Rwanda & Uganda Bird List

Dave Sargeant & Nigel Moorhouse

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 9^th. Uganda: 10 Lake Victoria on 11^th, 2 Lake Bisina on 13^th, 1 Mabamba on 14^th and 2 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th.

Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo

Form lucidus. Rwanda: 4+ Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: Only observed at Queen Elizabeth with 20 on 19^th and 2 on 20^th, with two individuals of the form sinensis.

African Darter Anhinga rufa

Monotypic. Uganda: A single en route on 13^th, and singles on both 24^th and 25^th at Murchison Falls.

Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus

Monotypic. Uganda: One group of 5 birds en route on 25^th.

Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens

Monotypic Rwanda: One en route near Kigali on 5^th. Uganda: Widespread. Recorded on eight dates with max. 70 roosting outside Entebbe Botanical Gardens on 11^th.

White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata

Monotypic. Uganda: 2 Mabamba on 14^th, and 15 on 24^th and 25^th at Murchison Falls.

Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus

Monotypic. Uganda: One en route on 12^th and 40 on 19^th at Queen Elizabeth.

Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis

Form gambensis. Uganda: 3 en route on 14^th and 1 at Queen Elizabeth on 20^th.

Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos

Monotypic. Uganda: 3 en route on 14^th and 1 at Murchison Falls on 24^th.

African Pygmy-Goose Nettapus auritus

Monotypic. Uganda: 3 Lake Bisina on 13^th.

Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata

Nominate form. Uganda: 4 Mabamba on 14^th.

Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota

Monotypic. Uganda: A single en route on 13^th.

Little Egret Egretta garzetta

Nominate form. Uganda: 3 Lake Victoria on 11^th, 4 en route on 13^th and 6 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th.

Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia

Form brachyrhyncha. Uganda: Only one sighting of 2 during the boat trip at Queen Elizabeth on 19^th.

Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

Nominate form. Uganda: Occasional birds on five dates with max. 4 at Queen Elizabeth on 19^th.

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 9^th. Uganda: 1 Mabamba on 14^th, 3 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th, and a further single on 20^th, and another single en route on 22^nd.

Purple Heron Ardea purpurea

Nominate form. Rwanda: A single en route near Kigali on 5^th. Uganda: 1 Mabamba on 13^th and 2 en route on 14^th.

Great Egret Casmerodius albus

Form melanorhynchus. Rwanda: 2 en route near Kigali on 5^th and 4 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: Widespread. Recorded in small numbers on eight dates.

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis

Nominate form. Rwanda: 10 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: Widespread and common, with up to 25 recorded on most dates.

Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides

Nominate form. Rwanda: A single at Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 2 en route on 5^th, 3 Lake Bisina on 13^th, 1 Mabamba on 13^th, and 4 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th.

Madagascar Pond-Heron Ardeola idae

Monotypic. Uganda: 4 Mabamba on 13^th.

Striated Heron Butorides striatus

Form atricapillus. Uganda: 2 Entebbe Botanical Gardens on 11^th and 2 Lake Bisina on 13^th.

Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus

Form payesii. Uganda: A single at Queen Elizabeth on 19^th and 3 Murchison Falls on 24^th.

Shoebill Balaeniceps rex

Monotypic. Rwanda: A single at Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: A single at Mabamba on 14^th and another at Murchison Falls on 24^th.

Hamerkop Scopus umbretta

Nominate form. Uganda: Widespread. Recorded on nine dates with max. 6 at Queen Elizabeth on 19^th.

Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash

Form nilotica is widespread, but in the southwest, and Rwanda the form brevirostris occurs. Rwanda: A few en route on 5^th and 10^th. Up to 10 at Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: Common and widespread.

Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus

Nominate form. Rwanda: A total of 40+ birds en route, mostly around Kigali on 5^th and 9^th. Uganda: Rather uncommon. Four outside the hotel in Mbarara on 15^th, and 3 daily at Queen Elizabeth on 19^th and 20^th.

African Spoonbill Platalea alba

Monotypic. Uganda: 3 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th.

Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis

Monotypic. Rwanda: Two en route near Kigali on 5^th and 2 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: A total of 20 at Queen Elizabeth on 19^th and 20^th.

African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus

Nominate form. Rwanda: 30 Akagera on 9^th and a single en route on 10^th. Uganda: Widespread and common except in the southwest. Recorded on nine dates with max. 60 at Queen Elizabeth on 19^th.

Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus

Form microscelis. Uganda: Four en route on 18^th and two en route on 23^rd.

Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

Monotypic. Uganda: 1 Mburo 4^th, 2 Mabamba 14^th, 2 Queen Elizabeth 18^th and another there on 19^th, 2 Murchison Falls on 24^th and 2 en route on 25^th.

Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus

Monotypic. Rwanda: A few en route on 5^th and 9^th. 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 24^th.

Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus

Form anderssoni. Uganda: A roosting pair at Buhoma on 18^th.

Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus

Nominate form. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: Singles en route on 11^th and 14^th, and 4 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th and 20^th.

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 9^th. Uganda: Widespread. Recorded on nine dates with max. 12 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th.

Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis

Monotypic. Uganda: Widespread but not numerous, with max. 3 Mabamba on 13^th.

Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus

Form pileatus. Uganda: Up to 20 daily around Kampala on 12^th and 13^th. Two at Mabamba on 13^th.

African White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus

Monotypic. Uganda: One group of 25 Queen Elizabeth on 20^th.

Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus

Monotypic. Uganda: 2 en route on 4^th.

White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis

Monotypic. Uganda: 2 en route on 4^th, and 2 on 11^th.

Black-chested Snake-Eagle Circaetus pectoralis

Monotypic. Rwanda: 1 Akagera on 9^th.

Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus

Monotypic. Uganda: 1 Mburo on 5^th.

Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus

Monotypic. Rwanda: 6 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 1 Mburo on 4^th, 2 Queen Elizabeth on 20^th, and 4 Murchison Falls on 24^th.

African Marsh-Harrier Circus ranivorus

Monotypic. Rwanda: 1 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 2 en route on 10^th, 4 en route on 14^th, and 1 on 25^th.

African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus

Nominate form. Rwanda: 1 en route on 5^th and a single Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 1 en route on 14^th, 2 Queen Elizabeth on 20^th, 1 Budongo on 23^rd, 2 Murchison Falls on 24^th, and 2 en route on 25^th.

Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus

Nominate form. Uganda: Singles at Mburo on 11^th, near Ruhiza on 14^th and 2 Murchison Falls on 25^th.

Dark Chanting-Goshawk Melierax metabates

Nominate form. Uganda: A single en route on 23^rd.

Gabar Goshawk Melierax gabar

Form equatorialis. Uganda: 2 Buhoma on 19^th.

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 18^th, and 1 Kibale 21^st.

African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro

Form sparmifasciatus. Rwanda: A single en route near Akagera on 9^th.

Shikra Accipiter badius

Form sphenurus. Uganda: 1 en route on 22^nd.

Black Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucos

Nominate form. Uganda: 1 Buhoma on 17^th, 1 Kibale on 22^nd, and 1 Murchison Falls on 24^th.

African Mountain-Buzzard Buteo oreophilus

Form oreophilus. Rwanda: Recorded on three dates at Nyungwe with max. 4 on 6^th. Uganda: 1 Ruhiza on 16^th.

Augur Buzzard Buteo augur

Nominate form. Rwanda: 2 en route on 5^th. Uganda: Recorded on four dates with max. 5 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th.

Wahlberg's Eagle Aquila wahlbergi

Monotypic. Uganda: 1 Entebbe on 11^th, and 2 Mabira on 12^th.

African Hawk-Eagle Hieraaetus spilogaster

Monotypic. Uganda: 1 en route on 10^th, and 1 Mabira on 12^th.

Ayres' Hawk-Eagle Hieraaetus ayresii

Monotypic. Uganda: 1 Ruhiza on 16^th, and 1 Buhoma on 17^th.

Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus

Monotypic. Uganda: 1 Mburo on 4^th, singles en route on 15^th and 16^th, 2 Queen Elizabeth on 21^st, and 1 Murchison Falls on 24^th.

Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis

Monotypic. Rwanda: 2 en route on 5^th, and 1 Akagera on 9^th. 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 12^th.

African Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus

Monotypic. Rwanda: 1 Nyungwe on 8^th. Uganda: 1 Mpanga on 10^th, 1 Mabira on 12^th, 2 Buhoma on 16^th, and 1 Budongo on 23^rd.

Rock (Eurasian) Kestrel Falco (tinnunculus) rufescens

The African rufescens group is sometimes considered a separate species: Rock Kestrel. Rwanda: 1 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: Singles en route on 14^th and 20^th.

Grey Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus

Monotypic. Uganda: Recorded on seven dates with max. 3 Murchison Falls on 24^th.

Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera

Form ruficollis. Uganda: 1 near Paraa Lodge at Murchison Falls on 24^th.

African Hobby Falco cuvieri

Monotypic. Uganda: 1 feeding high over the Mount Elgon Hotel at Mbale on 13^th.

Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris

Nominate form. Rwanda: 6 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 6 Mburo on 4^th and 15 there on 14^th. 2 en route on 15^th, up to 30 daily Queen Elizabeth on 19^th and 20^th, and 30 Murchison Falls on 25^th.

Kenya Crested Guineafowl Guttera pucherani

Form verreauxii. Uganda: Only recorded at Kibale, with 3 on 21^st and 6 on 22^nd.

Crested Francolin Francolinus sephaena

Form grantii. Uganda: Three observations at Mburo, with 2 on 4^th, 2 on 5^th, and 4 on 14^th. 20 en route on 23^rd, and 4 Murchison Falls on 24^th.

Scaly Francolin Francolinus squamatus

Monotypic. Uganda: 1 en route near Mabamba on 14^th.

Nahan's Francolin Francolinus nahani

Monotypic. Uganda: 3 Budongo on 23^rd.

Heuglin's Francolin Francolinus icterorhynchus

Monotypic. Uganda: 15 Murchison Falls on 24^th.

