Semuliki National Park
🇺🇬 Uganda
🐦 Uganda's Best Piping Hornbills HabitatSemuliki National Park occupies a remote tropical savanna landscape in western Uganda, featuring flat plains and dense vegetation unlike typical East African grasslands. Visitors walk through thick woodland trails and grassy clearings framed by distant mountains.
0.845° N 30.095° E
Wildlife
⭐ Iconic Species
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grey-mantled grey-cheeked mangabey
Lophocebus albigena
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African Forest Elephant
Loxodonta cyclotis
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Mantled Guereza
Colobus guereza
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Dent’s Monkey
Cercopithecus denti
📊 Most Spotted
Piping Hornbill
Bycanistes fistulator
Palmnut Vulture
Gypohierax angolensis
Red-tailed Monkey
Cercopithecus ascanius
De Brazza’s Monkey
Cercopithecus neglectus
Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis
Crested Malimbe
Malimbus malimbicus
African Pied Hornbill
Lophoceros fasciatus
Red-tailed Greenbul
Criniger calurus
Western Nicator
Nicator chloris
Fraser's Rufous Thrush
Stizorhina fraseri
Xavier's Greenbul
Phyllastrephus xavieri
Black-casqued Hornbill
Ceratogymna atrata
⭐ Iconic Species
★ grey-mantled grey-cheeked mangabey
Lophocebus albigena
★ African Forest Elephant
Loxodonta cyclotis
★ Mantled Guereza
Colobus guereza
★ Dent’s Monkey
Cercopithecus denti
📊 Most Spotted
Red-tailed Monkey
Cercopithecus ascanius
De Brazza’s Monkey
Cercopithecus neglectus
Alexander's Bush Squirrel
Paraxerus alexandri
Olive Baboon
Papio anubis
Cyclops roundleaf bat
Doryrhina cyclops
Blue Monkey
Cercopithecus mitis
Derby's Flying Squirrel
Anomalurus derbianus
Red-legged Sun Squirrel
Heliosciurus rufobrachium
Mauritian Tomb Bat
Taphozous mauritianus
Boehm's Bush Squirrel
Paraxerus boehmi
📊 Most Spotted
Piping Hornbill
Bycanistes fistulator
Palmnut Vulture
Gypohierax angolensis
Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis
Crested Malimbe
Malimbus malimbicus
African Pied Hornbill
Lophoceros fasciatus
Red-tailed Greenbul
Criniger calurus
Western Nicator
Nicator chloris
Fraser's Rufous Thrush
Stizorhina fraseri
Xavier's Greenbul
Phyllastrephus xavieri
Black-casqued Hornbill
Ceratogymna atrata
Red-tailed Ant-Thrush
Neocossyphus rufus
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Recent sightings in Semuliki National Park
LIVEiNaturalistAnimal Events
2Forest Elephant Migratory Season
African Forest Elephants move through Semuliki’s dense lowland forests, following seasonal food sources and water availability, offering rare opportunities for guided forest treks to observe their tracks, dung piles, and occasional sightings.
1Albertine Rift Birdwatching Festival
The park hosts a dedicated festival celebrating its 300+ bird species, including the vibrant White-bellied Kingfisher and Black-headed Oriole, which congregate near Semuliki’s riverine habitats during peak breeding seasons.
3Mangabey and Colobus Group Dynamics
Grey-mantled grey-cheeked mangabeys and Mantled Guerezas engage in coordinated group foraging and social interactions in the canopy, with mangabeys’ high-pitched calls and colobus’ leaping movements creating a dynamic primate spectacle for visitors.
Sighting Calendar
Average chance of spotting the park's most-spotted species, month by month
- 1Albertine Rift Birdwatching Festival
- 2Forest Elephant Migratory Season
- 3Mangabey and Colobus Group Dynamics
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
Essentials
Climate
What visitors saw
Quick answers
What animals can you see in Semuliki National Park?
The most likely sightings are grey-mantled grey-cheeked mangabey (seen by about 80% of wildlife watchers), Piping Hornbill (seen by about 80% of wildlife watchers), Palmnut Vulture (seen by about 70% of wildlife watchers), Dent’s Monkey (seen by about 70% of wildlife watchers), Red-tailed Monkey (seen by about 70% of wildlife watchers) — among 1487 recorded vertebrate species, based on citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to visit Semuliki National Park for wildlife?
July has the highest combined sighting rate for the park's top species in our month-by-month GBIF data. The full sighting calendar on this page shows each species' best months.
Can you see grey-mantled grey-cheeked mangabey in Semuliki National Park?
Yes — about 80% of wildlife watchers report a grey-mantled grey-cheeked mangabey sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see African Forest Elephant in Semuliki National Park?
Yes — about 20% of wildlife watchers report a African Forest Elephant sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 1 verified sighting from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Mantled Guereza in Semuliki National Park?
Yes — about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Mantled Guereza sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Dent’s Monkey in Semuliki National Park?
Yes — about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Dent’s Monkey sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Where Wildlife Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife?Biodiversity
ExcellentHow rich is the wildlife?
Sighting
Very goodHow likely to see animals?
Experience
ExcellentHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
