I travel to Uganda to film the wild parrots living free in their beautiful habitats near the Equator. African grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus), brown or Meyer's parrots (Poicephalus meyeri) and redfaced or redheaded lovebirds (Agapornis pullarius) are the stars of this exotic trip.

Go straight to:
African grey parrots in Entebbe 02:24
redfaced lovebirds in Entebbe 04:54
African grey parrots on Bugala Island 09:35
African grey parrots in Kibale National Park 13:35
single African grey parrot at Chimpanzee Forest Guesthouse 14:54
single Meyer's parrot at Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary 16:58
Meyer's parrots at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary 18:38

Many thanks to our trip organiser, Agnes Kamugisha, for her excellent job of finding us the best itinerary and booking superb ecolodge and hotel accomodations.

Book a trip to Uganda with Agnes or Johnnie Kamugisha at:

Birding in Paradise Safaris www.birdinginparadise.com
  / birdinginparadisesafarisltd  

and

Johnnie Uganda Safaris www.johnnieugandasafaris.com
www.facebook.com/johnnieugandasafaris/

Also a big thank you to Arshley Brian, our awardwinning birdwatching guide, for his help during the whole trip.

https://destinationbirdersuganda.org/...
www.facebook.com/arshley.brian

For full focus on African grey parrots during your trip, book your holiday with Shades of Grey Parrots:

www.shadesofgreyparrots.com
www.facebook.com/shadesofgreyparrots


Books:

Uganda (Bradt Travel Guides) by Philip Brigg, 2016

Birds of East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi (Helm Field Guides), by Terry Stevenson (Author), John Fanshawe (Author), Brian Small (Illustrator), John Gale (Illustrator), Norman Arlott (Illustrator), 2004

Where to Watch Birds in Uganda, by Jonathan Rossouw and Marco Sacchi, 1998

An Introduction to the Butterflies of Uganda, by Roger Waigh and Johnnie Kamugisha, 2018

East African Wildlife (Bradt Travel Guide), by Philip Briggs, 2007, 2015

Maps:

Uganda Safari, by Andrew Roberts
National Parks & other sites of interest
Murchison Falls National Park, by Andrew Roberts

These and more available at www.eastafricamaps.com
and at the Pakuba Safari Lodge gift shop

Uganda info, checklists, organizations, birding guides, birdwatching trip reports at Fat Birder:
https://fatbirder.com/worldbirding/a...

Visit Entebbe Botanic Gardens:
https://tools.bgci.org/garden.php?id=...

Stay at Best Western Premier Garden Hotel Entebbe near the botanic gardens:
http://bestwesternghe.co.ug/

See the African grey parrots in Kalangala, on Bugala Island.
Stay at Victoria Forest Resort:
https://www.victoriaforestresort.co.ug/

Visit Kibale Forest National Park:
https://www.kibaleforestnationalpark....

Stay at the Chimpanzee Forest Guesthouse:
http://chimpanzeeforestguesthouse.com/

or at the quieter Isunga Lodge nearby, where we stayed:
https://isungalodge.com/

Visit the Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary:
https://www.kibaleforestnationalpark....

Stay at Kibale Guest Cottages:
https://kibaleguestcottages.co.ug/

Visit Murchison Falls National Park:
https://www.murchisonfallsparkuganda....

Stay at the Pakuba Safari Lodge in the park:
http://pakubasafarilodge.com/

Visit Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary:
http://ziwarhino.com/

Sumbit your wildlife records to iNaturalist:
https://www.inaturalist.org/

Audio and video recorded on site in Uganda, East Africa, by Florin Feneru and Monica Crugel

Music from the YouTube Audio Library:

Rumba Pa Bailar by Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions

Six By Eight by Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions

At The Shore The Dark Contenent by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty...
Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Photo of marble berry, Pollia consensata, by Juliano Costa, Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

Drawing of greenbreasted pitta, Pitta reichenowi, by Herbert Goodchild, Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...


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