We planned to go to Uganda with a friend who was keen to see the Grey Crowned -Crane and many potential new species. Dave and I had birded Kenya before so had targets of the hornbills, Green-breasted Pitta, the Shoebill and the Brown-chested Lapwing. Overall our objective on any trip is to enjoy a range of habitats and maximize the new birds over a reasonable length of time in the country. We contacted Emmy Gongo (emmygongo@yahoo.com or rangerafricasafaris@gmail.com +256772853372) who had taken other friends on a similar trip in 2011. Planning was straight forward and we paid the costs up front, so we did not need to carry too much money on us. Emmy recommended a clock-wise circumnavigation of Uganda including going up to Kidepo NP, where we had over 100 potential new species. At a late stage we were told that our friend could not come so in the end it was just Dave and I. This is an account of the most memorable birds on the trip.
Kampala
We arrived in Entebbe on 24 July travelling from Brisbane via Perth and Johannesburg. Emmy picked us up from the airport and we stayed at the Central Inn, Entebbe. Birding started the next morning with a visit to Mabamba Bay on Lake Victoria on the 25th. We birded the forest edge and took a canoe into the swamp, where we saw our first target, the Shoebill. Three hornbills were also a great start to the trip – Black-and-White-Casqued Hornbill, Crowned Hornbill and African Pied-Hornbill. We went to the Botanical Gardens at Entebbe on the 26th.
Lake Mburo 26-28 July
Our vehicle was a long wheelbase landcruiser with two roof hatches. This was good for the parks where we had to remain in the vehicle. As well as Emmy, we had our driver Vincent, who made up our group. Vincent’s binos were old, fixed focus marine 7 x 50s and very heavy. After the trip, I gave him my cheap 8 x 40s that I had bought at the Johannesburg airport after leaving my Swarovski EL 10 x 42s in the Brisbane airport. The vegetation of open savannah allowed good visibility from the car and we were very happy to see Brown-chested Lapwing, which had recently arrived as it was another target. We also had great views of many Grey Crowned-Cranes.
Mgahinga and Bwindi impenetrable forest NPs 28 July - 5 Aug
From Mburo, we drove south-west towards the Rwanda border. We stayed the first night at Kisoro, Mgahinga arriving after dark, and hauled out all our warm clothes it was amazingly cold. Great mountain views were enjoyed while looking for the Albertine Rift Valley endemics. Birds in this area included Fraser’s Eagle-Owl, African Wood-Owl, Dusky Crimson-wing and Ruwenzori Turaco. From there, we moved north to Bwindi and stayed four nights at Ruhija. We found the walk to and from Byodoro swamp not too bad. We saw the Grauer’s Scrub-Warbler on the edge of the lake. The Grauer’s Broadbill had finished nesting, but we were lucky to find it in a tree close to the nest. We stayed at Broadbill Forest Camp, Ruhija where we were snug at night with our hot water bottles. The garden held the Three-horned Chamelon and Montane Nightjar. The Gorilla tracking took a full morning and we hired a porter to carry the back pack. This puts money back into the local community. It was an interesting experience and involved many people to keep all the customers safe and with the necessary photo opportunities.
We had afternoon rain at Buhoma where we were looking for the Short-tailed Warbler and needed to shelter for an hour waiting for the rain to stop. The next day we went back again, paying for another day in the park and were lucky to see the warbler in the morning. The lodge here – Bwindi View bandas was pleasant with very helpful staff.
Queen Elizabeth National Park 5 – 7 Aug
We stayed at the Queen Elizabeth Bush Lodge and caught up with several waders in the crater lakes and grasslands, including Water Thick-knee, Spur-winged Plover, Senegal Lapwing, Crowned Lapwing, Wattled Lapwing, Kittlitz’s Plover, Three-banded Plover and Brown-chested Lapwing. A further photo opportunity provided for the Brown-chested Lapwing. We also had a great view of a Pearl-spotted Owlet.
Kibale and Semliki 7 Aug – 11 Aug
Kibale is the place for the Green-breasted Pitta and Chimpanzees. We tried for the Pitta on two mornings and got a glimpse on the second morning but not well enough for a tick. We could see the branch where it was jumping and displaying and we could see its bill. A scout around the area for rest of the day did not succeed in relocating it so maybe we had left it too late in the season. Our accommodation was the Kibale Forest Lodge and we then moved to Tooro Resort, Fort Portal arriving quite late. Always enjoy seeing the Great Blue Turaco, a beautiful bird.
