Albertine Rift Endemic Birds Uganda Tour Spot

Uganda has one endemic bird Species; The Fox’s Weaver which is found in Districts of Kumi and Soroti, 25 species endemic to the Albertine Rift and a number of different biomes’ species including; the Sudan–Guinea Savanna biome, Guinea–Congo forests biome, Afro-tropical highlands biome, Somali–Masai biome and the Lake Victoria Basin biome. The Endemic Bird Areas include; Albertine Rift mountains EBA, Kenyan mountains EBA, Eastern DR Congo lowlands EBA.

ALBERTINE RIFT ENDEMIC BIRDS OF UGANDA

Species Name IUCN Category
Handsome Francolin (Francolinus nobilis) LC
Rwenzori Turaco (Tauraco Johnston) LC
Willard’s Sooty Boubou (Laniarius willardi)
Stripe-breasted Tit (Parus fasciiventer) LC
Grauer’s Broadbill (Pseudocalyptomena graueri) VU
Red-throated Alethe (Alethe poliophrys) LC
Dwarf Honeyguide (Indicator pumilio) NT
Black-faced Apalis (Apalis personata) LC
Rwenzori Apalis (Apalis ruwenzori) LC
Grauer’s Swamp Warbler (Bradypterus graueri) EN
Grauer’s Warbler (Graueria vittata) LC
Neumann’s Warbler (Hemitesia neumanni) LC
Red-faced Woodland Warbler (Phylloscopus laetus) LC
Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher (Melaenornis ardesiacus) LC
Rwenzori Batis (Batis diops) LC
Purple-breasted Sunbird (Nectarinia purpureiventris) LC
Regal Sunbird (Cinnyris regia) LC
Stuhlmann’s Sunbird (Cinnyris stuhlmanni) NR
Strange Weaver (Ploceus alienus) LC
Dusky Crimson-wing (Cryptospiza jacksoni) LC
Shelley’s Crimson-wing (Cryptospiza shelleyi_ VU
Archer’s Robin-Chat (Cossypha anomala) LC
Blue-headed Sunbird (Cyanomitra alinae) LC

                            Yellow-crested Helmet Shrike (Prionops alberti) VU

We run a 17 Days Albertine Rift Uganda Birding Tour aimed at pocketing the above listed species, please click this link to look at the program.