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Explore Murchison Falls’ Nile and savanna habitats for standout raptors and kingfishers. This checklist helps you plan a focused, rewarding Uganda birding safari.



🏆 1) Raptors (Eagles & Vultures)

• 🦅 Martial Eagle

• 🦅 Bateleur Eagle

• 🦅 African Fish Eagle

• 🦅 Black-chested Snake Eagle

• 🦅 Hooded Vulture

• 🦅 White-backed Vulture (often in open areas)

• 🐍 Black-chested Snake Eagle (great lifer)



🌊 2) Nile & Water-Edge Birds (Boat/river sections)

• 🦚 Goliath Heron (top target)

• 🧊 Giant Kingfisher (river/slow water zones)

• 🐟 Grey-headed Kingfisher

• 🎯 Pied Kingfisher

• 💚 Malachite Kingfisher

• 🪶 Reed Cormorant

• 🦢 Little Egret / Great Egret (wet margins)

• 👣 African Jacana (marshy edges)



🌿 3) Savanna & Woodland Birds (Drives & trails)

• 🎨 Lilac-breasted Roller (very common & colorful)

• 🐝 European Bee-eater (seasonal)

• 🐦 Yellow-billed Shrike

• 🦜 African Grey Hornbill

• 🦂 Wahlberg’s Eagle (sometimes)



🏞️ 4) Hornbills (where habitat matches)

• 🥁 Black-casqued Hornbill (best if you reach wooded/riverine sections)

• 🦚 Trumpeter Hornbill (route & season dependent)



📌 Best Areas in the Park (for bird success)

• 🚣 Nile / boat areas → kingfishers, herons, fish eagles ✅

• 👀 Open savanna viewpoints → raptors & vultures ✅

• 🥾 Trails + wooded edges → hornbills, rollers, shrikes ✅



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