In order to visit Semiliki National Park we needed a cook to come from Broadbill Camp to prepare our meals at our accommodation - UWA Bandas. In the evenings, we looked for the Nkurengu Rail with the ranger and again in the early morning but dipped despite hearing at least two birds in separate areas. On the walks in Semliki, we found it was difficult to get on to the Yellow-Throated Nicator, The birds calls loudly and responds well to the taped call, however it becomes too excited and shoots around in the canopy. A quick view is all you get.
Budongo 12 – 13 Aug
We stayed at the New Court Hotel in Masindi where we saw Swamp Nightjar and walked the Royal Mile Road in Budongo forest. Illegal burning of the Iron wood trees for charcoal was occurring and we understood that this was despite the presence of forestry officers. I finally caught up with Fire-crested Alethe, which had been eluding me up until then. We spent some time quietly observing a group of Nahan’s Francolin, had the African Pygmy-Kingfisher and Dwarf Kingfisher in the telescope and succeeded in seeing Ituri Batis.
Murchison Falls 13 – 16 Aug
We had views of two more Shoebills in the Nile delta during this part of the trip, and we experienced tetse flies for the first time on the road into Murchison Falls National Park. At a swamp near Masindi, Emmy with great skill attracted the Red-chested Flufftail to cross a gap he had made in the grass where we had our binos ready focused. While at Murchison, we stayed in comfortable tents at Pakuba Resort, Fort Murchison. The vegetation was green from recent rains and we had great views of giraffes and elephants. It took a while but we did find Black-bellied Bustard in the grassland and located the Pennant-winged Nightjar on the park roads. There was plenty of opportunity to try to sort out the different weavers - would I be competent by the end of the trip? We had a relaxing boat ride to the base of the falls, which are worth a visit to see the sheer volume of water falling through the gap in the cliffs.
Kidepo and Moroto 18 - 20 Aug
We began the road trip to Kidepo Valley National Park on the 16th over-nighting in Acholi Inn. Along the way we took a couple of attempts to see the White-crested Turaco, which together with the Hartlaub’s Turaco (seen at Mt Elgon) were my most memorable birds of the trip. When we arrived at Kidepo, we found that our booked bandas at the UWA Bandas had been given to others as we had arrived after 6 pm. Luckily, Emmy knew one of the guides at very expensive Apoka Safari Lodge up the hill and we stayed the first night in luxury. We missed the Hemprich’s Hornbill along the hills south of the park. We will just have to keep it for another African trip. At least we had great views of the Northern Ground-Hornbill as some compensation. Our park guide/guard helped us to locate the Karamoja Apalis and he was happy to see a Three-banded Courser on the road, which was a new bird for him. From Kidepo, we travelled south through the Karamoja region towards Moroto. This was interesting with quite a rocky desert landscape. We stopped for petrol in a small town where they pumped the petrol by hand as there was no electricity. The dry landscape added many new birds to the list including Cinnamon-breasted Bunting, Steel-blue Whydah and Straw-tailed Whydah in breeding plumage!
In Moroto, we stayed at the Mt Moroto hotel where UN vehicles were the dominant vehicle in the carpark. It was slow going south from here to get to Mt Elgon NP. Trucks had made deep wheel ruts following rain and the road was still flooded at one point and came over the bonnet during one river crossing. Clearly we wouldn’t have wanted to have tried to get through a day earlier.
Mount Elgon 21 Aug
We stayed in the Sipi Falls resort enjoying the view out to the falls. We walked the main track up Mount Elgon till about lunch time, where we saw a White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher, very distinctive in its flight behaviour.
Kampala 22 -23 Aug
From Mt Elgon we drove south-east towards Jinja and visited the Mabira Forest in central Uganda. This is an isolated patch of forest where we had excellent views of a White-spotted Flufftail. We stayed at the Nile Anchor Palace, Jinja before driving back to Entebbe for our last night, then flying out early on August 24th.
