When is the best time to go birding in Kidepo Valley National Park?

When is the best time to go birding in Kidepo Valley National Park? The park is the second tourist destination in Uganda for bird watching. A hidden jewel in Uganda’s northern Kaabong district is the Kidepo Valley National Park.

When is the best time to go birding in Kidepo Valley National Park

The finest times of year to go birding in Kidepo Valley National Park are all throughout the year. When it comes to birding at Kidepo Valley National Park, every month of the year has its own surprises.

The greatest time to go birdwatching in Kidepo Valley National Park is from November to April. Less rain falls in the park during these months, which has a positive impact on activities. There are many fruits for birds to enjoy in the park throughout these months.

From October to April, migrating birds from North Africa, Asia, and Europe also stop by the park. During the winter months back home, these are connected to the Mediterranean flyway.

The national park of Kidepo Valley has various bird species.

Ostrich, Karamoja apalis, black-breasted barbet, golden pipit, rose-ringed parakeet, kori bustard, yellow-necked spurfowl, red and yellow barbet, Abyssinian roller, eastern pale chanting, white-bellied bustard, goshawk, Ethiopian swallow, pygmy falcon, rufous-crowned roller, isabelline wheatear, scarlet-chested sunbird, superb starling, black-headed plover, Heuglin’s wheatear, Hartlaub’s bustard, Bruce’s green pigeon, fox kestrel, stone partridge, African swallow-tailed kite, Heuglin’s francolin, red-cheeked cordon bleu, red and yellow barbet, violet-tipped courser, Jackson’s hornbill, fan-tailed raven, standard-winged nightjar, and little green bee-eater.