Uganda bird checklist

1014 bird species in 101 families have been recorded in Uganda, according to eBird; about 759 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.

Species data: eBird.org, updated 13 Oct 2026 · How these lists are made

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Ostriches

Common Ostrich

Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

White-faced Whistling-Duck
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
White-backed Duck
Graylag Goose
Knob-billed Duck
Hartlaub's Duck
Egyptian Goose
Spur-winged Goose
Muscovy Duck
African Pygmy-Goose
Garganey
Blue-billed Teal
Northern Shoveler
African Black Duck
Yellow-billed Duck
Mallard
Red-billed Duck
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Southern Pochard

Guineafowl

Helmeted Guineafowl
Western Crested Guineafowl

New World Quail

Stone Partridge
Nahan's Partridge

Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

Latham's Francolin
Crested Francolin
Coqui Francolin
Ring-necked Francolin
Red-winged Francolin
Elgon Francolin
Orange River Francolin
Blue Quail
Common Quail
Harlequin Quail
Handsome Spurfowl
Jackson's Spurfowl
Hildebrandt's Spurfowl
Scaly Spurfowl
Heuglin's Spurfowl
Clapperton's Spurfowl
Yellow-necked Spurfowl
Red-necked Spurfowl

Pigeons and Doves

Rock Pigeon
Speckled Pigeon
Afep Pigeon
Rameron Pigeon
Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon
Western Bronze-naped Pigeon
White-naped Pigeon
Lemon Dove
Dusky Turtle-Dove
Mourning Collared-Dove
Red-eyed Dove
Ring-necked Dove
Vinaceous Dove
Laughing Dove
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
Black-billed Wood-Dove
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Tambourine Dove
Namaqua Dove
Bruce's Green-Pigeon
African Green-Pigeon

Sandgrouse

Four-banded Sandgrouse

Bustards

Kori Bustard
Denham's Bustard
White-bellied Bustard
Buff-crested Bustard
Black-bellied Bustard
Hartlaub's Bustard

Turacos

Great Blue Turaco
Bare-faced Go-away-bird
White-bellied Go-away-bird
Eastern Plantain-eater
Rwenzori Turaco
Purple-crested Turaco
Ross's Turaco
White-crested Turaco
Black-billed Turaco
Hartlaub's Turaco
Livingstone's Turaco

Cuckoos

Black-throated Coucal
Senegal Coucal
Blue-headed Coucal
White-browed Coucal
Black Coucal
Blue Malkoha
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Pied Cuckoo
Thick-billed Cuckoo
Dideric Cuckoo
Klaas's Cuckoo
Yellow-throated Cuckoo
African Emerald Cuckoo
Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo
Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo
Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo
Black Cuckoo
Red-chested Cuckoo
African Cuckoo
Common Cuckoo

Nightjars and Allies

Pennant-winged Nightjar
Standard-winged Nightjar
Eurasian Nightjar
Sombre Nightjar
Fiery-necked Nightjar
Montane Nightjar
Swamp Nightjar
Plain Nightjar
Freckled Nightjar
Bates's Nightjar
Long-tailed Nightjar
Slender-tailed Nightjar
Square-tailed Nightjar

Swifts

Mottled Spinetail
Sabine's Spinetail
Cassin's Spinetail
Scarce Swift
Alpine Swift
Mottled Swift
Common Swift
Nyanza Swift
Pallid Swift
African Swift
Little Swift
Horus Swift
White-rumped Swift
African Palm Swift

Flufftails

White-spotted Flufftail
Buff-spotted Flufftail
Red-chested Flufftail

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

African Rail
Corn Crake
African Crake
Gray-throated Rail
Lesser Moorhen
Eurasian Moorhen
Red-knobbed Coot
Allen's Gallinule
African Swamphen
Nkulengu Rail
Striped Crake
Black Crake