Animal list
Red-tailed Monkey, Eland, Zebra, Ververt Monkey, Waterbuck, Common Bushbuck, Warthog, Olive Baboon, Impala, Buffalo, Banded Mongoose, Dwarf Mongoose, Sitatunga, Bush baby (poto), hippopotamus, Black-headed duiker, Blue Monkey, Egyptian Mongoose, Silver-backed Jackall, Lahoest Monkey, Alexandra Tree Squirrel, Crowthers Mountain Squirrel, Ruwenzori Red duiker, Bohm’s Tree squirrel, Black and White Colobus Monkey, Mountain Gorilla, Uganda Kob, Spectacled Galage, Scrub Hare, Giant Forest hog, Ugandan Red Colobus Monkey, lion, leopard, chimpanzee, Grey-cheeked Monkey, Debraza Monkey, Blue duiker, Giraffe, Jackson’s hartbeast, Oribi, Patas Monkey, Bunyoro rabbit (Common), Ugandan grassland hare, Marsh Mongoose, White-tailed Mongoose, Blotched genet, Yellow-winged Bat, Side-striped Jackall, Hyrax, Porcupine, Red-legged Sun squirrel, Nile Crocodile, Nile Monitor, Striped skink, Blue-headed Agama, R 3-horned chameleon, R side-stripped chameleon, tree snake
Bird species list total 574 for us – and new 121 species. Emmy saw 611 species that included many fleeting glimpses of species he knew well.
White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata
Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata
Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
Crested Guineafowl Guttera pucherani
Crested Francolin Francolinus sephaena
Scaly Francolin Francolinus squamatus
Nahan's Francolin Francolinus nahani
Clapperton's Francolin Francolinus clappertoni
Heuglin's Francolin Francolinus icterorhynchus
Yellow-necked Francolin Francolinus leucoscepus
Red-necked Francolin Francolinus afer
Handsome Francolin Francolinus nobilis
Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei
Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
Shoebill Balaeniceps rex
African Darter Anhinga rufa
Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
Long-tailed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Gray Heron Ardea cinerea
Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
Goliath Heron Ardea goliath
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Great Egret Ardea alba
Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
Madagascar Pond-Heron Ardeola idae
Rufous-bellied Heron Ardeola rufiventris
Striated Heron Butorides striata
White-backed Night-Heron Gorsachius leuconotus
Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
African Spoonbill Platalea alba
African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus
Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer
Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
Black Kite Milvus migrans
African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis
Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
Rueppell's Griffon Gyps rueppellii
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus
White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis
Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus
Banded Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinerascens
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
African Marsh-Harrier Circus ranivorus
African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Dark Chanting-Goshawk Melierax metabates
African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro
Shikra Accipiter badius
Black Goshawk Accipiter melanoleucus
Grasshopper Buzzard Butastur rufipennis
Mountain Buzzard Buteo oreophilus
Augur Buzzard Buteo augur
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
Cassin's Hawk-Eagle Aquila africana
Wahlberg's Eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
Crowned Hawk-Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus
Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Fox Kestrel Falco alopex
Gray Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus
White-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura pulchra
Red-chested Flufftail Sarothrura rufa
African Rail Rallus caerulescens
African Crake Crecopsis egregia
Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostra
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni
Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Lesser Moorhen Gallinula angulata
Stanley Bustard Neotis denhami
White-bellied Bustard Eupodotis senegalensis
Black-bellied Bustard Lissotis melanogaster
Hartlaub's Bustard Lissotis hartlaubii
Gray Crowned-Crane Balearica regulorum
Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus
Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis
Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris
Spur-winged Plover Vanellus spinosus
Black-headed Lapwing Vanellus tectus
Senegal Lapwing Vanellus lugubris
Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus
Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus
Brown-chested Lapwing Vanellus superciliosus
Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius
Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
African Jacana Actophilornis africanus
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Small Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus
Three-banded Courser Rhinoptilus cinctus
Rock Pratincole Glareola nuchalis
