​Birds – Kidepo Valley NP

Philip Briggs
Expert
By Philip Briggs

Philip is a renowned Africa expert and author of many guidebooks to African destinations, including the Bradt guide to Uganda.

Philip is a renowned Africa expert and author of many guidebooks to African destinations, including the Bradt guide to Uganda.

Philip is a renowned Africa expert and author of the Bradt guidebook to Uganda.

Philip is the author of the Bradt guidebook to Uganda.

Kidepo Valley National Park has a bird checklist of more than 470 species, which is the second-highest of any protected area in Uganda. What’s more, it includes 60 species that haven’t been recorded in any of the country’s other national parks. This includes ostrich and East Africa’s only naturally occurring populations of rose-ringed parakeet and Clapperton’s francolin. Kidepo is especially good for raptors, with 56 species on record, ranging in size from pygmy falcon to secretary bird. Migratory birds are present from November to April.

Notable Birds in Kidepo Valley NP
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Dark chanting goshawk
Common
Ostrich
Common
Red-and-yellow barbet
Common
Rose-ringed parakeet
Common
Secretary bird
Common

Birding Rating

Birding Specials –Treats for Avid Birders

(NE) near-endemic = also lives in neighboring countries

Facts & Figures

Birds in Kidepo Valley NP
Bird Species
470+
Migratory Birds
Nov to Apr

Best Time for Bird Watching

The birdlife in Kidepo is good year-round, but March and April are best for local specials and the many migrants. December to February has the least rain, while the wettest months are April to August. That said, rain shouldn’t be too much of an obstacle to birding in this semi-arid part of the country. Migratory birds are in the valleys from November to April. For wildlife viewing, the Dry season (September to March) is best.

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Birding Rating

Facts & Figures

Birds in Kidepo Valley NP
Bird Species
470+
Migratory Birds
Nov to Apr