Site Report: Bigodi Swamp, Uganda
Unidentified Female Sunbird
Black Bee-eater (Merops gularis)
Ugandan Red Colobus (Procolobus tephrosceles)
Ugandan Gray-cheeked Mangabey (Lophocebus ugandae)
Hairy-breasted Barbet (Tricholaema hirsuta)
Black and White Colobus Monkey (Colobus guereza)
Brown-eared Woodpecker (Campethera caroli)
L'hoest's monkey (Cercopithecus lhoesti)
Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus) - Male
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat (Cossypha niveicapilla)
Uganda Blue-headed Tree Agama (Acanthosaurus ugandaensis)
Olive-bellied Sunbird (Cinnyris chloropygius)
African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus)
Purple-banded Sunbird (Cinnyris bifasciatus)
African Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis) - Female
Black-necked Weaver (Ploceus nigricollis)
Ashy Flycatcher (Fraseria caerulescens)
African Blue-Flycatcher (Elminia longicauda)
Collared Sunbird (Hedydipna collaris)
Honeyguide Greenbul (Baeopogon indicator)
Red-tailed Monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius)
Chestnut Wattle-eye (Platysteira castanea)
Black-crowned Waxbill (Estrilda nonnula)
African Green-Pigeon (Treron calvus)
Eastern Plantain-eater (Crinifer zonurus)
White-breasted Nigrita (Nigrita fusconotus)
Great Blue Turaco (Corythaeola cristata)
Olivaceous Warbler (Iduna pallida)
African Harrier-Hawk (Polyboroides typus)
Dusky-blue Flycatcher (Bradornis comitatus)
Joyful Greenbul (Chlorocichla laetissima)
Green Crombec (Sylvietta virens)
African Pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus)
Shining-blue Kingfisher (Alcedo quadribrachys)
Red-faced Cisticola (Cisticola erythrops)
Red-headed Bluebill (Spermophaga ruficapilla)
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Unidentified Female Sunbird
Black Bee-eater (Merops gularis)
Ugandan Red Colobus (Procolobus tephrosceles)
Ugandan Gray-cheeked Mangabey (Lophocebus ugandae)
Hairy-breasted Barbet (Tricholaema hirsuta)
Black and White Colobus Monkey (Colobus guereza)
Brown-eared Woodpecker (Campethera caroli)
L'hoest's monkey (Cercopithecus lhoesti)
Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus) - Male
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat (Cossypha niveicapilla)
Uganda Blue-headed Tree Agama (Acanthosaurus ugandaensis)
Olive-bellied Sunbird (Cinnyris chloropygius)
African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus)
Purple-banded Sunbird (Cinnyris bifasciatus)
African Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis) - Female
Black-necked Weaver (Ploceus nigricollis)
Ashy Flycatcher (Fraseria caerulescens)
African Blue-Flycatcher (Elminia longicauda)
Collared Sunbird (Hedydipna collaris)
Honeyguide Greenbul (Baeopogon indicator)
Red-tailed Monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius)
Chestnut Wattle-eye (Platysteira castanea)
Black-crowned Waxbill (Estrilda nonnula)
African Green-Pigeon (Treron calvus)
Eastern Plantain-eater (Crinifer zonurus)
White-breasted Nigrita (Nigrita fusconotus)
Great Blue Turaco (Corythaeola cristata)
Olivaceous Warbler (Iduna pallida)
African Harrier-Hawk (Polyboroides typus)
Dusky-blue Flycatcher (Bradornis comitatus)
Joyful Greenbul (Chlorocichla laetissima)
Green Crombec (Sylvietta virens)
African Pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus)
Shining-blue Kingfisher (Alcedo quadribrachys)
Red-faced Cisticola (Cisticola erythrops)
Red-headed Bluebill (Spermophaga ruficapilla)
Bigombe Swamp is a remnant patch of forest just south of Kibale National Park. It is known for its birds and monkeys. The forest patch is not large, and you are not able to go into the forest, but you can walk around the perimeter with a guide. This spot was very good for birding, but at this point in the trip, I was only counting new species, so the list is incomplete.
Visits
- 2003-03-15: This was a pleasant morning stroll around the swamp. Weather, hot and humid. The list is incomplete as I was only counting new species at this point.
