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Rwanda & Uganda Bird ListDave Sargeant & Nigel MoorhouseTrip Report | Maps | GPS Waypoints Taxonomy and scientific names follow Clements (2000, plus subsequent updates) except where specifically noted. Common names generally follow Stevenson & Fanshawe (2002) Long-tailed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus Form africanus. Rwanda: 10 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 10 Lake Victoria on 11th, 2 Lake Bisina on 13th, 1 Mabamba on 14th and 2 Queen Elizabeth on 19th. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Form lucidus. Rwanda: 4+ Akagera on 9th. Uganda: Only observed at Queen Elizabeth with 20 on 19th and 2 on 20th, with two individuals of the form sinensis. African Darter Anhinga rufa Monotypic. Uganda: A single en route on 13th, and singles on both 24th and 25th at Murchison Falls. Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Monotypic. Uganda: One group of 5 birds en route on 25th. Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens Monotypic Rwanda: One en route near Kigali on 5th. Uganda: Widespread. Recorded on eight dates with max. 70 roosting outside Entebbe Botanical Gardens on 11th. White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata Monotypic. Uganda: 2 Mabamba on 14th, and 15 on 24th and 25th at Murchison Falls. Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus Monotypic. Uganda: One en route on 12th and 40 on 19th at Queen Elizabeth. Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis Form gambensis. Uganda: 3 en route on 14th and 1 at Queen Elizabeth on 20th. Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos Monotypic. Uganda: 3 en route on 14th and 1 at Murchison Falls on 24th. African Pygmy-Goose Nettapus auritus Monotypic. Uganda: 3 Lake Bisina on 13th. Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata Nominate form. Uganda: 4 Mabamba on 14th. Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota Monotypic. Uganda: A single en route on 13th. Little Egret Egretta garzetta Nominate form. Uganda: 3 Lake Victoria on 11th, 4 en route on 13th and 6 Queen Elizabeth on 19th. Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia Form brachyrhyncha. Uganda: Only one sighting of 2 during the boat trip at Queen Elizabeth on 19th. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nominate form. Uganda: Occasional birds on five dates with max. 4 at Queen Elizabeth on 19th. Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala Uganda Monotypic. Rwanda: Occasional singles. Uganda: Widespread in small numbers. Recorded almost daily. Goliath Heron Ardea goliath Monotypic. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 1 Mabamba on 14th, 3 Queen Elizabeth on 19th, and a further single on 20th, and another single en route on 22nd. Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Nominate form. Rwanda: A single en route near Kigali on 5th. Uganda: 1 Mabamba on 13th and 2 en route on 14th. Great Egret Casmerodius albus Form melanorhynchus. Rwanda: 2 en route near Kigali on 5th and 4 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: Widespread. Recorded in small numbers on eight dates. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Nominate form. Rwanda: 10 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: Widespread and common, with up to 25 recorded on most dates. Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Nominate form. Rwanda: A single at Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 2 en route on 5th, 3 Lake Bisina on 13th, 1 Mabamba on 13th, and 4 Queen Elizabeth on 19th. Madagascar Pond-Heron Ardeola idae Monotypic. Uganda: 4 Mabamba on 13th. Striated Heron Butorides striatus Form atricapillus. Uganda: 2 Entebbe Botanical Gardens on 11th and 2 Lake Bisina on 13th. Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Form payesii. Uganda: A single at Queen Elizabeth on 19th and 3 Murchison Falls on 24th. Shoebill Balaeniceps rex Monotypic. Rwanda: A single at Akagera on 9th. Uganda: A single at Mabamba on 14th and another at Murchison Falls on 24th. Hamerkop Scopus umbretta Nominate form. Uganda: Widespread. Recorded on nine dates with max. 6 at Queen Elizabeth on 19th. Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash Form nilotica is widespread, but in the southwest, and Rwanda the form brevirostris occurs. Rwanda: A few en route on 5th and 10th. Up to 10 at Akagera on 9th. Uganda: Common and widespread. Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus Nominate form. Rwanda: A total of 40+ birds en route, mostly around Kigali on 5th and 9th. Uganda: Rather uncommon. Four outside the hotel in Mbarara on 15th, and 3 daily at Queen Elizabeth on 19th and 20th. African Spoonbill Platalea alba Monotypic. Uganda: 3 Queen Elizabeth on 19th. Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis Monotypic. Rwanda: Two en route near Kigali on 5th and 2 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: A total of 20 at Queen Elizabeth on 19th and 20th. African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus Nominate form. Rwanda: 30 Akagera on 9th and a single en route on 10th. Uganda: Widespread and common except in the southwest. Recorded on nine dates with max. 60 at Queen Elizabeth on 19th. Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus Form microscelis. Uganda: Four en route on 18th and two en route on 23rd. Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Monotypic. Uganda: 1 Mburo 4th, 2 Mabamba 14th, 2 Queen Elizabeth 18th and another there on 19th, 2 Murchison Falls on 24th and 2 en route on 25th. Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus Monotypic. Rwanda: A few en route on 5th and 9th. Uganda: Common, chiefly in the south with up to 50 around larger towns and cities. African Cuckoo-Falcon Aviceda cuculoides Form presumed to be verreauxii. Uganda: A single at Murchison Falls on 24th. Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus Form anderssoni. Uganda: A roosting pair at Buhoma on 18th. Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus Nominate form. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: Singles en route on 11th and 14th, and 4 Queen Elizabeth on 19th and 20th. Yellow-billed Kite Milvus (migrans) aegyptius The African yellow-billed forms are sometimes treated as a separate species. Form parasiticus. Rwanda: Small numbers almost daily. Uganda: Widespread and common in the south, uncommon elsewhere. African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer Monotypic. Rwanda: 10 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: Widespread. Recorded on nine dates with max. 12 Queen Elizabeth on 19th. Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis Monotypic. Uganda: Widespread but not numerous, with max. 3 Mabamba on 13th. Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus Form pileatus. Uganda: Up to 20 daily around Kampala on 12th and 13th. Two at Mabamba on 13th. African White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus Monotypic. Uganda: One group of 25 Queen Elizabeth on 20th. Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus Monotypic. Uganda: 2 en route on 4th. White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis Monotypic. Uganda: 2 en route on 4th, and 2 on 11th. Black-chested Snake-Eagle Circaetus pectoralis Monotypic. Rwanda: 1 Akagera on 9th. Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus Monotypic. Uganda: 1 Mburo on 5th. Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus Monotypic. Rwanda: 6 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 1 Mburo on 4th, 2 Queen Elizabeth on 20th, and 4 Murchison Falls on 24th. African Marsh-Harrier Circus ranivorus Monotypic. Rwanda: 1 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 2 en route on 10th, 4 en route on 14th, and 1 on 25th. African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus Nominate form. Rwanda: 1 en route on 5th and a single Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 1 en route on 14th, 2 Queen Elizabeth on 20th, 1 Budongo on 23rd, 2 Murchison Falls on 24th, and 2 en route on 25th. Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus Nominate form. Uganda: Singles at Mburo on 11th, near Ruhiza on 14th and 2 Murchison Falls on 25th. Dark Chanting-Goshawk Melierax metabates Nominate form. Uganda: A single en route on 23rd. Gabar Goshawk Melierax gabar Form equatorialis. Uganda: 2 Buhoma on 19th. Red-chested Goshawk Accipiter toussenelii The toussenelii group are sometimes included into African Goshawk tachiro group. The Zairian rainforest form canescens occurs in southwest Uganda and Rwanda. Uganda: 1 Buhoma on 18th, and 1 Kibale 21st. African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro Form sparmifasciatus. Rwanda: A single en route near Akagera on 9th. Shikra Accipiter badius Form sphenurus. Uganda: 1 en route on 22nd. Black Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucos Nominate form. Uganda: 1 Buhoma on 17th, 1 Kibale on 22nd, and 1 Murchison Falls on 24th. African Mountain-Buzzard Buteo oreophilus Form oreophilus. Rwanda: Recorded on three dates at Nyungwe with max. 4 on 6th. Uganda: 1 Ruhiza on 16th. Augur Buzzard Buteo augur Nominate form. Rwanda: 2 en route on 5th. Uganda: Recorded on four dates with max. 5 Queen Elizabeth on 19th. Wahlberg's Eagle Aquila wahlbergi Monotypic. Uganda: 1 Entebbe on 11th, and 2 Mabira on 12th. African Hawk-Eagle Hieraaetus spilogaster Monotypic. Uganda: 1 en route on 10th, and 1 Mabira on 12th. Ayres' Hawk-Eagle Hieraaetus ayresii Monotypic. Uganda: 1 Ruhiza on 16th, and 1 Buhoma on 17th. Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus Monotypic. Uganda: 1 Mburo on 4th, singles en route on 15th and 16th, 2 Queen Elizabeth on 21st, and 1 Murchison Falls on 24th. Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis Monotypic. Rwanda: 2 en route on 5th, and 1 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: Fairly common and widespread, and frequently seen perched along the roadsides. Recorded on nine dates. Cassin's Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus africanus Monotypic. Uganda: A single perched at Mabira on 12th. African Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus Monotypic. Rwanda: 1 Nyungwe on 8th. Uganda: 1 Mpanga on 10th, 1 Mabira on 12th, 2 Buhoma on 16th, and 1 Budongo on 23rd. Rock (Eurasian) Kestrel Falco (tinnunculus) rufescens The African rufescens group is sometimes considered a separate species: Rock Kestrel. Rwanda: 1 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: Singles en route on 14th and 20th. Grey Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus Monotypic. Uganda: Recorded on seven dates with max. 3 Murchison Falls on 24th. Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera Form ruficollis. Uganda: 1 near Paraa Lodge at Murchison Falls on 24th. African Hobby Falco cuvieri Monotypic. Uganda: 1 feeding high over the Mount Elgon Hotel at Mbale on 13th. Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Nominate form. Rwanda: 6 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 6 Mburo on 4th and 15 there on 14th. 2 en route on 15th, up to 30 daily Queen Elizabeth on 19th and 20th, and 30 Murchison Falls on 25th. Kenya Crested Guineafowl Guttera pucherani Form verreauxii. Uganda: Only recorded at Kibale, with 3 on 21st and 6 on 22nd. Crested Francolin Francolinus sephaena Form grantii. Uganda: Three observations at Mburo, with 2 on 4th, 2 on 5th, and 4 on 14th. 20 en route on 23rd, and 4 Murchison Falls on 24th. Scaly Francolin Francolinus squamatus Monotypic. Uganda: 1 en route near Mabamba on 14th. Nahan's Francolin Francolinus nahani Monotypic. Uganda: 3 Budongo on 23rd. Heuglin's Francolin Francolinus icterorhynchus Monotypic. Uganda: 15 Murchison Falls on 24th. Handsome Francolin Francolinus nobilis Monotypic. Rwanda: 2 Nyungwe on 6th and another on 8th. Uganda: 2 heard at Ruhiza on 15th and another heard there on 16th. This species appeared far tamer in Rwanda. Red-necked Francolin (Spurfowl) Francolinus afer Form cranchii. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 12 Mburo on 4th, 4 on 5th, and 15 on 14th. 2 en route on 15th, 40 Queen Elizabeth on 19th, and 50 there on 20th. Common Buttonquail Turnix sylvatica Form lepurana. Uganda: 2 Queen Elizabeth on 19th. Black-rumped Buttonquail Turnix nana Black-rumped Buttonquail nana is sometimes considered conspecific with Hottentot Buttonquail T. hottentota. Nominate form. Uganda: A single flushed at Murchison Falls on 24th. White-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura pulchra Form centralis. Uganda: 4 heard Mpanga on 10th, 3 heard Mabira on 12th, 3 Kibale on 20th and 21st, and up to 3 heard daily at Budongo on 22nd and 23rd. Red-chested Flufftail Sarothrura rufa Form elizabethae. Uganda: 1 seen at very close range at Buhoma on 18th. Kaffir Rail Rallus caerulescens Monotypic. Uganda: 1 Ruhiza on 15th. African Crake Crecopsis egregia Monotypic. Uganda: Only recorded at Queen Elizabeth where fairly common on tracks in grassland, with 14 on 19th and 5 on 20th. Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostra Monotypic. Rwanda: 4 heard Akagera on 9th. Uganda: Widespread and common. Recorded on nine dates with max. 6 Mabamba on 14th. Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Form madagascariensis. Uganda: 2 Mabamba on 14th. Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Form meridionalis. Uganda: 2 Mabamba on 14th. Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum Form gibbericeps. Uganda: Widespread and fairly common. Recorded on nine dates with max. 20 en route on 15th. Black-bellied Bustard Eupodotis melanogaster Nominate form. Uganda: 2 Murchison Falls on 24th. African Jacana Actophilornis africanus Monotypic. Rwanda: 10 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: Widespread in wetlands, with max. 6 daily at Queen Elizabeth on 19th and 20th. Lesser Jacana Microparra capensis Monotypic. Uganda: 2 Lake Bisina on 13th. Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Uganda: 2 Queen Elizabeth on 19th. Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus Nominate form. Rwanda: 1 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 1 Mburo on 4th, 6 Mabamba on 14th and 25 from the boat at Queen Elizabeth on 19th. Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Nominate form. Uganda: 5 from the boat at Queen Elizabeth on 19th. Violet-tipped Courser Rhinoptilus chalcopterus Monotypic. Rwanda: 1 Akagera on 9th. Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Form fuellibornis. Uganda: At least 50 from the boat at Queen Elizabeth on 19th and 5 on 20th. Rock Pratincole Glareola nuchalis Nominate form: Uganda: 30+ at the falls in Murchison Falls on 24th. Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius Nominate form. Uganda: 10 from the boat at Queen Elizabeth on 19th. Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris Nominate form. Uganda: 3 Mburo on 14th. Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris Nominate form. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 14th. Uganda: 4 Mabamba on 14th and 2 Mburo on 14th. Spur-winged Plover Vanellus spinosus Monotypic. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 8 Queen Elizabeth on 19th and 8 Murchison Falls on 24th. Black-headed Lapwing Vanellus tectus Nominate form. Uganda: 2 Murchison Falls on 24th and 2 there again on 25th. African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus Nominate form. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: Recorded on seven dates with max. 8 at Queen Elizabeth on 19th. Senegal Lapwing Vanellus lugubris Monotypic. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 12 Mburo on 14th, 30+ Queen Elizabeth on 19th and 20th. Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus Monotypic. Uganda: 2 Queen Elizabeth on 20th. Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus Monotypic. Uganda: 3 Queen Elizabeth on 19th, and 60 Murchison Falls on 24th. Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus Form uncertain as migrant to the area. Uganda: 2 Lake Victoria on 11th. White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Form uncertain as the species occurs as a migrant to the area. Uganda: 5 from the boat at Queen Elizabeth on 19th. Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica Form uncertain as migrant to the area. Uganda: 3 Lake Victoria on 11th, 3 Mabamba on 14th and 1 Queen Elizabeth on 19th. Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia Introduced. Uganda: Only seen on three dates in the environs of Entebbe and Kampala. Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea Nominate form. Uganda: Only recorded on three dates en route around Entebbe and Kampala. Afep Pigeon Columba unicincta Monotypic. Uganda: 1 Mabira on 12th, 3 Kibale on 21st and 5 there on 22nd. African Olive Pigeon Columba arquatrix Monotypic. Rwanda: Up to 6 daily on at Nyungwe from 6th – 8th. Uganda: Only recorded at Ruhiza with 7 on 15th and 4 on 16th. Western Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba iriditorques Monotypic. Uganda: 4+ Buhoma 17th and another during the gorilla trek on 18th. Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis Nominate form. Rwanda: 2 en route on 9th. Uganda: Common in more northerly areas. Recorded on seven dates with max. 50 around Queen Elizabeth on 20th. African Mourning Dove Streptopelia decipiens Form logonensis. Uganda: 2 Queen Elizabeth on 20th. Very common at Murchison Falls on 24th and 25th. Vinaceous Dove Streptopelia vinacea Monotypic. Uganda: Only recorded at Murchison Falls on 24th–25th, where common. Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola Form tropica. Rwanda: Common around Akagera on 9th. Uganda: Only recorded at Entebbe, Kampala and Queen Elizabeth with max. 50+ Queen Elizabeth on 19th. Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata Monotypic. Rwanda: Common around Akagera on 9th. Uganda: Widespread and common. Recorded on 13 dates. Black-billed Wood-Dove Turtur abyssinicus Monotypic. Uganda: Only recorded from Murchison Falls where common with 50+ daily on 24th – 25th. Blue-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur afer Monotypic. Rwanda: 10+ Akagera on 9th. Uganda: Common and widespread. Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria Monotypic. Rwanda: 6 Akagera on 7th and 2 there on 8th. Uganda: Small numbers on ten dates. African Green Pigeon Treron calva Form gibberifrons. Rwanda: 20 Nyungwe on 7th. Uganda: Small numbers daily in the more southerly areas of the country. Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus Nominate form. Uganda: 1 Mpanga on 10th, 4 Entebbe on 11th, 3 en route on 13th, 2 Kibale on 20th and 2 more on 21st. Brown (Meyer's) Parrot Poicephalus meyeri Form saturatus. Rwanda: 20 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 6 Mburo on 5th, 6 en route on 13th, 6 en route on 15th, and two en route on 25th. Red-headed Lovebird Agapornis pullarius Form ugandae. Uganda: 2 Queen Elizabeth on 20th. Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus Form kiwuensis. Rwanda: Widespread and common. Uganda: Widespread and common especially in the north. Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus Form griseogularis. Rwanda: 1 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 1 Mburo on 4th, 10 Queen Elizabeth on 19th and 25 on 20th, and 4 Murchison Falls on 24th and 12 on 25th. Black-billed Turaco Tauraco schuettii Form emini. Uganda: Widespread but only in small numbers. Commonest in the southwest around Ruhiza and Buhoma. White-crested Turaco Tauraco leucolophus Monotypic. Uganda: 1 Murchison Falls on 25th and another en route on 25th. Rwenzori Turaco Musophaga johnstoni Nominate form. Rwanda: Up to 10 daily at Nyungwe from 6th – 8th. Ross' Turaco Musophaga rossae Monotypic. Uganda: 2 Entebbe Botanical Gardens on 11th, 1 en route on 13th, and 1 heard Kibale on 21st. Bare-faced Go-away-bird Corythaixoides personata Form leopoldi. Rwanda: 3 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 6 Mburo on 4th and 3 on 14th. 2 en route on 15th. Eastern Grey Plantain-eater Crinifer zonurus Monotypic. Uganda: Widespread and common. Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata Monotypic. Rwanda: Up to 6 daily at Nyungwe on 6th – 8th. Uganda: Widespread and fairly common with max. 25 at Mabira on 12th. Levaillant's Cuckoo Oxylophus levaillantii Monotypic. Rwanda: 2+ Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 2 Mburo on 4th and 1 on 14th. 1 Queen Elizabeth on 20th, 2 Murchison Falls on 24th and on 25th. Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius Form solitarius. Uganda: Heard, and a few seen, on 11 dates with max. 3 at Kibale on 20th. Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus Form gabonensis. Uganda: Heard on seven dates. Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx mechowi Monotypic. Uganda: 3 Mabira on 12th, 2 heard Buhoma on 17th and 2 heard on 18th, 1 Kibale on 21st and another heard on 22nd and 23rd. Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx olivinus Monotypic. Uganda: 1 heard at Kibale on 22nd. Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx montanus Monotypic. Rwanda: Up to 10 daily at Nyungwe on 6th – 8th. Uganda: 3 heard at Ruhiza on 16th – 17th. Klaas' Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas Monotypic. Rwanda: 2 heard Nyungwe on 7th. Uganda: Widespread with small numbers, mainly heard on seven dates. African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus Nominate form. Uganda: Widespread with small numbers, mainly heard on nine dates. Dideric Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius Monotypic. Uganda: A single en route on 20th, 1 Kibale on 21st, and 1 heard Murchison Falls on 25th. Yellowbill Coucal Ceuthmochares aereus Nominate form. Uganda: 2 Mabira on 12th., 2 Kibale on 21st, 3 Budongo on 22nd and 2 there on 23rd. Black Coucal Centropus grillii Monotypic. Uganda: 1 coucal sp. Mburo on 4th flushed and thought to be this species. Up to 12 Queen Elizabeth on 19th and 2 on 20th. 1 en route on 23rd. Blue-headed Coucal Centropus monachus Form ficsheri. Uganda: 1 Lake Bisina on 13th, en route on 15th, 1 heard at Buhoma on 18th, 2 Kibale on 20th and another heard on 21st. Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis Nominate form. Uganda: Only recorded in the Murchison Falls area with max. 5 on 24th. White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus Form loandae. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: Recorded on at least ten dates with max. 25 at Queen Elizabeth on 20th. African Scops-Owl Otus senegalensis Form ugandae. Uganda: 4+ heard around the HQ at Mburo on 4th. Vermiculated (Greyish) Eagle-Owl Bubo cinerascens Formerly the cinerascens forms north of the equator were considered conspecific with the southern africanus forms under Spotted Eagle-Owl B. africanus. Uganda: 1 flushed from the road outside Paraa Lodge, Murchison Falls, on 24th night. One recent road casualty en route on 25th. Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Bubo lacteus Monotypic. Uganda: A pair roosting high in trees at the Entebbe Botanical Gardens on 11th. Pel's Fishing Owl Scotopelia peli Monotypic. Uganda: A spooky single along the river below the falls at Murchison Falls on 24th. African Wood-Owl Strix woodfordii Form nuchalis. Uganda: At least 5 calling around Ruhiza on 15th, 2 heard Kibale on 20th and 22nd, and 1 Murchison Falls on 24th. Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum Form licua. Uganda: 1 Butiaba escarpment on 23rd. Red-chested Owlet Glaucidium tephronotum Form medje. Uganda: 1 heard briefly at Kibale on 21st. Black-shouldered Nightjar Caprimulgus nigriscapularis Formerly considered conspecific with Fiery-necked Nightjar C. pectoralis. Nominate form. Uganda: 4 heard around the HQ At Mburo on 4th. Rwenzori Nightjar Caprimulgus rwenzorii Monotypic. Rwanda: 2+ around the disused army camp at Nyungwe on 7th. Uganda: 1 circling above the hut at Ruhiza on the evening on 15th. Swamp Nightjar Caprimulgus natalensis Form chadensis? Uganda: 1 road casualty near Murchison Falls on 25th. Long-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus climacurus Form sclateri. Uganda: 2 Murchison Falls on 24th. Gabon Nightjar Caprimulgus fossii Form welwitschii. Uganda: 2 Murchison Falls on 24th. Pennant-winged Nightjar Macrodipteryx vexillarius Monotypic. Uganda: 2 Murchison Falls on 24th. Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus Form chapini. Uganda: 2 en route on 16th, 2 Kibale on 21st, and 2 Budongo on 23rd. [Schouteden's Swift Schoutedenapus schoutedeni] Monotypic. Rwanda: Two all dark swifts, possibly this species, were seen briefly on the evening of 7th and 3 more were seen fairly well on the morning of the 8th (waypoint SSWIFT) at Nyungwe. Although somewhat similar to Scarce Swift, these birds appeared very dark, and flew in a more spinetail-like manner than Scarce. On the 8th, the birds were calling overhead, giving just single well-separated tics (1-3 second intervals). Scarce Swifts we have previously heard (on tape and in the field) tend to be very vocal, with tic-tic-tic faster, and sometimes followed by a chittering call. Although the call of Schouteden's Swift is unknown, as it resides in the same genus as Scarce, it would not be unexpected that they had the same type of call. One of only the handful of Schouteden's recorded, was collected only 70 km from Nyungwe, and at a similar altitude to Gisakura. Sabine's Spinetail Rhaphidura sabini Monotypic. Uganda: Only recorded at Kibale and Budongo, where seen daily from 20th – 23rd, with max. 3 at Kibale on 21st. Cassin's Spinetail Neafrapus cassini Monotypic. Uganda: 2 Mabira on 12th. African Palm-Swift Cypsiurus parvus Form myochrus. Rwanda: 2 en route on 5th. Uganda: 10 Entebbe Botanical Gardens on 11th, 10 en route on 13th, and 10 Murchison Falls on 25th. Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba Form probably maximus. Uganda: A total of 6 Budongo on 21st – 22nd. Mottled Swift Tachymarptis aequatorialis Nominate form. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 9th. Nyanza Swift Apus niansae Nominate form. Uganda: 10 Entebbe on 11th. Little Swift Apus affinis Form likely nominate or aerobates. Rwanda: A few en route on 5th and 10th. Uganda: Widespread and very common, with up to 200 daily. White-rumped Swift Apus caffer Monotypic. Uganda: 4 Mburo on 5th, 12 Queen Elizabeth on 19th, 1 Budongo on 22nd, and 10 daily Murchison Falls on 24th - 25th. Narina Trogon Apaloderma narina Nominate form. Uganda: 2 heard Mabira on 12th, 3 Ruhiza on 15th, and 2 heard Kibale on 21st. Bar-tailed Trogon Apaloderma vittatum Monotypic. Uganda: 3 Ruhiza on 16th – 17th, and 1 heard Buhoma on 18th. Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata Form galerita. Uganda: 6 Mburo on 5th, 4 Lake Bisina on 13th, 1 Mabamba on 14th, 10 Queen Elizabeth on 19th and 3 there on 20th, and 2 Murchison Falls on 24th. African Pygmy-Kingfisher Ispidina picta Form ferrugina in the southwest, nominate elsewhere. Uganda: 2 Buhoma on 17th, 1 Queen Elizabeth on 20th, 2 Murchison Falls on 23rd and another on 24th. African Dwarf-Kingfisher Ispidina lecontei Monotypic. Uganda: 2 Budongo on 23rd. Chocolate-backed Kingfisher Halcyon badia Monotypic. Uganda: 3 Budongo on 22nd, and 2 there on 23rd. Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala Nominate form. Rwanda: 1 Nyungwe on 7th. Uganda: Only recorded at Queen Elizabeth and Murchison Falls with max. 6 Queen Elizabeth on 19th. Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis Nominate form. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: Recorded almost daily. Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica Nominate form. Uganda: 1 heard Mabira on 12th, 2 Budongo on 22nd and 3 there on 23rd. Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti Nominate form. Rwanda: 4 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 1 Mabira on 12th, 1 en route on 23rd, 1 Murchison Falls on 24th, and 2 en route on 25th. Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis Nominate form. Rwanda: 3 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: Recorded on eight dates with max. 100+ Queen Elizabeth on 19th. Black Bee-eater Merops gularis Form australis. Uganda: 3 near Ruhiza on 16th. Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki Form frenatus. Uganda: 4 Buhoma on 17th – 18th, and 6 Murchison Falls on 24th – 25th. Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus Form meridionalis. Rwanda: 20 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 6 en route on 14th, 3 Queen Elizabeth on 19th and 1 there on 20th, and 4 Murchison Falls on 24th. Blue-breasted Bee-eater Merops variegatus Form loringi. Uganda: 20 Mabamba on 14th. Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates Monotypic. Rwanda: Up to 20 daily Nyungwe on 6th – 8th. Uganda: 3 Ruhiza on 15th and 3 there on 16th, 3 Buhoma on 17th, and 1 en route on 19th. Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus Form heuglini. Uganda: Only recorded at Murchison Falls with 3 on 23rd and 6 on 24th. White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis Monotypic. Uganda: 40+ Mabira on 12th. Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus Monotypic. Uganda: 3 Murchison Falls on 25th. Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudata Nominate form. Rwanda: 10 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 2 en route on 4th and 2 en route on 14th. Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus Form suahelicus and migratory nominate form. Uganda: 2 Mpanga on 10th, 1 Budongo on 22nd, 5 en route on 23rd, and 4 Murchison Falls on 24th. One group of 8 near Mabamba on 14th were non-breeding migrants from Madagascar. Blue-throated Roller Eurystomus gularis Form neglectus. Uganda: 4 Mburo on 4th and 10 there on 5th, 2 Mabira on 12th, and 4 Kibale on 22nd. Central African Hoopoe Upupa (epops) senegalensis Sometimes considered distinct from the Eurasian Hoopoe U. epops. Nominate form. Uganda: 1 Queen Elizabeth on 19th and Murchison Falls on 24th. Green Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus Form marwitzi. Uganda: 1 Butiaba Escarpment on 23rd. White-headed Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus bollei Form jacksoni. Rwanda: Up to 15 daily at Nyungwe on 6th – 8th. Uganda: 4 daily at Ruhiza on 15th and 16th. 2 Buhoma on 18th. Crowned Hornbill Tockus alboterminatus Monotypic. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 2 Mburo on 5th, 3 Ruhiza on 15th, and a total of 10 at Kibale on 20th – 22nd. African Pied Hornbill Tockus fasciatus Nominate form. Uganda: 6 Mpanga on 10th, 10 Entebbe Botanical Gardens on 11th, 3 Mabira on 12th, and 2 Budongo on 22nd. African Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus Nominate form. Rwanda: 3 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 4 Mburo on 4th and 2 there on 5th. 10 Murchison Falls on 24th. Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill Ceratogymna subcylindricus Form subquadratus. Uganda: Widespread and common. Recorded on 10 dates with max. 20 at Mabira on 12th. White-thighed Hornbill Ceratogymna albotibialis Monotypic. Uganda: Only recorded at Budongo, with 2 daily on 22nd and 23rd. Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus Monotypic. Uganda: A total of 9 at Murchison Falls on 24th and 25th. Grey-throated Barbet Gymnobucco bonapartei Form cinereiceps. Uganda: Recorded on eight dates with max. 6 at Mabira on 12th. Speckled Tinkerbird Pogoniulus scolopaceus Form flavisquamatus. Uganda: Recorded on seven dates with max. 20+ at Mabira on 12th. Western Green-Tinkerbird Pogoniulus coryphaeus Form hildamariae. Uganda: A single at Ruhiza on 15th. Yellow-throated Tinkerbird Pogoniulus subsulphureus Form flavimetum. Uganda: 2 Mabira on 12th, 2 heard at Buhoma on 18th, and 2 Kibale on 22nd. Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus Form mfumbiri widespread and leucolaima in the north. Rwanda: Up to 10 daily at Nyungwe on 6th – 8th, and 2 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 4 Mabira on 12th, 3 Ruhiza on 15th and 6 there on 16th, 20 Buhoma on 17th and 2 there on 18th, 10 Kibale on 21st and 1 en route on 23rd. Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus Nominate form. Rwanda: 6 heard at Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 2 heard Entebbe Botanical Gardens on 11th, 1 Queen Elizabeth on 20th, and 2 en route on 23rd. Yellow-spotted Barbet Buccanodon duchaillui Monotypic. Uganda: 6 heard Mpanga on 10th, 2 heard Mabira on 12th, 2 Buhoma on 17th, 1 heard Kibale on 21st, and 4 heard Budongo on 22nd. Hairy-breasted Barbet Tricholaema hirsuta Form ansorgii. Uganda: 2 Mabira on 12th, 1 en route on 14th, and 3 Kibale on 21st. Spot-flanked Barbet Tricholaema lachrymosa Nominate form. Uganda: 4 Mburo on 4th, and 1 en route on 15th. Red-faced Barbet Lybius rubrifacies Monotypic. Rwanda: 1 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 3 Mburo on 4th. Black-billed Barbet Lybius guifsobalito Monotypic. Uganda: Only recorded from Murchison Falls with 5 on 24th and 25th. Double-toothed Barbet Lybius bidentatus Form equatorialis. Uganda: A few recorded at scattered localities en route, and 2 Buhoma on 18th. Yellow-billed Barbet Trachyphonus purpuratus Form elgonensis. Uganda: 2 heard Mabira on 12th, 1 heard Buhoma on 17th, 2 heard Kibale on 21st, and 2 heard Budongo on 23rd. Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator Nominate form. Rwanda: 1 Akagera on 9th. Thick-billed Honeyguide Indicator conirostris Nominate form. Uganda: 1 heard Mabira on 12th, 1 heard Ruhiza on 16th, 1 heard Buhoma on 17th, and 1 Kibale on 22nd. Willcock's Honeyguide Indicator willcocksi Nominate form. Uganda: 1 Buhoma on 17th. Dwarf Honeyguide Indicator pumilio Monotypic. Uganda: 1+ Ruhiza on 16th. Rufous-necked Wryneck Jynx ruficollis Form pulchricollis. Uganda: 1 Buhoma on 18th. Nubian Woodpecker Campethera nubica Nominate form. Uganda: 2 Mburo on 14th. Bennett's Woodpecker Campethera bennettii Form scroptoricauda. Rwanda: 1 Akagera on 9th. Little-spotted Woodpecker Campethera cailliautii Form nyansae. Rwanda: 1 Akagera on 9th. Buff-spotted Woodpecker Campethera nivosa Form herberti. Uganda: 2 Mabira on 12th. Brown-eared Woodpecker Campethera caroli Nominate form. Uganda: Budongo on 23rd. Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens Form lepidus. Rwanda: 6 Nyungwe on 6th. Uganda: 1 Mburo on 4th, 1 heard Buhoma on 17th and 3 there on 18th, 2 Kibale on 21st and 1 on 22nd, and 1 Murchison Falls on 24th. Yellow-crested Woodpecker Dendropicos xantholophus Monotypic. Uganda: 2 Mabira on 12th, 1 Buhoma on 17th, 2 Kibale on 20th, 1 Budongo on 22nd and 2 there on 23rd. Elliot's Woodpecker Dendropicos elliotii Nominate form. Uganda: 1 heard Ruhiza on 16th, and 1 Buhoma on 17th. Grey Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae Nominate form. Rwanda: Nyungwe on 6th. Uganda: 2 Entebbe on 11th, and 2 en route on 13th. Olive Woodpecker Dendropicos griseocephalus Form ruwenzori. Uganda: 1 en route on 15th. Brown-backed Woodpecker Dendropicos obsoletus Nominate form. Uganda: Budongo on 23rd. Rufous-sided Broadbill Smithornis rufolateralis Form budongoensis. Rwanda: Up to 3 heard daily at Nyungwe on 6th – 8th. Grauer's (African Green) Broadbill Pseudocalyptomena graueri Monotypic. Uganda: 4 Buhoma on 17th. Chestnut-capped Flycatcher Erythrocercus mccallii Form congicus. Uganda: 4 Budongo on 22nd and 3 on 23rd. African Blue-Flycatcher Elminia longicauda Form teresita. Uganda: 1 en route on 22nd. White-tailed Blue Flycatcher Elminia albicauda Monotypic. Rwanda: 2 Nyungwe on 7th, and 2 there on 8th. Uganda: 2 Ruhiza on 16th and 2 Buhoma on 18th. White-bellied Crested Flycatcher Trochocercus albiventris Form toroensis. Rwanda: 2 Nyungwe on 6th. Uganda: 2+ Buhoma on 17th. Red-bellied Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer Form somereni. Uganda: 1 Mpanga on 10th, 1 Mabira on 12th, 2 Kibale on 21st, and 1 Budongo on 23rd. African Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis Form kivuensis in the south and ferreti in the dryer north. Rwanda: Up to 6 daily Nyungwe on 6th – 8th. Uganda: Small numbers recorded at Ruhiza, Buhoma, Queen Elizabeth, and Murchison Falls. Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis Nominate form. Rwanda: 10 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: Widespread and fairly common in open areas. Velvet-mantled Drongo Dicrurus modestus Form coracinus. Uganda: 1 Mabira on 12th, 3 Buhoma on 17th, and 3 Kibale on 21st. Piapiac Ptilostomus afer Monotypic. Uganda: 2 Entebbe on 4th, 8 Mount Elgon Hotel on 13th, and up to 10 daily Murchison Falls on 24th – 25th. Pied Crow Corvus albus Monotypic. Rwanda: Widespread and common. Uganda: Widespread and common. White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis Monotypic. Rwanda: 6 on Nyungwe 6th, and 2 there on 8th. Uganda: A single en route on 20th. Western Black-headed Oriole Oriolus brachyrhynchus Form laetior. Uganda: 2 Mpanga on 10th, 3 Mabira on 12th, 2 Kibale on 21st, 1 heard Budongo on 21st and 2 there on 22nd. African Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus Form rolleti. Rwanda: 3 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 2 Entebbe Bot. Gardens on 11th. Montane Oriole Oriolus percivali Monotypic. Rwanda: 2 Nyungwe on 6th and 1 heard there on 8th. Uganda: Only recorded at Ruhiza and Buhoma where seen daily with max. 3 on 18th. Grey Cuckoo-shrike Coracina caesia Form pura. Rwanda: 4 Nyungwe on 6th and 1 on 8th. Uganda: 3 Ruhiza on 15th and 2 there on 16th. Petit's Cuckoo-shrike Campephaga petiti Monotypic. Uganda: 4 Buhoma on 17th. Black Cuckoo-shrike Campephaga flava Monotypic. Uganda: Ruhiza on 15th. Red-shouldered Cuckoo-shrike Campephaga phoenicea Monotypic. Rwanda: 1 Nyungwe on 6th, and 1 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 1 Butiaba Escarpment on 23rd. Purple-throated Cuckoo-shrike Campephaga quiscalina Form martini. Uganda: 1 Mabira on 12th. Grey-backed Fiscal Lanius excubitoroides Form intercedens. Rwanda: 10 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: Recorded on eight dates with max. 20 Queen Elizabeth on 9th. Mackinnon's Shrike Lanius mackinnoni Monotypic. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 7th – 8th. Uganda: Only recorded at Ruhiza and Buhoma with –2 daily 15th – 18th. Common Fiscal Lanius collaris Form smithii in the south and humeralis in the dryer north. Rwanda: 2 en route on 10th. Uganda: Recorded on six dates with max. 8 Murchison Falls on 24th. Brubru Nilaus afer Nominate form. Rwanda: A single at Akagera on 9th. Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis Form ewini in the south, and malzacii in the dryer north. Rwanda: 2 daily Nyungwe 6th – 8th. Uganda: 3 Ruhiza on 15th and 1 on 16th, and en route on 25th. Pink-footed Puffback Dryoscopus angolensis Form nandensis. Uganda: 3 Buhoma on 17th, and 1 Kibale on 22nd. Marsh Tchagra Tchagra minuta Nominate form. Uganda: 3 in marshland just outside Mbarara on 15th. Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegala Form armena. Uganda: 2 Kibale on 21st, and 3 Murchison Falls on 23rd - 24th. Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis Form emini. Rwanda: 1 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 2 en route on 16th, and 3 Queen Elizabeth on 20th. Luehder's Bush-shrike Laniarius luehderi Form castaneiceps. Uganda: 2 Buhoma on 17th – 19th, and 1 Kibale on 22nd. Tropical Boubou Laniarius aethiopicus Form major. Uganda: 2 Mburo on 4th, heard Buhoma on 18th and Queen Elizabeth on 19th, and 2 heard Kibale on 22nd. Black-headed Gonolek Laniarius erythrogaster Monotypic. Uganda: Small numbers on eight dates, with max. 15 Queen Elizabeth on 19th. Papyrus Gonolek Laniarius mufumbiri Monotypic. Uganda: 2 near Mburo on 5th, 3 Mabamba on 14th, 1 heard Kibale 20th and 2 heard there on 21st. Slate-coloured Boubou Laniarius funebris Nominate form. Rwanda: 3 Akagera on 9th. Sooty Boubou Laniarius leucorhynchus Monotypic. Uganda: 2 Mabira on 12th. Mountain Boubou Laniarius poensis Form holomelas. Rwanda: 3 Nyungwe on 7th – 8th. Uganda: 1 Ruhiza on 16th, and 1 Buhoma on 17th. Grey-green Bushshrike Telophorus bocagei Form jacksoni. Uganda: 1 heard Mabira on 12th, and 3 Ruhiza on 16th. Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike Telophorus sulfureopectus Form similis. Uganda: 1 Mburo on 4th, and 2 there on 14th. Many-coloured Bushshrike Telophorus multicolor Form batsi. Uganda: 2 Kibale on 22nd. Doherty's Bushshrike Telophorus dohertyi Monotypic. Rwanda: 3+ Nyungwe 7th – 8th. Uganda: 3+ Ruhiza on 17th. African Shrike-Flycatcher Bias flammulatus Form aequatorialis. Uganda: 3 Mabira on 12th, 1 Buhoma on 17th, and 6 Kibale on 21st. Black-and-white Flycatcher Bias musicus Nominate form. Uganda: 1 Entebbe Botanical Gardens on 11th, 1 Mabamba on 14th, 1 Buhoma on 17th, and up to 6 daily at Kibale on 21st – 23rd. Rwenzori Batis Batis diops Monotypic. Rwanda: Up to 5 daily Nyungwe on 6th – 8th. Uganda: 2 Ruhiza on 15th and 3 there on 16th. Chin-spot Batis Batis molitor Form puella. Rwanda: 2 Nyungwe on 8th and 2 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 1 heard Ruhiza on 15th. Black-headed Batis Batis minor Form erlangeri. Uganda: 2 Butiaba Escarpment on 23rd. Common Wattle-eye Platysteira cyanea Form nyansae. Uganda: Small numbers on eight dates at Mabamba, Ruhiza, Buhoma, Queen Elizabeth and Murchison Falls. Chestnut Wattle-eye Platysteira castanea Nominate form. Uganda: 2 Mpanga on 10th, 2+ Mabira on 12th, 10 Kibale on 21st, and 4 Budongo on 23rd. Jameson's Wattle-eye Platysteira jamesoni Monotyic. Uganda: 2 Mabira on 12th. Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush Neocossyphus fraseri Form vulpine. Uganda: 2 heard Mabira on 12th, 1 Kibale on 22nd, on 3 Budongo on 23rd. Red-tailed Ant-Thrush Neocossyphus rufus Form gabunensis. Uganda: A single at Kibale on 22nd. White-tailed Ant-Thrush Neocossyphus poensis Form praepectoralis. Uganda: 1+ Kibale on 21st and 8 there on 22nd, and 2 Budongo on 23rd. Kivu Ground-Thrush Zoothera tanganjicae Monotypic. Rwanda: 2 heard Nyungwe on 7th. Southern Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus Form graueri? Rwanda: Common at Nyungwe with up to 10 daily on 6th – 8th. 2 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 10 Entebbe Bot. Gardens on 11th, and 1 Ruhiza on 16th. African Thrush Turdus pelios Form centralis. Uganda: Small numbers recorded almost daily. Red-throated Alethe Alethe poliophrys Monotypic Rwanda: 8 Nyungwe on 7th. Uganda: 2 heard Buhoma on 17th. Stuhlmann's Starling Poeoptera stuhlmanni Monotypic. Uganda: 6 Ruhiza on 15th – 16th, and 8 Buhoma on 17th. Narrow-tailed Starling Poeoptera lugubris Form major. Uganda: 2 Buhoma on 17th. Waller's Starling Onychognathus walleri Form elgonensis. Rwanda: Up to 10 daily Nyungwe on 6th – 8th. Uganda: 6 Ruhiza on 16th and 10 Buhoma on 17th. Slender-billed Starling Onychognathus tenuirostris Form therasae. Rwanda: 6 Nyungwe on 8th. Uganda: A single en route on 13th. Purple-headed Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis purpureiceps Monotypic. Uganda: 30 Mabira on 12th, 2 Buhoma on 17th, up to 25 daily Kibale 20th – 22nd, and 2 Budongo on 23rd. Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus Form emini. Uganda: 2 Mburo on 4th. Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus Form cyaniventris. Rwanda: 20 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 6 Mburo on 14th, and 2 en route on 15th. Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis chloropterus Nominate form. Uganda: Very common at Murchison Falls with up to 500 daily on 23rd – 25th Splendid Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis splendidus Nominate form. Uganda: A few en route on 13th and 14th, and up to 500 at Kibale on 20th – 22nd. Rueppell's Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis purpuropterus Nominate form. Rwanda: 25 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: Widespread and fairly common. Recorded on nine dates with max. numbers up to 50 daily at Murchison Falls on 23-25th. Sharpe's Starling Cinnyricinclus sharpii Monotypic. Rwanda: 3 Nyungwe on 7th. Uganda: 4 Ruhiza on 15th. Plum-coloured (Violet-backed) Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster Nominate form mainly, with verreauxii at Murchison Falls. Rwanda: 10 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 3 Queen Elizabeth on 19th, 70 en route on 23rd, and 4 Murchison Falls on 24th. Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea Monotypic. Uganda: 100 Mburo on 14th, and 12 Queen Elizabeth on 19th. Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus Monotypic. Uganda: 4 Mburo on 5th, 30 Queen Elizabeth on 19th – 20th, and 3 Murchison Falls on 23rd and 25 there on 24th. Silverbird Empidornis semipartitus Monotypic. Uganda: Only seen at Murchison Falls with up to 10 daily on 23rd - 25th. Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus Form parvus. Uganda: 1 Butiaba Escarpment on 23rd. White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher Dioptrornis (Melaenornis) fischeri Form toruensis. Rwanda: 2 daily Nyungwe on 6th – 8th. Uganda: 1 Ruhiza on 16th and 2 Buhoma on 18th. Northern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides Form lugubris. Uganda: 2 Queen Elizabeth on 19th and 1 there on 20th. Southern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina Nominate form. Uganda: 2 Mburo on 4th. Yellow-eyed Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis ardesiacus Monotypic. Rwanda: 12 Nyungwe on 7th, and 10 there on 8th. Uganda: 3 Ruhiza on 16th and 1 Buhoma on 17th. African Forest-Flycatcher Fraseria ocreata Nominate form. Uganda: 2 Budongo on 23rd. Sooty Flycatcher Muscicapa infuscata Form minuscule. Uganda: 1 en route near Kibale on 22nd. Swamp Flycatcher Muscicapa aquatica Form infulata. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: Small numbers recorded on seven dates, always near water and papyrus. Max. 20 Queen Elizabeth on 19th. Chapins' Flycatcher Muscicapa lendu Nominate form. Uganda: 2 Buhoma on 17th. African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta Form pumila. Rwanda: Common at Nyungwe with up to 15 daily on 6th – 8th. Uganda: 4 Buhoma on 17th, and 4 there on 18th, and 2 en route on 20th. Dusky-blue Flycatcher Muscicapa comitata Nominate form. Uganda: 2 en route near Ruhiza on 16th, and singles en route near Queen Elizabeth on 19th and 20th. Cassin's Flycatcher Muscicapa cassini Monotypic. Uganda: 1 at “The Neck” on 16th. Ashy Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens Form brevicauda. Rwanda: 2 Nyungwe on 6th. Uganda: A single en route on 16th. Grey-throated Flycatcher Myioparus griseigularis Nominate form. Uganda: 2 Kibale on 21st, and 2 Budongo on 23rd. Lead-coloured Flycatcher (Grey Tit-Flycatcher) Myioparus plumbeus Nominate form. Uganda: 1 Mburo on 4th, and 1 heard Kibale on 21st. White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata Form ruwenzorii. Rwanda: 3 Nyungwe on 6th and 4 there on 8th. Uganda: 2 Ruhiza on 15th. Forest Robin Stiphrornis erythrothorax Form xanthogaster. Uganda: Only recorded from Budongo with 1 on 22nd and 2 heard on 23rd. Equatorial Akalat Sheppardia aequatorialis Nominate form. Rwanda: 3 Nyungwe on 7th. Uganda: 1 Buhoma on 17th. White-bellied Robin-Chat Cossypha roberti Form rufescentior. Rwanda: 2 Nyungwe on 7th. Uganda: 2 Buhoma on 17th. Archer's Robin-Chat Cossypha archeri Nominate form. Rwanda: 2 heard Nyungwe on 6th, and 2 there on 8th. Uganda: 2 Ruhiza on 15th. Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat Cossypha cyanocampter Form bartteloti. Uganda: 1 Mabira on 12th. White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini Nominate form. Rwanda: Several en route on 5th, 9th and 10th. 1 Nyungwe on 7th. Uganda: Fairly widespread and common. Recorded on seven dates with max. 10 Queen Elizabeth on 20th. Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla Form melanota. Uganda: 2 en route on 17th, 4 Buhoma on 18th, 2 Queen Elizabeth on 20th, and heard Kibale on 22nd. Spotted Morning-Thrush Cichladusa guttata Monotypic. Uganda: 2 Butiaba Escarpment on 23rd, 3 Murchison Falls on 24 and 4 there on 25th. Brown-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas hartlaubi Monotypic. Uganda: 2 en route near Buhoma on 17th. White-browed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys Form zambesian. Uganda: 1 Akagera on 9th. Stonechat Saxicola torquata Form axillaries. Rwanda: 3 Nyungwe on 8th, 2 Akagera on 9th, and 2 en route on 10th. Uganda: 4 en route on 15th, and 8 en route on 16th. Sooty Chat Myrmecocichla nigra Monotypic. Rwanda: 5 Akagera on 9th and 2 en route on 10th. Uganda: Widespread and fairly common, especially in the north. Recorded on ten dates with max. 20 Murchison Falls on 24th. White-headed Black Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti Form leucolaema. Rwanda: 10 Akagera on 9th. Common Cliff-Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris Form subufippenis. Uganda: 3 Butiaba Escarpment on 23rd. Plain Martin Riparia paludicola Form ducis. Uganda: 150+ from the boat trip on the Nile at Queen Elizabeth on 19th. Banded Martin Riparia cincta Form suahelica. Uganda: 4 Queen Elizabeth on 20th. Grey-rumped Swallow Hirundo griseopyga Nominate form. Uganda: 8 Mabamba on 14th. Rock Martin Hirundo fuligula Form fusciventris. Rwanda: 3 Nyungwe on 6th, and 4 there on 7th. Uganda: 2 en route on 10th and 2 en route on 15th. Angola Swallow Hirundo angolensis Monotypic. Rwanda: 6 en route to Akagera on 9th. Uganda: Widespread and common. Recorded daily. Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii Nominate form. Uganda: 4 en route on 16th, and 10 Murchison Falls on 24th – 25th. Lesser Striped Swallow Hirundo abyssinica Form unitatis. Rwanda: Recorded in small numbers away from Nyungwe. Uganda: Widespread and common. Rufous-chested Swallow Hirundo semirufa Form gordoni. Uganda: 2 Mburo on 14th, 12 Queen Elizabeth on 19th – 20th, and 4 Murchison Falls on 24th. Mosque Swallow Hirundo senegalensis Form saturator. Rwanda: 20 en route on 9th. Uganda: Small numbers on five dates. Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica Form emini. Uganda: Recorded en route on 4th, 15th and 22nd. White-headed Saw-wing Psalidoprocne albiceps Nominate form. Uganda: 2 Mburo on 5th, 4 Mabira on 12th, 2 Mabamba on 14th, 11 Queen Elizabeth on 19th – 20th, and up to 80 Murchison Falls on 24th – 25th. Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne homomelas Form ruwenzori. Rwanda: Up to 20 daily at Nyungwe on 6th – 8th, and 4 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 10 Ruhiza on 15th, and 10 Buhoma on 18th. Dark-capped Bulbul Pycnonotus (barbatus) tricolor Form tricolor sometime considered distinct from the nominate barbatus group. Rwanda: Widespread and common. Uganda: Widespread and common. Kakamega Greenbul Andropadus kakamegae Monotypic. Here considered distinct from Shelley's Greenbul A. masukuensis. Uganda: Only recorded at Buhoma with 4 on 17th and 2 on 18th. Little Greenbul Andropadus virens Form holochlorus. Uganda: 5 Mabira on 12th, 8 heard Buhoma on 17th, 10 Kibale on 21st, 3 Budongo on 22nd and 5 there on 23rd, and 2 heard Murchison Falls on 24th. Little Grey Greenbul Andropadus gracilis Nominate form. Uganda: 4 Buhoma on 17th, 8 Kibale on 21st, and 2 Budongo on 23rd. Cameroon Sombre Greenbul Andropadus curvirostris Nominate form. Uganda: 2 Mabira on 12th, and 2 Kibale on 21st. Slender-billed Greenbul Andropadus gracilirostris Nominate form. Rwanda: 1 Nyungwe on 8th. Uganda: 12 Mabira on 12th, 1 Ruhiza on 16th, 1 Buhoma on 17th, 6 Kibale on 21st and 4 there on 22nd, and 1 Budongo on 22nd and 5 there on 23rd. Yellow-whiskered Greenbul Andropadus latirostris Nominate form. Rwanda: 20+ daily Nyungwe on 6th – 8th. Uganda: Fairly common at Mabira, Ruhiza, Buhoma and Budongo. Grey-throated Greenbul Andropadus (nigriceps) kikuyuensis Monotypic. Here considered distinct from Mountain Greenbul A. nigriceps. Rwanda: Up to 10 daily at Nyungwe on 6th – 8th. Uganda: 6 Ruhiza on 15th and 4 there on 16th. Honeyguide Greenbul Baeopogon indicator Nominate form. Uganda: 3 Budongo on 22nd. Spotted Greenbul Ixonotus guttatus Form bugoma. Uganda: Only recorded from Budongo with 2 on 22nd and 3 on 23rd. Yellow-throated (Greenbul) Leaflove Chlorocichla flavicollis Form pallidigula. Rwanda: Several heard Nyungwe on 6th – 7th. Uganda: 2 Mburo on 4th, 2 heard Entebbe Botanical Garden on 11th, 2 Buhoma on 17th and 4 there on 18th, and 2 heard en route on 19th. Joyful Greenbul Chlorocichla laetissima Nominate form. Uganda: 3 Kibale on 22nd. Toro Olive-Greenbul Phyllastrephus hypochloris Monotypic. Uganda: 1 heard Mabira on 12th, 1 heard Buhoma on 17th, and 2 Kibale on 21st adjacent to the park HQ. Yellow-streaked Greenbul Phyllastrephus flavostriatus Form olivaceogriseus. Rwanda: A total of 11 Nyungwe on 6th – 8th. Uganda: 3 Ruhiza on 15th and 3 there on 16th, and 1 Buhoma on 17th. White-throated Greenbul Phyllastrephus albigularis Nominate form. Uganda: 2 Kibale on 21st. Xavier's Greenbul Phyllastrephus xavieri Form sethsmithi. Uganda: 1 Budongo on 22nd. Red-tailed (Common) Bristlebill Bleda syndactyla Form woosnami. Uganda: 3 heard Mabira on 12th, 1 Buhoma on 17th, and at least 4 heard Kibale on 20th – 22nd. Western (Yellow-spotted) Nicator Nicator chloris Monotypic. Uganda: 2 Mabira on 12th, 6+ Kibale on 20th – 22nd, and 2 Budongo on 23rd. Red-tailed Greenbul Criniger calurus Form emini. Uganda: 1 Mabira on 12th, 2 Buhoma on 17th, and 4 Budongo on 23rd. African Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis Nominate form and stuhlmanni. Rwanda: Common at Nyungwe on 6th to 8th, with 30+ daily. Uganda: Recorded on nine dates in forested areas. Fairly common with max. 10 Ruhiza on 15th. Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops Form sylvia. Uganda: 1 heard Ruhiza on 15th, 1 heard Buhoma on 17th and 2 there on 18th, and heard daily near Budongo on 22nd – 23rd. Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantans Form belli. Uganda: 1 heard Ruhiza on 15th. Whistling Cisticola Cisticola lateralis Form antinorii. Uganda: 2 Mabamba on 14th, and several en route on 22nd and 23rd. Trilling Cisticola Cisticola woosnami Nominate form. Rwanda: 2 heard Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 20 Mburo on 4th and 10 there on 14th, and 2 Entebbe Botanical Gardens on 11th. Chubb's Cisticola Cisticola chubbi Nominate form. Rwanda: 10+ daily Nyungwe on 6th – 8th. Uganda: 10+ daily Ruhiza on 15th – 16th. Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chinianus Form simplex. Rwanda: 15 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: Only recorded from Murchison Falls with 5 on 23rd and 2 on 24th. Winding Cisticola Cisticola galactotes Form nyansae. Rwanda: 4 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: Recorded on eight dates with max. 20 Mabamba on 14th. Carruthers' Cisticola Cisticola carruthersi Monotypic. Uganda: 1 near Mbarara on 15th and 1+ Ruhiza on 16th. Stout Cisticola Cisticola robustus Form nuchalis. Uganda: 1 Queen Elizabeth on 20th. Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis Form strangi. Uganda: 4 Mburo on 4th, 4 Queen Elizabeth on 18th and 5 there on 20th, and 10 Murchison Falls on 24th. Tabora (Long-tailed) Cisticola Cisticola angusticuada Monotypic. Rwanda: 3 Akagera on 9th. Siffling (Short-winged) Cisticola Cisticola brachypterus Form ankole in the south, with the nominate form in the dry north of Uganda. Rwanda: 1 Gisakura tea estate on 7th. Uganda: 1 Queen Elizabeth on 19th, and 7 Murchison Falls on 23rd – 24th. Foxy Cisticola Cisticola troglodytes Monotypic. Uganda: 2 Butiaba Escarpment on 23rd. Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Form uropygialis. Uganda: Up to 20 daily Queen Elizabeth on 19th – 20th, and 12 Murchison Falls 23rd – 24th. Wing-snapping Cisticola Cisticola ayresii Form Entebbe. Uganda: 1 Queen Elizabeth on 20th. Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava Form melanothyncha in the south, the nominate form in the dryer north. Uganda: Recorded on nine dates with max. 6 Queen Elizabeth on 20th. White-chinned Prinia Prinia leucopogon Form reichenowi. Uganda: 4 Buhoma on 17th and 4 there on 18th, and 10 Kibale on 21st. Black-faced Prinia Prinia melanops Here split from Banded Prinia P. bairdii. Form obscura. Rwanda: 2 Nyungwe on 6th and 4 there on 7th. Uganda: 2 Buhoma on 17th. Red-winged (Warbler) Prinia Prinia erythroptera Form jodoptera. Uganda: 2 Butiaba Escarpment on 23rd. Red-winged Grey Warbler Drymocichla incana Monotypic. Uganda: 1 Murchison Falls on 24th. Collared Apalis Apalis rwenzorii Monotypic. Rwanda: 2+ Nyungwe on 8th. Uganda: 4 Ruhiza on 15th. Black-capped Apalis Apalis nigriceps Form collaris. Uganda: 2 heard Budongo on 23rd. Black-throated Apalis Apalis jacksoni Nominate form. Rwanda: A total of 4 Nyungwe on 6th – 8th. Uganda: A few daily at Ruhiza, Buhoma and Kibale. Masked Apalis Apalis binotata Monotypic. Uganda: 2 Kibale on 22nd, and 10 Budongo on 23rd. Mountain Masked Apalis Apalis personata Nominate form. Rwanda: Up to 10 daily Nyungwe on 6th – 8th. Uganda: A few daily at Ruhiza and Buhoma on 15th – 18th. Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida Form caniceps. Uganda: 1 en route on 22nd. Buff-throated Apalis Apalis rufogularis Form kigezi in the Rwenzoris, nigrescens elsewhere. Uganda: 4 Mabira on 12th, 10 Buhoma on 17th, 15 Kibale on 21st and Budongo on 24th. Kungwe Apalis Apalis argentea Form eidos? Rwanda: 2 heard on the Waterfall Trail at Nyungwe. Despite a lot of searching in the canopy they could not be seen. Chestnut-throated Apalis Apalis porphyrolaema Form affinis. Rwanda: 2 Nyungwe on 6th and 4 there on 8th. Uganda: Only recorded at Ruhiza with 4 on 15th and 10 on 16th. Grey Apalis Apalis cinerea Nominate form. Uganda: 4 around the HQ at Buhoma on 17th. Grey-capped Warbler Eminia lepida Monotypic. Uganda: 1 Mburo on 14th, 1 heard en route on 18th, and 3 Queen Elizabeth on 18th. Grey-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brevicaudata Form aschani in the south, with form abessinica in the dry north at Murchison Falls. Rwanda: 2 heard Nyungwe on 7th and 2 heard Akagera on 9th. Uganda: Widespread and common. Recorded almost daily. Yellow-browed Camaroptera Camaroptera superciliaris Monotypic. Uganda: 1 Mabira on 12th, and 2 heard Budongo on 22nd. Olive-green Camaroptera Camaroptera chloronota Form toroensis. Uganda: 2+ Mabira on 12th, 2 heard Ruhiza on 17th and 2 heard there on 18th, 2 heard Kibale on 21st, and 2 Budongo on 23rd. Miombo Wren-Warbler Calamonastes undosus Form buttoni. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 9th. Little Rush Warbler Bradypterus baboecala Form centralis. Uganda: heard en route on 15th. White-winged Warbler Bradypterus carpalis Monotypic. Uganda: 4 near Mabamba on 14th, 3 en route on 15th, and 1 heard near the camp at Kibale on 21st. Grauer's Scrub-Warbler Bradypterus graueri Monotypic. Rwanda: 1 Nyungwe on 6th, and 2 in the same place on 8th. Uganda: 1 heard Ruhiza on 16th. Evergreen Scrub-Warbler Bradypterus lopesi Form barakae. Uganda: 1+ Ruhiza on 16th. Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler Bradypterus cinnamomeus Form mibreadi. Rwanda: 6 Nyungwe on 6th and 10 there on 8th. Uganda: 2 heard Ruhiza on 15th. Black-faced Rufous Warbler Bathmocercus rufus Form vulpinus. Uganda: 4 Buhoma on 17th and 2 heard there on 18th, and 2 heard Kibale on 22nd. Moustached Grass-Warbler Melocichla mentalis Form amaurourus. Uganda: 1 near Budongo on 22nd, and 1 Butiaba Escarpment on 23rd. African Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus baeticatus Form cinnamomeus. Uganda: 1 en route on 15th. Greater Swamp-Warbler Acrocephalus rufescens Form ansorgei. Uganda: 1 Bisina Lake on 13th, and 2 near Mbarara on 15th. Lesser Swamp-Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris Form jacksoni. Uganda: 4 Queen Elizabeth on 19th. Dark-capped Yellow Warbler Chloropeta natalensis Form massaica. Uganda: 1 near Mbarara on 15th, and 2 heard Buhoma on 17th. Mountain (Mountain Yellow) Warbler Chloropeta similis Monotypic. Rwanda: 7 Nyungwe on 6th – 8th. Uganda: 2 en route on 15th and another heard en route on 16th. Buff-bellied Warbler Phyllolais pulchella Monotypic. Uganda: 3 Mburo on 4th, and 3 Murchison Falls on 24th. Grauer's Warbler Graueria vittata Monotypic. Rwanda: 5 heard Nyungwe on 6th – 7th. Uganda: 1 Ruhiza on 15th and 2 heard there on 16th, and 2 heard Buhoma on 17th. Greencap Eremomela Eremomela scotops Form citriniceps. Rwanda: 1 Akagera on 9th. Rufous-crowned Eremomela Eremomela badiceps Nominate form. Uganda: Only recorded at Budongo, where a total of 9 on 22nd – 23rd. Green Crombec Sylvietta virens Form baraka. Uganda: 5+ Kibale on 21st and 4 there on 22nd, and 4 Budongo on 22nd. Lemon-bellied Crombec Sylvietta denti Nominate form. Uganda: 3 Budongo on 23rd. White-browed Crombec Sylvietta leucophrys Form chloronota. Rwanda: 2 Nyungwe on 8th. Uganda: 2 Ruhiza on 16th, and 2 Buhoma on 17th. Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura Form carnapi. Uganda: Murchison Falls on 24th. Red-faced Crombec Sylvietta whytii Form jacksoni. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 1 Queen Elizabeth on 19th. Neumann's Warbler Hemitesia neumanni Monotypic. Rwanda: 3 Nyungwe on 7th along the Waterfall Trail were tame and confiding. Uganda: 1+ Buhoma on 17th. Yellow Longbill Macrosphenus flavicans Form hypochondriacus. Uganda: 1 heard Mabira on 12th, and 1 heard Budongo on 23rd. Grey Longbill Macrosphenus concolor Monotypic. Uganda: 2 Mabira on 12th. Green Hylia Hylia prasina Nominate form. Uganda: Small numbers at Mabira on 12th, Buhoma on 17th – 18th, and Kibale on 20th – 22nd. Red-faced Woodland-Warbler Phylloscopus laetus Nominate form. Rwanda: A total of 11 Nyungwe on 6th – 8th. Uganda: 2 Ruhiza on 15th and 4 there on 16th, and 4 heard Buhoma on 17th. Uganda Wood-Warbler Phylloscopus budongoensis Monotypic. Uganda: 1 Mpanga on 10th, and 1 Budongo on 22nd. Broad-tailed Warbler Schoenicola brevirostris Form alexinae. Rwanda: 1 Akagera on 9th. Scaly-breasted Illadopsis Illadopsis albipectus Form barakae. Uganda: 1 heard Mabira on 12th, and 1 Buhoma on 17th. Pale-breasted Illadopsis Illadopsis rufipennis Nominate form. Uganda: 3 Mpanga on 10th. Mountain Illadopsis Illadopsis pyrrhoptera Form kivuensis. Uganda: 2 heard Ruhiza on 16th, and 2 Buhoma on 17th. Rwenzori Hill-Babbler Illadopsis atriceps Monotypic. Rwanda: 5 Nyungwe on 6th – 8th. Uganda: 3 Ruhiza on 15th. Sharpe's Pied-Babbler Turdoides sharpei Nominate form. Uganda: 10 Mburo on 14th, and 12 Queen Elizabeth on 19th and 4 there on 20th. Brown Babbler Turdoides plebejus Form cinereus. Uganda: 4 Murchison Falls on 24th. Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii Form emini. Rwanda: 10 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 20 Queen Elizabeth on 20th. Red-collared Mountain-Babbler Kupeornis rofocinctus Monotypic. Rwanda: 2 Nyungwe on 6th and 7 there on 8th. White-winged Black Tit Parus leucomelas Form insignis. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 2 Mburo on 4th. Dusky Tit Parus funereus Nominate form. Rwanda: 10 Nyungwe on 7th. Uganda: 10 Buhoma on 17th, 15 Kibale on 21st and 6 there on 22nd, and 2 Budongo on 22nd and 4 there on 23rd. Stripe-breasted Tit Parus fasciiventer Nominate form. Rwanda: A total of 18 Nyungwe on 6th – 8th. Uganda: 4 Ruhiza on 15th. White-tailed Lark Mirafra albicauda Nominate form. Uganda: 2+ Queen Elizabeth on 20th. Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana Form ruwenzoria. Uganda: 2 Mabamba on 14th, and a total of 8 Queen Elizabeth on 19th – 20th. Flappet Lark Mirafra rufocinnamomea Form kavirondensis. Rwanda: 4 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 5 Queen Elizabeth on 19th and 15+ there on 20th, and 25+ Murchison Falls on 24th – 25th. Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea Form saturatior. Uganda: 3 Queen Elizabeth on 20th, Southern Rufous Sparrow Passer motitensis Form shelleyi. Uganda: 4 Murchison Falls on 24th. Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus Form ugandae. Rwanda: 10 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: Widespread and common. Recorded almost daily. Jameson's Antpecker Parmoptila rubrifrons Form jamesoni. Uganda: 1 Buhoma on 17th. White-breasted Negrofinch Nigrita fusconota Nominate form. Rwanda: 1 Nyungwe on 7th. Uganda: 2 Mabira on 12th, 2 Buhoma on 17th, 3 Kibale on 21st, and 1 Budongo on 23rd. Grey-headed Negrofinch Nigrita canicapilla Form schistanea. Rwanda: A total of 5 Nyungwe on 6th – 8th. Uganda: Small numbers recorded on eight dates, with max. 6 Kibale on 21st. White-collared Oliveback Nesocharis ansorgei Monotypic. Uganda: 1 near marshland just outside Mbarara on 15th. Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba Form belli. Uganda: 2 Queen Elizabeth on 20th, and 1 Murchison Falls on 25th. Green-backed Twinspot Mandingoa nitidula Nominate form. Uganda: 3 Mabira on 12th. Dusky Crimson-wing Cryptospiza jacksoni Monotypic. Rwanda: 1 Nyungwe on 6th. Red-headed Bluebill Spermophaga ruficapilla Nominate form. Uganda: 1 Mabira on 12th, and 6 Buhoma on 17th – 18th. Dusky Twinspot Euschistospiza cinereovinacea Monotypic. Uganda: 2 along the track to Kyogo below Ruhiza on 16th. Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala Form ruberrima. Rwanda: A few en route on 5th and 9th. Uganda: Recorded on seven dates with max. 50 Queen Elizabeth on 20th. Black-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara Nominate form. Uganda: 8 Murchison Falls on 24th. Blue-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata Form ugandae. Uganda: 1 en route on 16th. Red-cheeked Cordonbleu Uraeginthus bengalus Nominate form. Rwanda: 20 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: A few en route around Kampala on 13th – 15th, and 20+ Murchison Falls on 24th. Yellow-bellied Waxbill Estrilda quartinia Form kilimensis. Uganda: 6 en route on 16th. Fawn-breasted Waxbill Estrilda paludicola Nominate form. Uganda: 2 en route on 14th. Crimson-rumped Waxbill Estrilda rhodopyga Form centralis. Rwanda: 1 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 8 Queen Elizabeth on 20th. Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes Monotypic. Uganda: 12 Murchison Falls on 24th – 25th. Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild Form peasei. Uganda: 10 Mburo on 5th, 4 Mabamba on 14th, and 4 en route on 15th. Black-crowned Waxbill Estrilda nonnula Nominate form. Rwanda: 20 Nyungwe on 7th, and 4 there on 8th. Uganda: 3 Mabira on 12th. Kandt's Waxbill Estrilda (atricapilla) kandti Often considered conspecific with Black-headed Waxbill E. atricapilla. Form graueri. Rwanda: 20 Nyungwe on 6th, and 2 there on the 8th. Black-faced Waxbill Estrilda erythronotos Form delamerei. Uganda: 2 Butiaba Escarpment on 23rd. African Quailfinch Ortygospiza atricollis Nominate form. Uganda: 1 Murchison Falls on 24th. Bronze Mannikin Lonchura cucullata Nominate form. Rwanda: 10 Nyungwe on 7th, and 10 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: Widespread and common. Black-and-white Mannikin Lonchura bicolor Form poensis. Rwanda: 8 Nyungwe on 7th. Uganda: 4 Ruhiza on 16th. Magpie Mannikin Lonchura fringilloides Monotypic. Uganda: 4 Buhoma on 17th around the HQ. Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata Form centralis. Uganda: 2 Butiaba Escarpment on 23rd. Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura Monotypic. Rwanda: 10 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: Common and widespread. African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp Form vidua. Rwanda: A few almost daily. Uganda: Common and widespread with up to 10 daily. Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis Form wellsi. Uganda: 1 en route on 16th and 1 Buhoma on 17th. Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara Form torrentium. Rwanda: 1 Nyungwe on 7th. Uganda: 1 en route on 16th, and 4 Kibale on 22nd. Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus Monotypic. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 2 Mburo on 5th, 4 Mabamba on 14th, 15 Queen Elizabeth on 19th and 30 there on 20th, and 1 Murchison Falls on 24th. Grassland Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus Form latistratus? Uganda: 2 near Kibale on 15th. Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys Form zenkeri. Rwanda: 3 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 2 Mburo on 4th, 6 Queen Elizabeth on 19th, and 10 there on 20th. Speckle-fronted Weaver Sporopipes frontalis Form emini. Uganda: 3 Murchison Falls on 24th. White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali Form melanorhynchus. Uganda: 2 Murchison Falls on 24th. Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser superciliosus Form brunnescens. Uganda: 4 Butiaba Escarpment on 23rd. Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht Form stuhlmanni. Rwanda: A total of 19 Nyungwe on 6th – 8th. Uganda: A few daily in the Buhoma and Ruhiza areas, and a few elsewhere. Slender-billed Weaver Ploceus pelzelni Nominate form. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: Widespread in small numbers. Recorded on eight dates with max. 50 Queen Elizabeth on 20th. Little Weaver Ploceus luteolus Form kavirondensis. Uganda: 1 en route on 23rd. Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius Nominate form. Rwanda: 4 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 1 Mburo on 4th, 10 Mabamba on 14th, 2 Queen Elizabeth on 19th, and 2 en route on 23rd. Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis Form crocatus. Uganda: 6 Mburo on 5th, and 3 en route on 15th. Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis Nominate form. Uganda: 20 Mpanga on 10th, 12 Mabira on 12th, 10+ Kibale on 21st, and 2 Budongo on 23rd. Black-billed Weaver Ploceus melanogaster Form stephanophorus. Uganda: 1 Buhoma on 17th. Strange Weaver Ploceus alienus Monotypic. Rwanda: A total of 9 Nyungwe 6th – 8th. Uganda: Ruhiza on 16th. Holub's Golden Weaver Ploceus xanthops Monotypic. Uganda: 1 Mburo on 4th, 2 Buhoma on 18th, and 2 Queen Elizabeth on 19th. Orange Weaver Ploceus aurantius Form rex. Uganda: 10 Entebbe Botanical Gardens on 11th. Northern Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus castanops Monotypic. Uganda: 4 Mburo on 5th, 10 Mabira on 12th, 2 Mabamba on 14th, and 2 Murchison Falls on 25th. Vitelline Masked Weaver Ploceus vitellinus Form uluensis. Uganda: 10 Entebbe Botanical Gardens on 11th. Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus Form bohndorffi. Uganda: Recorded in large numbers from scattered localities around habitation. Fox's Weaver Ploceus spekeoides Monotypic. Uganda: 10 Lake Bisina on 13th. One of the highlights of the trip. Vieillot's Black Weaver Ploceus nigerrimus Nominate form. Uganda: 5 Mabira on 12th, 20 Buhoma on 17th, and 15 Kibale on 20th – 21st. Weyns' Weaver Ploceus weynsi Monotypic. Uganda: 300 Mabira on 12th. Yellow-backed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus Form fischeri. Uganda: Widespread. Recorded in small numbers on eight dates with max. 50 Queen Elizabeth on 20th. Golden-backed Weaver Ploceus jacksoni Monotypic. Uganda: 5 Entebbe Botanical Gardens on 11th, and 3 Lake Bisina on 13th. Yellow-mantled Weaver Ploceus tricolor Form interscapularis. Uganda: 20 Mabira on 12th. Forest Weaver Ploceus bicolor Form mentalis. Rwanda: 5 Nyungwe on 6th – 7th. Brown-capped Weaver Ploceus insignis Nominate form. Uganda: 1 Buhoma on 17th. Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis Nominate form. Uganda: 3 Mabira on 12th, 3+ Kibale on 1st – 22nd, and 4 Budongo on 22nd – 23rd. Cardinal Quelea Quelea cardinalis Nominate form. Uganda: 1 Lake Bisina on 13th, and 3 Mabamba on 14th. Red-headed Quelea Quelea erythrops Monotypic. Uganda: 100+ daily at Murchison Falls on 24th – 25th. Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea Nominate form. Uganda: 1 Ruhiza on 15th, and 25 Queen Elizabeth on 20th. Black Bishop Euplectes gierowii Form ansorgei. Uganda: 2 en route on 22nd. Black-winged Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus Form terus in the south, craspodep in the north. Rwanda: 4 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 2 Queen Elizabeth on 20th, 20 near Murchison Falls on 23rd, and 4 Murchison Falls on 25th. Northern Red (Orange) Bishop Euplectes franciscanus Monotypic. Uganda: Common around Murchison Falls with max. 40 on 24th. Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix Form nigrifrons. Uganda: 30 Queen Elizabeth on 19th. Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris Form phoeniceus. Rwanda: 6 near the border crossing on 5th and 10th. Uganda: Widespread but not common. Max. 20 Queen Elizabeth on 20th. Yellow-mantled Widowbird Euplectes macrourus Monotypic. Uganda: Common at Murchison Falls with 30+ daily on 24th – 25th. Yellow-shouldered Widowbird Euplectes macrocercus Monotypic. Uganda: 1 en route on 4th, and 10 en route on 23rd. White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus Form eques. Uganda: 6 Queen Elizabeth on 20th. Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens Form concolor. Uganda: 8 Butiaba Escarpment on 23rd. Hartlaub's Marsh Widowbird Euplectes hartlaubi Form psammocromius. Uganda: 6 en route on 14th. Grosbeak Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons Form melanota. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: Recorded on seven dates with max. 20+ Kibale on 21st. Grey-headed Sunbird Anthreptes axillaris Monotypic. Uganda: 3 Buhoma on 17th, and 4 Budongo on 23rd. Western Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes longuemarei Form haussarum. Uganda: 2 Butiaba Escarpment on 23rd. Green (Grey-chinned Sunbird) Sunbird Anthreptes rectirostris Form tephrolaema. Uganda: 5 Buhoma on 17th. Collared Sunbird Anthreptes collaris Form garguensis. Rwanda: Up to 10 daily Nyungwe on 6th – 8th. Uganda: Small numbers recorded daily in forested sites. Little Green Sunbird Nectarinia seimundi Form traylori. Rwanda: 2 Nyungwe on 8th. Uganda: 2 Mabira on 12th, 2 Buhoma on 17th and 3 there on 18th, 10 Kibale on 21st, and 4 Budongo on 23rd. Western Olive Sunbird Nectarinia obscura Form vincenti. Rwanda: 3+ Nyungwe on 7th – 8th. Uganda: Recorded on six dates with max. 40+ Kibale on 21st. Blue-headed Sunbird Nectarinia alinae Nominate form. Rwanda: 10 Nyungwe on 7th, and 20 there on 8th. Uganda: Only recorded at Ruhiza and Buhoma with max. 20 Buhoma on 17th. Green-headed Sunbird Nectarinia verticalis Form viridisplendens. Rwanda: 1 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 2 Mabira on 12th, 1 Ruhiza on 16th, 2 Buhoma on 17th and 1 there on 18th, and 2 Kibale on 21st. Blue-throated Brown Sunbird Nectarinia cyanolaema Form octavia. Uganda: 1 Ruhiza on 16th, 2 Buhoma on 17th, and 6 Kibale 21st. Green-throated Sunbird Nectarinia rubescens Nominate form. Uganda: 1 Mabira on 12th, and 3 Buhoma on 17th. Scarlet-chested Sunbird Nectarinia senegalensis Form lamperti in the south with form ocik in the north. Uganda: Recorded on seven dates. Commonest around Entebbe with 6+ Entebbe Botanical Gardens on 11th. Variable Sunbird Nectarinia venusta Form igniventris. Rwanda: Common Nyungwe with 30+ on 7th. Uganda: 1 en route on 16th. Rwenzori Sunbird Nectarinia stuhlmanni Form graueri. Rwanda: 22 Nyungwe on 6th – 8th. Northern Double-collared Sunbird Nectarinia preussi Form reichenowi. Uganda: 5 Ruhiza on 17th, and 4 Buhoma on 17th – 18th. Olive-bellied Sunbird Nectarinia chloropygia Form orphogaster. Rwanda: 2 en route on 5th. Uganda: 3 Mabira on 12th, 11 Kibale on 22nd. Tiny Sunbird Nectarinia minulla Nominate form. Uganda: 5 Buhoma on 17th. Regal Sunbird Nectarinia regia Nominate form, or kivuensis? Rwanda: 28 Nyungwe on 6th – 8th. Uganda: 6 Ruhiza on 16th. Copper Sunbird Nectarinia cuprea Nominate form. Uganda: 1 en route on 13th, and 2 Kibale on 1st. Purple-breasted Sunbird Nectarinia purpureiventris Monotypic. Rwanda: Up to 8 daily Nyungwe on 6th – 8th. Uganda: 3 Buhoma on 17th. Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis Nominate form. Rwanda: 2 near the border checkpoint on 10th. Uganda: 2 en route on 15th, 5 Buhoma on 17th and 2 there on 18th. Red-chested Sunbird Nectarinia erythrocerca Monotypic. Uganda: Recorded on seven dates with max. 10 Entebbe Botanical Gardens on 11th. Mariqua Sunbird Nectarinia mariquensis Form suahelica. Rwanda: 4 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 1 Mburo on 4th, 1 Lake Bisina on 13th, and 3 Queen Elizabeth on 19th – 20th. Purple-banded Sunbird Nectarinia bifasciata Form strophium. Uganda: 3 Mabira on 12th. Superb Sunbird Nectarinia superba Form buvuma. Rwanda: 1 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 1 Kibale on 21st. Beautiful Sunbird Nectarinia pulchella Form lucidipecta. Uganda: 10+ Murchison Falls on 23rd – 25th. Yellow-crowned Canary Serinus canicollis Form sassii. Rwanda: 5 Nyungwe on 6th. West African Citril Serinus frontalis Nominate form. Rwanda: 3+ Nyungwe on 7th. Uganda: 4 Ruhiza on 16th. White-rumped Seedeater Serinus leucopygius Monotypic. Uganda: 2 around the chilli campsite at Murchison Falls on 24th. Yellow-fronted Canary Serinus mozambicus Form barbatus. Rwanda: 10 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 4 Mburo on 4th, and 20+ daily Murchison Falls on 24th – 25th. Brimstone Canary Serinus sulphuratus Form sharpii. Rwanda: 4 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 2 Buhoma on 18th. Streaky Seedeater Serinus striolatus Form graueri. Rwanda: Common Nyungwe with 10+ daily6th – 8th. Uganda: 2 Ruhiza on 16th. Thick-billed Seedeater Serinus burtoni Form tanganijicae. Rwanda: 15 Nyungwe on 6th – 8th. Uganda: 6 Buhoma on 17th. Oriole Finch Linurgus olivaceus Form progoginei. Uganda: 1 Ruhiza on 17th. African (Cinnamon-breasted) Rock-Bunting Emberiza tahapisi Nominate form. Uganda: 2 singing Butiaba Escarpment on 23rd. Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris Form kalaharica. Rwanda: 5 Nyungwe on 6th – 7th, and 2 Akagera on 9th. Uganda: 2 Ruhiza on 15th, and 2 Queen Elizabeth on 19th. |
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