List of target birds found in the country broken down by locations. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Only countries for which we have data are used to determine if the species is best seen in this country. Hence, species listed as best seen in this country may also be seen in other countries for which we don't have any data. If no locale code is given, the species is only present in remote areas not included in our list of locales but is only in remote locales of other countries as well. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

1	Hartlaub's Duck	Pteronetta hartlaubii		BC
2	Nahan's Partridge	Ptilopachus nahani	Many	NE
3	Elgon Francolin	Scleroptera elgonensis		BC
4	Heuglin's Spurfowl	Pternistis icterorhynchus	Many	BC
5	White-naped Pigeon	Columba albinucha	BB,BR,KFNP TSWR	BC
6	Rwenzori Turaco	Gallirex johnstoni	Many	NE
7	Black-throated Coucal	Centropus leucogaster	BFR,MS,TSWR	BC
8	Yellow-throated Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx flavigularis	Many	BC
9	Gray-throated Rail	Gallirallus oculeus	BR	BC
10	Nkulengu Rail	Himantornis haematopus		BC
11	Gray Crowned-Crane	Balearica regulorum	Many	EN
12	/Malagasy Pond-Heron/	Ardeola idae	LMNP	EN
13	Secretarybird	Sagittarius serpentarius	KVNP,MFNP	EN
14	White-headed Vulture	Trigonoceps occipitalis	Many	CR
15	Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotos	Many	EN
16	Hooded Vulture	Necrosyrtes monachus	Many	CR
17	Bateleur	Terathopius ecaudatus	Many	EN
18	Martial Eagle	Polemaetus bellicosus	Many	EN
19	Long-tailed Hawk	Urotriorchis macrourus	TSWR	BC
20	Red-thighed Sparrowhawk	Tachyspiza erythropus	BRM	BC
21	/Grasshopper Buzzard/	Butastur rufipennis	Many	BC
22	Eastern Long-tailed Hornbill	Horizocerus cassini	BTN,KFNP,QENP TSWR	BC
23	Eastern Dwarf Hornbill	Horizocerus granti	KFNP,TSWR	BC
24	Black-casqued Hornbill	Ceratogymna atrata	Many	BC
25	White-thighed Hornbill	Bycanistes albotibialis	Many	BC
26	Piping Hornbill	Bycanistes fistulator	Many	BC
27	Black Bee-eater	Merops gularis	Many	BC
28	African Dwarf Kingfisher	Ispidina lecontei	Many	BC
29	Blue-throated Roller	Eurystomus gularis	Many	BC
30	Speckled Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus scolopaceus	Many	BC
31	Red-rumped Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus atroflavus	Many	BC
32	Yellow-throated Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus subsulphureus	Many	BC
33	Black-breasted Barbet	Pogonornis rolleti	KVNP	BC
34	Zenker's Honeyguide	Melignomon zenkeri	KFNP	BC
35	Dwarf Honeyguide	Indicator pumilio	Many	NE
36	Spotted Honeyguide	Indicator maculatus		BC
37	Lyre-tailed Honeyguide	Melichneutes robustus		BC
38	African Piculet	Verreauxia africana	TSWR	BC
39	Gabon Woodpecker	Dendropicos gabonensis	BB,BE,TSWR	BC
40	Black-collared Lovebird	Agapornis swindernianus		BC
41	Gray Parrot	Psittacus erithacus	Many	EN
42	Rufous-sided Broadbill	Smithornis rufolateralis	BB,BFR,BRM TSWR	BC
43	Grauer's Broadbill	Pseudocalyptomena graueri	BB,BMS,BR,BTN	BC
44	Green-breasted Pitta	Pitta reichenowi	BFR,KFNP	BC
45	Grauer's Cuckooshrike	Coracina graueri		BC
46	Blue Cuckooshrike	Cyanograucalus azureus		BC
47	Black-winged Oriole	Oriolus nigripennis	Many	BC
48	Ituri Batis	Batis ituriensis	Many	BC
49	Yellow-crested Helmetshrike	Prionops alberti		BC
50	Rufous-bellied Helmetshrike	Prionops rufiventris	BRM	BC
51	Lowland Sooty Boubou	Laniarius leucorhynchus	Many	BC
52	Fiery-breasted Bushshrike	Malaconotus cruentus		BC
53	Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher	Trochocercus nitens	KFNP,MF,QENP	BC
54	Emin's Shrike	Lanius gubernator		BC
55	Yellow Penduline-Tit	Anthoscopus parvulus		BC
56	Sun Lark	Galerida modesta		BC
57	Yellow-throated Nicator	Nicator vireo	Many	BC
58	Lemon-bellied Crombec	Sylvietta denti	Many	BC
59	Rufous-crowned Eremomela	Eremomela badiceps	Many	BC
60	Red-winged Gray Warbler	Drymocichla incana	Many	BC
61	Yellow-browed Camaroptera	Camaroptera superciliaris	Many	BC
62	Black-capped Apalis	Apalis nigriceps	Many	BC
63	Karamoja Apalis	Apalis karamojae	KVNP	E
64	Lyne's Cisticola	Cisticola distinctus		BC
65	White-throated Blue Swallow	Hirundo nigrita	LMNP	BC
66	Yellow-eyed Bristlebill	Bleda ugandae	BRM,KFNP,MF TSWR	BC
67	Swamp Greenbul	Thescelocichla leucopleura	KFNP,TSWR	BC
68	Simple Greenbul	Chlorocichla simplex	BB,TSWR	BC
69	Eastern Bearded-Greenbul	Criniger chloronotus	MGNP	BC
70	Red-tailed Greenbul	Criniger calurus	Many	BC
71	White-throated Greenbul	Phyllastrephus albigularis	Many	BC
72	Sassi's Greenbul	Phyllastrephus lorenzi		BC
73	Tit-hylia	Pholidornis rushiae	Many	BC
74	Chestnut-capped Flycatcher	Erythrocercus mccallii	Many	BC
75	Puvel's Illadopsis	Illadopsis puveli	Many	BC
76	Capuchin Babbler	Turdoides atripennis		BC
77	Narrow-tailed Starling	Poeoptera lugubris	Many	BC
78	Purple-headed Starling	Lamprotornis purpureiceps	Many	BC
79	Black-eared Ground-Thrush	Geokichla camaronensis	BB,KFNP	BC
80	Gray Ground-Thrush	Geokichla princei		BC
81	Oberlaender's Ground-Thrush	Geokichla oberlaenderi	BB,MGNP	NE
82	Yellow-footed Flycatcher	Muscicapa sethsmithi	BB,BFR	BC
83	Dusky-blue Flycatcher	Bradornis comitata	Many	BC
84	African Forest-Flycatcher	Fraseria ocreata	Many	BC
85	Chapin's Flycatcher	Fraseria lendu	Many	NE
86	Fire-crested Alethe	Alethe castanea	Many	BC
87	Forest Scrub-Robin	Tychaedon leucosticta		BC
88	Archer's Robin-Chat	Dessonornis archeri	Many	NE
89	Gray-headed Sunbird	Deleornis axillaris	Many	BC
90	Blue-headed Sunbird	Cyanomitra alinae	Many	NE
91	Tiny Sunbird	Cinnyris minullus	Many	BC
92	Red-bellied Malimbe	Malimbus erythrogaster	Many	BC
93	Blue-billed Malimbe	Malimbus nitens	TSWR	BC
94	Crested Malimbe	Malimbus malimbicus	Many	BC
95	Strange Weaver	Ploceus alienus	Many	NE
96	Fox's Weaver	Ploceus spekeoides		BC
97	Yellow-mantled Weaver	Ploceus tricolor	Many	BC
98	Maxwell's Black Weaver	Ploceus albinucha	BB,KFNP,TSWR	BC
99	Shelley's Crimsonwing	Cryptospiza shelleyi		BC
100	Pale-fronted Nigrita	Nigrita luteifrons	BB,KFNP,TSWR	BC
101	Gray-headed Oliveback	Delacourella capistrata	Many	BC
102	Grant's Bluebill	Spermophaga poliogenys	BE,BRM,TSWR	BC
103	Red-winged Pytilia	Pytilia phoenicoptera	Many	BC
104	Dybowski's Twinspot	Euschistospiza dybowskii		BC

