Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

🇺🇬 Uganda

🦍 Trek to the Mountain Gorillas

🌍 #143 Global · 3.8 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ #42 in Africa #70 in Tropical Forest

East Africa, Uganda 1511 spp. recorded

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a dense tropical rainforest situated in southwestern Uganda. Unlike the open savannahs typical of East Africa, this protected area consists of steep, mist-shrouded mountain ridges covered in thick, ancient vegetation and tangled vines.

-1.053° S 29.712° E

Wildlife

⭐ Iconic Species

Eastern Gorilla

Gorilla beringei

70–80% · Very likely

Mantled Guereza

Colobus guereza

50–60% · Likely

Northern Double-collared Sunbird

Cinnyris reichenowi

60–70% · Likely

Johnston's Chameleon

Trioceros johnstoni

50–60% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

L'Hoest's Guenon

Allochrocebus lhoesti

60–70% · Likely

Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely

Black Sawwing

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

50–60% · Likely

Green White-eye

Zosterops stuhlmanni

50–60% · Likely

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

50–60% · Likely

Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater

Merops oreobates

50–60% · Likely

Blue Monkey

Cercopithecus mitis

50–60% · Likely

Lühder's Bushshrike

Laniarius luehderi

40–50% · Likely

African Dusky Flycatcher

Muscicapa adusta

40–50% · Likely

Yellow-whiskered Greenbul

Eurillas latirostris

40–50% · Likely

White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher

Dioptrornis fischeri

40–50% · Likely

Chubb's Cisticola

Cisticola chubbi

40–50% · Likely

⭐ Iconic Species

Eastern Gorilla

Gorilla beringei

70–80% · Very likely

Mantled Guereza

Colobus guereza

50–60% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

L'Hoest's Guenon

Allochrocebus lhoesti

60–70% · Likely

Blue Monkey

Cercopithecus mitis

50–60% · Likely

Red-tailed Monkey

Cercopithecus ascanius

30–40% · Possible

Olive Baboon

Papio anubis

30–40% · Possible

Boehm's Bush Squirrel

Paraxerus boehmi

30–40% · Possible

Red-legged Sun Squirrel

Heliosciurus rufobrachium

10–20% · Possible

Carruthers' Mountain Squirrel

Funisciurus carruthersi

10–20% · Possible

Weyns's Duiker

Cephalophus weynsi

10–20% · With luck

Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel

Heliosciurus ruwenzorii

10–20% · With luck

Spectacled Lesser Galago

Galago matschiei

Insufficient data

African Civet

Civettictis civetta

Insufficient data

Forest Giant Squirrel

Protoxerus stangeri

Insufficient data

⭐ Iconic Species

Northern Double-collared Sunbird

Cinnyris reichenowi

60–70% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely

Black Sawwing

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

50–60% · Likely

Green White-eye

Zosterops stuhlmanni

50–60% · Likely

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

50–60% · Likely

Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater

Merops oreobates

50–60% · Likely

Lühder's Bushshrike

Laniarius luehderi

40–50% · Likely

African Dusky Flycatcher

Muscicapa adusta

40–50% · Likely

Yellow-whiskered Greenbul

Eurillas latirostris

40–50% · Likely

White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher

Dioptrornis fischeri

40–50% · Likely

Chubb's Cisticola

Cisticola chubbi

40–50% · Likely

Black-billed Turaco

Tauraco schuettii

40–50% · Likely

Collared Sunbird

Hedydipna collaris

40–50% · Likely

⭐ Iconic Species

Johnston's Chameleon

Trioceros johnstoni

50–60% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Jackson's Forest Lizard

Adolfus jacksoni

30–40% · Possible

Montane side-striped chameleon

Trioceros ellioti

30–40% · Possible

Uganda blue-headed tree agama

Acanthocercus ugandaensis

20–30% · Possible

Great Lakes Bush Viper

Atheris nitschei

10–20% · Possible

Kigezi Highlands Chameleon

Kinyongia tolleyae

10–20% · Possible

African Striped Skink

Trachylepis striata

Insufficient data

Multi-scaled Forest Lizard

Adolfus africanus

Insufficient data

Rhinoceros Viper

Bitis nasicornis

Insufficient data

Brown Forest Cobra

Naja subfulva

Insufficient data

Montane Egg-eater

Dasypeltis atra

Insufficient data

Speckle-lipped Mabuya

Trachylepis maculilabris

Insufficient data

Pseudohaje goldii

Insufficient data

📊 Most Spotted

Kisenyi Forest Tree Frog

Leptopelis kivuensis

Insufficient data

Kivu Reed Frog

Hyperolius kivuensis

Insufficient data

Secteur Munsenene Reed Frog

Hyperolius lateralis

Insufficient data

Rugegewald Screeching Frog

Arthroleptis adolfifriederici

Insufficient data

Kisolo Toad

Sclerophrys kisoloensis

Insufficient data

🐸 No photo available

Hyperolius frontalis

Insufficient data

Animal Events

🦌

Mountain Gorilla Trekking

Apr

Guided treks allow visitors to observe habituated mountain gorilla families in their natural forest habitat.

Eastern Gorilla

Gorilla beringei

70–80% · Very likely

🐦

Sunbird Courtship Displays

Jul

Male Cinnyris reichenowi perform dazzling aerial and nectar‑foraging displays to attract mates during the breeding season.

Northern Double-collared Sunbird

Cinnyris reichenowi

60–70% · Likely

🦎

Chameleon Color Change Festival

Oct

Trioceros johnstoni exhibit vivid color changes during territorial and mating displays, a spectacular sight for visitors.

Johnston's Chameleon

Trioceros johnstoni

50–60% · Likely

Sighting Calendar

Chance of spotting each species, month by month

Species Total

50–60

50–60

50–60

40–50

50–60

50–60

60–70

50–60

50–60

50–60

50–60

40–50

Eastern Gorilla

70–80

70–80

50–60

80–90

70–80

70–80

60–70

70–80

80–90

70–80

40–50

70–80

Mantled Guereza

30–40

30–40

50–60

60–70

50–60

50–60

60–70

50–60

50–60

60–70

60–70

40–50

Northern Double-collared Sunbird

50–60

60–70

50–60

60–70

60–70

60–70

70–80

60–70

50–60

50–60

60–70

70–80

Johnston's Chameleon

60–70

60–70

40–50

20–30

60–70

40–50

50–60

40–50

50–60

60–70

40–50

60–70

L'Hoest's Guenon

50–60

50–60

70–80

30–40

30–40

60–70

60–70

60–70

70–80

70–80

70–80

60–70

60–70

50–60

50–60

30–40

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

50–60

50–60

60–70

30–40

40–50

60–70

40–50

20–30

50–60

60–70

70–80

60–70

50–60

40–50

40–50

40–50

Green White-eye

50–60

50–60

50–60

20–30

50–60

60–70

60–70

60–70

50–60

50–60

50–60

40–50

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

50–60

50–60

60–70

40–50

60–70

50–60

60–70

50–60

50–60

30–40

30–40

40–50

Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater

50–60

50–60

50–60

30–40

40–50

40–50

50–60

40–50

40–50

50–60

50–60

40–50

40–50

50–60

50–60

40–50

40–50

50–60

60–70

40–50

40–50

40–50

50–60

10–20

Lühder's Bushshrike

30–40

40–50

40–50

50–60

40–50

50–60

50–60

40–50

50–60

50–60

40–50

40–50

African Dusky Flycatcher

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

50–60

40–50

50–60

40–50

50–60

40–50

40–50

40–50

Yellow-whiskered Greenbul

50–60

30–40

50–60

30–40

50–60

40–50

50–60

40–50

40–50

40–50

50–60

50–60

White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher

40–50

40–50

20–30

10–20

40–50

40–50

50–60

50–60

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

Chubb's Cisticola

40–50

40–50

30–40

20–30

40–50

40–50

50–60

50–60

40–50

40–50

40–50

30–40

Animal Events

🦌 Mountain Gorilla Trekking

🐦 Sunbird Courtship Displays

🦎 Chameleon Color Change Festival

Sighting Zones

Warm areas are where all species together are recorded most, so they track where people go as much as where animals are. For one species, see the map on its own page.

0.0 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ Excellent

🦍 Trek to the Mountain Gorillas

🦜

Biodiversity

Excellent

How rich is the wildlife?

4.3 Global avg

5.0 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

Species by taxon

🦅 Birds

1032

🐒 Mammals

270

🦎 Reptiles

158

🐸 Amphibians

51

1511 Total Species

841 Global average across 280 parks

56 Threatened 4 Endemic

🔭

Sighting

Very good

How likely to see animals?

3.6 Global avg

3.3 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

🎯

Top-12 Avg Probability

62% Global avg

58%

📊

Coverage (256 species at ≥5% of 1511 in the inventory)

24% Global avg

17%

🔀

Taxon variety in top 12 (7 bird, 4 mammal, 1 reptile)

47% Global avg

72%

🔭

Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)

132 Global avg

188

🌟

Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)

14 Global avg

11

⭐

High-prob species (>40%)

26 Global avg

24

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