Bwindi Impenetrable Forrest

The forest is one of the most biologically diverse areas on Earth. Half of the world’s population of the highly endangered mountain gorillas live within its borders. The forest is believed to contain 120 mammal species, 348 bird species, 220 butterfly species, and 27 frog species. Included among the mammals are forest elephants and yellow-backed duikers. While mountain gorillas are the most notable of the forest’s primates, other residents include chimpanzees, blue monkeys, L’Hoest’s monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, vervet monkeys, and black-and-white colobus monkeys. The forest’s birds include great blue turacos, black-billed turacos, black bee-eaters, African green broadbills, handsome francolins, African black ducks, and Cassin’s grey flycatchers.