Handsome Francolin Francolinus nobilis

Monotypic. Rwanda: 2 Nyungwe on 6^th and another on 8^th. Uganda: 2 heard at Ruhiza on 15^th and another heard there on 16^th. This species appeared far tamer in Rwanda.

Red-necked Francolin (Spurfowl) Francolinus afer

Form cranchii. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 12 Mburo on 4^th, 4 on 5^th, and 15 on 14^th. 2 en route on 15^th, 40 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th, and 50 there on 20^th.

Common Buttonquail Turnix sylvatica

Form lepurana. Uganda: 2 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th.

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 24^th.

White-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura pulchra

Form centralis. Uganda: 4 heard Mpanga on 10^th, 3 heard Mabira on 12^th, 3 Kibale on 20^th and 21^st, and up to 3 heard daily at Budongo on 22^nd and 23^rd.

Red-chested Flufftail Sarothrura rufa

Form elizabethae. Uganda: 1 seen at very close range at Buhoma on 18^th.

Kaffir Rail Rallus caerulescens

Monotypic. Uganda: 1 Ruhiza on 15^th.

African Crake Crecopsis egregia

Monotypic. Uganda: Only recorded at Queen Elizabeth where fairly common on tracks in grassland, with 14 on 19^th and 5 on 20^th.

Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostra

Monotypic. Rwanda: 4 heard Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: Widespread and common. Recorded on nine dates with max. 6 Mabamba on 14^th.

Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio

Form madagascariensis. Uganda: 2 Mabamba on 14^th.

Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus

Form meridionalis. Uganda: 2 Mabamba on 14^th.

Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum

Form gibbericeps. Uganda: Widespread and fairly common. Recorded on nine dates with max. 20 en route on 15^th.

Black-bellied Bustard Eupodotis melanogaster

Nominate form. Uganda: 2 Murchison Falls on 24^th.

African Jacana Actophilornis africanus

Monotypic. Rwanda: 10 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: Widespread in wetlands, with max. 6 daily at Queen Elizabeth on 19^th and 20^th.

Lesser Jacana Microparra capensis

Monotypic. Uganda: 2 Lake Bisina on 13^th.

Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia

Uganda: 2 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th.

Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus

Nominate form. Rwanda: 1 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 1 Mburo on 4^th, 6 Mabamba on 14^th and 25 from the boat at Queen Elizabeth on 19^th.

Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus

Nominate form. Uganda: 5 from the boat at Queen Elizabeth on 19^th.

Violet-tipped Courser Rhinoptilus chalcopterus

Monotypic. Rwanda: 1 Akagera on 9^th.

Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola

Form fuellibornis. Uganda: At least 50 from the boat at Queen Elizabeth on 19^th and 5 on 20^th.

Rock Pratincole Glareola nuchalis

Nominate form: Uganda: 30+ at the falls in Murchison Falls on 24^th.

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 14^th.

Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris

Nominate form. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 14^th. Uganda: 4 Mabamba on 14^th and 2 Mburo on 14^th.

Spur-winged Plover Vanellus spinosus

Monotypic. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 8 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th and 8 Murchison Falls on 24^th.

Black-headed Lapwing Vanellus tectus

Nominate form. Uganda: 2 Murchison Falls on 24^th and 2 there again on 25^th.

African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus

Nominate form. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: Recorded on seven dates with max. 8 at Queen Elizabeth on 19^th.

Senegal Lapwing Vanellus lugubris

Monotypic. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 12 Mburo on 14^th, 30+ Queen Elizabeth on 19^th and 20^th.

Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus

Monotypic. Uganda: 2 Queen Elizabeth on 20^th.

Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus

Monotypic. Uganda: 3 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th, and 60 Murchison Falls on 24^th.

Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus

Form uncertain as migrant to the area. Uganda: 2 Lake Victoria on 11^th.

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 19^th.

Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica

Form uncertain as migrant to the area. Uganda: 3 Lake Victoria on 11^th, 3 Mabamba on 14^th and 1 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th.

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 12^th, 3 Kibale on 21^st and 5 there on 22^nd.

African Olive Pigeon Columba arquatrix

Monotypic. Rwanda: Up to 6 daily on at Nyungwe from 6^th – 8^th. Uganda: Only recorded at Ruhiza with 7 on 15^th and 4 on 16^th.

Western Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba iriditorques

Monotypic. Uganda: 4+ Buhoma 17^th and another during the gorilla trek on 18^th.

Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis

Nominate form. Rwanda: 2 en route on 9^th. Uganda: Common in more northerly areas. Recorded on seven dates with max. 50 around Queen Elizabeth on 20^th.

African Mourning Dove Streptopelia decipiens

Form logonensis. Uganda: 2 Queen Elizabeth on 20^th. Very common at Murchison Falls on 24^th and 25^th.

Vinaceous Dove Streptopelia vinacea

Monotypic. Uganda: Only recorded at Murchison Falls on 24^th–25^th, where common.

Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola

Form tropica. Rwanda: Common around Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: Only recorded at Entebbe, Kampala and Queen Elizabeth with max. 50+ Queen Elizabeth on 19^th.

Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata

Monotypic. Rwanda: Common around Akagera on 9^th. 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 24^th – 25^th.

Blue-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur afer

Monotypic. Rwanda: 10+ Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: Common and widespread.

Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria

Monotypic. Rwanda: 6 Akagera on 7^th and 2 there on 8^th. Uganda: Small numbers on ten dates.

African Green Pigeon Treron calva

Form gibberifrons. Rwanda: 20 Nyungwe on 7^th. Uganda: Small numbers daily in the more southerly areas of the country.

Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus

Nominate form. Uganda: 1 Mpanga on 10^th, 4 Entebbe on 11^th, 3 en route on 13^th, 2 Kibale on 20^th and 2 more on 21^st.

Brown (Meyer's) Parrot Poicephalus meyeri

Form saturatus. Rwanda: 20 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 6 Mburo on 5^th, 6 en route on 13^th, 6 en route on 15^th, and two en route on 25^th.

Red-headed Lovebird Agapornis pullarius

Form ugandae. Uganda: 2 Queen Elizabeth on 20^th.

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 9^th. Uganda: 1 Mburo on 4^th, 10 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th and 25 on 20^th, and 4 Murchison Falls on 24^th and 12 on 25^th.

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 25^th and another en route on 25^th.

Rwenzori Turaco Musophaga johnstoni

Nominate form. Rwanda: Up to 10 daily at Nyungwe from 6^th – 8^th.

Ross' Turaco Musophaga rossae

Monotypic. Uganda: 2 Entebbe Botanical Gardens on 11^th, 1 en route on 13^th, and 1 heard Kibale on 21^st.

Bare-faced Go-away-bird Corythaixoides personata

Form leopoldi. Rwanda: 3 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 6 Mburo on 4^th and 3 on 14^th. 2 en route on 15^th.

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 6^th – 8^th. Uganda: Widespread and fairly common with max. 25 at Mabira on 12^th.

Levaillant's Cuckoo Oxylophus levaillantii

Monotypic. Rwanda: 2+ Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 2 Mburo on 4^thand 1 on 14^th. 1 Queen Elizabeth on 20^th, 2 Murchison Falls on 24^th and on 25^th.

Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius

Form solitarius. Uganda: Heard, and a few seen, on 11 dates with max. 3 at Kibale on 20^th.

Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus

Form gabonensis. Uganda: Heard on seven dates.

Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx mechowi

Monotypic. Uganda: 3 Mabira on 12^th, 2 heard Buhoma on 17^th and 2 heard on 18^th, 1 Kibale on 21^st and another heard on 22^nd and 23^rd.

Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx olivinus

Monotypic. Uganda: 1 heard at Kibale on 22^nd.

Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx montanus

Monotypic. Rwanda: Up to 10 daily at Nyungwe on 6^th – 8^th. Uganda: 3 heard at Ruhiza on 16^th – 17^th.

Klaas' Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas

Monotypic. Rwanda: 2 heard Nyungwe on 7^th. 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 20^th, 1 Kibale on 21^st, and 1 heard Murchison Falls on 25^th.

Yellowbill Coucal Ceuthmochares aereus

Nominate form. Uganda: 2 Mabira on 12^th., 2 Kibale on 21^st, 3 Budongo on 22^nd and 2 there on 23^rd.

Black Coucal Centropus grillii

Monotypic. Uganda: 1 coucal sp. Mburo on 4^th flushed and thought to be this species. Up to 12 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th and 2 on 20^th. 1 en route on 23^rd.

Blue-headed Coucal Centropus monachus

Form ficsheri. Uganda: 1 Lake Bisina on 13^th, en route on 15^th, 1 heard at Buhoma on 18^th, 2 Kibale on 20^th and another heard on 21^st.

Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis

Nominate form. Uganda: Only recorded in the Murchison Falls area with max. 5 on 24^th.

White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus

Form loandae. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: Recorded on at least ten dates with max. 25 at Queen Elizabeth on 20^th.

African Scops-Owl Otus senegalensis

Form ugandae. Uganda: 4+ heard around the HQ at Mburo on 4^th.

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 24^th night. One recent road casualty en route on 25^th.

Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Bubo lacteus

Monotypic. Uganda: A pair roosting high in trees at the Entebbe Botanical Gardens on 11^th.

Pel's Fishing Owl Scotopelia peli

Monotypic. Uganda: A spooky single along the river below the falls at Murchison Falls on 24^th.

African Wood-Owl Strix woodfordii

Form nuchalis. Uganda: At least 5 calling around Ruhiza on 15^th, 2 heard Kibale on 20^th and 22^nd, and 1 Murchison Falls on 24^th.

Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum

Form licua. Uganda: 1 Butiaba escarpment on 23^rd.

Red-chested Owlet Glaucidium tephronotum

Form medje. Uganda: 1 heard briefly at Kibale on 21^st.

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 4^th.

Rwenzori Nightjar Caprimulgus rwenzorii

Monotypic. Rwanda: 2+ around the disused army camp at Nyungwe on 7^th. Uganda: 1 circling above the hut at Ruhiza on the evening on 15^th.

Swamp Nightjar Caprimulgus natalensis

Form chadensis? Uganda: 1 road casualty near Murchison Falls on 25^th.