Finfoots

African Finfoot

Cranes

Gray Crowned-Crane
Black Crowned-Crane

Thick-knees

Spotted Thick-knee
Water Thick-knee
Eurasian Thick-knee
Senegal Thick-knee

Egyptian Plover

Egyptian Plover

Stilts and Avocets

Black-winged Stilt
Pied Avocet

Plovers and Lapwings

Black-bellied Plover
Pacific Golden-Plover
Common Ringed Plover
Forbes's Plover
Three-banded Plover
Little Ringed Plover
Long-toed Lapwing
Spur-winged Lapwing
Black-headed Lapwing
White-crowned Lapwing
Senegal Lapwing
Crowned Lapwing
Wattled Lapwing
Brown-chested Lapwing
Caspian Plover
Kittlitz's Plover
White-fronted Plover
Kentish Plover

Painted-Snipes

Greater Painted-Snipe

Jacanas

Lesser Jacana
African Jacana

Sandpipers and Allies

Eurasian Whimbrel
Eurasian Curlew
Black-tailed Godwit
African Snipe
Common Snipe
Terek Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Marsh Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Common Redshank
Spotted Redshank
Common Greenshank
Ruddy Turnstone
Ruff
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper
Temminck's Stint
Sanderling
Dunlin
Little Stint
Pectoral Sandpiper

Buttonquail

Small Buttonquail
Black-rumped Buttonquail
Quail-plover

Pratincoles and Coursers

Bronze-winged Courser
Temminck's Courser
Rock Pratincole
Gray Pratincole
Collared Pratincole
Black-winged Pratincole

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Slender-billed Gull
Black-headed Gull
Gray-hooded Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
African Skimmer
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Whiskered Tern
White-winged Tern

Flamingos

Greater Flamingo
Lesser Flamingo

Grebes

Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe

Storks

African Openbill
Black Stork
Abdim's Stork
African Woolly-necked Stork
White Stork
Saddle-billed Stork
Marabou Stork
Yellow-billed Stork

Anhingas

African Darter

Cormorants and Shags

Reed Cormorant
Great Cormorant

Ibises and Spoonbills

Glossy Ibis
African Sacred Ibis
Olive Ibis
Spot-breasted Ibis
Hadada Ibis
Eurasian Spoonbill
African Spoonbill

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

White-crested Tiger-Heron
Dwarf Bittern
Little Bittern
Black-crowned Night Heron
Black Heron
Little Egret
White-backed Night Heron
Little Heron
Rufous-bellied Heron
Squacco Heron
Malagasy Pond-Heron
Western Cattle-Egret
Great Egret
Yellow-billed Egret
Medium Egret
Gray Heron
Purple Heron
Black-headed Heron
Goliath Heron

Hamerkop

Hamerkop

Shoebill

Shoebill

Pelicans

Great White Pelican
Pink-backed Pelican

Secretarybird

Secretarybird

Osprey

Osprey

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Scissor-tailed Kite
Black-winged Kite
African Harrier-Hawk
Palm-nut Vulture
Bearded Vulture
Egyptian Vulture
African Cuckoo-Hawk
European Honey-buzzard
White-headed Vulture
Lappet-faced Vulture
Hooded Vulture
White-backed Vulture
Rüppell's Griffon
Bateleur
Western Banded Snake-Eagle
Congo Snake-Eagle
Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle
Black-chested Snake-Eagle
Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Brown Snake-Eagle
Crowned Eagle
Martial Eagle
Long-crested Eagle
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Wahlberg's Eagle
Ayres's Hawk-Eagle
Booted Eagle
Steppe Eagle
Tawny Eagle
Cassin's Hawk-Eagle
Verreaux's Eagle
African Hawk-Eagle
Bat Hawk
Gabar Goshawk
Long-tailed Hawk
Dark Chanting-Goshawk
Eastern Chanting-Goshawk
Lizard Buzzard
African Goshawk
Red-thighed Sparrowhawk
Little Sparrowhawk
Shikra
Levant Sparrowhawk
Ovambo Sparrowhawk
Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk
Black Goshawk
Western Marsh Harrier
African Marsh Harrier
Pallid Harrier
Montagu's Harrier
Black Kite
African Fish-Eagle
Grasshopper Buzzard
Red-necked Buzzard
Augur Buzzard
Mountain Buzzard
Common Buzzard
Long-legged Buzzard

