Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve Uganda is home to about 240 bird species and it is noted for its bird density. The notable avifaunal species in Pian Upe Uganda include cranes, herons, ostriches, cormorants, African eagles, egrets, horn bills, darters, weavers, Karamoja apalis, Abyssinian ground horn bill, superb starling, secretary bird.
Pian Upe’s ecosystems attract unique bird species which make her an endeared birding hotspot on the Uganda safari itinerary. Birds to look out for include the Karamoja apalis, which is endemic to northeastern Uganda. Ostriches (both wild and domesticated) are not hard to find here.
Green bitta, Abyssinian ground hornbills, superb sterlings, secretary birds, even the shoebill can be sighted on the park’s stretch of land. The reserve’s boundary is broken by the extension of Lake Opeta, one in two places in Uganda and the entire world where the Fox’s Weaver bird can be sighted.