Wildlife at Kibale National Park

Wildlife species at Kibale National Park- There are different species of wildlife in Kibale National park which you can see when you visit the park. Animals such as elephants, buffaloes, duikers, and sitatungas can be seen. You rest assured of spotting chimpanzees, white and blue colobus monkeys. L-hoest monkeys. Animals such as forest elephants are rarely seen but can be observed once in a while.

Primates at Kibale Forest National park

Kibale forest National park also known as the primate capital of Africa because of its high concentration of primate. The park is home to 13 species of primates including;

Chimpanzees:

Kibale Forest National park is home to Chimpanzees. The park is home to over 1500 Chimpanzees habituated for tourists to track. Chimpanzees are close to us human beings and we share 98.7% DNA with them. They are the most intelligent creature after human beings and their actions resemble those of human beings. Visitors can come and visit chimpanzees in Kibale all the time of the year.

Other primates in Kibale Forest National Park include Red-tailed monkeys, White and Blue Colobus Monkeys, olive baboons, Vervet monkeys, L-Hoest monkeys, Mangabey, Grey-cheeked monkeys, Uganda red colobus, Demiddoff Galago and patas monkeys. Visitors visiting Kibale Forest National park will be able to see all the above primates while on tracking safaris which makes this park so interesting.

Animal species at Kibale National park

Kibale Forest National Park is home to over 13 primate species. The park has the highest number of chimpanzees in Uganda hosting over 1500 chimpanzees. Besides chimpanzees other primates include L’Hoest’s monkey, nocturnal bush baby, red colobus monkeys, and the mangabey among others. The park harbors big mammal species such as buffaloes, forest elephants, Duikers, warthogs, bush pigs among others. Most tourists have visited Kibale National park mainly for chimpanzee tracking and habituation experience.

Bird species at Kibale National park

Kibale forest harbors over 370 bird species which makes the park a fantastic birding destination for birders. The availability of different vegetation types has provided grounds for the bleeding of these birds which have made them easily multiply.  Some bird species in Kibale National Park can only be found in the African Albertine rift area. Green-breasted Pitta is the best bird species attraction that draws the tension of birders in Kibale National Park. Other bird species Include Nahan’s Francolin, dusty blue flycatcher, Yellow-throated Nicator, Red-headed Malimbe, black bee-eater among others.

Butterflies and amphibian species in Kibale National Park.

Kibale National Park features other species of tourism importance such as reptiles, amphibians, and butterflies. There are over  250 species of butterflies. Butterflies are easily seeen during chimp tracking or habituation process.