Bird Checklist In Kidepo Valley National Park : Kidepo Valley National Park is the most remote national park in Uganda round in the north bordering Kenya and Sudan between the hills of Karamoja and Nagoya Valley in the district of Kotido, the park covers an area of 1,442 square kilometers alies at an altitude range of 1,220 – 2,750 meters.
Thepark consists of shallow valley systems with dry mountain terrain, Narus Valley in the south-west bordered by the Napore range to the north-west, Morungole range in the South and Mount Lotuke in north of the park and in North Sudan.
Kidepo Valley National Park is home to over 480 species of birds including 28 species of the Somali – Masai and Sudan – Guinea Savannah biomes. Kidepo Valley National Park hosts the second – highest bird record of any protected area in Uganda coming second only to Queen Elizabeth national park, the park is also home to some of the rarest bird species in Uganda such as black – breasted Barbet and Karamoja Apalis.
Below are the bird species in Kidepo Valley National Park
STRUTHIONIFORMES: Struthionidae
Common Ostrich
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
White-faced Whistling-Duck
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
White-backed Duck
Knob-billed Duck
Spur-winged Goose
GALLIFORMES: Numididae
Helmeted Guineafowl
Western Crested Guineafowl
GALLIFORMES: Odontophoridae
Stone Partridge
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Crested Francolin
Ring-necked Francolin
Orange River Francolin
Blue Quail
Common Quail
Harlequin Quail
Heuglin’s Spurfowl
Clapperton’s Spurfowl
Yellow-necked Spurfowl
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Speckled Pigeon
Afep Pigeon
Dusky Turtle-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
PTEROCLIFORMES: Pteroclidae
Four-banded Sandgrouse
OTIDIFORMES: Otididae
Denham’s Bustard
White-bellied Bustard
Buff-crested Bustard
Black-bellied Bustard
Hartlaub’s Bustard
MUSOPHAGIFORMES: Musophagidae
White-crested Turaco
White-bellied Go-away-bird
Eastern Plantain-eater
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Senegal Coucal
Blue-headed Coucal
White-browed Coucal
Black Coucal
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Levaillant’s Cuckoo
Pied Cuckoo
Dideric Cuckoo
Klaas’s Cuckoo
Black Cuckoo
Red-chested Cuckoo
African Cuckoo
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Pennant-winged Nightjar
Standard-winged Nightjar
Eurasian Nightjar
Fiery-necked Nightjar
Swamp Nightjar
Plain Nightjar
Freckled Nightjar
Long-tailed Nightjar
Slender-tailed Nightjar
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae
Scarce Swift
Mottled Swift
Common Swift
Nyanza Swift
African Swift
Little Swift
Horus Swift
White-rumped Swift
African Palm Swift
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
African Rail
African Crake
Lesser Moorhen
Allen’s Gallinule
African Swamphen
Black Crake
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Gray Crowned-Crane
Black Crowned-Crane
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Water Thick-knee
Spotted Thick-knee
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Black-headed Lapwing
Crowned Lapwing
Wattled Lapwing
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae
Greater Painted-Snipe
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae
Lesser Jacana
African Jacana
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Curlew Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Common Greenshank
Wood Sandpiper
CHARADRIIFORMES: Turnicidae
Small Buttonquail
Black-rumped Buttonquail
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Temminck’s Courser
Bronze-winged Courser
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
White-winged Tern
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
African Openbill
Black Stork
Abdim’s Stork
African Woolly-necked Stork
White Stork
Saddle-billed Stork
Marabou Stork
Yellow-billed Stork
PELECANIFORMES: Scopidae
Hamerkop
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
Little Bittern
Dwarf Bittern
Gray Heron
Black-headed Heron
Purple Heron
Great Egret
Intermediate Egret
Little Egret
Cattle Egret
Squacco Heron
Striated Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Glossy Ibis
Hadada Ibis
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Sagittariidae
Secretarybird
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae
Black-winged Kite
African Harrier-Hawk
Palm-nut Vulture
Egyptian Vulture
African Cuckoo-Hawk
White-headed Vulture
Lappet-faced Vulture
