Kivu Ground Thrush in Uganda
Kivu Ground Thrush in Uganda – Abertine Rift Endemic in Bwindi forest and Mgahinga National park
Kivu ground thrush in Uganda – Kivu ground thrush Is a ground thrush that has orange brown fore crown to the nape. It looks like Abyssinian ground thrush. Kivu ground thrush can be seen in the montane forest of Bwindi impenetrable National Park on the altitude of 1500 – 2800M above the sea level.
Kivu ground thrush in Uganda – can be seen in waterfall trail of Buhoma gate where it has been seen in both dry season and wet season. Kivu ground thrust responds faster to its call when taped in the forest but sometimes it can be silent.
It can be seen in the morning as it likes to be talkative in the mornings and evenings while feeding and in the afternoon you can get it feeding along the trail. To spot the Kivu ground thrush, it needs a birder to wake up very early and go into the forest to search for this bird, also the birder needs to be stay in Buhoma for more than two days searching for the bird in all trails where it always feeds from, You can have an opportunity to see other birds like
Bar tailed tragon
Mountain Oriole
Honey guide greenbul
Equatorial Akalat
White headed wood hoope
Waller’s Starling
Grey Winged Robin chat
Blue shouldered Robin Chat
White Bellied Robin Chat
Olive Pigeon
White spotted fluff tail
Mountain Wagtail
Green Hylia
Great blue turaco
Yellow bill
Black billed weaver
Buff throated apalis.
When birding in Bwindi impenetrable National Park forest, birders needs to take rain gear as it may rain anytime of the day as Bwindi is a tropical rain forest, packed lunch, enough drinking water, insect repellants and a backpacker to carry the extra batteries and others.
Where to stay in Bwindi Buhoma Region
Buhoma Lodge
Buhoma community forest Camp
Haven Lodge
Mahogany Springs
Engagi Lodge
Ride for a woman
Gorilla forest Camp
Ruhondeza Lodge
Silverback Lodge