MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK
UGANDA
LOCALE
| # Species: | 402 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 402 |
| # Endemics: | 0 |
| # Near Endemics: | 0 |
SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST
List of species at this locale that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or that occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*
| 1 | Denham's Bustard | Neotis denhami | NT | |
| 2 | African Swift | Apus barbatus | RR | |
| 3 | Gray Crowned-Crane | Balearica regulorum | EN | |
| 4 | Spotted Thick-knee | Burhinus capensis | RR | |
| 5 | Senegal Thick-knee | Burhinus senegalensis | RR | |
| 6 | /Eurasian Curlew/ | Numenius arquata | NT | |
| 7 | African Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia microscelis | NT | |
| 8 | Shoebill | Balaeniceps rex | V | |
| 9 | Secretarybird | Sagittarius serpentarius | EN | |
| 10 | White-headed Vulture | Trigonoceps occipitalis | CR | |
| 11 | Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos | EN | |
| 12 | Hooded Vulture | Necrosyrtes monachus | CR | |
| 13 | White-backed Vulture | Gyps africanus | CR | |
| 14 | Rueppell's Griffon | Gyps rueppelli | CR | |
| 15 | Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus | EN | |
| 16 | Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle | Circaetus beaudouini | V | |
| 17 | Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus | EN | |
| 18 | Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax | V | |
| 19 | /Steppe Eagle/ | Aquila nipalensis | EN | |
| 20 | Dark Chanting-Goshawk | Melierax metabates | RR | |
| 21 | Eastern Chanting-Goshawk | Melierax poliopterus | RR | |
| 22 | /Pallid Harrier/ | Circus macrourus | NT | |
| 23 | Grayish Eagle-Owl | Bubo cinerascens | RR | |
| 24 | Pel's Fishing-Owl | Scotopelia peli | RR | |
| 25 | Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill | Bucorvus abyssinicus | RR | V |
| 26 | Swallow-tailed Bee-eater | Merops hirundineus | RR | |
| 27 | /European Bee-eater/ | Merops apiaster | RR | |
| 28 | /Northern Carmine Bee-eater/ | Merops nubicus | RR | |
| 29 | Red-necked Falcon | Falco chicquera | NT | |
| 30 | Papyrus Gonolek | Laniarius mufumbiri | NT | |
| 31 | Many-colored Bushshrike | Telophorus multicolor | RR | |
| 32 | /Woodchat Shrike/ | Lanius senator | NT | |
| 33 | White-rumped Shrike | Eurocephalus ruppelli | RR | |
| 34 | White-browed Crombec | Sylvietta leucophrys | RR | |
| 35 | Masked Apalis | Apalis binotata | RR | |
| 36 | Ethiopian Swallow | Hirundo aethiopica | RR | |
| 37 | Red-billed Oxpecker | Buphagus erythrorynchus | RR | |
| 38 | Yellow-billed Oxpecker | Buphagus africanus | RR | |
| 39 | White-bellied Robin-Chat | Cossyphicula roberti | RR | |
| 40 | Magpie Mannikin | Spermestes fringilloides | RR | |
| 41 | Quailfinch | Ortygospiza atricollis | RR | |
| 42 | White-rumped Seedeater | Crithagra leucopygius | RR | |
| 43 | Yellow-crowned Canary | Serinus flavivertex | RR |
*Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.
OTHER LOCALES
PRESENCE CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| // | Boreal Visitor | 15 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 2 |
| || | Transient | 4 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 1 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 1 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 0 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 2 |
| [] | Accidental | 3 |
DISTRIBUTION CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| E | Endemic | 1 |
| LC | Local | 2 |
| NE | Near Endemic | 11 |
| RR | Restricted Range | 244 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 7 |
| V | Vulnerable | 4 |
| EN | Endangered | 6 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 4 |
Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.