Gray-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
Afep Pigeon Columba unicincta
Rameron Pigeon Columba arquatrix
Dusky Turtle-Dove Streptopelia lugens
Mourning Collared-Dove Streptopelia decipiens
Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
Vinaceous Dove Streptopelia vinacea
Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur chalcospilos
Black-billed Wood-Dove Turtur abyssinicus
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur afer
Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria
Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
Bruce's Green-Pigeon Treron waalia
African Green-Pigeon Treron calvus
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
Red-headed Lovebird Agapornis pullarius
Gray Parrot Psittacus erithacus
Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri
Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata
Black-billed Turaco Tauraco schuettii
White-crested Turaco Tauraco leucolophus
Hartlaub's Turaco Tauraco hartlaubi
Ruwenzori Turaco Ruwenzorornis johnstoni
Ross's Turaco Musophaga rossae
Bare-faced Go-away-bird Corythaixoides personatus
White-bellied Go-away-bird Corythaixoides leucogaster
Eastern Plantain-eater Crinifer zonurus
Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii
Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius
Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx mechowi
Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx montanus
Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus
Dideric Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
Yellowbill Ceuthmochares aereus
Black Coucal Centropus grillii
Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis
White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus
Blue-headed Coucal Centropus monachus
African Scops-Owl Otus senegalensis
Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
Grayish Eagle-Owl Bubo cinerascens
Fraser's Eagle-Owl Bubo poensis
Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum
African Wood-Owl Strix woodfordii
Sombre Nightjar Caprimulgus fraenatus
Black-shouldered Nightjar Caprimulgus nigriscapularis
Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus ruwenzorii
Swamp Nightjar Caprimulgus natalensis
Pennant-winged Nightjar Macrodipteryx vexillarius
Sabine's Spinetail Rhaphidura sabini
Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus
African Swift Apus barbatus
Little Swift Apus affinis
White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
African Palm-Swift Cypsiurus parvus
Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus
Narina Trogon Apaloderma narina
Bar-tailed Trogon Apaloderma vittatum
Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
White-bellied Kingfisher Corythornis leucogaster
African Pygmy-Kingfisher Ispidina picta
Dwarf Kingfisher Ispidina lecontei
Chocolate-backed Kingfisher Halcyon badia
Gray-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis
Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica
Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maximus
Black Bee-eater Merops gularis
Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki
Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus
Blue-breasted Bee-eater Merops variegatus
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus
White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis
Madagascar Bee-eater Merops superciliosus
Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus
Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinicus
Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
Blue-throated Roller Eurystomus gularis
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
Green Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus
White-headed Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus bollei
Rufous-crowned Roller Coracias naevius
Common Scimitar-bill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
White-crested Hornbill Tockus albocristatus
Northern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus
Jackson's Hornbill Tockus jacksoni
Crowned Hornbill Tockus alboterminatus
African Pied Hornbill Tockus fasciatus
African Gray Hornbill Tockus nasutus
Piping Hornbill Ceratogymna fistulator
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill Ceratogymna subcylindrica
White-thighed Hornbill Ceratogymna albotibialis
Black-casqued Hornbill Ceratogymna atrata
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus
Yellow-billed Barbet Trachyphonus purpuratus
D'Arnaud's Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii
Gray-throated Barbet Gymnobucco bonapartei
Speckled Tinkerbird Pogoniulus scolopaceus
Western Tinkerbird Pogoniulus coryphaea
Yellow-throated Tinkerbird Pogoniulus subsulphureus
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Yellow-spotted Barbet Buccanodon duchaillui
Hairy-breasted Barbet Tricholaema hirsuta
Red-fronted Barbet Tricholaema diademata
Spot-flanked Barbet Tricholaema lacrymosa
Black-throated Barbet Tricholaema melanocephala
White-headed Barbet Lybius leucocephalus
Red-faced Barbet Lybius rubrifacies
Black-billed Barbet Lybius guifsobalito
Double-toothed Barbet Lybius bidentatus
