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;
| 1 | Sabine’s Spinetail | Rhaphidura sabini |
| 2 | Cassin’s Spinetail | Neafrapus cassini |
| 3 | African Swift | Apus barbatus |
| 4 | Gray Crowned-Crane | Balearica regulorum |
| 5 | African Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia microscelis |
| 6 | Shoebill | Balaeniceps rex |
| 7 | Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos |
| 8 | Hooded Vulture | Necrosyrtes monachus |
| 9 | Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus |
| 10 | Beaudouin’s Snake-Eagle | Circaetus beaudouini |
| 11 | Crowned Eagle | Stephanoaetus coronatus |
| 12 | Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus |
| 13 | Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax |
| 14 | /Steppe Eagle/ | Aquila nipalensis |
| 15 | Dark Chanting-Goshawk | Melierax metabates |
| 16 | Eastern Chanting-Goshawk | Melierax poliopterus |
| 17 | /Pallid Harrier/ | Circus macrourus |
| 18 | Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill | Bucorvus abyssinicus |
| 19 | White-thighed Hornbill | Bycanistes albotibialis |
| 20 | Chocolate-backed Kingfisher | Halcyon badia |
| 21 | Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater | Merops oreobates |
| 22 | Swallow-tailed Bee-eater | Merops hirundineus |
| 23 | /European Bee-eater/ | Merops apiaster |
| 24 | Gabon Woodpecker | Dendropicos gabonensis |
| 25 | Red-necked Falcon | Falco chicquera |
| 26 | |Sooty Falcon| | Falco concolor |
| 27 | Gray Parrot | Psittacus erithacus |
| 28 | Ituri Batis | Batis ituriensis |
| 29 | Papyrus Gonolek | Laniarius mufumbiri |
| 30 | Gray Longbill | Macrosphenus concolor |
| 31 | Uganda Woodland-Warbler | Phylloscopus budongoensis |
| 32 | Chestnut-capped Flycatcher | Erythrocercus mccallii |
| 33 | Yellow-billed Oxpecker | Buphagus africanus |
| 34 | Superb Sunbird | Cinnyris superbus |
| 35 | Quailfinch | Ortygospiza atricollis |
| 36 | Cut-throat | Amadina fasciata |
| 37 | Grant’s Bluebill | Spermophaga poliogenys |
| 38 | Orange-winged Pytilia | Pytilia afra |
| 39 | White-rumped Seedeater | Crithagra leucopygius |
“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.”
