Rwenzori Mountains Nature Tour- Birding safari guide.
The fabled “MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON” lie in the western
Uganda on the Congolese border, with snow –covered, equatorial
peaks rising to a height of 5110m and lower slopes blanketed in
the moorland and the rich montane for magnificent scenery and 19
Albertine Rift endemics amongst the rwenzori Turaco and Shelley’s
Crimsonwing, would be ample reward for the intrepid back packing
birder.
District; Kasese , Bundibugyo and Kabarole
Size; 996km2
Elevations; 1700 to 5109m atop Margherita peak
on mount Stanley
Status; national park since 1991.
Bird species; 195species
Timing; January – February and July –
August are the driest months but rain is possible all year around.
Time required; 3 days for the shorter foothill
hike and 6-7 days for the usual mountain loop
Key Species;
Albertine rift endemic Handsome Francolin , Rwenzori Turaco , Montane
(Rwenzori ) Nightjar , Dwarf Honey guide , Archer;s Ribon –Chat
, Red- Throated Alethe , kivu Ground thrush, Red faced woodland
warbler , Montane masked and collared epalises , stripe –breasted
,tit, Rwenzori Batis , <Grauer’s cuckoos-shrike> , Blue
headed , regal and purple -breasted sunbirds ,Strange weaver , dusky
and Shelley’s crimson wings .
Other –lammergeier , Red thighed Sparrowhawk , barred Long
–tailed cuckoo , African Long-eared owl , Western green Tinkerbird
, olive woodpecker , Grey –chested Illadopsis, Grey winged
ribbon, Evergreen forest and Bamboo Warblers ,Lagden’s Bush
–shrike, Montane sooty Boubou, Golden –winged and scarlet-tufted
malachite. Sunbirds, white –collared olive –back, red
faced Crimsonwing, Oriole-Finch.
Access and facilities.
Rwenzori national park is accessible from Kasese.
All hikes need to be arranged through the Rwenzori Mountain service
(RMS), an organization that works in conjunction with the Ugandan
Wildlife Authority to control hiking in the area and to maintain
trails and huts. They will arrange guides porters, access to the
hikers’ huts amongst others. \
Please note that on your birding trip, you may need birding binoculars, an othinology book for better indentification of Uganda birds. We also encourage you to participate in efforts that encourage avian conservation of Uganda tourism.
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