Barn-Owls

African Grass-Owl
Western Barn Owl

Owls

African Scops-Owl
Northern White-faced Owl
Southern White-faced Owl
Grayish Eagle-Owl
Spotted Eagle-Owl
Cape Eagle-Owl
Fraser's Eagle-Owl
Akun Eagle-Owl
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl
Pel's Fishing-Owl
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Red-chested Owlet
African Wood-Owl
Marsh Owl

Mousebirds

Speckled Mousebird
Blue-naped Mousebird

Trogons

Narina Trogon
Bar-tailed Trogon

Hoopoes

Common Hoopoe

Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills

Green Woodhoopoe
White-headed Woodhoopoe
Forest Scimitarbill
Black Scimitarbill
Common Scimitarbill
Abyssinian Scimitarbill

Hornbills

Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill
Crowned Hornbill
Congo Pied Hornbill
Hemprich's Hornbill
African Gray Hornbill
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Jackson's Hornbill
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Eastern Long-tailed Hornbill
Eastern Dwarf Hornbill
Black-casqued Hornbill
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
White-thighed Hornbill
Piping Hornbill

Bee-eaters

Black Bee-eater
Red-throated Bee-eater
White-fronted Bee-eater
Little Bee-eater
Blue-breasted Bee-eater
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
White-throated Bee-eater
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Olive Bee-eater
European Bee-eater
Northern Carmine Bee-eater
Southern Carmine Bee-eater

Kingfishers

Shining-blue Kingfisher
Malachite Kingfisher
White-bellied Kingfisher
African Pygmy Kingfisher
African Dwarf Kingfisher
Chocolate-backed Kingfisher
Gray-headed Kingfisher
Woodland Kingfisher
Blue-breasted Kingfisher
Striped Kingfisher
Giant Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher

Rollers

European Roller
Abyssinian Roller
Lilac-breasted Roller
Purple Roller
Broad-billed Roller
Blue-throated Roller

African Barbets

Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet
Crested Barbet
Red-and-yellow Barbet
D'Arnaud's Barbet
Gray-throated Barbet
Speckled Tinkerbird
Green Tinkerbird
Moustached Tinkerbird
Western Tinkerbird
Red-rumped Tinkerbird
Yellow-throated Tinkerbird
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Northern Red-fronted Tinkerbird
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Yellow-spotted Barbet
Hairy-breasted Barbet
Red-fronted Barbet
Spot-flanked Barbet
Black-throated Barbet
White-headed Barbet
Red-faced Barbet
Black-billed Barbet
Black-collared Barbet
Double-toothed Barbet
Black-breasted Barbet

Honeyguides

Cassin's Honeybird
Brown-backed Honeybird
Zenker's Honeyguide
Dwarf Honeyguide
Willcocks's Honeyguide
Pallid Honeyguide
Least Honeyguide
Lesser Honeyguide
Spotted Honeyguide
Scaly-throated Honeyguide
Greater Honeyguide
Lyre-tailed Honeyguide

Woodpeckers

Eurasian Wryneck
Red-throated Wryneck
African Piculet
Golden-crowned Woodpecker
Bearded Woodpecker
Gabon Woodpecker
Elliot's Woodpecker
Speckle-breasted Woodpecker
Cardinal Woodpecker
Brown-backed Woodpecker
African Gray Woodpecker
Olive Woodpecker
Brown-eared Woodpecker
Buff-spotted Woodpecker
Fine-banded Woodpecker
Green-backed Woodpecker
Nubian Woodpecker
Golden-tailed Woodpecker

Falcons and Caracaras

Pygmy Falcon
Lesser Kestrel
Eurasian Kestrel
Greater Kestrel
Fox Kestrel
Gray Kestrel
Dickinson's Kestrel
Red-necked Falcon
Red-footed Falcon
Amur Falcon
Eleonora's Falcon
Sooty Falcon
Eurasian Hobby
African Hobby
Lanner Falcon
Peregrine Falcon

Old World Parrots

Rose-ringed Parakeet
Red-headed Lovebird

New World and African Parrots

Gray Parrot
Brown-necked Parrot
Meyer's Parrot

African and Green Broadbills

African Broadbill
Rufous-sided Broadbill

Asian and Grauer's Broadbills

Grauer's Broadbill

Pittas

African Pitta
Green-breasted Pitta

Cuckooshrikes

Gray Cuckooshrike
White-breasted Cuckooshrike
Black Cuckooshrike
Petit's Cuckooshrike
Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike
Purple-throated Cuckooshrike

