How many birds are in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

Renowned for its big cats, large mammals, and primates, Queen Elizabeth National Park is also home to over 600 bird species.



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The park is known for its abundant wildlife, including African elephant, African buffalo, Ugandan kob, hippopotamus, topi, waterbuck, warthog, giant forest hog, Nile crocodile, leopard, spotted hyena, chimpanzee and lion. Overall, the park is home to 95 mammal species and over 600 bird species.

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Queen Elizabeth National Park is a lion conservation unit and hence lions are a key attraction in the park. The park has over 250 of the large cats in both the northern and southern sector.

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Tree-climbing lions of Ishasha Sector in Queen Elizabeth National Park are a big attraction to Uganda's tourists.
  • Lion (Panthera leo) ...
  • Leopard (Panthera pardus) ...
  • African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) ...
  • African Buffalo. ...
  • Rhinoceros.


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However, the park isn't named after Queen Elizabeth I. Instead, it's named after Queen Elizabeth II's mother, Queen Elizabeth. Married to King George VI, she was officially raised to the title of Queen consort, or Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.

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5 parks with the largest lion populations
  1. Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda) ...
  2. Serengeti National Park (Tanzania) and Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya) ...
  3. Ruaha National Park (Tanzania) ...
  4. Kruger National Park (South Africa) ...
  5. Hwange National Park (Zimbabwe)


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The area is known for its wildlife, including Cape buffaloes, hippopotami, crocodiles, elephants, leopards, lions and chimpanzees. Its elephant population was recently reported as over 5000 individuals. This gives QEPA by far the largest elephant population in Uganda.

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If we go for numbers, Queen Elizabeth National Park is home to about 2,500 elephants, 5,000 hippos and over 10,000 buffalo. Other common herbivores include warthogs, waterbucks, Uganda kobs and topis, as well as the swamp loving but elusive sitatunga.

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The park was opened in 1976, following the joining of Butser Hill and Queen Elizabeth Forest.

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The park is free, but you have to pay for the Conservatory which is full of birds and plants and might take you about 20 minutes to get through, depending on how interested you are in tropical plants.

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The park is free, but you have to pay for the Conservatory which is full of birds and plants and might take you about 20 minutes to get through, depending on how interested you are in tropical plants.

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Queen Elizabeth Park is free to explore, but the Bloedel Conservatory has a small admission price which helps offset its costs to operate. Below are the rates (including taxes) as of early 2023: Adults (ages 19 to 64) – $7.40. Seniors (ages 65+) – $5.20.

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The entrance fee for Queen Elizabeth national park is USD40 for the foreigners, USD30 for foreign residents of Uganda, and UGX20000 for the east African community citizens. The park entry fee is only for a single day, that is, 24 hours.

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