Birding in Jinja - Uganda safari news

The adventure-birding lovers’ perfect destination

The Eastern district of Uganda, Jinja is popular as the adventure lover’s destination because of the fact that its source to the world’s longest River-Nile River. However, its isn’t just about white-water rafting, boat cruises and the water alone, birders are also catered for, the river has given abundant life to the birds that call this place home and birding in jinja tourists. Jinja is one of the best Uganda birding safari destinations and birding in Jinja should be one of the things thought of while planning a birding itinerary for a tourist who loves adventure too. It becomes more special when you know you're going to see so much birdlife just from where the streams of the mighty River Nile started the long 9 country journey.

Jinja is located just 80km from Kampala-Uganda’s capital and a very wonderful place to go birding on about a 2 hours’ drive. When you go birding in jinja, boats are specifically designed as birding craft and can accommodate 8-11 people and come with all the relevant safety gear. There different birding time along the Nile and these are; Morning birding excursions that last about 2 hours on the Nile and the most active time for birding. Evening birding excursions also last about 2 hours on the water and is the best Uganda birding tour time to experience raptors and other species at sunset. For the avid birder, the full day birding in Jinja experience is the way to go as you spend the day in search of birds and this increases chances of a big list check off.


 Along the shores of the Nile River, you have chance to sight several species inclusive of which are the Great Blue Turaco, Rock Pratincole, Giant Kingfisher, African Open-billed Stork, Green-backed Heron, Purple Swamphen, White-spotted Flufftail, White-crested Turaco, Bruce's Green Pigeon, Western Banded Snake Eagle, African Grey Parrot.


Birding in Jinja as one of the Jinja source of the Nile tour activities, doesn’t only offer that, there several other bird species including;
Hottentot Teal
Red-billed Teal
African Pygmy Goose
Spur-winged Goose
  • Crested Guineafowl
  • Helmeted Guineafowl
  • Harlequin Quail
  • Scaly Francolin
  • Crested Francolin
  • Forest Francolin
  • Blue-spotted Wood Dove
  • Pied Kingfisher
  • African Pygmy Kingfisher
  • Giant Kingfisher
  • African Green Pigeon
  • African Black Coucal
  • Blue-headed Coucal
  • African Rail
  • African Crake
  • Purple Swamphen
  • White-spotted Flufftail
  • Buff-spotted Flufftail
  • Red-chested Flufftail
  • Grey Crowned Crane
  • African Finfoot
  • Black-bellied Bustard
  • Eastern Grey Plantain-eater
  • Red-headed Lovebird
  • Malachite Kingfisher
  • Black-billed Turaco
  • Great Blue Turaco
  • Ross's Turaco
  • Woolly-necked Stork
  • Shoebill, Hammerkop
  • African Darter
  • Greater Painted-snipe
  • Western Banded Snake Eagle
  • African Marsh Harrier
  • African Pied Hornbill
  • Northern Ground Hornbill
  • Crowned Hornbill
  • White-headed Wood-hoopoe
  • White-crested Turaco African 
  • Grey Parrot 
  • African Darter 
  • Common Bulbul 
  • Pink-backed Pelican 
  • Yellow-billed Kite 
  • Red Bishop 
  • Yellow-mantled 
  • Weaver Reed Cormorant 
  • White-breasted Cormorant 
  • Grey crowned Crane 
  • Pied Crow Egyptian Goose 
  • Marabou Stork 

Uganda is blessed to have about 1072 bird species distributed in different habitat and this has made possible for every birder with other interests not leaving out adventure catered for. Whether you are planning a Uganda wildlife safari, gorilla trekking safari in Uganda or any other tour and want to see birds even within the city Centre, then don’t hesitate to make your booking.

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