Black-breasted Barbet Lybius rolleti
Least Honeyguide Indicator exilis
Thick-billed Honeyguide Indicator conirostris
Scaly-throated Honeyguide Indicator variegatus
Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator
Nubian Woodpecker Campethera nubica
Tullberg's Woodpecker Campethera tullbergi
Buff-spotted Woodpecker Campethera nivosa
Brown-eared Woodpecker Campethera caroli
Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens
Golden-crowned Woodpecker Dendropicos xantholophus
Elliot's Woodpecker Dendropicos elliotii
Gray Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae
Grauer's Broadbill Pseudocalyptomena graueri
African Shrike-flycatcher Megabyas flammulatus
Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher Bias musicus
Brown-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira cyanea
Black-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira peltata
Chestnut Wattle-eye Platysteira castanea
Jameson's Wattle-eye Platysteira jamesoni
Ruwenzori Batis Batis diops
Chinspot Batis Batis molitor
Ituri Batis Batis ituriensis
White Helmetshrike Prionops plumatus
Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis
Pink-footed Puffback Dryoscopus angolensis
Marsh Tchagra Tchagra minutus
Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus
Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis
Luehder's Bushshrike Laniarius luehderi
Tropical Boubou Laniarius aethiopicus
Black-headed Gonolek Laniarius erythrogaster
Papyrus Gonolek Laniarius mufumbiri
Slate-colored Boubou Laniarius funebris
Mountain Sooty Boubou Laniarius poensis
Gray-green Bushshrike Telophorus bocagei
Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike Telophorus sulfureopectus
Many-colored Bushshrike Telophorus multicolor
Doherty's Bushshrike Telophorus dohertyi
Gray-headed Bushshrike Malaconotus blanchoti
Gray Cuckooshrike Coracina caesia
Petit's Cuckooshrike Campephaga petiti
Black Cuckooshrike Campephaga flava
Purple-throated Cuckooshrike Campephaga quiscalina
Gray-backed Fiscal Lanius excubitoroides
Mackinnon's Shrike Lanius mackinnoni
Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris
Yellow-billed Shrike Corvinella corvina
Western Black-headed Oriole Oriolus brachyrhynchus
Black-tailed Oriole Oriolus percivali
Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
Velvet-mantled Drongo Dicrurus modestus
Chestnut-capped Flycatcher Erythrocercus mccallii
Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer
African Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
Piapiac Ptilostomus afer
Fan-tailed Raven Corvus rhipidurus
White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis
Yellow-spotted Nicator Nicator chloris
Yellow-throated Nicator Nicator vireo
White-tailed Lark Mirafra albicauda
Red-winged Lark Mirafra hypermetra
Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana
Flappet Lark Mirafra rufocinnamomea
Pied Crow Corvus albus
Banded Martin Riparia cincta
Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Angola Swallow Hirundo angolensis
Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
Lesser Striped-Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensis
White-headed Sawwing Psalidoprocne albiceps
Black Sawwing Psalidoprocne pristoptera
African Blue-Flycatcher Elminia longicauda
White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher Elminia albicauda
White-bellied Crested-Flycatcher Elminia albiventris
White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher Elminia albonotata
White-winged Black-Tit Melaniparus leucomelas
White-bellied Tit Melaniparus albiventris
Dusky Tit Melaniparus funereus
Stripe-breasted Tit Melaniparus fasciiventer
Mouse-colored Penduline-Tit Anthoscopus musculus
Tit-hylia Pholidornis rushiae
Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
Slender-billed Greenbul Stelgidillas gracilirostris
Shelley's Greenbul Arizelocichla masukuensis
Little Greenbul Eurillas virens
Gray Greenbul Eurillas gracilis
Plain Greenbul Eurillas curvirostris
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul Eurillas latirostris
Eastern Mountain-Greenbul Arizelocichla nigriceps
Yellow-throated Greenbul Atimastillas flavicollis
Joyful Greenbul Chlorocichla laetissima
Toro Olive-Greenbul Phyllastrephus hypochloris
Yellow-streaked Greenbul Phyllastrephus flavostriatus
White-throated Greenbul Phyllastrephus albigularis
Icterine Greenbul Phyllastrephus icterinus
Xavier's Greenbul Phyllastrephus xavieri
Red-tailed Greenbul Criniger calurus
Red-faced Woodland-Warbler Phylloscopus laetus
Brown Woodland-Warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens
Mountain Yellow-Warbler Iduna similis
Papyrus Yellow-Warbler Calamonastides gracilirostris
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
African Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus baeticatus
Greater Swamp-Warbler Acrocephalus rufescens
White-winged Swamp-Warbler Bradypterus carpalis
Grauer's Swamp-Warbler Bradypterus graueri
Black-collared Apalis Apalis pulchra
Ruwenzori Apalis Apalis ruwenzorii
Black-throated Apalis Apalis jacksoni
Masked Apalis Apalis binotata
Black-faced Apalis Apalis personata
Buff-bellied Warbler Phyllolais pulchella
