Butiaba Escarpment Birding Cecklist : Butiaba escarpment lies in the flat land of the western rift valley on the shores of lake albert in Masindi district once you make your way to Murchison falls national park. Making your way to the escarpment will take you about 4 and a half hours. The escarpment has a rich history attached to it as it was used by a number of people during the 1930’s as a transportation hub for goods crossing borders from eastern democratic republic of Congo and South Sudan but aside from its rich history, over the years the escarpment has attracted a number of travellers from around the world interested in birding in Uganda to visit to watch a number of different bird species.  Among the bird species that can be seen include;

1Sabine’s SpinetailRhaphidura sabini
2Cassin’s SpinetailNeafrapus cassini
3African SwiftApus barbatus
4Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum
5African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
6ShoebillBalaeniceps rex
7Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
8Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
9BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
10Beaudouin’s Snake-EagleCircaetus beaudouini
11Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
12Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
13Tawny EagleAquila rapax
14/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
15Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
16Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
17/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
18Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicus
19White-thighed HornbillBycanistes albotibialis
20Chocolate-backed KingfisherHalcyon badia
21Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobates
22Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineus
23/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster
24Gabon WoodpeckerDendropicos gabonensis
25Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
26|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor
27Gray ParrotPsittacus erithacus
28Ituri BatisBatis ituriensis
29Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiri
30Gray LongbillMacrosphenus concolor
31Uganda Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus budongoensis
32Chestnut-capped FlycatcherErythrocercus mccallii
33Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus
34Superb SunbirdCinnyris superbus
35QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
36Cut-throatAmadina fasciata
37Grant’s BluebillSpermophaga poliogenys
38Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afra
39White-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra leucopygius
Butiaba Escarpment Birding Cecklist
Gabon Woodpecker

“For travellers interested in visiting Murchison falls national park they can include the Butiaba escarpment to enjoy watching a number of bird species to make your birding safaris in Uganda quite memorable.”

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