List of birds of Uganda – Uganda is one of the top birding destinations in the word. This is a list of bird species recorded in Uganda. There are over 1030 confirmed bird species in Uganda, making a Uganda Birding Safari a must do for many seasoned birders. These species are grouped into three categories, vagrants, Endemic and uncertain. Our list of birds in Uganda categorizes the birds according to their sub species.
Birds in Uganda, grouped into sub species.
Ostriches
Ducks, geese, and waterfowl
- White-faced whistling-duck, Dendrocygna viduata
- Fulvous whistling-duck, Dendrocygna bicolor
- White-backed duck, Thalassornis leuconotus
- Comb duck, Sarkidiornis melanotos
- Hartlaub’s duck, Pteronetta hartlaubii
- Egyptian goose, Alopochen aegyptiacus
- Spur-winged goose, Plectropterus gambensis
- African pygmy goose, Nettapus auritus
- Garganey, Spatula querquedula
- Hottentot teal, Spatula hottentota
- Northern shoveler, Spatula clypeata
- Eurasian wigeon, Mareca penelope (A)
- African black duck, Anas sparsa
- Yellow-billed duck, Anas undulata
- Cape teal, Anas capensis (A) (U)
- Red-billed duck, Anas erythrorhyncha
- Northern pintail, Anas acuta
- Green-winged teal, Anas crecca
- Southern pochard, Netta erythrophthalma
- Common pochard, Aythya ferina
- Ferruginous duck, Aythya nyroca (A)
- Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula
- Maccoa duck, Oxyura maccoa (A)
Guineafowl
- Helmeted guineafowl, Numida meleagris
- Vulturine guineafowl, Acryllium vulturinum (U)
- Crested guineafowl, Guttera pucherani
New World quail
- Stone partridge, Ptilopachus petrosus
- Nahan’s francolin, Ptilopachus nahani
Pheasants, grouse, and allies
- Blue quail, Synoicus adansonii
- Common quail, Coturnix coturnix (A)
- Harlequin quail, Coturnix delegorguei
- Handsome francolin, Pternistis nobilis
- Heuglin’s francolin, Pternistis icterorhynchus
- Scaly francolin, Pternistis squamatus
- Jackson’s francolin, Pternistis jacksoni
- Clapperton’s francolin, Pternistis clappertoni
- Yellow-necked francolin, Pternistis leucoscepus
- Red-necked francolin, Pternistis afer
- Crested francolin, Dendroperdix sephaena
- Coqui francolin, Peliperdix coqui
- Latham’s francolin, Peliperdix lathami
- Red-winged francolin, Scleroptila levaillantii
- Ring-necked francolin, Scleroptila streptophorus
- Orange River francolin, Scleroptila gutturalis
- Moorland francolin, Scleroptila psilolaemus
- Shelley’s francolin, Scleroptila shelleyi (U)