Birds of Rwanda

587 species recorded at 18 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Common BulbulCommon BulbulPycnonotus barbatusSpeckled MousebirdSpeckled MousebirdColius striatusPied KingfisherPied KingfisherCeryle rudisHadada IbisHadada IbisBostrychia hagedashSpur-winged GooseSpur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisVillage WeaverVillage WeaverPloceus cucullatusBlack-headed WeaverBlack-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalusGrey-backed FiscalGrey-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroidesHamerkopHamerkopScopus umbrettaWhite-browed Robin-ChatWhite-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniRed-eyed DoveRed-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataFan-tailed WidowbirdFan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisBronze MannikinBronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataAfrican Paradise FlycatcherAfrican Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

Most recorded

Black KiteBlack KiteMilvus migransRüppell's StarlingRüppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuropteraMalachite KingfisherMalachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusBlack-headed GonolekBlack-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterWinding CisticolaWinding CisticolaCisticola marginatusWhite-browed CoucalWhite-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusBlack-headed HeronBlack-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaFork-tailed DrongoFork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisSwamp FlycatcherSwamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquaticaRed-chested SunbirdRed-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercusLong-crested EagleLong-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalisAfrican Sacred IbisAfrican Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusYellow-fronted CanaryYellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicaReed CormorantReed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus

Hotspots with the most records

  1. Nyandungu Urban Wetland Eco-tourism ParkKigali259 species
  2. Nyarutarama Area – Lake, woodland, Golf Course & Sunday ParkKigali242 species
  3. Nyungwe NP – Gisakura, Ndambarare TrailWestern Province223 species
  4. Akagera NP – Southern AreaEastern Province376 species
  5. Nyungwe Forest NPWestern Province336 species
  6. UMUSAMBI VILLAGE - Wetlands and Grey Crowned Crane rehabilitationKigali208 species
  7. Nyungwe NP – UwinkaWestern Province197 species
  8. Akagera NP – Lac IhemaEastern Province283 species
  9. Akagera NP – Akagera LodgeEastern Province299 species
  10. Akagera NP – Visitor CentreEastern Province323 species
  11. Inyange Factory WetlandKigali199 species
  12. Nyungwe NP – Rangiro RoadWestern Province181 species
All 17 hotspots
  1. Kamatana DamEastern Province218 species
  2. Akagera NP – Magashi CampEastern Province232 species
  3. Gashora SwampEastern Province200 species
  4. Nyabarongo River @ RN1Kigali202 species
  5. Nyabarongo RiverKigali212 species

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All species recorded · 587