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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 Vieillots Weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus) Spot-flanked Barbet (Tricholaema lacrymosa) Dideric Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx caprius)
Rueppells Starling (Lamprotornis purpuroptera) Wahlbergs 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
Squacco Heron - Ardeola ralloides
Western Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis
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
African Fish-Eagle - Haliaeetus vocifer
Wahlberg's Eagle - Hieraaetus wahlbergi
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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