29.12.13

#18 Yellow-billed Barbet



https://www.dropbox.com/s/l186lxnmq5lc5z3/%2318%20Yellow-billed%20Barbet.mp3?dl=0




Yellow-billed Barbet
(Trachyphonus purpuratus)


Photo by Ronald Donovan
Enjoy his fabulous photos from http://www.ronandonovan.com/




Where can I find 
Yellow-billed Barbet in Uganda?

This bird can be found in forest all over Uganda.






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12.12.13

#17 African Emerald Cuckoo

Child neglect?  No, no this is how we survive!




https://www.dropbox.com/s/7kqlkc5nmoj9yge/%2317%28En%29%20Afrcan%20Emelard%20Cuckoo.mp3?dl=0



                       
African Emerald Cuckoo
(Chrysococcyx cupreus)

Photo by Tomo Akiyama
Enjoy his beautiful photo from here (Wildlife Japan)



Where can I find 
African Emerald Cuckoo in Uganda?

This bird can be found in forest all over Uganda.




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29.11.13

#16 Tambourine dove

The male bird which can raise his chicks with his milk!




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Tanbourine dove
(Turtur tympanistria)

Photo by Ian Fulton
Enjoy more Ian's photo from here



Where can I find 
Tambourine dove in Uganda?

This bird can be found in forest all over Uganda.



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15.11.13

#15 Mountain wagtail

The most relaxing sound ever, in this podcast!



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Mountain wagtail
(Motacilla clara
Photo by The Flacks
 Visit their website to see their beautiful photos!




Where can I find 
African Broadbills in Uganda?

This bird can be found in forest the central and south west of Uganda.





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25.10.13

#14 African Broadbill



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African Broadbill

(Smithornis capensis


Photo by   Mr. Dave Curtis
 Visit his website to see more Ugandan birds' photos




Where can I find 
African Broadbills in Uganda?

This bird can be found in forest the central and south west of Uganda.



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11.10.13

#13 Yellow-Rumped Tinkerbird

Let us introduce our reliable security guard !




https://www.dropbox.com/s/q4yem1q16pxb19p/%2313%20Yellow-Rumped%20Tinkerbird%20episode.mp3?dl=0

                           


Photo by   Mr. Derek Kverno
 Visit his website to see more beautiful photos







Photo by Mr.Hans Olofsson
Check out his photo of birds in Uganda.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hans_olofsson/sets/72157635018004428/


You can identify by confirming the color of the eye lines and the base of the tale.

It is 10 cm long, one of small birds in Africa.
                   They eat fruits, sometimes they eat insects, such as ants.




Where can I find 
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird in Uganda?

This bird can be found in forest all over Uganda.
Be careful to mimic their sound, the bird might bomb diving you!



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30.9.13

#12 Green Wood Hoopoe

Let us introduce our good team workers  !




https://www.dropbox.com/s/7dnpn3prmblih22/%2312%28En%29%20Green%20wood%20hoopoe.mp3?dl=0


Green Wood Hoopoe
(Phoeniculus purpure)

Photo by   Kakelaar
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hyper7/6253871081/




Where can I find 
Green Wood Hoopoe in Uganda?

This bird can be found in forest all over Uganda.
You will find the workers keep bringing foods for chicks.



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13.9.13

#11 Black Bee-eater

Let us introduce our Bee eater!


Black Bee-eater
(Merops gularis)


Where can I find 
Black Bee-eater in Uganda?

Uganda is the east end of their habitat. 
The bird is usually found in the canopy. 
You could see them constantly wagging tails.



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23.8.13

#10 Chocolate-Backed kingfisher

Let us introduce a mournful whistler!




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                      Chocolate-Backed kingfisher
(Halcyon badia)

Photo by Martin Benadie
http://www.wilderness-collection.com/


Where can I find 
Chocolate-Backed kingfishers in Uganda?


Uganda is the east end of their distribution habitat. 
They can be found in the canopy of Budongo Forest Reserve.
It might be appear if you imitate their calls.

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10.8.13

#9 Bar Tailed Trogon

Let us introduce a good climber !




https://www.dropbox.com/s/zmrzvmbmteoe4cg/%239%20%28En%29%20Bar%20Tailed%20Trogon.mp3?dl=0


Bar Tailed Trogon
(Apaloderma vittatum)
Photo by Rainbirder (Rainbirder / Foter / CC BY-NC-SA)



Where can I find 
Bar Tailed Trogon in Uganda?




