Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve
Birds
Uganda Parks
Philip is a renowned Africa expert and author of many guidebooks to African destinations, including the Bradt guide to Uganda.
Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve is a bird-watcher’s paradise, with more than 460 species recorded in a wide variety of habitats. Boat trips on Lake Albert provide a chance to see the shoebill and a breeding colony of the stunning red-throated bee-eater. The hefty Abyssinian ground hornbill is quite often seen stalking alongside the main road. Visit nearby Semuliki National Park to look for several very localized species associated with the Congolese rainforest. Migratory birds are present from November to April.
Notable Birds in Toro-Semliki WR
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Best Time for Bird Watching
Birdlife in Toro-Semliki is good year-round but best at the peak breeding season. This is March, which is the start of the Wet season but comes just after the driest months of December to February. Birding can be difficult during the wettest months (April to May and August to November), because impassable roads and slippery hiking trails make it quite hard to get around. Migratory birds are in the reserve from November to April.
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460+
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Nov to Apr
Safari Tours to Toro-Semliki WR
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16-Day Wildlife & Birding Tour of Uganda
$10,486 to $11,167 pp (USD)
Uganda: Private tour
Mid-range Lodge & Guest HouseYou Visit: Entebbe (Start), Mabamba Swamp, Murchison Falls NP, Toro-Semliki WR, Kibale NP (Chimps), Queen Elizabeth NP, Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas), Lake Mburo NP, Entebbe (End)
Wayfairer Travel
4.8/5 – 174 Reviews
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10-Day Uganda and Rwanda Tour
$4,675 to $5,005 pp (USD)
Rwanda & Uganda: Private tourBudgetCamping & Lodge
You Visit: Kigali (Start), Lake Bunyonyi, Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas), Batwa Experience (Highlight), Queen Elizabeth NP, Fort Portal (Town), Toro-Semliki WR, Kampala (City), Entebbe Airport (Entebbe), Kampala (End)
Kubwa Five Safaris
4.9/5 – 150 Reviews
