Birds of Mount Rwenzori (Endemic & Non-endemic)

The Park is habitat to 217 species of birds and these involve various endemic Albertine Rift species. From the total number of 217 bird species, 17 species are endemic to the mountain Rwenzori Park making Rwenzori an important birding area (IBA).

The forest zone at 1800m contains a diversity of birds including the Rwenzori Turaco, Handsome Francolin, Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo, Blue-headed Sunbird, Long-eared Owl as well as Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater, Rwenzori Batis, Archers’ Robin-chat, White-starred Robin with even the rare Montane Sooty Boubou, Greenbuls, Lagden’s Bush Shrike, Slender-billed Starling, Strange Weaver, as well as the Golden-winged Sunbird, and several varieties of Barbets, Apalises, IIladopsis, Flycatchers and Crimson wings.