Rwanda · Eastern Province
Akagera NP – Visitor Centre
323 species and 4,240 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: July, with up to 129 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Rüppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleuUraeginthus bengalus
African Grey HornbillLophoceros nasutus
Grey-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus
Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis afer
Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
White-faced Whistling DuckDendrocygna viduata
Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Akagera NP – Akagera Lodge1 km299 species
- Akagera NP – Lac Ihema4 km283 species
- Akagera NP – Southern Area6 km376 species
- Akagera NP – Magashi Camp41 km232 species
- UMUSAMBI VILLAGE - Wetlands and Grey Crowned Crane rehabilitation56 km208 species
- Inyange Factory Wetland59 km199 species
All 323 species recorded here
- Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
- Rüppell's Starling Lamprotornis purpuroptera
- Greater Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus
- Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalus
- Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
- Bare-faced Go-away-bird Crinifer personatus
- Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
- Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
- Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
- Red-necked Spurfowl Pternistis afer
- Grey-backed Fiscal Lanius excubitoroides
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
- Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala
- African Grey Hornbill Lophoceros nasutus
- Northern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus
- African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
- Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus
- White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini
- Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura
- Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
- African Thrush Turdus pelios
- Emerald-spotted Wood Dove Turtur chalcospilos
- Sooty Chat Myrmecocichla nigra
- African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus
- Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
- Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis
- Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
- African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp
- Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
- White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus
- Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii
- Tropical Boubou Laniarius major
- Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea
- Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus
- Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
- Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
- Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri
- Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
- Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica
- Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus
- Black-lored Babbler Turdoides sharpei
- African Darter Anhinga rufa
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Marico Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis
- Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
- Spot-flanked Barbet Tricholaema lacrymosa
- Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Trilling Cisticola Cisticola woosnami
- Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
- White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Black-headed Gonolek Laniarius erythrogaster
- Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
- Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Hildebrandt's Spurfowl Pternistis hildebrandti
- Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps
- Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus
- Blue-headed Coucal Centropus monachus
- Goliath Heron Ardea goliath
- Pale Flycatcher Agricola pallidus
- African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
- Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Slate-colored Boubou Laniarius funebris
- Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythroryncha
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
- Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis
- Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus
- Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida
- Pale-throated Greenbul Atimastillas flavigula
- Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris
- Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Green Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus
- Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba
- Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti
- Ross's Turaco Tauraco rossae
- Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra
- African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
- Orange-breasted Bushshrike Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- Black-faced Waxbill Brunhilda erythronotos
- Red-faced Crombec Sylvietta whytii
- Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Arnot's Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti
- Chinspot Batis Batis molitor
- Winding Cisticola Cisticola marginatus
- Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
- Long-tailed Cisticola Cisticola angusticauda
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- White-crested Helmetshrike Prionops plumatus
- Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
- Rufous-bellied Heron Ardeola rufiventris
- Angola Swallow Hirundo angolensis
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys
- African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus
- Black Cuckooshrike Campephaga flava
- Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus
- Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus
- Kittlitz's Plover Anarhynchus pecuarius
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus
- Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
- Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris
- Yellow-billed Egret Ardea brachyrhyncha
- Red-chested Sunbird Cinnyris erythrocercus
- Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis
- Grey Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus
- Senegal Lapwing Vanellus lugubris
- Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
- Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius
- Swamp Flycatcher Muscicapa aquatica
- African Jacana Actophilornis africanus
- Three-banded Plover Thinornis tricollaris
- White-winged Black Tit Melaniparus leucomelas
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Blue-spotted Wood Dove Turtur afer
- Rufous-naped Lark Corypha africana
- Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer
- Dusky Turtle Dove Streptopelia lugens
- Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
- Crowned Hornbill Lophoceros alboterminatus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus
- African Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis melanocrissus
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius
- Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphurata
- Red-capped Robin-Chat Cossypha natalensis
- Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis
- Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Ketupa lactea
- African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata
- Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum
- Mackinnon's Shrike Lanius mackinnoni
- Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus
- Brubru Nilaus afer
- Crested Francolin Ortygornis sephaena