Long-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus climacurus

Form sclateri. Uganda: 2 Murchison Falls on 24^th.

Gabon Nightjar Caprimulgus fossii

Form welwitschii. Uganda: 2 Murchison Falls on 24^th.

Pennant-winged Nightjar Macrodipteryx vexillarius

Monotypic. Uganda: 2 Murchison Falls on 24^th.

Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus

Form chapini. Uganda: 2 en route on 16^th, 2 Kibale on 21^st, and 2 Budongo on 23^rd.

[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 20^th – 23^rd, with max. 3 at Kibale on 21^st.

Cassin's Spinetail Neafrapus cassini

Monotypic. Uganda: 2 Mabira on 12^th.

African Palm-Swift Cypsiurus parvus

Form myochrus. Rwanda: 2 en route on 5^th. Uganda: 10 Entebbe Botanical Gardens on 11^th, 10 en route on 13^th, and 10 Murchison Falls on 25^th.

Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba

Form probably maximus. Uganda: A total of 6 Budongo on 21^st – 22^nd.

Mottled Swift Tachymarptis aequatorialis

Nominate form. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 9^th.

Nyanza Swift Apus niansae

Nominate form. Uganda: 10 Entebbe on 11^th.

Little Swift Apus affinis

Form likely nominate or aerobates. Rwanda: A few en route on 5^th and 10^th. Uganda: Widespread and very common, with up to 200 daily.

White-rumped Swift Apus caffer

Monotypic. Uganda: 4 Mburo on 5^th, 12 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th, 1 Budongo on 22^nd, and 10 daily Murchison Falls on 24^th - 25^th.

Narina Trogon Apaloderma narina

Nominate form. Uganda: 2 heard Mabira on 12^th, 3 Ruhiza on 15^th, and 2 heard Kibale on 21^st.

Bar-tailed Trogon Apaloderma vittatum

Monotypic. Uganda: 3 Ruhiza on 16^th – 17^th, and 1 heard Buhoma on 18^th.

Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata

Form galerita. Uganda: 6 Mburo on 5^th, 4 Lake Bisina on 13^th, 1 Mabamba on 14^th, 10 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th and 3 there on 20^th, and 2 Murchison Falls on 24^th.

African Pygmy-Kingfisher Ispidina picta

Form ferrugina in the southwest, nominate elsewhere. Uganda: 2 Buhoma on 17^th, 1 Queen Elizabeth on 20^th, 2 Murchison Falls on 23^rd and another on 24^th.

African Dwarf-Kingfisher Ispidina lecontei

Monotypic. Uganda: 2 Budongo on 23^rd.

Chocolate-backed Kingfisher Halcyon badia

Monotypic. Uganda: 3 Budongo on 22^nd, and 2 there on 23^rd.

Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala

Nominate form. Rwanda: 1 Nyungwe on 7^th. Uganda: Only recorded at Queen Elizabeth and Murchison Falls with max. 6 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th.

Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis

Nominate form. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: Recorded almost daily.

Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica

Nominate form. Uganda: 1 heard Mabira on 12^th, 2 Budongo on 22^nd and 3 there on 23^rd.

Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti

Nominate form. Rwanda: 4 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 1 Mabira on 12^th, 1 en route on 23^rd, 1 Murchison Falls on 24^th, and 2 en route on 25^th.

Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis

Nominate form. Rwanda: 3 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: Recorded on eight dates with max. 100+ Queen Elizabeth on 19^th.

Black Bee-eater Merops gularis

Form australis. Uganda: 3 near Ruhiza on 16^th.

Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki

Form frenatus. Uganda: 4 Buhoma on 17^th – 18^th, and 6 Murchison Falls on 24^th – 25^th.

Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus

Form meridionalis. Rwanda: 20 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 6 en route on 14^th, 3 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th and 1 there on 20^th, and 4 Murchison Falls on 24^th.

Blue-breasted Bee-eater Merops variegatus

Form loringi. Uganda: 20 Mabamba on 14^th.

Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates

Monotypic. Rwanda: Up to 20 daily Nyungwe on 6^th – 8^th. Uganda: 3 Ruhiza on 15^th and 3 there on 16^th, 3 Buhoma on 17^th, and 1 en route on 19^th.

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus

Form heuglini. Uganda: Only recorded at Murchison Falls with 3 on 23^rd and 6 on 24^th.

White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis

Monotypic. Uganda: 40+ Mabira on 12^th.

Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus

Monotypic. Uganda: 3 Murchison Falls on 25^th.

Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudata

Nominate form. Rwanda: 10 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 2 en route on 4^th and 2 en route on 14^th.

Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus

Form suahelicus and migratory nominate form. Uganda: 2 Mpanga on 10^th, 1 Budongo on 22^nd, 5 en route on 23^rd, and 4 Murchison Falls on 24^th. One group of 8 near Mabamba on 14^th were non-breeding migrants from Madagascar.

Blue-throated Roller Eurystomus gularis

Form neglectus. Uganda: 4 Mburo on 4^th and 10 there on 5^th, 2 Mabira on 12^th, and 4 Kibale on 22^nd.

Central African Hoopoe Upupa (epops) senegalensis

Sometimes considered distinct from the Eurasian Hoopoe U. epops. Nominate form. Uganda: 1 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th and Murchison Falls on 24^th.

Green Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus

Form marwitzi. Uganda: 1 Butiaba Escarpment on 23^rd.

White-headed Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus bollei

Form jacksoni. Rwanda: Up to 15 daily at Nyungwe on 6^th – 8^th. Uganda: 4 daily at Ruhiza on 15^th and 16^th. 2 Buhoma on 18^th.

Crowned Hornbill Tockus alboterminatus

Monotypic. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 2 Mburo on 5^th, 3 Ruhiza on 15^th, and a total of 10 at Kibale on 20^th – 22^nd.

African Pied Hornbill Tockus fasciatus

Nominate form. Uganda: 6 Mpanga on 10^th, 10 Entebbe Botanical Gardens on 11^th, 3 Mabira on 12^th, and 2 Budongo on 22^nd.

African Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus

Nominate form. Rwanda: 3 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 4 Mburo on 4^th and 2 there on 5^th. 10 Murchison Falls on 24^th.

Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill Ceratogymna subcylindricus

Form subquadratus. Uganda: Widespread and common. Recorded on 10 dates with max. 20 at Mabira on 12^th.

White-thighed Hornbill Ceratogymna albotibialis

Monotypic. Uganda: Only recorded at Budongo, with 2 daily on 22^nd and 23^rd.

Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus

Monotypic. Uganda: A total of 9 at Murchison Falls on 24^th and 25^th.

Grey-throated Barbet Gymnobucco bonapartei

Form cinereiceps. Uganda: Recorded on eight dates with max. 6 at Mabira on 12^th.

Speckled Tinkerbird Pogoniulus scolopaceus

Form flavisquamatus. Uganda: Recorded on seven dates with max. 20+ at Mabira on 12^th.

Western Green-Tinkerbird Pogoniulus coryphaeus

Form hildamariae. Uganda: A single at Ruhiza on 15^th.

Yellow-throated Tinkerbird Pogoniulus subsulphureus

Form flavimetum. Uganda: 2 Mabira on 12^th, 2 heard at Buhoma on 18^th, and 2 Kibale on 22^nd.

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus

Form mfumbiri widespread and leucolaima in the north. Rwanda: Up to 10 daily at Nyungwe on 6^th – 8^th, and 2 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 4 Mabira on 12^th, 3 Ruhiza on 15^th and 6 there on 16^th, 20 Buhoma on 17^th and 2 there on 18^th, 10 Kibale on 21^st and 1 en route on 23^rd.

Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus

Nominate form. Rwanda: 6 heard at Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 2 heard Entebbe Botanical Gardens on 11^th, 1 Queen Elizabeth on 20^th, and 2 en route on 23^rd.

Yellow-spotted Barbet Buccanodon duchaillui

Monotypic. Uganda: 6 heard Mpanga on 10^th, 2 heard Mabira on 12^th, 2 Buhoma on 17^th, 1 heard Kibale on 21^st, and 4 heard Budongo on 22^nd.

Hairy-breasted Barbet Tricholaema hirsuta

Form ansorgii. Uganda: 2 Mabira on 12^th, 1 en route on 14^th, and 3 Kibale on 21^st.

Spot-flanked Barbet Tricholaema lachrymosa

Nominate form. Uganda: 4 Mburo on 4^th, and 1 en route on 15^th.

Red-faced Barbet Lybius rubrifacies

Monotypic. Rwanda: 1 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 3 Mburo on 4^th.

Black-billed Barbet Lybius guifsobalito

Monotypic. Uganda: Only recorded from Murchison Falls with 5 on 24^th and 25^th.

Double-toothed Barbet Lybius bidentatus

Form equatorialis. Uganda: A few recorded at scattered localities en route, and 2 Buhoma on 18^th.

Yellow-billed Barbet Trachyphonus purpuratus

Form elgonensis. Uganda: 2 heard Mabira on 12^th, 1 heard Buhoma on 17^th, 2 heard Kibale on 21^st, and 2 heard Budongo on 23^rd.

Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator

Nominate form. Rwanda: 1 Akagera on 9^th.

Thick-billed Honeyguide Indicator conirostris

Nominate form. Uganda: 1 heard Mabira on 12^th, 1 heard Ruhiza on 16^th, 1 heard Buhoma on 17^th, and 1 Kibale on 22^nd.

Willcock's Honeyguide Indicator willcocksi

Nominate form. Uganda: 1 Buhoma on 17^th.

Dwarf Honeyguide Indicator pumilio

Monotypic. Uganda: 1+ Ruhiza on 16^th.

Rufous-necked Wryneck Jynx ruficollis

Form pulchricollis. Uganda: 1 Buhoma on 18^th.

Nubian Woodpecker Campethera nubica

Nominate form. Uganda: 2 Mburo on 14^th.

Bennett's Woodpecker Campethera bennettii

Form scroptoricauda. Rwanda: 1 Akagera on 9^th.

Little-spotted Woodpecker Campethera cailliautii

Form nyansae. Rwanda: 1 Akagera on 9^th.

Buff-spotted Woodpecker Campethera nivosa

Form herberti. Uganda: 2 Mabira on 12^th.

Brown-eared Woodpecker Campethera caroli

Nominate form. Uganda: Budongo on 23^rd.

Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens

Form lepidus. Rwanda: 6 Nyungwe on 6^th. Uganda: 1 Mburo on 4^th, 1 heard Buhoma on 17^th and 3 there on 18^th, 2 Kibale on 21^st and 1 on 22^nd, and 1 Murchison Falls on 24^th.

Yellow-crested Woodpecker Dendropicos xantholophus

Monotypic. Uganda: 2 Mabira on 12^th, 1 Buhoma on 17^th, 2 Kibale on 20^th, 1 Budongo on 22^nd and 2 there on 23^rd.

Elliot's Woodpecker Dendropicos elliotii

Nominate form. Uganda: 1 heard Ruhiza on 16^th, and 1 Buhoma on 17^th.

Grey Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae

Nominate form. Rwanda: Nyungwe on 6^th. Uganda: 2 Entebbe on 11^th, and 2 en route on 13^th.

Olive Woodpecker Dendropicos griseocephalus

Form ruwenzori. Uganda: 1 en route on 15^th.

Brown-backed Woodpecker Dendropicos obsoletus

Nominate form. Uganda: Budongo on 23^rd.

Rufous-sided Broadbill Smithornis rufolateralis

Form budongoensis. Rwanda: Up to 3 heard daily at Nyungwe on 6^th – 8^th.

Grauer's (African Green) Broadbill Pseudocalyptomena graueri

Monotypic. Uganda: 4 Buhoma on 17^th.

Chestnut-capped Flycatcher Erythrocercus mccallii

Form congicus. Uganda: 4 Budongo on 22^nd and 3 on 23^rd.

African Blue-Flycatcher Elminia longicauda

Form teresita. Uganda: 1 en route on 22^nd.

White-tailed Blue Flycatcher Elminia albicauda

Monotypic. Rwanda: 2 Nyungwe on 7^th, and 2 there on 8^th. Uganda: 2 Ruhiza on 16^th and 2 Buhoma on 18^th.

White-bellied Crested Flycatcher Trochocercus albiventris

Form toroensis. Rwanda: 2 Nyungwe on 6^th. Uganda: 2+ Buhoma on 17^th.

Red-bellied Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer

Form somereni. Uganda: 1 Mpanga on 10^th, 1 Mabira on 12^th, 2 Kibale on 21^st, and 1 Budongo on 23^rd.

African Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis

Form kivuensis in the south and ferreti in the dryer north. Rwanda: Up to 6 daily Nyungwe on 6^th – 8^th. Uganda: Small numbers recorded at Ruhiza, Buhoma, Queen Elizabeth, and Murchison Falls.

Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis

Nominate form. Rwanda: 10 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: Widespread and fairly common in open areas.

Velvet-mantled Drongo Dicrurus modestus

Form coracinus. Uganda: 1 Mabira on 12^th, 3 Buhoma on 17^th, and 3 Kibale on 21^st.

Piapiac Ptilostomus afer

Monotypic. Uganda: 2 Entebbe on 4^th, 8 Mount Elgon Hotel on 13^th, and up to 10 daily Murchison Falls on 24^th – 25^th.

Pied Crow Corvus albus

Monotypic. Rwanda: Widespread and common. Uganda: Widespread and common.

White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis

Monotypic. Rwanda: 6 on Nyungwe 6^th, and 2 there on 8^th. Uganda: A single en route on 20^th.

Western Black-headed Oriole Oriolus brachyrhynchus

Form laetior. Uganda: 2 Mpanga on 10^th, 3 Mabira on 12^th, 2 Kibale on 21^st, 1 heard Budongo on 21^st and 2 there on 22^nd.

African Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus

Form rolleti. Rwanda: 3 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 2 Entebbe Bot. Gardens on 11^th.

Montane Oriole Oriolus percivali

Monotypic. Rwanda: 2 Nyungwe on 6^th and 1 heard there on 8^th. Uganda: Only recorded at Ruhiza and Buhoma where seen daily with max. 3 on 18^th.

Grey Cuckoo-shrike Coracina caesia

Form pura. Rwanda: 4 Nyungwe on 6^th and 1 on 8^th. Uganda: 3 Ruhiza on 15^th and 2 there on 16^th.

Petit's Cuckoo-shrike Campephaga petiti

Monotypic. Uganda: 4 Buhoma on 17^th.

Black Cuckoo-shrike Campephaga flava

Monotypic. Uganda: Ruhiza on 15^th.

Red-shouldered Cuckoo-shrike Campephaga phoenicea

Monotypic. Rwanda: 1 Nyungwe on 6^th, and 1 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 1 Butiaba Escarpment on 23^rd.

Purple-throated Cuckoo-shrike Campephaga quiscalina

Form martini. Uganda: 1 Mabira on 12^th.

Grey-backed Fiscal Lanius excubitoroides

Form intercedens. Rwanda: 10 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: Recorded on eight dates with max. 20 Queen Elizabeth on 9^th.

Mackinnon's Shrike Lanius mackinnoni

Monotypic. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 7^th – 8^th. Uganda: Only recorded at Ruhiza and Buhoma with –2 daily 15^th – 18^th.

Common Fiscal Lanius collaris

Form smithii in the south and humeralis in the dryer north. Rwanda: 2 en route on 10^th. Uganda: Recorded on six dates with max. 8 Murchison Falls on 24^th.

Brubru Nilaus afer

Nominate form. Rwanda: A single at Akagera on 9^th.

Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis

Form ewini in the south, and malzacii in the dryer north. Rwanda: 2 daily Nyungwe 6^th – 8^th. Uganda: 3 Ruhiza on 15^th and 1 on 16^th, and en route on 25^th.

Pink-footed Puffback Dryoscopus angolensis

Form nandensis. Uganda: 3 Buhoma on 17^th, and 1 Kibale on 22^nd.

Marsh Tchagra Tchagra minuta

Nominate form. Uganda: 3 in marshland just outside Mbarara on 15^th.

Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegala

Form armena. Uganda: 2 Kibale on 21^st, and 3 Murchison Falls on 23^rd - 24^th.

Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis

Form emini. Rwanda: 1 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 2 en route on 16^th, and 3 Queen Elizabeth on 20^th.

Luehder's Bush-shrike Laniarius luehderi

Form castaneiceps. Uganda: 2 Buhoma on 17^th – 19^th, and 1 Kibale on 22^nd.

Tropical Boubou Laniarius aethiopicus

Form major. Uganda: 2 Mburo on 4^th, heard Buhoma on 18^th and Queen Elizabeth on 19^th, and 2 heard Kibale on 22^nd.

Black-headed Gonolek Laniarius erythrogaster

Monotypic. Uganda: Small numbers on eight dates, with max. 15 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th.

Papyrus Gonolek Laniarius mufumbiri

Monotypic. Uganda: 2 near Mburo on 5^th, 3 Mabamba on 14^th, 1 heard Kibale 20^th and 2 heard there on 21^st.

Slate-coloured Boubou Laniarius funebris

Nominate form. Rwanda: 3 Akagera on 9^th.

Sooty Boubou Laniarius leucorhynchus

Monotypic. Uganda: 2 Mabira on 12^th.

Mountain Boubou Laniarius poensis

Form holomelas. Rwanda: 3 Nyungwe on 7^th – 8^th. Uganda: 1 Ruhiza on 16^th, and 1 Buhoma on 17^th.

Grey-green Bushshrike Telophorus bocagei

Form jacksoni. Uganda: 1 heard Mabira on 12^th, and 3 Ruhiza on 16^th.

Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike Telophorus sulfureopectus

Form similis. Uganda: 1 Mburo on 4^th, and 2 there on 14^th.

Many-coloured Bushshrike Telophorus multicolor

Form batsi. Uganda: 2 Kibale on 22^nd.

Doherty's Bushshrike Telophorus dohertyi

Monotypic. Rwanda: 3+ Nyungwe 7^th – 8^th. Uganda: 3+ Ruhiza on 17^th.

African Shrike-Flycatcher Bias flammulatus

Form aequatorialis. Uganda: 3 Mabira on 12^th, 1 Buhoma on 17^th, and 6 Kibale on 21^st.

Black-and-white Flycatcher Bias musicus

Nominate form. Uganda: 1 Entebbe Botanical Gardens on 11^th, 1 Mabamba on 14^th, 1 Buhoma on 17^th, and up to 6 daily at Kibale on 21^st – 23^rd.

Rwenzori Batis Batis diops

Monotypic. Rwanda: Up to 5 daily Nyungwe on 6^th – 8^th. Uganda: 2 Ruhiza on 15^th and 3 there on 16^th.

Chin-spot Batis Batis molitor

Form puella. Rwanda: 2 Nyungwe on 8^th and 2 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 1 heard Ruhiza on 15^th.

Black-headed Batis Batis minor

Form erlangeri. Uganda: 2 Butiaba Escarpment on 23^rd.

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 12^th, 10 Kibale on 21^st, and 4 Budongo on 23^rd.

Jameson's Wattle-eye Platysteira jamesoni

Monotyic. Uganda: 2 Mabira on 12^th.

Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush Neocossyphus fraseri

Form vulpine. Uganda: 2 heard Mabira on 12^th, 1 Kibale on 22^nd, on 3 Budongo on 23^rd.

Red-tailed Ant-Thrush Neocossyphus rufus

Form gabunensis. Uganda: A single at Kibale on 22^nd.

White-tailed Ant-Thrush Neocossyphus poensis

Form praepectoralis. Uganda: 1+ Kibale on 21^st and 8 there on 22^nd, and 2 Budongo on 23^rd.

Kivu Ground-Thrush Zoothera tanganjicae

Monotypic. Rwanda: 2 heard Nyungwe on 7^th.

Southern Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus

Form graueri? Rwanda: Common at Nyungwe with up to 10 daily on 6^th – 8^th. 2 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 10 Entebbe Bot. Gardens on 11^th, and 1 Ruhiza on 16^th.

African Thrush Turdus pelios

Form centralis. Uganda: Small numbers recorded almost daily.

Red-throated Alethe Alethe poliophrys

Monotypic Rwanda: 8 Nyungwe on 7^th. Uganda: 2 heard Buhoma on 17^th.

Stuhlmann's Starling Poeoptera stuhlmanni

Monotypic. Uganda: 6 Ruhiza on 15^th – 16^th, and 8 Buhoma on 17^th.

Narrow-tailed Starling Poeoptera lugubris

Form major. Uganda: 2 Buhoma on 17^th.

Waller's Starling Onychognathus walleri

Form elgonensis. Rwanda: Up to 10 daily Nyungwe on 6^th – 8^th. Uganda: 6 Ruhiza on 16^th and 10 Buhoma on 17^th.

Slender-billed Starling Onychognathus tenuirostris

Form therasae. Rwanda: 6 Nyungwe on 8^th. Uganda: A single en route on 13^th.

Purple-headed Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis purpureiceps

Monotypic. Uganda: 30 Mabira on 12^th, 2 Buhoma on 17^th, up to 25 daily Kibale 20^th – 22^nd, and 2 Budongo on 23^rd.

Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus

Form emini. Uganda: 2 Mburo on 4^th.

Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus

Form cyaniventris. Rwanda: 20 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 6 Mburo on 14^th, and 2 en route on 15^th.

Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis chloropterus

Nominate form. Uganda: Very common at Murchison Falls with up to 500 daily on 23^rd – 25^th

Splendid Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis splendidus

Nominate form. Uganda: A few en route on 13^th and 14^th, and up to 500 at Kibale on 20^th – 22^nd.

Rueppell's Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis purpuropterus

Nominate form. Rwanda: 25 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: Widespread and fairly common. Recorded on nine dates with max. numbers up to 50 daily at Murchison Falls on 23-25^th.

Sharpe's Starling Cinnyricinclus sharpii

Monotypic. Rwanda: 3 Nyungwe on 7^th. Uganda: 4 Ruhiza on 15^th.

Plum-coloured (Violet-backed) Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

Nominate form mainly, with verreauxii at Murchison Falls. Rwanda: 10 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 3 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th, 70 en route on 23^rd, and 4 Murchison Falls on 24^th.

Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea

Monotypic. Uganda: 100 Mburo on 14^th, and 12 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th.

Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus

Monotypic. Uganda: 4 Mburo on 5^th, 30 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th – 20^th, and 3 Murchison Falls on 23^rd and 25 there on 24^th.

Silverbird Empidornis semipartitus

Monotypic. Uganda: Only seen at Murchison Falls with up to 10 daily on 23^rd - 25^th.

Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus

Form parvus. Uganda: 1 Butiaba Escarpment on 23^rd.

White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher Dioptrornis (Melaenornis) fischeri

Form toruensis. Rwanda: 2 daily Nyungwe on 6^th – 8^th. Uganda: 1 Ruhiza on 16^th and 2 Buhoma on 18^th.

Northern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides

Form lugubris. Uganda: 2 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th and 1 there on 20^th.

Southern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina

Nominate form. Uganda: 2 Mburo on 4^th.

Yellow-eyed Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis ardesiacus

Monotypic. Rwanda: 12 Nyungwe on 7^th, and 10 there on 8^th. Uganda: 3 Ruhiza on 16^th and 1 Buhoma on 17^th.

African Forest-Flycatcher Fraseria ocreata

Nominate form. Uganda: 2 Budongo on 23^rd.

Sooty Flycatcher Muscicapa infuscata

Form minuscule. Uganda: 1 en route near Kibale on 22^nd.

Swamp Flycatcher Muscicapa aquatica

Form infulata. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: Small numbers recorded on seven dates, always near water and papyrus. Max. 20 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th.

Chapins' Flycatcher Muscicapa lendu

Nominate form. Uganda: 2 Buhoma on 17^th.

African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta

Form pumila. Rwanda: Common at Nyungwe with up to 15 daily on 6^th – 8^th. Uganda: 4 Buhoma on 17^th, and 4 there on 18^th, and 2 en route on 20^th.

Dusky-blue Flycatcher Muscicapa comitata

Nominate form. Uganda: 2 en route near Ruhiza on 16^th, and singles en route near Queen Elizabeth on 19^th and 20^th.

Cassin's Flycatcher Muscicapa cassini

Monotypic. Uganda: 1 at “The Neck” on 16^th.

Ashy Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens

Form brevicauda. Rwanda: 2 Nyungwe on 6^th. Uganda: A single en route on 16^th.

Grey-throated Flycatcher Myioparus griseigularis

Nominate form. Uganda: 2 Kibale on 21^st, and 2 Budongo on 23^rd.

Lead-coloured Flycatcher (Grey Tit-Flycatcher) Myioparus plumbeus

Nominate form. Uganda: 1 Mburo on 4^th, and 1 heard Kibale on 21^st.

White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata

Form ruwenzorii. Rwanda: 3 Nyungwe on 6^th and 4 there on 8^th. Uganda: 2 Ruhiza on 15^th.

Forest Robin Stiphrornis erythrothorax

Form xanthogaster. Uganda: Only recorded from Budongo with 1 on 22^nd and 2 heard on 23^rd.

Equatorial Akalat Sheppardia aequatorialis

Nominate form. Rwanda: 3 Nyungwe on 7^th. Uganda: 1 Buhoma on 17^th.

White-bellied Robin-Chat Cossypha roberti

Form rufescentior. Rwanda: 2 Nyungwe on 7^th. Uganda: 2 Buhoma on 17^th.

Archer's Robin-Chat Cossypha archeri

Nominate form. Rwanda: 2 heard Nyungwe on 6^th, and 2 there on 8^th. Uganda: 2 Ruhiza on 15^th.

Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat Cossypha cyanocampter

Form bartteloti. Uganda: 1 Mabira on 12^th.

White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini

Nominate form. Rwanda: Several en route on 5^th, 9^th and 10^th. 1 Nyungwe on 7^th. Uganda: Fairly widespread and common. Recorded on seven dates with max. 10 Queen Elizabeth on 20^th.

Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla

Form melanota. Uganda: 2 en route on 17^th, 4 Buhoma on 18^th, 2 Queen Elizabeth on 20^th, and heard Kibale on 22^nd.

Spotted Morning-Thrush Cichladusa guttata

Monotypic. Uganda: 2 Butiaba Escarpment on 23^rd, 3 Murchison Falls on 24 and 4 there on 25^th.

Brown-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas hartlaubi

Monotypic. Uganda: 2 en route near Buhoma on 17^th.

White-browed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys

Form zambesian. Uganda: 1 Akagera on 9^th.

Stonechat Saxicola torquata

Form axillaries. Rwanda: 3 Nyungwe on 8^th, 2 Akagera on 9^th, and 2 en route on 10^th. Uganda: 4 en route on 15^th, and 8 en route on 16^th.

Sooty Chat Myrmecocichla nigra

Monotypic. Rwanda: 5 Akagera on 9^th and 2 en route on 10^th. Uganda: Widespread and fairly common, especially in the north. Recorded on ten dates with max. 20 Murchison Falls on 24^th.

White-headed Black Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti

Form leucolaema. Rwanda: 10 Akagera on 9^th.

Common Cliff-Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris

Form subufippenis. Uganda: 3 Butiaba Escarpment on 23^rd.

Plain Martin Riparia paludicola

Form ducis. Uganda: 150+ from the boat trip on the Nile at Queen Elizabeth on 19^th.

Banded Martin Riparia cincta

Form suahelica. Uganda: 4 Queen Elizabeth on 20^th.

Grey-rumped Swallow Hirundo griseopyga

Nominate form. Uganda: 8 Mabamba on 14^th.

Rock Martin Hirundo fuligula

Form fusciventris. Rwanda: 3 Nyungwe on 6^th, and 4 there on 7^th. Uganda: 2 en route on 10^th and 2 en route on 15^th.

Angola Swallow Hirundo angolensis

Monotypic. Rwanda: 6 en route to Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: Widespread and common. Recorded daily.

Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii

Nominate form. Uganda: 4 en route on 16^th, and 10 Murchison Falls on 24^th – 25^th.

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 14^th, 12 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th – 20^th, and 4 Murchison Falls on 24^th.

Mosque Swallow Hirundo senegalensis

Form saturator. Rwanda: 20 en route on 9^th. Uganda: Small numbers on five dates.

Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica

Form emini. Uganda: Recorded en route on 4^th, 15^th and 22^nd.

White-headed Saw-wing Psalidoprocne albiceps

Nominate form. Uganda: 2 Mburo on 5^th, 4 Mabira on 12^th, 2 Mabamba on 14^th, 11 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th – 20^th, and up to 80 Murchison Falls on 24^th – 25^th.

Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne homomelas

Form ruwenzori. Rwanda: Up to 20 daily at Nyungwe on 6^th – 8^th, and 4 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 10 Ruhiza on 15^th, and 10 Buhoma on 18^th.

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 17^th and 2 on 18^th.

Little Greenbul Andropadus virens

Form holochlorus. Uganda: 5 Mabira on 12^th, 8 heard Buhoma on 17^th, 10 Kibale on 21^st, 3 Budongo on 22^nd and 5 there on 23^rd, and 2 heard Murchison Falls on 24^th.

Little Grey Greenbul Andropadus gracilis

Nominate form. Uganda: 4 Buhoma on 17^th, 8 Kibale on 21^st, and 2 Budongo on 23^rd.

Cameroon Sombre Greenbul Andropadus curvirostris

Nominate form. Uganda: 2 Mabira on 12^th, and 2 Kibale on 21^st.

Slender-billed Greenbul Andropadus gracilirostris

Nominate form. Rwanda: 1 Nyungwe on 8^th. Uganda: 12 Mabira on 12^th, 1 Ruhiza on 16^th, 1 Buhoma on 17^th, 6 Kibale on 21^st and 4 there on 22^nd, and 1 Budongo on 22^nd and 5 there on 23^rd.