Old World Orioles

Eurasian Golden Oriole
African Golden Oriole
Western Black-headed Oriole
African Black-headed Oriole
Black-tailed Oriole
Black-winged Oriole

Wattle-eyes and Batises

Chestnut Wattle-eye
Brown-throated Wattle-eye
Black-throated Wattle-eye
Jameson's Wattle-eye
Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye
Rwenzori Batis
Chinspot Batis
Gray-headed Batis
Western Black-headed Batis
Pygmy Batis
Ituri Batis

Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies

White-crested Helmetshrike
Rufous-bellied Helmetshrike
African Shrike-flycatcher
Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher

Bushshrikes and Allies

Brubru
Northern Puffback
Pink-footed Puffback
Marsh Tchagra
Black-crowned Tchagra
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Three-streaked Tchagra
Lühder's Bushshrike
Tropical Boubou
Black-headed Gonolek
Papyrus Gonolek
Slate-colored Boubou
Lowland Sooty Boubou
Willard's Sooty Boubou
Albertine Boubou
Doherty's Bushshrike
Gray-green Bushshrike
Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike
Many-colored Bushshrike
Fiery-breasted Bushshrike
Lagden's Bushshrike
Gray-headed Bushshrike

Drongos

Fork-tailed Drongo
Velvet-mantled Drongo

Monarch Flycatchers

Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher
African Crested Flycatcher
Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
African Paradise-Flycatcher

Shrikes

Yellow-billed Shrike
Red-backed Shrike
Red-tailed Shrike
Isabelline Shrike
Emin's Shrike
Lesser Gray Shrike
Gray-backed Fiscal
Taita Fiscal
Mackinnon's Shrike
Northern Fiscal
Souza's Shrike
Woodchat Shrike
White-rumped Shrike

Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Piapiac
Pied Crow
Fan-tailed Raven
White-necked Raven

Hyliotas

Yellow-bellied Hyliota

Fairy Flycatchers

African Blue Flycatcher
White-tailed Blue Flycatcher
Dusky Crested Flycatcher
White-bellied Crested Flycatcher
White-tailed Crested Flycatcher

Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice

White-shouldered Black-Tit
White-winged Black-Tit
White-bellied Tit
Dusky Tit
Stripe-breasted Tit

Penduline-Tits

Mouse-colored Penduline-Tit
Yellow Penduline-Tit
African Penduline-Tit

Larks

Dusky Lark
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
Fischer's Sparrow-Lark
Fawn-colored Lark
White-tailed Lark
Singing Bushlark
Flappet Lark
Rufous-naped Lark
Red-winged Lark
Kidepo Lark
Sun Lark
Red-capped Lark

Nicators

Western Nicator
Yellow-throated Nicator

African Warblers

Green Crombec
Lemon-bellied Crombec
White-browed Crombec
Northern Crombec
Red-faced Crombec
Moustached Grass-Warbler
Yellow Longbill
Gray Longbill

Cisticolas and Allies

Yellow-vented Eremomela
Yellow-bellied Eremomela
Green-backed Eremomela
Green-capped Eremomela
Rufous-crowned Eremomela
Red-winged Gray Warbler
White-chinned Prinia
Black-collared Apalis
Rwenzori Apalis
Miombo Wren-Warbler
Gray Wren-Warbler
Green-backed Camaroptera
Yellow-browed Camaroptera
Olive-green Camaroptera
Buff-bellied Warbler
Black-capped Apalis
Black-throated Apalis
Masked Apalis
Black-faced Apalis
Yellow-breasted Apalis
Buff-throated Apalis
Chestnut-throated Apalis
Gray Apalis
Karamoja Apalis
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Pale Prinia
Banded Prinia
Red-winged Prinia
Red-fronted Prinia
Black-faced Rufous-Warbler
Gray-capped Warbler
Red-faced Cisticola
Singing Cisticola
Whistling Cisticola
Trilling Cisticola
Chubb's Cisticola
Hunter's Cisticola
Boran Cisticola
Rattling Cisticola
Ashy Cisticola
Red-pate Cisticola
Lynes's Cisticola
Winding Cisticola
Carruthers's Cisticola
Stout Cisticola
Croaking Cisticola
Tabora Cisticola
Siffling Cisticola
Foxy Cisticola
Tiny Cisticola
Zitting Cisticola
Desert Cisticola
Black-backed Cisticola
Wing-snapping Cisticola

