Important Bird Areas

There are no species endemic to Rwanda but the montane forests and associated habitats hold 25 of the 37 species of the Albertine Rift Endemic Bird Area (EBA). In addition, Red-faced Barbet Lybius rubrifacies is a restricted range species whose distribution defines the Dry woodlands west of Lake Victoria secondary EBA.

A small element of Guinea-Congo forests biome occurs at lower altitudes in forests in the west with 23 species of this biome known from Rwanda. Much of the rest of the country falls within the Lake Victoria basin biome and 11 of its 12 species occur. The montane forests of the Congo-Nile watershed hold at least 74 species of the Afrotropical Highlands biome.

Seven Important Bird Areas (IBAs) have been recognised by BirdLife International and these are as follows:-

Further information on the IBAs and EBA can be found at BirdLife International