Yellow-whiskered Greenbul Andropadus latirostris

Nominate form. Rwanda: 20+ daily Nyungwe on 6^th – 8^th. 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 6^th – 8^th. Uganda: 6 Ruhiza on 15^th and 4 there on 16^th.

Honeyguide Greenbul Baeopogon indicator

Nominate form. Uganda: 3 Budongo on 22^nd.

Spotted Greenbul Ixonotus guttatus

Form bugoma. Uganda: Only recorded from Budongo with 2 on 22^nd and 3 on 23^rd.

Yellow-throated (Greenbul) Leaflove Chlorocichla flavicollis

Form pallidigula. Rwanda: Several heard Nyungwe on 6^th – 7^th. Uganda: 2 Mburo on 4^th, 2 heard Entebbe Botanical Garden on 11^th, 2 Buhoma on 17^th and 4 there on 18^th, and 2 heard en route on 19^th.

Joyful Greenbul Chlorocichla laetissima

Nominate form. Uganda: 3 Kibale on 22^nd.

Toro Olive-Greenbul Phyllastrephus hypochloris

Monotypic. Uganda: 1 heard Mabira on 12^th, 1 heard Buhoma on 17^th, and 2 Kibale on 21^st adjacent to the park HQ.

Yellow-streaked Greenbul Phyllastrephus flavostriatus

Form olivaceogriseus. Rwanda: A total of 11 Nyungwe on 6^th – 8^th. Uganda: 3 Ruhiza on 15^th and 3 there on 16^th, and 1 Buhoma on 17^th.

White-throated Greenbul Phyllastrephus albigularis

Nominate form. Uganda: 2 Kibale on 21^st.

Xavier's Greenbul Phyllastrephus xavieri

Form sethsmithi. Uganda: 1 Budongo on 22^nd.

Red-tailed (Common) Bristlebill Bleda syndactyla

Form woosnami. Uganda: 3 heard Mabira on 12^th, 1 Buhoma on 17^th, and at least 4 heard Kibale on 20^th – 22^nd.

Western (Yellow-spotted) Nicator Nicator chloris

Monotypic. Uganda: 2 Mabira on 12^th, 6+ Kibale on 20^th – 22^nd, and 2 Budongo on 23^rd.

Red-tailed Greenbul Criniger calurus

Form emini. Uganda: 1 Mabira on 12^th, 2 Buhoma on 17^th, and 4 Budongo on 23^rd.

African Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis

Nominate form and stuhlmanni. Rwanda: Common at Nyungwe on 6^th to 8^th, with 30+ daily. Uganda: Recorded on nine dates in forested areas. Fairly common with max. 10 Ruhiza on 15^th.

Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops

Form sylvia. Uganda: 1 heard Ruhiza on 15^th, 1 heard Buhoma on 17^th and 2 there on 18^th, and heard daily near Budongo on 22^nd – 23^rd.

Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantans

Form belli. Uganda: 1 heard Ruhiza on 15^th.

Whistling Cisticola Cisticola lateralis

Form antinorii. Uganda: 2 Mabamba on 14^th, and several en route on 22^nd and 23^rd.

Trilling Cisticola Cisticola woosnami

Nominate form. Rwanda: 2 heard Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 20 Mburo on 4^th and 10 there on 14^th, and 2 Entebbe Botanical Gardens on 11^th.

Chubb's Cisticola Cisticola chubbi

Nominate form. Rwanda: 10+ daily Nyungwe on 6^th – 8^th. Uganda: 10+ daily Ruhiza on 15^th – 16^th.

Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chinianus

Form simplex. Rwanda: 15 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: Only recorded from Murchison Falls with 5 on 23^rd and 2 on 24^th.

Winding Cisticola Cisticola galactotes

Form nyansae. Rwanda: 4 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: Recorded on eight dates with max. 20 Mabamba on 14^th.

Carruthers' Cisticola Cisticola carruthersi

Monotypic. Uganda: 1 near Mbarara on 15^th and 1+ Ruhiza on 16^th.

Stout Cisticola Cisticola robustus

Form nuchalis. Uganda: 1 Queen Elizabeth on 20^th.

Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis

Form strangi. Uganda: 4 Mburo on 4^th, 4 Queen Elizabeth on 18^th and 5 there on 20^th, and 10 Murchison Falls on 24^th.

Tabora (Long-tailed) Cisticola Cisticola angusticuada

Monotypic. Rwanda: 3 Akagera on 9^th.

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 7^th. Uganda: 1 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th, and 7 Murchison Falls on 23^rd – 24^th.

Foxy Cisticola Cisticola troglodytes

Monotypic. Uganda: 2 Butiaba Escarpment on 23^rd.

Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis

Form uropygialis. Uganda: Up to 20 daily Queen Elizabeth on 19^th – 20^th, and 12 Murchison Falls 23^rd – 24^th.

Wing-snapping Cisticola Cisticola ayresii

Form Entebbe. Uganda: 1 Queen Elizabeth on 20^th.

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 20^th.

White-chinned Prinia Prinia leucopogon

Form reichenowi. Uganda: 4 Buhoma on 17^th and 4 there on 18^th, and 10 Kibale on 21^st.

Black-faced Prinia Prinia melanops

Here split from Banded Prinia P. bairdii. Form obscura. Rwanda: 2 Nyungwe on 6^th and 4 there on 7^th. Uganda: 2 Buhoma on 17^th.

Red-winged (Warbler) Prinia Prinia erythroptera

Form jodoptera. Uganda: 2 Butiaba Escarpment on 23^rd.

Red-winged Grey Warbler Drymocichla incana

Monotypic. Uganda: 1 Murchison Falls on 24^th.

Collared Apalis Apalis rwenzorii

Monotypic. Rwanda: 2+ Nyungwe on 8^th. Uganda: 4 Ruhiza on 15^th.

Black-capped Apalis Apalis nigriceps

Form collaris. Uganda: 2 heard Budongo on 23^rd.

Black-throated Apalis Apalis jacksoni

Nominate form. Rwanda: A total of 4 Nyungwe on 6^th – 8^th. Uganda: A few daily at Ruhiza, Buhoma and Kibale.

Masked Apalis Apalis binotata

Monotypic. Uganda: 2 Kibale on 22^nd, and 10 Budongo on 23^rd.

Mountain Masked Apalis Apalis personata

Nominate form. Rwanda: Up to 10 daily Nyungwe on 6^th – 8^th. Uganda: A few daily at Ruhiza and Buhoma on 15^th – 18^th.

Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida

Form caniceps. Uganda: 1 en route on 22^nd.

Buff-throated Apalis Apalis rufogularis

Form kigezi in the Rwenzoris, nigrescens elsewhere. Uganda: 4 Mabira on 12^th, 10 Buhoma on 17^th, 15 Kibale on 21^st and Budongo on 24^th.

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 6^th and 4 there on 8^th. Uganda: Only recorded at Ruhiza with 4 on 15^th and 10 on 16^th.

Grey Apalis Apalis cinerea

Nominate form. Uganda: 4 around the HQ at Buhoma on 17^th.

Grey-capped Warbler Eminia lepida

Monotypic. Uganda: 1 Mburo on 14^th, 1 heard en route on 18^th, and 3 Queen Elizabeth on 18^th.

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 7^th and 2 heard Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: Widespread and common. Recorded almost daily.

Yellow-browed Camaroptera Camaroptera superciliaris

Monotypic. Uganda: 1 Mabira on 12^th, and 2 heard Budongo on 22^nd.

Olive-green Camaroptera Camaroptera chloronota

Form toroensis. Uganda: 2+ Mabira on 12^th, 2 heard Ruhiza on 17^th and 2 heard there on 18^th, 2 heard Kibale on 21^st, and 2 Budongo on 23^rd.

Miombo Wren-Warbler Calamonastes undosus

Form buttoni. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 9^th.

Little Rush Warbler Bradypterus baboecala

Form centralis. Uganda: heard en route on 15^th.

White-winged Warbler Bradypterus carpalis

Monotypic. Uganda: 4 near Mabamba on 14^th, 3 en route on 15^th, and 1 heard near the camp at Kibale on 21^st.

Grauer's Scrub-Warbler Bradypterus graueri

Monotypic. Rwanda: 1 Nyungwe on 6^th, and 2 in the same place on 8^th. Uganda: 1 heard Ruhiza on 16^th.

Evergreen Scrub-Warbler Bradypterus lopesi

Form barakae. Uganda: 1+ Ruhiza on 16^th.

Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler Bradypterus cinnamomeus

Form mibreadi. Rwanda: 6 Nyungwe on 6^th and 10 there on 8^th. Uganda: 2 heard Ruhiza on 15^th.

Black-faced Rufous Warbler Bathmocercus rufus

Form vulpinus. Uganda: 4 Buhoma on 17^th and 2 heard there on 18^th, and 2 heard Kibale on 22^nd.

Moustached Grass-Warbler Melocichla mentalis

Form amaurourus. Uganda: 1 near Budongo on 22^nd, and 1 Butiaba Escarpment on 23^rd.

African Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus baeticatus

Form cinnamomeus. Uganda: 1 en route on 15^th.

Greater Swamp-Warbler Acrocephalus rufescens

Form ansorgei. Uganda: 1 Bisina Lake on 13^th, and 2 near Mbarara on 15^th.

Lesser Swamp-Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris

Form jacksoni. Uganda: 4 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th.

Dark-capped Yellow Warbler Chloropeta natalensis

Form massaica. Uganda: 1 near Mbarara on 15^th, and 2 heard Buhoma on 17^th.

Mountain (Mountain Yellow) Warbler Chloropeta similis

Monotypic. Rwanda: 7 Nyungwe on 6^th – 8^th. Uganda: 2 en route on 15^th and another heard en route on 16^th.

Buff-bellied Warbler Phyllolais pulchella

Monotypic. Uganda: 3 Mburo on 4^th, and 3 Murchison Falls on 24^th.

Grauer's Warbler Graueria vittata

Monotypic. Rwanda: 5 heard Nyungwe on 6^th – 7^th. Uganda: 1 Ruhiza on 15^thand 2 heard there on 16^th, and 2 heard Buhoma on 17^th.

Greencap Eremomela Eremomela scotops

Form citriniceps. Rwanda: 1 Akagera on 9^th.

Rufous-crowned Eremomela Eremomela badiceps

Nominate form. Uganda: Only recorded at Budongo, where a total of 9 on 22^nd – 23^rd.

Green Crombec Sylvietta virens

Form baraka. Uganda: 5+ Kibale on 21^st and 4 there on 22^nd, and 4 Budongo on 22^nd.

Lemon-bellied Crombec Sylvietta denti

Nominate form. Uganda: 3 Budongo on 23^rd.

White-browed Crombec Sylvietta leucophrys

Form chloronota. Rwanda: 2 Nyungwe on 8^th. Uganda: 2 Ruhiza on 16^th, and 2 Buhoma on 17^th.

Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura

Form carnapi. Uganda: Murchison Falls on 24^th.

Red-faced Crombec Sylvietta whytii

Form jacksoni. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 1 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th.

Neumann's Warbler Hemitesia neumanni

Monotypic. Rwanda: 3 Nyungwe on 7^th along the Waterfall Trail were tame and confiding. Uganda: 1+ Buhoma on 17^th.

Yellow Longbill Macrosphenus flavicans

Form hypochondriacus. Uganda: 1 heard Mabira on 12^th, and 1 heard Budongo on 23^rd.

Grey Longbill Macrosphenus concolor

Monotypic. Uganda: 2 Mabira on 12^th.

Green Hylia Hylia prasina

Nominate form. Uganda: Small numbers at Mabira on 12^th, Buhoma on 17^th – 18^th, and Kibale on 20^th – 22^nd.

Red-faced Woodland-Warbler Phylloscopus laetus

Nominate form. Rwanda: A total of 11 Nyungwe on 6^th – 8^th. Uganda: 2 Ruhiza on 15^th and 4 there on 16^th, and 4 heard Buhoma on 17^th.

Uganda Wood-Warbler Phylloscopus budongoensis

Monotypic. Uganda: 1 Mpanga on 10^th, and 1 Budongo on 22^nd.

Broad-tailed Warbler Schoenicola brevirostris

Form alexinae. Rwanda: 1 Akagera on 9^th.

Scaly-breasted Illadopsis Illadopsis albipectus

Form barakae. Uganda: 1 heard Mabira on 12^th, and 1 Buhoma on 17^th.

Pale-breasted Illadopsis Illadopsis rufipennis

Nominate form. Uganda: 3 Mpanga on 10^th.

Mountain Illadopsis Illadopsis pyrrhoptera

Form kivuensis. Uganda: 2 heard Ruhiza on 16^th, and 2 Buhoma on 17^th.

Rwenzori Hill-Babbler Illadopsis atriceps

Monotypic. Rwanda: 5 Nyungwe on 6^th – 8^th. Uganda: 3 Ruhiza on 15^th.

Sharpe's Pied-Babbler Turdoides sharpei

Nominate form. Uganda: 10 Mburo on 14^th, and 12 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th and 4 there on 20^th.

Brown Babbler Turdoides plebejus

Form cinereus. Uganda: 4 Murchison Falls on 24^th.

Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii

Form emini. Rwanda: 10 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 20 Queen Elizabeth on 20^th.

Red-collared Mountain-Babbler Kupeornis rofocinctus

Monotypic. Rwanda: 2 Nyungwe on 6^th and 7 there on 8^th.

White-winged Black Tit Parus leucomelas

Form insignis. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 2 Mburo on 4^th.

Dusky Tit Parus funereus

Nominate form. Rwanda: 10 Nyungwe on 7^th. Uganda: 10 Buhoma on 17^th, 15 Kibale on 21^st and 6 there on 22^nd, and 2 Budongo on 22^nd and 4 there on 23^rd.

Stripe-breasted Tit Parus fasciiventer

Nominate form. Rwanda: A total of 18 Nyungwe on 6^th – 8^th. Uganda: 4 Ruhiza on 15^th.

White-tailed Lark Mirafra albicauda

Nominate form. Uganda: 2+ Queen Elizabeth on 20^th.

Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana

Form ruwenzoria. Uganda: 2 Mabamba on 14^th, and a total of 8 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th – 20^th.

Flappet Lark Mirafra rufocinnamomea

Form kavirondensis. Rwanda: 4 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 5 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th and 15+ there on 20^th, and 25+ Murchison Falls on 24^th – 25^th.

Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea

Form saturatior. Uganda: 3 Queen Elizabeth on 20^th,

Southern Rufous Sparrow Passer motitensis

Form shelleyi. Uganda: 4 Murchison Falls on 24^th.

Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus

Form ugandae. Rwanda: 10 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: Widespread and common. Recorded almost daily.

Jameson's Antpecker Parmoptila rubrifrons

Form jamesoni. Uganda: 1 Buhoma on 17^th.

White-breasted Negrofinch Nigrita fusconota

Nominate form. Rwanda: 1 Nyungwe on 7^th. Uganda: 2 Mabira on 12^th, 2 Buhoma on 17^th, 3 Kibale on 21^st, and 1 Budongo on 23^rd.

Grey-headed Negrofinch Nigrita canicapilla

Form schistanea. Rwanda: A total of 5 Nyungwe on 6^th – 8^th. Uganda: Small numbers recorded on eight dates, with max. 6 Kibale on 21^st.

White-collared Oliveback Nesocharis ansorgei

Monotypic. Uganda: 1 near marshland just outside Mbarara on 15^th.

Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba

Form belli. Uganda: 2 Queen Elizabeth on 20^th, and 1 Murchison Falls on 25^th.

Green-backed Twinspot Mandingoa nitidula

Nominate form. Uganda: 3 Mabira on 12^th.

Dusky Crimson-wing Cryptospiza jacksoni

Monotypic. Rwanda: 1 Nyungwe on 6^th.

Red-headed Bluebill Spermophaga ruficapilla

Nominate form. Uganda: 1 Mabira on 12^th, and 6 Buhoma on 17^th – 18^th.

Dusky Twinspot Euschistospiza cinereovinacea

Monotypic. Uganda: 2 along the track to Kyogo below Ruhiza on 16^th.

Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala

Form ruberrima. Rwanda: A few en route on 5^th and 9^th. Uganda: Recorded on seven dates with max. 50 Queen Elizabeth on 20^th.

Black-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara

Nominate form. Uganda: 8 Murchison Falls on 24^th.

Blue-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata

Form ugandae. Uganda: 1 en route on 16^th.

Red-cheeked Cordonbleu Uraeginthus bengalus

Nominate form. Rwanda: 20 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: A few en route around Kampala on 13^th – 15^th, and 20+ Murchison Falls on 24^th.

Yellow-bellied Waxbill Estrilda quartinia

Form kilimensis. Uganda: 6 en route on 16^th.

Fawn-breasted Waxbill Estrilda paludicola

Nominate form. Uganda: 2 en route on 14^th.

Crimson-rumped Waxbill Estrilda rhodopyga

Form centralis. Rwanda: 1 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 8 Queen Elizabeth on 20^th.

Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes

Monotypic. Uganda: 12 Murchison Falls on 24^th – 25^th.

Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild

Form peasei. Uganda: 10 Mburo on 5^th, 4 Mabamba on 14^th, and 4 en route on 15^th.

Black-crowned Waxbill Estrilda nonnula

Nominate form. Rwanda: 20 Nyungwe on 7^th, and 4 there on 8^th. Uganda: 3 Mabira on 12^th.

Kandt's Waxbill Estrilda (atricapilla) kandti

Often considered conspecific with Black-headed Waxbill E. atricapilla. Form graueri. Rwanda: 20 Nyungwe on 6^th, and 2 there on the 8^th.

Black-faced Waxbill Estrilda erythronotos

Form delamerei. Uganda: 2 Butiaba Escarpment on 23^rd.

African Quailfinch Ortygospiza atricollis

Nominate form. Uganda: 1 Murchison Falls on 24^th.

Bronze Mannikin Lonchura cucullata

Nominate form. Rwanda: 10 Nyungwe on 7^th, and 10 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: Widespread and common.

Black-and-white Mannikin Lonchura bicolor

Form poensis. Rwanda: 8 Nyungwe on 7^th. Uganda: 4 Ruhiza on 16^th.

Magpie Mannikin Lonchura fringilloides

Monotypic. Uganda: 4 Buhoma on 17^th around the HQ.

Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata

Form centralis. Uganda: 2 Butiaba Escarpment on 23^rd.

Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura

Monotypic. Rwanda: 10 Akagera on 9^th. 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 16^th and 1 Buhoma on 17^th.

Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara

Form torrentium. Rwanda: 1 Nyungwe on 7^th. Uganda: 1 en route on 16^th, and 4 Kibale on 22^nd.

Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus

Monotypic. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 2 Mburo on 5^th, 4 Mabamba on 14^th, 15 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th and 30 there on 20^th, and 1 Murchison Falls on 24^th.

Grassland Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus

Form latistratus? Uganda: 2 near Kibale on 15^th.

Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys

Form zenkeri. Rwanda: 3 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 2 Mburo on 4^th, 6 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th, and 10 there on 20^th.

Speckle-fronted Weaver Sporopipes frontalis

Form emini. Uganda: 3 Murchison Falls on 24^th.

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali

Form melanorhynchus. Uganda: 2 Murchison Falls on 24^th.

Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser superciliosus

Form brunnescens. Uganda: 4 Butiaba Escarpment on 23^rd.

Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht

Form stuhlmanni. Rwanda: A total of 19 Nyungwe on 6^th – 8^th. 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 9^th. Uganda: Widespread in small numbers. Recorded on eight dates with max. 50 Queen Elizabeth on 20^th.

Little Weaver Ploceus luteolus

Form kavirondensis. Uganda: 1 en route on 23^rd.

Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius

Nominate form. Rwanda: 4 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 1 Mburo on 4^th, 10 Mabamba on 14^th, 2 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th, and 2 en route on 23^rd.

Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis

Form crocatus. Uganda: 6 Mburo on 5^th, and 3 en route on 15^th.

Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis

Nominate form. Uganda: 20 Mpanga on 10^th, 12 Mabira on 12^th, 10+ Kibale on 21^st, and 2 Budongo on 23^rd.

Black-billed Weaver Ploceus melanogaster

Form stephanophorus. Uganda: 1 Buhoma on 17^th.

Strange Weaver Ploceus alienus

Monotypic. Rwanda: A total of 9 Nyungwe 6^th – 8^th. Uganda: Ruhiza on 16^th.

Holub's Golden Weaver Ploceus xanthops

Monotypic. Uganda: 1 Mburo on 4^th, 2 Buhoma on 18^th, and 2 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th.

Orange Weaver Ploceus aurantius

Form rex. Uganda: 10 Entebbe Botanical Gardens on 11^th.

Northern Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus castanops

Monotypic. Uganda: 4 Mburo on 5^th, 10 Mabira on 12^th, 2 Mabamba on 14^th, and 2 Murchison Falls on 25^th.

Vitelline Masked Weaver Ploceus vitellinus

Form uluensis. Uganda: 10 Entebbe Botanical Gardens on 11^th.

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 13^th. One of the highlights of the trip.

Vieillot's Black Weaver Ploceus nigerrimus

Nominate form. Uganda: 5 Mabira on 12^th, 20 Buhoma on 17^th, and 15 Kibale on 20^th – 21^st.

Weyns' Weaver Ploceus weynsi

Monotypic. Uganda: 300 Mabira on 12^th.

Yellow-backed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus

Form fischeri. Uganda: Widespread. Recorded in small numbers on eight dates with max. 50 Queen Elizabeth on 20^th.

Golden-backed Weaver Ploceus jacksoni

Monotypic. Uganda: 5 Entebbe Botanical Gardens on 11^th, and 3 Lake Bisina on 13^th.

Yellow-mantled Weaver Ploceus tricolor

Form interscapularis. Uganda: 20 Mabira on 12^th.

Forest Weaver Ploceus bicolor

Form mentalis. Rwanda: 5 Nyungwe on 6^th – 7^th.

Brown-capped Weaver Ploceus insignis

Nominate form. Uganda: 1 Buhoma on 17^th.

Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis

Nominate form. Uganda: 3 Mabira on 12^th, 3+ Kibale on 1^st – 22^nd, and 4 Budongo on 22^nd – 23^rd.

Cardinal Quelea Quelea cardinalis

Nominate form. Uganda: 1 Lake Bisina on 13^th, and 3 Mabamba on 14^th.

Red-headed Quelea Quelea erythrops

Monotypic. Uganda: 100+ daily at Murchison Falls on 24^th – 25^th.

Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea

Nominate form. Uganda: 1 Ruhiza on 15^th, and 25 Queen Elizabeth on 20^th.

Black Bishop Euplectes gierowii

Form ansorgei. Uganda: 2 en route on 22^nd.

Black-winged Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus

Form terus in the south, craspodep in the north. Rwanda: 4 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 2 Queen Elizabeth on 20^th, 20 near Murchison Falls on 23^rd, and 4 Murchison Falls on 25^th.

Northern Red (Orange) Bishop Euplectes franciscanus

Monotypic. Uganda: Common around Murchison Falls with max. 40 on 24^th.

Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix

Form nigrifrons. Uganda: 30 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th.

Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris

Form phoeniceus. Rwanda: 6 near the border crossing on 5^th and 10^th. Uganda: Widespread but not common. Max. 20 Queen Elizabeth on 20^th.

Yellow-mantled Widowbird Euplectes macrourus

Monotypic. Uganda: Common at Murchison Falls with 30+ daily on 24^th – 25^th.

Yellow-shouldered Widowbird Euplectes macrocercus

Monotypic. Uganda: 1 en route on 4^th, and 10 en route on 23^rd.

White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus

Form eques. Uganda: 6 Queen Elizabeth on 20^th.

Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens

Form concolor. Uganda: 8 Butiaba Escarpment on 23^rd.

Hartlaub's Marsh Widowbird Euplectes hartlaubi

Form psammocromius. Uganda: 6 en route on 14^th.

Grosbeak Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons

Form melanota. Rwanda: 2 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: Recorded on seven dates with max. 20+ Kibale on 21^st.

Grey-headed Sunbird Anthreptes axillaris

Monotypic. Uganda: 3 Buhoma on 17^th, and 4 Budongo on 23^rd.

Western Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes longuemarei

Form haussarum. Uganda: 2 Butiaba Escarpment on 23^rd.

Green (Grey-chinned Sunbird) Sunbird Anthreptes rectirostris

Form tephrolaema. Uganda: 5 Buhoma on 17^th.

Collared Sunbird Anthreptes collaris

Form garguensis. Rwanda: Up to 10 daily Nyungwe on 6^th – 8^th. Uganda: Small numbers recorded daily in forested sites.

Little Green Sunbird Nectarinia seimundi

Form traylori. Rwanda: 2 Nyungwe on 8^th. Uganda: 2 Mabira on 12^th, 2 Buhoma on 17^th and 3 there on 18^th, 10 Kibale on 21^st, and 4 Budongo on 23^rd.

Western Olive Sunbird Nectarinia obscura

Form vincenti. Rwanda: 3+ Nyungwe on 7^th – 8^th. Uganda: Recorded on six dates with max. 40+ Kibale on 21^st.

Blue-headed Sunbird Nectarinia alinae

Nominate form. Rwanda: 10 Nyungwe on 7^th, and 20 there on 8^th. Uganda: Only recorded at Ruhiza and Buhoma with max. 20 Buhoma on 17^th.

Green-headed Sunbird Nectarinia verticalis

Form viridisplendens. Rwanda: 1 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 2 Mabira on 12^th, 1 Ruhiza on 16^th, 2 Buhoma on 17^th and 1 there on 18^th, and 2 Kibale on 21^st.

Blue-throated Brown Sunbird Nectarinia cyanolaema

Form octavia. Uganda: 1 Ruhiza on 16^th, 2 Buhoma on 17^th, and 6 Kibale 21^st.

Green-throated Sunbird Nectarinia rubescens

Nominate form. Uganda: 1 Mabira on 12^th, and 3 Buhoma on 17^th.

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 11^th.

Variable Sunbird Nectarinia venusta

Form igniventris. Rwanda: Common Nyungwe with 30+ on 7^th. Uganda: 1 en route on 16^th.

Rwenzori Sunbird Nectarinia stuhlmanni

Form graueri. Rwanda: 22 Nyungwe on 6^th – 8^th.

Northern Double-collared Sunbird Nectarinia preussi

Form reichenowi. Uganda: 5 Ruhiza on 17^th, and 4 Buhoma on 17^th – 18^th.

Olive-bellied Sunbird Nectarinia chloropygia

Form orphogaster. Rwanda: 2 en route on 5^th. Uganda: 3 Mabira on 12^th, 11 Kibale on 22^nd.

Tiny Sunbird Nectarinia minulla

Nominate form. Uganda: 5 Buhoma on 17^th.

Regal Sunbird Nectarinia regia

Nominate form, or kivuensis? Rwanda: 28 Nyungwe on 6^th – 8^th. Uganda: 6 Ruhiza on 16^th.

Copper Sunbird Nectarinia cuprea

Nominate form. Uganda: 1 en route on 13^th, and 2 Kibale on 1^st.

Purple-breasted Sunbird Nectarinia purpureiventris

Monotypic. Rwanda: Up to 8 daily Nyungwe on 6^th – 8^th. Uganda: 3 Buhoma on 17^th.

Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis

Nominate form. Rwanda: 2 near the border checkpoint on 10^th. Uganda: 2 en route on 15^th, 5 Buhoma on 17^th and 2 there on 18^th.

Red-chested Sunbird Nectarinia erythrocerca

Monotypic. Uganda: Recorded on seven dates with max. 10 Entebbe Botanical Gardens on 11^th.

Mariqua Sunbird Nectarinia mariquensis

Form suahelica. Rwanda: 4 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 1 Mburo on 4^th, 1 Lake Bisina on 13^th, and 3 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th – 20^th.

Purple-banded Sunbird Nectarinia bifasciata

Form strophium. Uganda: 3 Mabira on 12^th.

Superb Sunbird Nectarinia superba

Form buvuma. Rwanda: 1 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 1 Kibale on 21^st.

Beautiful Sunbird Nectarinia pulchella

Form lucidipecta. Uganda: 10+ Murchison Falls on 23^rd – 25^th.

Yellow-crowned Canary Serinus canicollis

Form sassii. Rwanda: 5 Nyungwe on 6^th.

West African Citril Serinus frontalis

Nominate form. Rwanda: 3+ Nyungwe on 7^th. Uganda: 4 Ruhiza on 16^th.

White-rumped Seedeater Serinus leucopygius

Monotypic. Uganda: 2 around the chilli campsite at Murchison Falls on 24^th.

Yellow-fronted Canary Serinus mozambicus

Form barbatus. Rwanda: 10 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 4 Mburo on 4^th, and 20+ daily Murchison Falls on 24^th – 25^th.

Brimstone Canary Serinus sulphuratus

Form sharpii. Rwanda: 4 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 2 Buhoma on 18^th.

Streaky Seedeater Serinus striolatus

Form graueri. Rwanda: Common Nyungwe with 10+ daily6th – 8^th. Uganda: 2 Ruhiza on 16^th.

Thick-billed Seedeater Serinus burtoni

Form tanganijicae. Rwanda: 15 Nyungwe on 6^th – 8^th. Uganda: 6 Buhoma on 17^th.

Oriole Finch Linurgus olivaceus

Form progoginei. Uganda: 1 Ruhiza on 17^th.

African (Cinnamon-breasted) Rock-Bunting Emberiza tahapisi

Nominate form. Uganda: 2 singing Butiaba Escarpment on 23^rd.

Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris

Form kalaharica. Rwanda: 5 Nyungwe on 6^th – 7^th, and 2 Akagera on 9^th. Uganda: 2 Ruhiza on 15^th, and 2 Queen Elizabeth on 19^th.