Reed Warblers and Allies

Grauer's Warbler
Papyrus Yellow-Warbler
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
African Yellow-Warbler
Mountain Yellow-Warbler
Upcher's Warbler
Icterine Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Common Reed Warbler
Lesser Swamp Warbler
Greater Swamp Warbler
Great Reed Warbler

Grassbirds and Allies

Bamboo Warbler
Fan-tailed Grassbird
Evergreen-forest Warbler
Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler
White-winged Swamp Warbler
Grauer's Swamp Warbler
Highland Rush Warbler

Swallows

White-headed Sawwing
Black Sawwing
Gray-rumped Swallow
Banded Martin
Plain Martin
Bank Swallow
Red-throated Crag-Martin
Montane Blue Swallow
Barn Swallow
Ethiopian Swallow
Angola Swallow
White-throated Blue Swallow
Wire-tailed Swallow
Western House-Martin
African Red-rumped Swallow
Lesser Striped Swallow
Rufous-chested Swallow
Mosque Swallow

Bulbuls

Slender-billed Greenbul
Red-tailed Bristlebill
Green-tailed Bristlebill
Yellow-eyed Bristlebill
Pale-throated Greenbul
Spotted Greenbul
Swamp Greenbul
Joyful Greenbul
Simple Greenbul
Honeyguide Greenbul
Shelley's Greenbul
Kikuyu Mountain Greenbul
Eastern Bearded-Greenbul
Red-tailed Greenbul
Little Greenbul
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
Plain Greenbul
Gray Greenbul
Ansorge's Greenbul
White-throated Greenbul
Yellow-streaked Greenbul
Xavier's Greenbul
Icterine Greenbul
Northern Brownbul
Cabanis's Greenbul
Leaf-love
Toro Olive-Greenbul
Common Bulbul

Leaf Warblers

Wood Warbler
Willow Warbler
Common Chiffchaff
Brown Woodland-Warbler
Red-faced Woodland-Warbler
Uganda Woodland-Warbler

Hylias

Green Hylia
Tit-hylia

Yellow Flycatchers

Chestnut-capped Flycatcher

Bush Warblers and Allies

Neumann's Warbler

Sylviid Warblers and Allies

Eurasian Blackcap
Garden Warbler
African Hill Babbler
Rwenzori Hill Babbler
Barred Warbler
Brown Parisoma
Greater Whitethroat

White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies

Green White-eye
Northern Yellow White-eye

Ground Babblers and Allies

Brown Illadopsis
Pale-breasted Illadopsis
Mountain Illadopsis
Scaly-breasted Illadopsis
Puvel's Illadopsis

Laughingthrushes and Allies

Rufous Chatterer
Capuchin Babbler
Brown Babbler
Arrow-marked Babbler
Dusky Babbler
Black-lored Babbler

Spotted Creepers

African Spotted Creeper

Oxpeckers

Red-billed Oxpecker
Yellow-billed Oxpecker

Starlings

Wattled Starling
Violet-backed Starling
Slender-billed Starling
Red-winged Starling
Chestnut-winged Starling
Waller's Starling
Bristle-crowned Starling
Magpie Starling
Sharpe's Starling
Narrow-tailed Starling
Stuhlmann's Starling
Purple-headed Starling
Rüppell's Starling
Splendid Starling
Superb Starling
Lesser Blue-eared Starling
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Purple Starling
Bronze-tailed Starling

Thrushes and Allies

Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush
Red-tailed Ant-Thrush
White-tailed Ant-Thrush
Black-eared Ground-Thrush
Gray Ground-Thrush
Oberländer's Ground-Thrush
Abyssinian Ground-Thrush
Abyssinian Thrush
African Thrush

