Endangered Fox's Weaver — Eastern Uganda Endemic bird

Endangered Fox’s Weaver – Endemic to Eatern Uganda around Lake Opeta and Lake Bisina

Endangered fox’s weaver – It is a weaver family that is endemic to eastern Uganda; it is common in disctricts of Katakwi, soroti, kumi near the Mount Elgon region and pian upe game reserve all located in the eastern part of the country.

Through an organization called Nature Uganda research has been taking place about the fox’s weaver’s status since it is only endemic in the eastern part of Uganda and these areas have not been accessible for years due to uncertainty in the north eastern Uganda

Fox’s weaver is listed as one of the globally threatened bird species togter with other species like African green broadbill, shoebill, shelly’s crimson wing, congo serpent eagle which is only found in semuliki national park which is the lower part of the Congo basin in Uganda

Endagered Fox’s weaver habitat

Many birders have traveled to Uganda to search for the Uganda endemic bird which like to stay in flooded wetland swamp of Lake ekyoga, Lake opeta, lake Bisina and some open plains near farm land bordering Pin Upe wildlife reserve, so birder must spend more time in the area in order to increase the chances of seeing the fox’s weaver and for more information contact Great Adventure safaris for specialist Uganda guide.

Accessibility

The north eastern part of Uganda has been one of the hard reach areas of the country due to bad road network which affected tourism activities in the area, some of the hard reach areas include the big wetland swamp of Lake Opeta, which usually floods and cut off the roads. Travelers wanting to go birding there must use a strong 4×4 Jeep as you may have maneuver into smaller and steep villages to look for the bird.

Where to stay

Birders wanting to search for the fox’s weaver must have to stay in the nearby areas of sorot, sipi falls, soroti town, kumi town or pian upe and more preferably camping would be the best way. Contact Great Adventure Safaris for lodge options and booking a trip to search for the endangered fox’s weaver.