The distribution of Bar Tailed Trogon is limited in high altitude place, 
such as Echuya forest reserve 
Please be careful to find the bird as Johnnie is telling you in the radio program.

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26.7.13

#8 African Wood Owl

Let us introduce our prophet !


                           
https://www.dropbox.com/s/x1r3mwrtsygsntr/%238%20%28En%29%20African%20Wood%20Owl.mp3?dl=0





African wood Owl
(Strix woodfordii)
Photo by Arno Meintjes
http://www.pbase.com/arnomeintjes



Where can I find 
African Wood Owl in Uganda?




This bird can be found in forest all over Uganda, except the Northern area.

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11.7.13

#7 Crowned Hornbill

Let us introduce good care takers for chicks!




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Crowned Hornbill
(Tockus alboterminatus)



Where can I find 
Crowned Hornbill in Uganda?




This bird can be found in Mabira Forest Reserve or other forest in Central - South Uganda.

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28.6.13

#6 Grey crowned crane

Let us introduce the national bird of Uganda!




https://www.dropbox.com/s/vhvxbzclkr3o5qi/%236%20%28En%29%20Gray%20crowned%20crane.mp3?dl=0




This bird is also known as Crested crane as a national bird of Uganda.
They are one of the beautiful birds in Africa. 






They are usually found in pairs.
Although the numbers have been decreasing in numbers, 
we could observe them not only wetland, but also agricultural fields 
and sometimes groups are even on the branches of the trees.




Where can I find 
Gray Crowned Cranes in Uganda?

This bird can be found in all over wetland area in Uganda except northern part..
You may also find them right after you arrived in Entebbe, the Uganda's international airport! 



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7.6.13

#5 Ruwenzori Apalis

Let us introduce Albertine rift endemic!



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This bird is also known as Collared Apalis.
It is wearing a gray neckless.
The podcast provide 3 different bird songs of this bird.




Where can I find 
Rwenzori Apalis in Uganda?

This Bird is an Albertine rift endemic species!
You may only observe it in the border region of Uganda, Rwanda and DRC.




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24.5.13

#4 Red-capped Robin-Chat

Let us introduce African top singers!


Let us introduce African top singers!  >>Listen to the story about Robin Chats Cannot listen? Download the sound file from here!



                
The singer is...

Red-capped Robin-chat(Cossyphanatalensis)


You could enjoy his 3 different songs in the radio.







A "Cup nest" built by a Robin Chat
Photo by SweetKittyCat







Where can I find 
Red-capped Robin Chat in Uganda?
This Bird are southern part of Ugandan forest.



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10.5.13

#3 Turacos

Let us introduce our smart dressers!



https://www.dropbox.com/s/xkrt9kjzefup4v1/%233%20%28En%29%20Great%20Blue%20Turaco.mp3?dl=0


Photo by Tomo Akiyama Wildlife Japan 

Great Blue Turaco (Corythaeloa cristata)
Adult has a red-tipped yellow bill and obvious black crest. 
Immature has duller and small crest.
Great Blue does not have the red wings of other turaco.



Ross Turaco (Musophaga Rossae),
with a bulbous bright yellow bill, yellow eye patches,
and brilliant crimson crest and outer wings. 


Startling crimson-red primary feathers, 
which can easily be seen in flight.


What is so special about feather colors of Turacos??



Most "greens" in bird colors result from a yellow pigment such as some carotenoid, combined with the prismatic physical structure of the feather itself which scatters the light in a particular way and giving a blue color. On the other hand, the green color in Turacos comes from turacoverdin, the only true green pigment in birds known to date.  Turaco wings contain the red pigment turacin, unlike in other birds where red colour is due to carotenoids. The red and blue colors of Turaco's feather originally developed their pigments. That is unique about this bird!

Where can I find Greate Blue Turaco
 in Uganda?

They are found in western and central part of Africa. In Uganda, they live in central and southern part. Pairs and small parties are locally common in good forest, relict forest patches, secondary growth and well-treed farmland near by, from 700m-2500m.



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