Mabamba Bay

Mabamba Bay is a wetland on the edge of Lake Victoria, northwest of the Entebbe peninsula in a village called Kasanje.[2][3]It covers an area of 2424 ha and is a home to over 300 bird species.[4]Mabamba Swamp is famous for lungfish which is known as mamba in native language(Luganda).[5]

Mabamba Bay
Mabamba Bay
Coordinates0°5′N 32°20′E
Basin countriesUganda
Surface area16,500 hectares (64 sq mi)
Surface elevation1,130 metres (3,710 ft)
Official nameMabamba Bay Wetland System
Designated15 September 2006
Reference no.1638[1]

Conservation

Mabamba is one of Uganda's 33 Important Bird Areas and since 2006 a Ramsar-listed wetland of international importance.[6] Key protected bird species in Mabamba are the shoebill, the blue swallow and the papyrus gonolek.[7]

Awards

Mabamba swamp was internationally recognized by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands the status of a ‘Wetland of International Importance’ since it contains globally threatened species in 2006.[8]

  • Uganda's Iconic Shoebill Stork in Mabamba Wetland
  • Wetlands after heavy rain
  • View of Mabamba bay from nearby hill

References
  1. "Mabamba Bay Wetland System". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. admin (2022-01-05). "Mabamba Swamp and Wetland - Birdwatching and Shoebill Tours". Silverback Gorilla Tours. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  3. "Mabamba Swamp | Brilliant Uganda | Brilliant Uganda". www.brilliant-uganda.com. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  4. "Mabamba swamp in Uganda – wetland birding, shoebill, birds". www.eastafricantrails.com. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  5. "Mabamba swamp in Uganda – wetland birding, shoebill, birds". www.eastafricantrails.com. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  6. Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. "The Annotated Ramsar List: Uganda". Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  7. Byaruhanga, Achilles; Kasoma, Pantaleon; Pomeroy, Derek. "Uganda" (PDF). Country Profiles. BirdLife International. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  8. admin (2022-01-05). "Mabamba Swamp and Wetland - Birdwatching and Shoebill Tours". Silverback Gorilla Tours. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
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