# Birds of Murchison Falls National Park > The birds you may meet on a stay at Nile Safari Lodge: how to recognise them, where they live and the best time to see them. Source: https://nilesafarilodge.com/wildlife/birds The birds you may meet on a stay at Nile Safari Lodge: how to recognise them, where they live and the best time to see them. Birds 18 profiles Show - [Shoebill](https://nilesafarilodge.com/wildlife/shoebill) (Bird · Resident · Vulnerable): The shoebill is a tall, blue-grey waterbird with a huge shoe-shaped bill, and the bird most visitors to Murchison Falls hope to see. It lives in the… - [African Fish Eagle](https://nilesafarilodge.com/wildlife/african-fish-eagle) (Bird · Resident): The African fish eagle is a large eagle with a white head, chestnut body and black wings, seen perched in riverside trees all along the Nile in Murch… - [Goliath Heron](https://nilesafarilodge.com/wildlife/goliath-heron) (Bird · Resident): The Goliath heron is the largest heron in the world, standing up to a metre and a half tall. In Murchison Falls it hunts alone in the shallows of the… - [Grey Crowned Crane](https://nilesafarilodge.com/wildlife/grey-crowned-crane) (Bird · Resident · Endangered): The grey crowned crane is Uganda's national bird and appears on the national flag. It is a tall grey crane with a crown of stiff golden feathers, fou… - [Abyssinian Ground Hornbill](https://nilesafarilodge.com/wildlife/abyssinian-ground-hornbill) (Bird · Resident · Vulnerable): The Abyssinian ground hornbill is a turkey-sized black bird that walks through the grassland in pairs or small family groups. Murchison Falls is one… - [Saddle-billed Stork](https://nilesafarilodge.com/wildlife/saddle-billed-stork) (Bird · Resident): The saddle-billed stork is the tallest stork in Africa: black and white, with a red bill crossed by a black band and topped by a yellow "saddle". In… - [Northern Carmine Bee-eater](https://nilesafarilodge.com/wildlife/northern-carmine-bee-eater) (Bird · Migratory): The northern carmine bee-eater is a brilliant pinkish-red bee-eater with a blue-green head and long tail streamers. It moves within Africa with the s… - [Red-throated Bee-eater](https://nilesafarilodge.com/wildlife/red-throated-bee-eater) (Bird · Resident): The red-throated bee-eater is a small green bee-eater with a scarlet throat and buff underparts. It nests in colonies in the sandy cliffs of the Nile… - [Pied Kingfisher](https://nilesafarilodge.com/wildlife/pied-kingfisher) (Bird · Resident): The pied kingfisher is a black-and-white kingfisher that hovers over the water before diving for fish. It is one of the commonest birds on the Nile i… - [Malachite Kingfisher](https://nilesafarilodge.com/wildlife/malachite-kingfisher) (Bird · Resident): The malachite kingfisher is a tiny, jewel-bright kingfisher with a metallic blue back, orange underparts and a red bill. It sits low on reeds and pap… - [African Skimmer](https://nilesafarilodge.com/wildlife/african-skimmer) (Bird · Migratory): The African skimmer is a tern-like bird whose lower bill is longer than the upper. It feeds by flying low with the lower bill slicing through the wat… - [Rock Pratincole](https://nilesafarilodge.com/wildlife/rock-pratincole) (Bird · Migratory): The rock pratincole is a small, dark, swallow-like wader that lives on rocks in fast-flowing rivers. In Murchison Falls it is found on the boulders a… - [Secretarybird](https://nilesafarilodge.com/wildlife/secretarybird) (Bird · Resident · Endangered): The secretarybird is a long-legged bird of prey that hunts on foot in open grassland, killing snakes and other prey with powerful kicks. It is thinly… - [Denham's Bustard](https://nilesafarilodge.com/wildlife/denhams-bustard) (Bird · Resident): Denham's bustard is a large, long-legged ground bird of open grassland. Males are much bigger than females and puff out their white throat and chest… - [Standard-winged Nightjar](https://nilesafarilodge.com/wildlife/standard-winged-nightjar) (Bird · Migratory): The standard-winged nightjar is a night bird famous for the breeding male's wing feathers: one bare shaft on each wing, ending in a broad flag that t… - [Piapiac](https://nilesafarilodge.com/wildlife/piapiac) (Bird · Resident): The piapiac is a slim, glossy black member of the crow family with a long tail. In Murchison Falls small flocks follow buffalo, elephants and other l… - [Osprey](https://nilesafarilodge.com/wildlife/osprey) (Bird · Migratory): The osprey is a fish-eating bird of prey that breeds in Europe and Asia and spends the northern winter in Africa. It can be seen fishing over the Nil… - [African Jacana](https://nilesafarilodge.com/wildlife/african-jacana) (Bird · Resident): The African jacana is a chestnut waterbird with very long toes that let it walk on floating plants. It is common on the quiet, weedy edges of the Nil… ## See them for yourself Our guides know where each of these lives. Tell us what you most want to see and we will plan your days around it. [Book your stay](https://nilesafarilodge.com/contact?topic=Accommodation+and+reservations#enquire)[Bird watching](https://nilesafarilodge.com/activities/bird-watching) --- Nile Safari Lodge, Southern bank of the River Nile, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda. Telephone Whatsapp: +256 757 363362 Landline: +256 776 938 933. Email info@nilesafarilodge.com. Reservations: https://nilesafarilodge.com/contact