- Black-bellied Bustard Lissotis melanogaster
- Coqui Francolin Campocolinus coqui
- Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha
- Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea
- Thick-billed Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Holub's Golden Weaver Ploceus xanthops
- Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis
- African Black Swift Apus barbatus
- Augur Buzzard Buteo augur
- African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Red-headed Quelea Quelea erythrops
- Moustached Grass Warbler Melocichla mentalis
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
- Grey-capped Warbler Eminia lepida
- Green-capped Eremomela Eremomela scotops
- Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata
- White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus
- African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta
- Ashy Flycatcher Fraseria caerulescens
- Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Northern Fiscal Lanius humeralis
- Splendid Starling Lamprotornis splendidus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Black-and-white Mannikin Spermestes bicolor
- Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata
- Ring-necked Francolin Scleroptila streptophora
- Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensis
- Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
- Stout Cisticola Cisticola robustus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Square-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus fossii
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
- Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
- Flappet Lark Amirafra rufocinnamomea
- Scaly Spurfowl Pternistis squamatus
- Purple-crested Turaco Gallirex porphyreolophus
- African Pitta Pitta angolensis
- Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus
- Papyrus Gonolek Laniarius mufumbiri
- Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Pennant-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus vexillarius
- Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
- African Green Pigeon Treron calvus
- Crimson-rumped Waxbill Estrilda rhodopyga
- Green-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra verticalis
- Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis
- Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus
- Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris
- Miombo Wren-Warbler Calamonastes undosus
- Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii
- Cabanis's Bunting Emberiza cabanisi
- Grey-headed Bushshrike Malaconotus blanchoti
- Narina Trogon Apaloderma narina
- Short-winged Cisticola Cisticola brachypterus
- Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii
- Denham's Bustard Neotis denhami
- African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
- Cardinal Quelea Quelea cardinalis
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis
- Banded Martin Neophedina cincta
- Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantans
- African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster
- Bearded Woodpecker Chloropicus namaquus
- Dwarf Bittern Botaurus sturmii
- Little Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza minulla
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis
- Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi
- Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht
- Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
- Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata
- Black-winged Red Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus
- Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator
- Blue-breasted Bee-eater Merops variegatus
- African Spoonbill Platalea alba
- African Rail Rallus caerulescens
- White-chinned Prinia Schistolais leucopogon
- Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
- Olive-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris chloropygius
- Double-toothed Barbet Pogonornis bidentatus
- Mourning Collared Dove Streptopelia decipiens
- White-headed Saw-wing Psalidoprocne albiceps
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
- Eastern Plantain-eater Crinifer zonurus
- Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
- Brown-chested Lapwing Vanellus superciliosus
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria
- Slender-billed Weaver Ploceus pelzelni
- Black-crowned Waxbill Estrilda nonnula
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
- Copper Sunbird Cinnyris cupreus
- Fawn-breasted Waxbill Estrilda paludicola
- Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
- Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata
- Nubian Woodpecker Campethera nubica
- Swamp Nightjar Caprimulgus natalensis
- Red-faced Barbet Lybius rubrifacies
- Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris
- Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis
- African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii
- Bronze-winged Courser Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
- Western Citril Crithagra frontalis
- Shelley's Francolin Scleroptila shelleyi
- White-winged Swamp Warbler Bradypterus carpalis
- Red-throated Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne rufigula
- Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus
- Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus
- Brown-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira cyanea
- Northern Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus castanops
- Vieillot's Black Weaver Ploceus nigerrimus
- Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis
- Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus
- Greater Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus rufescens
- African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
- Blue-billed Teal Spatula hottentota
- Black Sparrowhawk Astur melanoleucus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Green-backed Woodpecker Campethera maculosa
- Blue Malkoha Ceuthmochares aereus
- Western Banded Snake Eagle Circaetus cinerascens
- Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla
- Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens
- Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni
- Lesser Jacana Microparra capensis
- Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
- Southern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis
- Malagasy Pond Heron Ardeola idae
- Papyrus Yellow Warbler Calamonastides gracilirostris
- Bennett's Woodpecker Campethera bennettii
- Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Red-breasted Swallow Cecropis semirufa
- Velvet-mantled Drongo Dicrurus modestus
- Wahlberg's Eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi
- Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima
- Marsh Owl Asio capensis
- Ovambo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis
- Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina
- Shoebill Balaeniceps rex
- White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
- Orange-breasted Waxbill Amandava subflava
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Akagera NP – Visitor Centre?
July. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 129 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Akagera NP – Visitor Centre?
323 species, from 4,240 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Akagera NP – Visitor Centre in November?
The most recorded in November: Rüppell's Starling, Common Bulbul, Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu, African Grey Hornbill and Grey-backed Fiscal.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.