Mountain Gorillas of Bwindi
Tourists can visit a small number of habituated gorilla groups. These are family groups that have been gradually introduced to humans for limited periods of time. Usually each group is between 10 and 20 individuals with one Silverback (dominant male leader).
Rare Birdlife
Bwindi is a bird-lovers’ paradise with one of the greatest number of bird species of all the reserves in East Africa. 23 of the 24 Albertine Endemics (which are only found in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi and Rwanda) are evident, including the red throated alethe, archer’s robin chat, Kivu ground thrush, strange weaver and even the endangered yellow-crested helmet-shrike, African green broadbill and Congo Bay owl.