Hooded Vulture
White-backed Vulture
Rüppell’s Griffon
Bateleur
Black-chested Snake-Eagle
Brown Snake-Eagle
Banded Snake-Eagle
Martial Eagle
Long-crested Eagle
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Wahlberg’s Eagle
Tawny Eagle
Steppe Eagle
African Hawk-Eagle
Lizard Buzzard
Dark Chanting-Goshawk
Eastern Chanting-Goshawk
Gabar Goshawk
Grasshopper Buzzard
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier
Pallid Harrier
Montagu’s Harrier
Shikra
Little Sparrowhawk
Black Goshawk
Black Kite
African Fish-Eagle
Common Buzzard
Augur Buzzard
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
Barn Owl
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
African Scops-Owl
Northern White-faced Owl
Grayish Eagle-Owl
Spotted Eagle-Owl
Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl
Pearl-spotted Owlet
COLIIFORMES: Coliidae
Speckled Mousebird
Blue-naped Mousebird
BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae
Eurasian Hoopoe
BUCEROTIFORMES: Phoeniculidae
Green Woodhoopoe
Black Scimitarbill
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucorvidae
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill
BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucerotidae
Crowned Hornbill
African Gray Hornbill
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Jackson’s Hornbill
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Malachite Kingfisher
African Pygmy Kingfisher
Gray-headed Kingfisher
Woodland Kingfisher
Striped Kingfisher
Giant Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae
Red-throated Bee-eater
Little Bee-eater
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
White-throated Bee-eater
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Madagascar Bee-eater
European Bee-eater
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae
European Roller
Abyssinian Roller
Rufous-crowned Roller
Broad-billed Roller
PICIFORMES: Lybiidae
Red-and-yellow Barbet
D’Arnaud’s Barbet
Yellow-throated Tinkerbird
Red-fronted Tinkerbird
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Red-fronted Barbet
Spot-flanked Barbet
White-headed Barbet
Black-billed Barbet
Double-toothed Barbet
Black-breasted Barbet
PICIFORMES: Indicatoridae
Lesser Honeyguide
Scaly-throated Honeyguide
Greater Honeyguide
PICIFORMES: Picidae
Eurasian Wryneck
Cardinal Woodpecker
Bearded Woodpecker
Brown-backed Woodpecker
African Gray Woodpecker
Brown-eared Woodpecker
Nubian Woodpecker
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Pygmy Falcon
Lesser Kestrel
Eurasian Kestrel
Greater Kestrel
Fox Kestrel
Gray Kestrel
Red-necked Falcon
Sooty Falcon
Eurasian Hobby
African Hobby
Lanner Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae
Rose-ringed Parakeet
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
Meyer’s Parrot
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae
Gray Cuckooshrike
White-breasted Cuckooshrike
Black Cuckooshrike
Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae
African Golden Oriole
Western Black-headed Oriole
African Black-headed Oriole
PASSERIFORMES: Platysteiridae
Brown-throated Wattle-eye
Chinspot Batis
Gray-headed Batis
Western Black-headed Batis
Pygmy Batis
PASSERIFORMES: Vangidae
White Helmetshrike
PASSERIFORMES: Malaconotidae
Brubru
Northern Puffback
Marsh Tchagra
Black-crowned Tchagra
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Three-streaked Tchagra
Tropical Boubou
Black-headed Gonolek
Slate-colored Boubou
Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike
Gray-headed Bushshrike
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae
Fork-tailed Drongo
Glossy-backed Drongo
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae
African Paradise-Flycatcher
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
Red-backed Shrike
Isabelline Shrike
Emin’s Shrike
Lesser Gray Shrike
Gray-backed Fiscal
Yellow-billed Shrike
Taita Fiscal
Northern Fiscal
White-rumped Shrike
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
Piapiac
Pied Crow
Fan-tailed Raven
PASSERIFORMES: Hyliotidae
Yellow-bellied Hyliota
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
White-shouldered Black-Tit
White-bellied Tit
PASSERIFORMES: Remizidae
Mouse-colored Penduline-Tit
African Penduline-Tit
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
Red-winged Lark
Rufous-naped Lark
Flappet Lark
White-tailed Lark
Horsfield’s Bushlark
PASSERIFORMES: Macrosphenidae
Northern Crombec
Red-faced Crombec
Moustached Grass-Warbler
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae
Yellow-vented Eremomela
Yellow-bellied Eremomela
Green-backed Camaroptera
Buff-bellied Warbler
Yellow-breasted Apalis
Karamoja Apalis
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Pale Prinia
Red-fronted Prinia
Gray-capped Warbler
Red-faced Cisticola
Singing Cisticola
Whistling Cisticola
Boran Cisticola
Rattling Cisticola
Red-pate Cisticola
Winding Cisticola
Carruthers’s Cisticola
Croaking Cisticola
Siffling Cisticola
Foxy Cisticola
Zitting Cisticola
Black-backed Cisticola
Wing-snapping Cisticola
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Common Reed Warbler
PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae
Fan-tailed Grassbird
Highland Rush Warbler
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Plain Martin
Bank Swallow
Banded Martin
Rock Martin
Barn Swallow
Ethiopian Swallow
Angola Swallow
Wire-tailed Swallow
Red-rumped Swallow
Lesser Striped Swallow
Rufous-chested Swallow
Mosque Swallow
Common House-Martin
White-headed Sawwing
Black Sawwing
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae
Northern Brownbul
Common Bulbul
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
Garden Warbler
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae
Green White-eye
Northern Yellow White-eye
PASSERIFORMES: Leiothrichidae
Rufous Chatterer
Brown Babbler
PASSERIFORMES: Buphagidae
Red-billed Oxpecker
Yellow-billed Oxpecker
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
Wattled Starling
Violet-backed Starling
Red-winged Starling
Rüppell’s Starling
Splendid Starling
Superb Starling
Lesser Blue-eared Starling
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Purple Starling
Bronze-tailed Starling
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
African Thrush
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
African Dusky Flycatcher
Spotted Flycatcher
African Gray Flycatcher
Pale Flycatcher
Gray Tit-Flycatcher
Silverbird
Northern Black-Flycatcher
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
Brown-backed Scrub-Robin
Red-backed Scrub-Robin
White-browed Robin-Chat
Spotted Morning-Thrush
Common Redstart
Little Rock-Thrush
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
Whinchat
Mocking Cliff-Chat
Sooty Chat
Northern Wheatear
Isabelline Wheatear
Heuglin’s Wheatear
White-fronted Black-Chat
Familiar Chat
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae
Western Violet-backed Sunbird
Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird
Pygmy Sunbird
Amethyst Sunbird
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Tacazze Sunbird
Beautiful Sunbird
Mariqua Sunbird
Purple-banded Sunbird
Copper Sunbird
PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae
White-billed Buffalo-Weaver
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Speckle-fronted Weaver
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver
Gray-headed Social-Weaver
Red-headed Weaver
Baglafecht Weaver
Little Weaver
Slender-billed Weaver
Black-necked Weaver
Spectacled Weaver
Vitelline Masked-Weaver
Heuglin’s Masked-Weaver
Village Weaver
Black-headed Weaver
Chestnut Weaver
Cardinal Quelea
Red-headed Quelea
Red-billed Quelea
Northern Red Bishop
Black-winged Bishop
Black Bishop
White-winged Widowbird
Yellow-mantled Widowbird
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
Bronze Mannikin
African Silverbill
Green-backed Twinspot
Black-faced Waxbill
Black-cheeked Waxbill
Black-crowned Waxbill
Fawn-breasted Waxbill
Common Waxbill
Black-rumped Waxbill
Crimson-rumped Waxbill
Quailfinch
Cut-throat
Zebra Waxbill
Purple Grenadier
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
Green-winged Pytilia
Orange-winged Pytilia
Red-winged Pytilia
Red-billed Firefinch
African Firefinch
Black-bellied Firefinch
PASSERIFORMES: Viduidae
Pin-tailed Whydah
Eastern Paradise-Whydah
Steel-blue Whydah
Village Indigobird
Parasitic Weaver
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow
Shelley’s Rufous Sparrow
Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
Chestnut Sparrow
Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
Western Yellow Wagtail
African Pied Wagtail
White Wagtail
African Pipit
Long-billed Pipit
Plain-backed Pipit
Tree Pipit
Red-throated Pipit
Yellow-throated Longclaw
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
White-rumped Seedeater
Yellow-fronted Canary
Reichenow’s Seedeater
White-bellied Canary
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
Brown-rumped Bunting
Golden-breasted Bunting
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting