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chimpanzees,
Murchison Falls and much more can all be seen on a short drive from
Masindi Hotel |
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| Budongo
Forest is best known as an ornithologists paradise. Bird
species found there include Sabine’s spine tail, Cassins spine
tail,Pygmy crakes, Kingfishers( Chocolate backed, blue breasted, dwarf),
White spotted fluff tail, Ituri batis, Pulvus illadopsis, Brown twin
spot, Cameroon somber, Cassins hawk eagle, Crowned eagle, Yellow crested
woodpecker, Forest robin, Little green sunbird, Grey headed sunbird.
The forest is also an excellent location for watching
several species of monkey and is also home to chimpanzees.
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Muchison
Falls National Park boasts 78 species of mammals and game
viewing is excellent. On a game drive in the park you are likely to
see Giraffe, Elephant, Kob, Lion and Waterbuck. Taking a boat cruise
on the Victoria Nile to the bottom of the falls will give you the
chance chance to see scores of hippos, birds and Nile crocodile.
Apart from the large game, the park also has several primates including
Patas monkeys, Olive baboons, Colubus and Chimpanzees. The park's
avifauna is large and diverse and it has over 425 bird species, the
most conspicuous being the hornbills, bee-eaters, kingfishers and
storks. Key species for bird watchers are Egyptian plover, Chestnut
crowned sparrow weaver, Rock pranticole and Red winged grey warbler. |
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