploceus cucullatus
) - Male
African Fish-Eagle (
Haliaeetus vocifer
)
Hamerkop (
Scopus umbretta
)
African Finfoot (
Podica senegalensis
) - Female
Vieillot's Weaver (
Ploceus nigerrimus
)
Spot-flanked Barbet (
Tricholaema lacrymosa
)
Dideric Cuckoo (
Chrysococcyx caprius
)
Rueppell's Starling (
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
)
Wahlberg's Eagle (
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
)
Topi (
Damaliscus lunatus
)
Wattled Lapwing (
Vanellus senegallus
)
Northern Gray-headed Sparrow (
Passer griseus
)
Dwarf Mongoose (
Helogale parvula
)
Aurochs (
Bos taurus
)
African Finfoot (
Podica senegalensis
) - Male
Yellow-billed Oxpecker (
Buphagus africanus
)
African Pipit (
Anthus cinnamomeus
)
Waterbuck (
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
) - Juvenile
Trilling Cisticola (
Cisticola woosnami
)
Savannah and lake.
Trips
Uganda and stops between
1/1/2017
: We arrived late in the afternoon, and we took a quick game drive through the park.
1/2/2017
: We did a walking safari for a bit in the morning, and then mid-morning we headed over to the lake to look for the Finfoot where we found two of them.
Previous Visit (Road to Mburo: 1/1/2017)
Next Visit (Mbabara: 1/2/2017)
Species Recorded (86)
Birds ( 72 )
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Goliath Heron -
Ardea goliath
Western Cattle Egret -
Ardea ibis
Squacco Heron -
Ardeola ralloides
Striated Heron -
Butorides striata
Black-crowned Night-Heron -
Nycticorax nycticorax
Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
Hadada Ibis -
Bostrychia hagedash
Sacred Ibis -
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Hamerkops ( Scopidae )
Hamerkop -
Scopus umbretta
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Egyptian Goose -
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Yellow-billed Duck -
Anas undulata
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Common Buzzard -
Buteo buteo
Brown Snake-Eagle -
Circaetus cinereus
Wahlberg's Eagle -
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
African Fish-Eagle -
Icthyophaga vocifer
Black Kite -
Milvus migrans
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Gray Kestrel -
Falco ardosiaceus
Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies ( Phasianidae )
Crested Francolin -
Ortygornis sephaena
Red-necked Francolin -
Pternistis afer
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
Black Crake -
Zapornia flavirostra
Finfoots ( Heliornithidae )
African Finfoot -
Podica senegalensis
Guineafowl ( Numididae )
Helmeted Guineafowl -
Numida meleagris
Cranes ( Gruidae )
Gray Crowned-Crane -
Balearica regulorum
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Wattled Lapwing -
Vanellus senegallus
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Common Sandpiper -
Actitis hypoleucos
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Laughing Dove -
Spilopelia senegalensis
Ring-necked Dove -
Streptopelia capicola
Red-eyed Dove -
Streptopelia semitorquata
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove -
Turtur afer
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove -
Turtur chalcospilos
New World Parrots ( Psittacidae )
Red-headed Lovebird -
Agapornis pullarius
Brown-necked Parrot -
Poicephalus fuscicollis
Turacos ( Musophagidae )
Eastern Plantain-eater -
Crinifer zonurus
Cuckoos ( Cuculidae )
Dideric Cuckoo -
Chrysococcyx caprius
Red-chested Cuckoo -
Cuculus solitarius
Swifts ( Apodidae )
Little Swift -
Apus affinis
Mousebirds ( Coliidae )
Speckled Mousebird -
Colius striatus
Sunbirds ( Nectariniidae )
Mariqua Sunbird -
Cinnyris mariquensis
Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Pied Kingfisher -
Ceryle rudis
Malachite Kingfisher -
Corythornis cristatus
Woodland Kingfisher -
Halcyon senegalensis
Bee-eaters ( Meropidae )
European Bee-eater -
Merops apiaster
Little Bee-eater -
Merops pusillus
Rollers ( Coraciidae )
Lilac-breasted Roller -
Coracias caudatus
Broad-billed Roller -
Eurystomus glaucurus
Hornbills ( Bucerotidae )
African Gray Hornbill -
Lophoceros nasutus
Barbets ( Lybiidae )
Crested Barbet -
Trachyphonus vaillantii
Spot-flanked Barbet -
Tricholaema lacrymosa
Drongos ( Dicruridae )
Fork-tailed Drongo -
Dicrurus adsimilis
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Rufous-chested Swallow -
Cecropis semirufa
Mosque Swallow -
Cecropis senegalensis
Barn Swallow -
Hirundo rustica
Bulbuls ( Pycnonotidae )
Common Bulbul -
Pycnonotus barbatus
Prinias and Apalis ( Cisticolidae )
Winding Cisticola -
Cisticola marginatus
Trilling Cisticola -
Cisticola woosnami
Gonoleks ( Malaconotidae )
Black-headed Gonolek -
Laniarius erythrogaster
Chickadees and Titmice ( Paridae )
White-winged Black-Tit -
Melaniparus leucomelas
Bishops ( Ploceidae )
Fan-tailed Widowbird -
Euplectes axillaris
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
White-browed Robin-Chat -
Cossypha heuglini
Sooty Chat -
Myrmecocichla nigra
Wagtails and Pipits ( Motacillidae )
African Pipit -
Anthus cinnamomeus
African Pied Wagtail -
Motacilla aguimp
Western Yellow Wagtail -
Motacilla flava
Shrikes ( Laniidae )
Gray-backed Fiscal -
Lanius excubitoroides
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
Yellow-billed Oxpecker -
Buphagus africanus
Rueppell's Starling -
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
African Firefinch -
Lagonosticta rubricata
Northern Gray-headed Sparrow -
Passer griseus
Village Weaver -
Ploceus cucullatus
Lesser Masked-Weaver -
Ploceus intermedius
Vieillot's Weaver -
Ploceus nigerrimus
Bronze Mannikin -
Spermestes cucullata
Pin-tailed Whydah -
Vidua macroura
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