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.

OTHER COUNTRIESIN AFRICA

• Angola
• Botswana
• Egypt
• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Morocco
• Namibia
• Rwanda
• South Africa
• Tanzania
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

BIRDING LOCALES

• Budongo Forest Reserve (BFR)
• Budongo Royal Mile (BRM)
• Butiaba Escarpment (BE)
• Bwindi Impenetrable Forest - Buhoma (BB)
• Bwindi Impenetrable Forest - Mubwindi Swamp (BMS)
• Bwindi Impenetrable Forest - Rujiha (BR)
• Bwindi Impenetrable Forest - The Neck (BTN)
• Entebbe Botanical Gardens (EBG)
• Kampala-Masindi Road (KMRD)
• Kasenyi Road (KR)
• Kibale Forest National Park (KFNP)
• Kidepo Valley National Park (KVNP)
• Lake Mburo National Park (LMNP)
• Mabamba Swamp (MS)
• Mabira Forest (MF)
• Masindi Hotel (MH)
• Masindi-Hoima Road (MHRD)
• Masindi-Murchison Falls Road (MMRD)
• Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (MGNP)
• Murchison Falls National Park (MFNP)
• Queen Elizabeth National Park (QENP)
• Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve (TSWR)

REASON CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	2
NE	Near Endemic	12
CR	Critically Endangered	2
EN	Endangered	8
BC	Best Seen in This Country	80
AT	Always a Target	0

Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.