Uganda also boasts some of the greatest locations in the world for bird watching. Bwindi National Park is a sanctuary for 350 species of bird and Lake Mburo National Park is a sanctuary for 357 species of bird. These include Uganda’s National Bird the crested crane, the marabou stork, bronze-tailed starling, bee-eaters and even more exotic birds such as the blue-naped coucal and the Nubian woodpecker. Uganda is also home of the rare shoebill stork of which only 1000 are left in the wild. On an average 2 week bird spotting tour of Uganda it is not uncommon to see over 400 different species of bird. Few other countries can boast such wildlife density!