Buff-throated Apalis Apalis rufogularis
Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida
Chestnut-throated Apalis Apalis porphyrolaema
Gray Apalis Apalis cinerea
Karamoja Apalis Apalis karamojae
Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura
Olive-green Camaroptera Camaroptera chloronota
White-chinned Prinia Schistolais leucopogon
Red-winged Gray Warbler Drymocichla incana
Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops
Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantans
Trilling Cisticola Cisticola woosnami
Chubb's Cisticola Cisticola chubbi
Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana
Red-pate Cisticola Cisticola ruficeps
Winding Cisticola Cisticola galactotes
Carruthers's Cisticola Cisticola carruthersi
Stout Cisticola Cisticola robustus
Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis
Siffling Cisticola Cisticola brachypterus
Foxy Cisticola Cisticola troglodytes
Pectoral-patch Cisticola Cisticola brunnescens
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
Boran Cisticola Cisticola bodessa
Tabora Cisticola Cisticola angusticauda
Gray-capped Warbler Eminia lepida
Black-faced Rufous-Warbler Bathmocercus rufus
Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
Banded Prinia Prinia bairdii
Red-winged Prinia Prinia erythroptera
Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis
Rufous-crowned Eremomela Eremomela badiceps
Grauer's Warbler Graueria vittata
Green Crombec Sylvietta virens
White-browed Crombec Sylvietta leucophrys
Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura
Yellow Longbill Macrosphenus flavicans
Gray Longbill Macrosphenus concolor
Neumann's Warbler Hemitesia neumanni
Green Hylia Hylia prasina
Silverbird Empidornis semipartitus
Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus
Grayish Flycatcher Bradornis microrhynchus
White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri
Northern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides
Yellow-eyed Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis ardesiacus
African Forest-Flycatcher Fraseria ocreata
Swamp Flycatcher Muscicapa aquatica
Chapin's Flycatcher Muscicapa lendu
Dusky-brown Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
Dusky-blue Flycatcher Muscicapa comitata
Cassin's Flycatcher Muscicapa cassini
Ashy Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens
Gray-throated Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus griseigularis
Gray Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus
Fire-crested Alethe Alethe diademata
White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata
Forest Robin Stiphrornis erythrothorax
Equatorial Akalat Sheppardia aequatorialis
White-bellied Robin-Chat Cossyphicula roberti
Archer's Robin-Chat Cossypha archeri
Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat Cossypha cyanocampter
Gray-winged Robin-Chat Cossypha polioptera
White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini
Red-capped Robin-Chat Cossypha natalensis
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla
Spotted Morning-Thrush Cichladusa guttata
Brown-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas hartlaubi
Red-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys
African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris
Sooty Chat Myrmecocichla nigra
White-fronted Black-Chat Myrmecocichla albifrons
Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush Neocossyphus fraseri
Red-tailed Ant-Thrush Neocossyphus rufus
White-tailed Ant-Thrush Neocossyphus poensis
Abyssinian Ground-Thrush Geokichla piaggiae
Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus
African Thrush Turdus pelios
Brown-chested Alethe Pseudalethe poliocephala
Red-throated Alethe Pseudalethe poliophrys
Brown Illadopsis Illadopsis fulvescens
Mountain Illadopsis Illadopsis pyrrhoptera
African Hill Babbler Pseudoalcippe abyssinica
Rufous Chatterer Turdoides rubiginosa
Black-lored Babbler Turdoides sharpei
Brown Babbler Turdoides plebejus
Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii
African Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis
Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea
Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis chloropterus
Splendid Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis splendidus
Purple Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis purpureus
Rueppell's Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis purpureiceps
Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio
Slender-billed Starling Onychognathus tenuirostris
Chestnut-winged Starling Onychognathus fulgidus
Waller's Starling Onychognathus walleri
Narrow-tailed Starling Poeoptera lugubris
Sharpe's Starling Pholia sharpii
Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus
Gray-headed Sunbird Deleornis axillaris
Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes orientalis
Little Green Sunbird Anthreptes seimundi
Green Sunbird Anthreptes rectirostris
Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris
Green-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra verticalis
