Queen Elizabeth National Park

🇺🇬 Uganda

🐘 Elephants Along the Kazinga Channel

🌍 #4 Global · 4.9 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ #3 in Africa #4 in Savanna & Grassland

East Africa, Uganda 1750 spp. recorded

Queen Elizabeth is a tropical savanna reserve in western Uganda, spanning open grasslands, dense woodlands, and shallow crater lakes. Visitors walk through flat grassy tracks and shrubby acacia trails beneath the shadows of distant mountains.

-0.227° S 29.976° E

Wildlife

⭐ Iconic Species

Lion

Panthera leo

60–70% · Likely

Common Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

70–80% · Very likely

African Bush Elephant

Loxodonta africana

70–80% · Very likely

Nile Monitor

Varanus niloticus

50–60% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Kob

Kobus kob

70–80% · Very likely

Waterbuck

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

60–70% · Likely

Speckled Mousebird

Colius striatus

60–70% · Likely

Black-headed Gonolek

Laniarius erythrogaster

60–70% · Likely

African Buffalo

Syncerus caffer

60–70% · Likely

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

60–70% · Likely

Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely

White-browed Coucal

Centropus superciliosus

60–70% · Likely

Cape Turtle Dove

Streptopelia capicola

50–60% · Likely

Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta

50–60% · Likely

African Fish-Eagle

Haliaeetus vocifer

50–60% · Likely

Common Warthog

Phacochoerus africanus

50–60% · Likely

⭐ Iconic Species

Lion

Panthera leo

60–70% · Likely

Common Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

70–80% · Very likely

African Bush Elephant

Loxodonta africana

70–80% · Very likely

📊 Most Spotted

Kob

Kobus kob

70–80% · Very likely

Waterbuck

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

60–70% · Likely

African Buffalo

Syncerus caffer

60–70% · Likely

Common Warthog

Phacochoerus africanus

50–60% · Likely

Olive Baboon

Papio anubis

50–60% · Likely

Giant Forest Hog

Hylochoerus meinertzhageni

40–50% · Likely

Tantalus Monkey

Chlorocebus tantalus

40–50% · Likely

Topi

Damaliscus korrigum

40–50% · Likely

Leopard

Panthera pardus

40–50% · Likely

Mantled Guereza

Colobus guereza

30–40% · Possible

Banded Mongoose

Mungos mungo

30–40% · Possible

Northern Bushbuck

Tragelaphus scriptus

30–40% · Possible

📊 Most Spotted

Speckled Mousebird

Colius striatus

60–70% · Likely

Black-headed Gonolek

Laniarius erythrogaster

60–70% · Likely

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

60–70% · Likely

Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely

White-browed Coucal

Centropus superciliosus

60–70% · Likely

Cape Turtle Dove

Streptopelia capicola

50–60% · Likely

Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta

50–60% · Likely

African Fish-Eagle

Haliaeetus vocifer

50–60% · Likely

Red-necked Francolin

Pternistis afer

50–60% · Likely

Pied Kingfisher

Ceryle rudis

50–60% · Likely

Grey-backed Fiscal

Lanius excubitoroides

50–60% · Likely

Yellow-throated Longclaw

Macronyx croceus

50–60% · Likely

⭐ Iconic Species

Nile Monitor

Varanus niloticus

50–60% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

50–60% · Likely

Uganda blue-headed tree agama

Acanthocercus ugandaensis

40–50% · Likely

Speckle-lipped Mabuya

Trachylepis maculilabris

20–30% · Possible

Montane side-striped chameleon

Trioceros ellioti

10–20% · Possible

African Rock Python

Python sebae

10–20% · With luck

Black-necked Spitting Cobra

Naja nigricollis

10–20% · With luck

African Striped Skink

Trachylepis striata

Insufficient data

Spotted Bush Snake

Philothamnus semivariegatus

Insufficient data

Puff Adder

Bitis arietans

Insufficient data

Johnston's Chameleon

Trioceros johnstoni

Insufficient data

Tropical House Gecko

Hemidactylus mabouia

Insufficient data

Brown Forest Cobra

Naja subfulva

Insufficient data

📊 Most Spotted

Common Reed Frog

Hyperolius viridiflavus

Insufficient data

Anchieta's Ridged Frog

Ptychadena anchietae

Insufficient data

Nile Ridged Frog

Ptychadena nilotica

Insufficient data

Kivu Reed Frog

Hyperolius kivuensis

Insufficient data

Four-striped Tree-folding Frog

Afrixalus quadrivittatus

Insufficient data

Animal Events

🐦

Kob Breeding Concentration in Mweya Peninsula

FebMar

Large herds of Kob gather in open grasslands for breeding, attracting predators like lions and leopards, creating dramatic wildlife interactions.

African Wattled Lapwing

Vanellus senegallus

40–50% · Likely

Lion

Panthera leo

60–70% · Likely

Kob

Kobus kob

70–80% · Very likely

🐦

Kazinga Channel Wildlife Gathering

JanFebSep

Concentration of hippos, elephants, buffaloes, and waterbirds along the Kazinga Channel, creating one of Africa’s highest biomass densities per square kilometer.

Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely

Common Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

70–80% · Very likely

African Bush Elephant

Loxodonta africana

70–80% · Very likely

🦌

Ishasha Tree-Climbing Lion Mating Season

JanFebMarJunSep

Tree-climbing lions use fig trees (e.g., Ficus natalensis) as vantage points for hunting and socializing, with increased mating activity observed during these months.

Lion

Panthera leo

60–70% · Likely

Mantled Guereza

Colobus guereza

30–40% · Possible

Red-tailed Monkey

Cercopithecus ascanius

20–30% · Possible

Sighting Calendar

Chance of spotting each species, month by month

Species Total

60–70

60–70

60–70

50–60

50–60

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

50–60

50–60

50–60

70–80

60–70

70–80

30–40

40–50

60–70

50–60

50–60

70–80

50–60

30–40

50–60

Common Hippopotamus

70–80

80–90

70–80

60–70

40–50

60–70

60–70

70–80

80–90

50–60

40–50

50–60

African Bush Elephant

70–80

70–80

70–80

40–50

50–60

70–80

60–70

60–70

70–80

70–80

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

50–60

50–60

50–60

50–60

40–50

50–60

70–80

50–60

40–50

60–70

70–80

70–80

70–80

40–50

40–50

70–80

70–80

60–70

70–80

50–60

50–60

70–80

70–80

80–90

70–80

60–70

50–60

60–70

60–70

70–80

60–70

50–60

40–50

70–80

Speckled Mousebird

50–60

80–90

50–60

60–70

60–70

70–80

70–80

70–80

60–70

50–60

60–70

60–70

Black-headed Gonolek

60–70

50–60

60–70

60–70

70–80

70–80

70–80

60–70

60–70

70–80

60–70

60–70

African Buffalo

70–80

70–80

60–70

50–60

40–50

60–70

60–70

50–60

70–80

60–70

60–70

50–60

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

60–70

70–80

60–70

50–60

60–70

70–80

70–80

60–70

60–70

50–60

60–70

50–60

40–50

70–80

60–70

60–70

70–80

70–80

70–80

60–70

50–60

60–70

60–70

60–70

White-browed Coucal

50–60

50–60

50–60

40–50

50–60

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

40–50

40–50

60–70

Cape Turtle Dove

40–50

60–70

60–70

40–50

60–70

60–70

70–80

60–70

60–70

50–60

40–50

50–60

50–60

60–70

50–60

30–40

60–70

60–70

70–80

40–50

60–70

40–50

50–60

60–70

African Fish-Eagle

40–50

50–60

50–60

40–50

50–60

60–70

60–70

50–60

40–50

50–60

50–60

30–40

70–80

60–70

70–80

30–40

30–40

60–70

50–60

50–60

50–60

30–40

40–50

40–50

Animal Events

🐦 Kob Breeding Concentration in Mweya Peninsula

🐦 Kazinga Channel Wildlife Gathering

🦌 Ishasha Tree-Climbing Lion Mating Season

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 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ World-class

🐘 Elephants Along the Kazinga Channel

🦜

Biodiversity

Excellent

How rich is the wildlife?

4.3 Global avg

5.0 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

Species by taxon

🦅 Birds

1143

🐒 Mammals

332

🦎 Reptiles

210

🐸 Amphibians

65

1750 Total Species

841 Global average across 280 parks

66 Threatened 8 Endemic

🔭

Sighting

Excellent

How likely to see animals?

3.6 Global avg

4.9 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

🎯

Top-12 Avg Probability

62% Global avg

67%

📊

Coverage (273 species at ≥5% of 1750 in the inventory)

24% Global avg

16%

🔀

Taxon variety in top 12 (6 mammal, 6 bird)

47% Global avg

67%

🔭

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

132 Global avg

219

🌟

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

28

⭐

High-prob species (>40%)

26 Global avg

42

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