Bird Species in Mabamba Swamp: The Mabamba swamp is one of the main wetlands in Uganda that are famous for the endangered shoe bill stork which is one of the main reasons why travelers make their way to the Mabamba swamp for birding in Uganda. Interesting about birding, you will have the chance to participate in the boat cruise where you will not only enjoy the boat rides but also give you the chance to watch a number of different bird species. The swamp is home to over 50 bird species and for travelers interested in the safari experience here are some of the different bird species in Mabamba Swamp that can be seen.
| 1 | Coqui Francolin | Campocolinus coqui |
| 2 | Black-throated Coucal | Centropus leucogaster |
| 3 | Lesser Moorhen | Gallinula angulata |
| 4 | Red-knobbed Coot | Fulica cristata |
| 5 | Gray Crowned-Crane | Balearica regulorum |
| 6 | Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa |
| 7 | Great Snipe | Gallinago media |
| 8 | African Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia microscelis |
| 9 | Shoebill | Balaeniceps rex |
| 10 | Egyptian Vulture | Neophron percnopterus |
| 11 | White-headed Vulture | Trigonoceps occipitalis |
| 12 | Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos |
| 13 | Hooded Vulture | Necrosyrtes monachus |
| 14 | White-backed Vulture | Gyps africanus |
| 15 | Rueppell’s Griffon | Gyps rueppelli |
| 16 | Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus |
| 17 | Beaudouin’s Snake-Eagle | Circaetus beaudouini |
| 18 | Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus |
| 19 | Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax |
| 20 | Steppe Eagle | Aquila nipalensis |
| 21 | Dark Chanting-Goshawk | Melierax metabates |
| 22 | Eastern Chanting-Goshawk | Melierax poliopterus |
| 23 | Pallid Harrier | Circus macrourus |
| 24 | Swallow-tailed Bee-eater | Merops hirundineus |
| 25 | European Bee-eater | Merops apiaster |
| 26 | Red-necked Falcon | Falco chicquera |
| 27 | Gray Parrot | Psittacus erithacus |
| 28 | Papyrus Gonolek | Laniarius mufumbiri |
| 29 | Lowland Sooty Boubou | Laniarius leucorhynchus |
| 30 | Woodchat Shrike | Lanius senator |
| 31 | Yellow Longbill | Macrosphenus flavicans |
| 32 | Gray Longbill | Macrosphenus concolor |
| 33 | Papyrus Yellow-Warbler | Calamonastides gracilirostris |
| 34 | African Yellow-Warbler | Iduna natalensis |
| 35 | Montane Blue Swallow | Hirundo atrocaerulea |
| 36 | Ethiopian Swallow | Hirundo aethiopica |
| 37 | Red-billed Oxpecker | Buphagus erythrorynchus |
| 38 | Superb Sunbird | Cinnyris superbus |
| 39 | Orange Weaver | Ploceus aurantius |
| 40 | Marsh Widowbird | Euplectes hartlaubi |
| 41 | Papyrus Canary | Crithagra koliensis |