Old World Flycatchers

African Dusky Flycatcher
Yellow-footed Flycatcher
Spotted Flycatcher
Gambaga Flycatcher
Swamp Flycatcher
Cassin's Flycatcher
Sooty Flycatcher
Dusky-blue Flycatcher
African Gray Flycatcher
Pale Flycatcher
African Forest-Flycatcher
Gray-throated Tit-Flycatcher
Gray Tit-Flycatcher
Chapin's Flycatcher
Ashy Flycatcher
Silverbird
Yellow-eyed Black-Flycatcher
Northern Black-Flycatcher
Southern Black-Flycatcher
White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher
Fire-crested Alethe
Forest Scrub-Robin
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
Brown-backed Scrub-Robin
White-browed Scrub-Robin
White-bellied Robin-Chat
Archer's Robin-Chat
Cape Robin-Chat
Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat
White-browed Robin-Chat
Red-capped Robin-Chat
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
Spotted Morning-Thrush
White-starred Robin
Brown-chested Alethe
Red-throated Alethe
Orange-breasted Forest Robin
Yellow-breasted Forest Robin
Gray-winged Robin-Chat
Lowland Akalat
Equatorial Akalat
White-throated Robin
Common Nightingale
Semicollared Flycatcher
Collared Flycatcher
Common Redstart
Little Rock-Thrush
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
Whinchat
African Stonechat
Moorland Chat
Mocking Cliff-Chat
Sooty Chat
Arnot's Chat
Northern Wheatear
Capped Wheatear
Isabelline Wheatear
Heuglin's Wheatear
Pied Wheatear
White-fronted Black-Chat
Familiar Chat
Brown-tailed Chat

Dapple-throat and Allies

Gray-chested Babbler

Sunbirds and Spiderhunters

Gray-headed Sunbird
Western Violet-backed Sunbird
Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird
Little Green Sunbird
Gray-chinned Sunbird
Collared Sunbird
Pygmy Sunbird
Green-headed Sunbird
Blue-throated Brown Sunbird
Blue-headed Sunbird
Olive Sunbird
Green-throated Sunbird
Amethyst Sunbird
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Hunter's Sunbird
Purple-breasted Sunbird
Tacazze Sunbird
Bronze Sunbird
Malachite Sunbird
Red-tufted Sunbird
Golden-winged Sunbird
Olive-bellied Sunbird
Tiny Sunbird
Stuhlmann's Sunbird
Northern Double-collared Sunbird
Regal Sunbird
Beautiful Sunbird
Marico Sunbird
Red-chested Sunbird
Purple-banded Sunbird
Orange-tufted Sunbird
Abyssinian Sunbird
Superb Sunbird
Variable Sunbird
Copper Sunbird

Weavers and Allies

White-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Speckle-fronted Weaver
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver
Gray-capped Social-Weaver
Red-bellied Malimbe
Blue-billed Malimbe
Crested Malimbe
Red-headed Malimbe
Red-headed Weaver
Baglafecht Weaver
Little Weaver
Slender-billed Weaver
Black-necked Weaver
Spectacled Weaver
Black-billed Weaver
Strange Weaver
Holub's Golden-Weaver
Orange Weaver
Northern Brown-throated Weaver
Northern Masked-Weaver
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Vitelline Masked-Weaver
Heuglin's Masked-Weaver
Fox's Weaver
Vieillot's Black Weaver
Village Weaver
Weyns's Weaver
Black-headed Weaver
Golden-backed Weaver
Chestnut Weaver
Golden-naped Weaver
Yellow-mantled Weaver
Maxwell's Black Weaver
Dark-backed Weaver
Brown-capped Weaver
Compact Weaver
Cardinal Quelea
Red-headed Quelea
Red-billed Quelea
Northern Red Bishop
Southern Red Bishop
Black-winged Bishop
Black Bishop
Yellow-crowned Bishop
Yellow Bishop
White-winged Widowbird
Yellow-mantled Widowbird
Red-collared Widowbird
Fan-tailed Widowbird
Marsh Widowbird
Grosbeak Weaver

