National Symbols
National Bird of Uganda
The Crested Crane is the national bird of the African Nation of Uganda. It appears on their flag and their coat of arms and can be found abundantly near the country’s many lakes and rivers that create fertile marshes rich with wildlife.
Uganda is abundant with the kind of wet, flat marsh and grassland these birds love, and the bird has become a symbol closely tied to the nation of Uganda.
National Bird of Uganda
The Crested Crane is the national bird of the African Nation of Uganda. It appears on their flag and their coat of arms and can be found abundantly near the country’s many lakes and rivers that create fertile marshes rich with wildlife.
Uganda is abundant with the kind of wet, flat marsh and grassland these birds love, and the bird has become a symbol closely tied to the nation of Uganda.
What is the meaning of the Uganda flag?
The flag of Uganda (Ugandan Languages: Bendera ya Uganda) was adopted on 9 October 1962, the date that Uganda became independent from the British Empire. It consists of six equal horizontal bands of black (top), yellow, red, black, yellow, and red (bottom); a white disc is superimposed at the centre and depicts the national symbol, a grey crowned crane, facing the hoist side
The three colours are representative of African peoples (black), Africa's sunshine (yellow), and African brotherhood (red being the colour of blood, through which all Africans are connected). The flag was designed by the Ugandan Minister of Justice, Grace Ibingira.
