Birds

Pink-backed Pelican

Habitat: Mainly fresh water lakes, dams and rivers   Range; Widely in Africa   In Uganda; Around Lake Victoria etc Food; Fish   Threats to survival; Habitat loss Destruction of  nesting trees   Threatened Level; ★★★★★

Habitat:

Mainly fresh water lakes, dams and rivers

Range;

Widely in Africa

In Uganda;

Around Lake Victoria

etc

Food;

Fish

Threats to survival;

Habitat loss

Destruction of  nesting trees

Threatened Level;

★★★★★

Peafowl / Indian Peafowl

Habitat:

Forest, grassland, agricultural area

Range;

They don’t distribute in Africa

Around South and Southeast Asia

In Uganda;

No distribution in wild in Uganda nature. Only as livestock

Food;

Omnivorous

They feed insects, arthropod, reptile, frogs, leaf, seed and fruits, etc.

Threats to survival;

Pet trade

Threatened Level;

★★★★★

Ostrich

Local Name Lugisu :         INYOFE Lwo :             UDO Lunyankole : MAYA Lugbara : Lutoro/Lunyoro : MAYA Habitat: Dryer grass land, bushes and wooden grass lands below 2000 meters above sea level Range; Some parts of Africa In Uganda; Kidepo Valley NP Food; They feed on roots, leaves, flowers, fruits lizards, young tortoise and insects. Threats […]

Local Name

Lugisu :         INYOFE

Lwo :             UDO

Lunyankole : MAYA

Lugbara :

Lutoro/Lunyoro : MAYA

Habitat:

Dryer grass land, bushes and wooden grass lands below 2000 meters above sea level

Range;

Some parts of Africa

In Uganda;

Kidepo Valley NP

Food;

They feed on roots, leaves, flowers, fruits lizards, young tortoise and insects.

Threats to survival;

Today It is farmed for feathers, skin, meat and eggs. But it is poached sometimes for them and pet trade.

Threatened Level;

★★★★★

Gray Crowned Crane

Local Name   Lugisu :         NG’OLI Lwo :             OWALO Lunyankole : ENTUHA Lugbara:       OHELLU Lutoro/Lunyoro: ENTUUHA Habitat: It lives in grasslands, flooded plains, marshes and water sides. Range; Eastern and Southern Africa In Uganda; All over Uganda Food; Seed, tip of grass, grain, insect, and frog, etc Threats to survival; Loss and degradation of wetland […]

Local Name

Lugisu :         NG’OLI

Lwo :             OWALO

Lunyankole : ENTUHA

Lugbara:       OHELLU

Lutoro/Lunyoro: ENTUUHA

Habitat:

It lives in grasslands, flooded plains, marshes and water sides.

Range;

Eastern and Southern Africa

In Uganda;

All over Uganda

Food;

Seed, tip of grass, grain, insect, and frog, etc

Threats to survival;

Loss and degradation of wetland

Hunting directly and indirectly

Threatened Level;

★★★★★

African Gray Parrot

Local Name   Lugisu :    KASUKU Lwo :           KASUKU Lunyankole : KASUKU Lugbara:       KASUKU Lutoro/Lunyoro: KASUKU Habitat: Rain and riverine forests, mangroves and tropical forest Sometime in oil palm plantation and gardens Range; Widely distributed across tropical Africa In Uganda; Kibale Forest NP etc. Food; Fruits They normally  flock on trees depending on their fruiting […]

Local Name

Lugisu :         KASUKU

Lwo :             KASUKU

Lunyankole : KASUKU

Lugbara:       KASUKU

Lutoro/Lunyoro: KASUKU

Habitat:

Rain and riverine forests, mangroves and tropical forest

Sometime in oil palm plantation and gardens

Range;

Widely distributed across tropical Africa

In Uganda;

Kibale Forest NP

etc.

Food;

Fruits

They normally  flock on trees depending on their fruiting seasons.

Threats to survival;

Poaching for pet trade

Habitat destruction

Indiscriminate use of pesticides

Threatened Level;

★★★★★

African Fish Eagle

Local Name Lunyankole : EKIHUNGU Lugbara:       YUKU Lutoro/Lunyoro: Habitat: Around　wetland, freshwater rivers and lakes. Range; Throughout Sub- Sahara Africa In Uganda; Shore of Lake Victoria, Lake Albert, Lake George, etc. Food; Fish, Threats to survival; Wetland degradation Water pollution Threatened Level; ★★★★★   —————————————–

Local Name

Lunyankole : EKIHUNGU

Lugbara:       YUKU

Lutoro/Lunyoro:

Habitat:

Around　wetland, freshwater rivers and lakes.

Range;

Throughout Sub- Sahara Africa

In Uganda;

Shore of Lake Victoria, Lake Albert, Lake George, etc.

Food;

Fish,

Threats to survival;

Wetland degradation

Water pollution

Threatened Level;

★★★★★

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About Them of UWEC

UWEC have both captured eagles deriving from community rescue and free ranged ones. Sometime free ranged eagles visit captured one’s cage call with them.