- 2017-01-09:
- 2017-01-10:
- 2017-01-11:
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (90 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(90 records)
Class: Birds
(84 records)
- Order: Coliiformes
(1 record)
- Family: Mousebirds
- Speckled Mousebird (Colius striatus)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Cranes
- Gray Crowned-Crane (Balearica regulorum)
- Order: Cuckoos (2 records)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons (4 records)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- African Harrier-Hawk (Polyboroides typus)
- Long-crested Eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts
(1 record)
- Family: Swifts
- Alpine Swift (Tachymarptis melba)
- Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots (6 records)
- Family: Kingfishers
- Shining-blue Kingfisher (Alcedo quadribrachys)
- Woodland Kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis)
- Order: Musophagiformes (3 records)
- Order: Parrots
(1 record)
- Family: New World Parrots
- Gray Parrot (Psittacus erithacus)
- Order: Pelicans (5 records)
- Family: Ibises and Spoonbills
- Hadada Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash)
- Family: Storks
- African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus)
- Order: Perching Birds
(56 records)
- Family: African Warblers
- Green Crombec (Sylvietta virens)
- Family: Blue-flycatcher
- African Blue Flycatcher (Elminia longicauda)
- Family: Bulbuls
- Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus)
- Honeyguide Greenbul (Baeopogon indicator)
- Joyful Greenbul (Chlorocichla laetissima)
- Little Greenbul (Eurillas virens)
- Slender-billed Greenbul (Stelgidillas gracilirostris)
- Family: Gonoleks
- Gray-green Bushshrike (Chlorophoneus bocagei)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Pied Crow (Corvus albus)
- Family: Old World Flycatchers
- Ashy Flycatcher (Fraseria caerulescens)
- Dusky-blue Flycatcher (Bradornis comitatus)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- African Firefinch (Lagonosticta rubricata)
- Black-and-white Mannikin (Spermestes bicolor)
- Black-crowned Waxbill (Estrilda nonnula)
- Black-headed Weaver (Ploceus melanocephalus)
- Black-necked Weaver (Ploceus nigricollis)
- Bronze Mannikin (Spermestes cucullata)
- Gray-headed Nigrita (Nigrita canicapillus)
- Grosbeak Weaver (Amblyospiza albifrons)
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Northern Gray-headed Sparrow (Passer griseus)
- Red-billed Firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala)
- Red-headed Bluebill (Spermophaga ruficapilla)
- Red-headed Malimbe (Malimbus rubricollis)
- Spectacled Weaver (Ploceus ocularis)
- Vieillot's Black Weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus)
- Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus)
- White-breasted Nigrita (Nigrita fusconotus)
- Family: Paradise-flycatcher
- African Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis)
- Family: Prinias and Apalis
- Gray Apalis (Apalis cinerea)
- Green-backed Camaroptera (Camaroptera brachyura)
- Red-faced Cisticola (Cisticola erythrops)
- White-chinned Prinia (Schistolais leucopogon)
- Family: Reed Warblers and Allies
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler (Iduna pallida)
- Family: Shrike-flycatchers
- Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher (Bias musicus)
- Brown-throated Wattle-eye (Platysteira cyanea)
- Chestnut Wattle-eye (Dyaphorophyia castanea)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- Splendid Starling (Lamprotornis splendidus)
- Family: Sunbirds
- Blue-headed Sunbird (Cyanomitra alinae)
- Collared Sunbird (Hedydipna collaris)
- Green-headed Sunbird (Cyanomitra verticalis)
- Olive-bellied Sunbird (Cinnyris chloropygius)
- Purple-banded Sunbird (Cinnyris bifasciatus)
- Scarlet-chested Sunbird (Chalcomitra senegalensis)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Abyssinian Thrush (Turdus abyssinicus)
- African Dusky Flycatcher (Muscicapa adusta)
- African Thrush (Turdus pelios)
- Cassin's Flycatcher (Muscicapa cassini)
- Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat (Cossypha niveicapilla)
- Sooty Chat (Myrmecocichla nigra)
- Family: Wagtails and Pipits
- African Pied Wagtail (Motacilla aguimp)
- African Pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus)
- Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
- Family: White-eyes
- Green White-eye (Zosterops stuhlmanni)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
(2 records)
- Family: African Barbets
- Hairy-breasted Barbet (Tricholaema hirsuta)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Brown-eared Woodpecker (Pardipicus caroli)
Class: Mammals
(5 records)
Class: Reptiles
(1 record)
- Order: Lizards and Snakes
(1 record)
- Family: Agamas
- Uganda Blue-headed Tree Agama (Acanthosaura ugandaensis)