Blue-throated Brown Sunbird Cyanomitra cyanolaema
Blue-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra alinae
Western Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra obscura
Green-throated Sunbird Chalcomitra rubescens
Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis
Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis
Olive-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris chloropygius
Stuhlmann's Sunbird Cinnyris stuhlmanni
Northern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris reichenowi
Regal Sunbird Cinnyris regius
Beautiful Sunbird Cinnyris pulchellus
Mariqua Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis
Purple-banded Sunbird Cinnyris bifasciatus
Red-chested Sunbird Cinnyris erythrocercus
Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus
Copper Sunbird Cinnyris cupreus
Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara
African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp
African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus
Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys
Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi
Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris
Brown-rumped Bunting Emberiza affinis
Oriole Finch Linurgus olivaceus
Yellow-crowned Canary Serinus flavivertex
Yellow-fronted Canary Serinus mozambicus
Yellow-rumped Serin Serinus xanthopygius
Western Citril Serinus frontalis
Brimstone Canary Serinus sulphuratus
Streaky Seedeater Serinus striolatus
Thick-billed Seedeater Serinus burtoni
Streaky-headed Seedeater Serinus gularis
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Shelley's Rufous Sparrow Passer shelleyi
Northern Gray-headed Sparrow Passer griseus
Chestnut Sparrow Passer eminibey
Yellow-spotted Petronia Petronia pyrgita
White-billed Buffalo-Weaver Bubalornis albirostris
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver Dinemellia dinemelli
Speckle-fronted Weaver Sporopipes frontalis
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser superciliosus
Gray-headed Social-Weaver Pseudonigrita arnaudi
Crested Malimbe Malimbus malimbicus
Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis
Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps
Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht
Little Weaver Ploceus luteolus
Slender-billed Weaver Ploceus pelzelni
Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis
Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis
Black-billed Weaver Ploceus melanogaster
Strange Weaver Ploceus alienus
Holub's Golden-Weaver Ploceus xanthops
Orange Weaver Ploceus aurantius
Northern Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus castanops
Lesser Masked-Weaver Ploceus intermedius
Heuglin's Masked-Weaver Ploceus heuglini
Vieillot's Weaver Ploceus nigerrimus
Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
Weyns's Weaver Ploceus weynsi
Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus
Golden-backed Weaver Ploceus jacksoni
Chestnut Weaver Ploceus rubiginosus
Yellow-mantled Weaver Ploceus tricolor
Brown-capped Weaver Ploceus insignis
Compact Weaver Pachyphantes superciliosus
Cardinal Quelea Quelea cardinalis
Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea
Orange Bishop Euplectes franciscanus
Red Bishop Euplectes orix
Black-winged Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus
Black Bishop Euplectes gierowii
Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis
White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus
Yellow-shouldered Widowbird Euplectes macroura
Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens
Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris
Marsh Widowbird Euplectes hartlaubi
Grosbeak Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons
Gray-headed Nigrita Nigrita canicapillus
White-breasted Nigrita Nigrita fusconotus
White-collared Oliveback Nesocharis ansorgei
Yellow-bellied Waxbill Coccopygia quartinia
Green-backed Twinspot Mandingoa nitidula
Dusky Crimson-wing Cryptospiza jacksoni
Abyssinian Crimson-wing Cryptospiza salvadorii
Fawn-breasted Waxbill Estrilda paludicola
Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes
Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
Black-crowned Waxbill Estrilda nonnula
Black-headed Waxbill Estrilda atricapilla
Red-headed Bluebill Spermophaga ruficapilla
Black-bellied Seedcracker Pyrenestes ostrinus
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu Uraeginthus bengalus
Dusky Twinspot Euschistospiza cinereovinacea
Black-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda erythronotos
Red-winged Pytilia Pytilia phoenicoptera
Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba
Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala
African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata
African Quailfinch Ortygospiza fuscocrissa
Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullatus
Black-and-white Mannikin Spermestes bicolor
Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
Eastern Paradise-Whydah Vidua paradisaea
Steel-blue Whydah Vidua hypocherina
Straw-tailed Whydah Vidua fischeri
Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata