By: Julia Aidan
Submitted: 2010-02-03 10:13:03 | Word Count: 568
If you are planning a trip to exotic location these summers, then Uganda is an ideal place to visit. Since Uganda is situated in the equatorial region, the country is blessed with enormous species of birds, plants and animals. You will never find such a wide diversity anywhere else in Africa. The wide variety of habitats consists arid semi deserts, montane rain forests, rich savannahs, lowlands, wetlands, afro-alpine range and volcanic mountains, and the height for these geographical make-up differs from 650 m to 5000 m. Bird watching is the main tourist activity here. Tourists from all over the world come here to watch different species of birds and the most astonishing reality is that you will find highest number of birds in each and every square kilometer area in Uganda as compared to any other African country. It is indeed pleasure watching several hundred species of birds here. Uganda which is nearly 235,000 square kilometers area has the greatest number of bird species, that is, 1008 species of birds can be found in this country.
The highly thick and dense forests in Uganda is a home to thousands of animals, birds and plants. This amazing African country proves its capability for offering natural habitat for thousands of species of birds, animals and plants. Thus, if you don't enjoy bird-watching in Uganda, your trip is incomplete. You will truly miss this different activity in Uganda which is never enjoyed anywhere in the world. With the well-known Congo basin to its west, Uganda is a shelter to western and central African species of birds which are not seen anywhere in East Africa. You will find almost 700 huge forest reserves in this equatorial country.
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The ARE-Albertine Rift Endemic region shelters around 38 species of birds in Uganda, the Congo, Rwanda and Burundi. Almost 25 species are alone confined in the Mgahinga forests and Bwindi National park which are located in the Southwest region.
Wetlands: 30,000 kilometer area is covered by wetlands in Uganda. You will be astonished to know that there are higher than 210 species of birds and some of the famous birds seen in this region are Shoebill, African Skimmer and Endemic Fox's weaver. Also you will enjoy watching different species of Papyrus like the Papyrus Canary, Papyrus Gonolek, Papyrus Yellow warbler and White-winged Warbler. In the Entebbe area, also known as Lutembe bay, you will see a White winged Black-Tern roost of 2 million to 3 million birds!
Savannahs: With Karamoja situated in the northeastern parts of Uganda with partial desserts and dry thorny area, the savannahs are quite dry here. To the western rift valley, savannahs are rich and fertile. The Queen Elizabeth National Park which is found in this area has nearly 604 species of birds and is the largest number for any limited area in Africa.
With such a great species of birds in this country, bird-watching in Uganda is the all-time-favorite activity here. You can really feel nature in your arms. Once you are in Uganda, you just cant miss the pleasure of watching birds. Now that you are ready to enjoy the bird watching activity in Uganda, you can decide a journey to Uganda this vacation and truly sense the unique beauty of nature.
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