SECOND BIGGEST BIRDING EXPO SET TO BE IN UGANDA

Do you love birding or planning for your birding safari to Uganda? Have you heard about African birding expo? Well, Uganda is set to host the second biggest annual birding expo ever and over $1.4 billion approximately shs. 3.6 trillion Revenue is expected to be generated. For birders on Uganda safari, this tremendous event is set to take place between 7^th and 9^th December 2018 and the biggest number of bird watchers from across the world is expected to come for this remarkable event. The African birding expo is an annual event and several participants take part in it including tour operators, conservation organizations, travel agents and various airline agencies. The event includes touring around Uganda prior and after the expo, talk shows, broad lectures, exhibitions and numerous entertainments. Over 7 birding safaris have been reserved for 2018 and 2019 and about $10 million revenue is expected to be generated for Uganda alone.

Uganda is a home to over 1078 distinct species of birds approximately 10% of the world’s birds and 50% of all Africa’s total avian species and there are over 100 experienced and trained bird guides. This year’s birding expo is one of a kind events and it incorporates primate adventures and wildlife viewing. For visitors on bird watching adventures in Uganda, the notable birds for you to catch a glimpse include Abyssinian Ground Hornbill, African Fin foot, Shoebill stork, Papyrus Yellow Warbler, Yellow billed oxpecker, Tiny, Orange tufted, Blue headed, Rwenzori Turaco, Standard winged and Bates Nightjar, Bar tailed trogon, Strange Weaver, Malachite and Regal sunbird, Papyrus Gonolek, Caruthers’ Cisticola, Lagden’s bush shrike, Montane Masked Apalis, Grauer’s warbler, Kivu ground thrush, Archer’s robin chat, Heuglin’s, Green breasted pitta, Red winged and Forest Francolin, Rwenzori and Ituri Batis and many others.

The first African birding expo was conducted between 18^th and 20^th November, 2016 at Botanical Gardens in Entebbe. This attracted over 25 international birders with 70% from USA.

In conclusion, Uganda is truly a bird watcher’s paradise that you must visit while on African safari. Most of these birds have not been fully exploited offering you opportunity to catch a glimpse at the rarest bird species.