Gorilla Trekking Blog

The southern ground hornbill is one of Africa's most extraordinary and impressive birds — built…

While Uganda's forests host the spectacular casqued hornbill species, the drier savannahs and woodlands of…

The black-and-white casqued hornbill is one of the defining birds of Uganda's montane forests —…

Ross's turaco is one of the most strikingly beautiful birds in Uganda's forests — the…

The great blue turaco is Africa's largest turaco and one of the most spectacular birds…

The standard-winged nightjar is one of the most extraordinary birds in all of Africa —…

The black-winged stilt is one of the most elegant wading birds you will encounter on…

The wattled lapwing is one of Uganda's most conspicuous and vocal waterbirds — always alert…

The African jacana is one of Uganda's most extraordinary waterbirds — nicknamed the lily trotter,…

Hartlaub's duck is one of Africa's most range-restricted and sought-after waterbirds — a true speciality…

The African pygmy goose (Nettapus auritus) is not a goose at all — it is…

The black-headed heron (Ardea melanocephala) breaks the rule that herons belong near water — this…

The goliath heron is the largest heron in the world — standing up to 152…

The African spoonbill (Platalea alba) is unmistakable — a large, entirely white wading bird with…

While the great white pelican commands attention with its sheer size, Uganda also hosts the…

The great white pelican is one of the world's largest flying birds and one of…

The African darter is one of Uganda's most striking waterbirds — known as the snakebird…

The hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) is the only member of its own bird family — Scopidae…

The African sacred ibis is one of Uganda's most recognisable wetland birds — with its…

The marabou stork is not conventionally beautiful — with its bald, pink-blotched head, drooping throat…

If you want to see a shoebill in the wild, Mabamba Swamp on the northern…

The African lungfish is one of the most extraordinary animals in Uganda's waters and one…

The Nile tilapia is one of the most important fish species on Earth — a…

The Nile lechwe is one of Africa's most restricted and least-known antelopes — a swamp-adapted…