Mabamba Bay Explained

Mabamba Bay
Pushpin Map:	Uganda
Pushpin Map Alt:	A map of Uganda with a mark indicating the location of Mabamba Bay
Coords:	0.0833°N 52°W
Basin Countries:	Uganda
Area:	16500ha
Elevation:	1130m (3,710feet)

Mabamba Bay is a wetland on the edge of Lake Victoria, northwest of the Entebbe peninsula in a village called Kasanje.^{[1] [2]} It covers an area of 2424 ha and is a home to over 300 bird species.^[3] Mabamba Swamp is famous for lungfish which is known as mamba in native language(Luganda).^[4]

Conservation

Mabamba is one of Uganda's 33 Important Bird Areas and since 2006 a Ramsar-listed wetland of international importance.^[5] Key protected bird species in Mabamba are the shoebill, the blue swallow and the papyrus gonolek.^[6]

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.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: admin . 2022-01-05 . Mabamba Swamp and Wetland - Birdwatching and Shoebill Tours . 2024-06-22 . Silverback Gorilla Tours . en-US.
2. Web site: Mabamba Swamp Brilliant Uganda Brilliant Uganda . 2024-06-22 . www.brilliant-uganda.com . en-GB.
3. Web site: Mabamba swamp in Uganda – wetland birding, shoebill, birds . 2024-06-22 . www.eastafricantrails.com.
4. Web site: Mabamba swamp in Uganda – wetland birding, shoebill, birds . 2024-06-22 . www.eastafricantrails.com.
5. Web site: Ramsar Convention on Wetlands . The Annotated Ramsar List: Uganda . 28 June 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130107023855/http://www.ramsar.org/cda/en/ramsar-pubs-notes-annotated-ramsar-15873/main/ramsar/1-30-168%5E15873_4000_0__ . 7 January 2013 .
6. Web site: Byaruhanga. Achilles. Uganda. Country Profiles. BirdLife International. 16 August 2013 . Kasoma, Pantaleon . Pomeroy, Derek.
7. Web site: admin . 2022-01-05 . Mabamba Swamp and Wetland - Birdwatching and Shoebill Tours . 2024-06-22 . Silverback Gorilla Tours . en-US.