Waxbills and Allies

Gray-headed Silverbill
Bronze Mannikin
Magpie Mannikin
Black-and-white Mannikin
African Silverbill
White-collared Oliveback
Yellow-bellied Waxbill
Green-backed Twinspot
Shelley's Crimsonwing
Dusky Crimsonwing
Abyssinian Crimsonwing
Red-faced Crimsonwing
Jameson's Antpecker
White-breasted Nigrita
Chestnut-breasted Nigrita
Gray-headed Nigrita
Pale-fronted Nigrita
Gray-headed Oliveback
Black-faced Waxbill
Black-cheeked Waxbill
Black-crowned Waxbill
Kandt's Waxbill
Orange-cheeked Waxbill
Fawn-breasted Waxbill
Common Waxbill
Black-rumped Waxbill
Crimson-rumped Waxbill
Quailfinch
Cut-throat
Zebra Waxbill
Purple Grenadier
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
Blue-capped Cordonbleu
Grant's Bluebill
Red-headed Bluebill
Black-bellied Seedcracker
Green-winged Pytilia
Orange-winged Pytilia
Red-winged Pytilia
Dybowski's Twinspot
Dusky Twinspot
Brown Twinspot
Red-billed Firefinch
African Firefinch
Jameson's Firefinch
Black-bellied Firefinch
Bar-breasted Firefinch
Black-faced Firefinch

Whydahs and Indigobirds

Pin-tailed Whydah
Exclamatory Paradise-Whydah
Broad-tailed Paradise-Whydah
Eastern Paradise-Whydah
Steel-blue Whydah
Straw-tailed Whydah
Village Indigobird
Purple Indigobird
Parasitic Weaver

Old World Sparrows

House Sparrow
Shelley's Rufous Sparrow
Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
Parrot-billed Sparrow
Chestnut Sparrow
Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow

Wagtails and Pipits

Cape Wagtail
Mountain Wagtail
Gray Wagtail
Western Yellow Wagtail
African Pied Wagtail
White Wagtail
African Pipit
Long-billed Pipit
Plain-backed Pipit
Striped Pipit
Tree Pipit
Red-throated Pipit
Short-tailed Pipit
Yellow-throated Longclaw

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Oriole Finch
White-rumped Seedeater
Yellow-fronted Canary
African Citril
Western Citril
Southern Citril
Papyrus Canary
Black-throated Canary
Reichenow's Seedeater
White-bellied Canary
Brimstone Canary
Streaky Seedeater
Thick-billed Seedeater
West African Seedeater
Stripe-breasted Seedeater
Yellow-crowned Canary

Old World Buntings

Brown-rumped Bunting
Ortolan Bunting
Cabanis's Bunting
Golden-breasted Bunting
Somali Bunting
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting

Most common birds in Uganda

Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Uganda’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.

Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Pied CrowCorvus albus
Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens
Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
Gray HeronArdea cinerea
Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
Rüppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca

Largest bird families in Uganda

Among its regular birds.

Weavers and Allies48
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites46
Old World Flycatchers43
Cisticolas and Allies40
Waxbills and Allies34
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters26
Bulbuls23
African Barbets21

Reported in the last 30 days

744 species reported to eBird in Uganda in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:

Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill, Orange Weaver, Rüppell's Starling, Splendid Starling, Green Crombec, Broad-billed Roller, African Hobby, Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher, Little Egret, African Pied Wagtail, Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird, Bat Hawk, Eastern Plantain-eater, Hadada Ibis, Klaas's Cuckoo, African Emerald Cuckoo, Willow Warbler, Spur-winged Lapwing, Pink-backed Pelican, Western Cattle-Egret, Pied Crow, Marabou Stork, Copper Sunbird, White-throated Bee-eater, Green-backed Camaroptera, African Pygmy Kingfisher, Black-necked Weaver, African Dusky Flycatcher, Tawny-flanked Prinia, Black Bishop, African Blue Flycatcher, White-browed Robin-Chat, Red-eyed Dove, Gray Crowned-Crane, Speckled Tinkerbird, Village Weaver, Scaly Spurfowl, Vieillot's Black Weaver, White-browed Crombec, Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird, …