Murchison Palace
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Country: Uganda
Region: Murchison Falls National Park
We speak: English, Français, Español
Location:
“Murchison Palace” is an outstanding riverside accommodation, located beside Murchison Falls national park. The wildlife starts at your doorstep. It offers a nature immersive stay experience framed on the White Nile with wild animals and birds constantly moving around in harmony with humans. We are trying to implement all concepts of sustainable tourism: sourcing food from local suppliers, using renewable energy water and consumables. We also advise guests on how to reduce their footprints while traveling making their adventure more coherent with the principles of ecology. Guests’ satisfaction is always our top priority, along with our partners inside the country, we are able to offer strong life-time experiences, tailor made for any visitor.
Services:
Murchison Palace offers a welcoming and peaceful stay for nature lovers, birders, and safari travelers visiting the park.
Its proximity to the Nile and the national park makes it perfect for wildlife viewing, birdwatching, boat cruises, fishing, and guided safaris. Surrounded by rich savannah and riverine habitats, the area is known for its diverse birdlife and frequent wildlife sightings.
The outdoor garden and terrace at Murchison Palace provide a relaxing space for guests to enjoy fresh air and casual birdwatching near Murchison Falls National Park. Several local bird species can often be seen or heard around the compound, making it a pleasant spot for early-morning or evening birding.
Guestrooms:
The property provides cozy accommodation, a restaurant and bar, garden spaces, and relaxing lounge areas for guests.
The bathrooms at Murchison Palace are private, clean, and well-maintained, equipped with a shower, toilet, sink, and running water to provide guests with comfort after exploring Murchison Falls National Park.
* Please note that the English bird names on this site follow the American terminology. If you can't find a species name, try searching by Family or latin name.
Status key: B = breeding species; RB - rare breeding; W = winter only; V - vagrant; RV = rare vagrant; TM - trans-migrant; In - introduced
Name |
Name (lat) |
Family |
| Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis | Alcedinidae |
| Striped Kingfisher | Halcyon chelicuti | Alcedinidae |
| Malachite Kingfisher | Corythornis cristatus | Alcedinidae |
| Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiaca | Anatidae |
| White-faced Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna viduata | Anatidae |
| Squacco Heron | Ardeola ralloides | Ardeidae |
| Striated Heron | Butorides striata | Ardeidae |
| Goliath Heron | Ardea goliath | Ardeidae |
| Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea | Ardeidae |
| African Gray Hornbill | Lophoceros nasutus | Bucerotidae |
| Spur-winged Plover | Vanellus spinosus | Charadriidae |
| Marabou Stork | Leptoptilos crumeniferus | Ciconiidae |
| Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia episcopus | Ciconiidae |
| African Openbill | Anastomus lamelligerus | Ciconiidae |
| Buff-bellied Warbler | Phyllolais pulchella | Cisticolidae |
| Tawny-flanked Prinia | Prinia subflava | Cisticolidae |
| Winding Cisticola | Cisticola marginatus | Cisticolidae |
| Blue-naped Mousebird | Urocolius macrourus | Coliidae |
| Black-billed Wood-Dove | Turtur abyssinicus | Columbidae |
| Red-eyed Dove | Streptopelia semitorquata | Columbidae |
| Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove | Turtur chalcospilos | Columbidae |
| Abyssinian Roller | Coracias abyssinicus | Coraciidae |
| Piapiac | Ptilostomus afer | Corvidae |
| Senegal Coucal | Centropus senegalensis | Cuculidae |
| White-browed Coucal | Centropus superciliosus | Cuculidae |
| Fork-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus adsimilis | Dicruridae |
| Bronze Mannikin | Spermestes cucullata | Estrildidae |
| Red-cheeked Cordonbleu | Uraeginthus bengalus | Estrildidae |
| Gray Kestrel | Falco ardosiaceus | Falconidae |
| Gray Crowned-Crane | Balearica regulorum | Gruidae |
| Wire-tailed Swallow | Hirundo smithii | Hirundinidae |
| Gray-backed Fiscal | Lanius excubitoroides | Laniidae |
| Brown Babbler | Turdoides plebejus | Leiothrichidae |
| White-headed Barbet | Lybius leucocephalus | Lybiidae |
| Spot-flanked Barbet | Tricholaema lacrymosa | Lybiidae |
| Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus chrysoconus | Lybiidae |
| Moustached Grass-Warbler | Melocichla mentalis | Macrosphenidae |
| Black-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra senegalus | Malaconotidae |
| Papyrus Gonolek | Laniarius mufumbiri | Malaconotidae |
| Black-headed Gonolek | Laniarius erythrogaster | Malaconotidae |
| Marsh Tchagra | Bocagia minuta | Malaconotidae |
| Little Bee-eater | Merops pusillus | Meropidae |
| African Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone viridis | Monarchidae |
| Spotted Palm-Thrush | Cichladusa guttata | Muscicapidae |
| White-browed Robin-Chat | Cossypha heuglini | Muscicapidae |
| Silverbird | Empidornis semipartitus | Muscicapidae |
| Scarlet-chested Sunbird | Chalcomitra senegalensis | Nectariniidae |
| Copper Sunbird | Cinnyris cupreus | Nectariniidae |
| Beautiful Sunbird | Cinnyris pulchellus | Nectariniidae |
| Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris | Numididae |
| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Passeridae |
| Northern Gray-headed Sparrow | Passer griseus | Passeridae |
| Shelley's Rufous Sparrow | Passer shelleyi | Passeridae |
| Crested Francolin | Ortygornis sephaena | Phasianidae |
| Green Woodhoopoe | Phoeniculus purpureus | Phoeniculidae |
| Black Bishop | Euplectes gierowii | Ploceidae |
| Northern Red Bishop | Euplectes franciscanus | Ploceidae |
| Grosbeak Weaver | Amblyospiza albifrons | Ploceidae |
| Black-headed Weaver | Ploceus melanocephalus | Ploceidae |
| Meyer's Parrot | Poicephalus meyeri | Psittacidae |
| Common Bulbul | Pycnonotus barbatus | Pycnonotidae |
| Black Crake | Amaurornis flavirostra | Rallidae |
| Rüppell's Starling | Lamprotornis purpuroptera | Sturnidae |
| Splendid Starling | Lamprotornis splendidus | Sturnidae |
| Hadada Ibis | Bostrychia hagedash | Threskiornithidae |
| Pin-tailed Whydah | Vidua macroura | Viduidae |
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